New User looking to share some of my bike modding experiences

[PeeWee2000]

Hi there everyone my names Rider (not joking lol) and I got into cycling a couple years ago when I was running 3-8 miles a day and started getting knee pain from running too much. I'm more of a cardio nut than a bmxer or anything but I do enjoy both, there's just not enough local trails around me to really do bmx.

So that being said my main goal with biking is to go as fast as possible for as long as possible and I've spent a lot of time figuring out how to personalize my bike to accomplish this an wanted to share my trials and tribulations with the hope that they might benefit someone else.

Currently I have two bikes
1. Trek Rail 9.7
2. Trek Marlin 6

 

[Philly G]

Hi there everyone my names Rider (not joking lol) and I got into cycling a couple years ago when I was running 3-8 miles a day and started getting knee pain from running too much. I'm more of a cardio nut than a bmxer or anything but I do enjoy both, there's just not enough local trails around me to really do bmx.

So that being said my main goal with biking is to go as fast as possible for as long as possible and I've spent a lot of time figuring out how to personalize my bike to accomplish this an wanted to share my trials and tribulations with the hope that they might benefit someone else.

Currently I have two bikes
1. Trek Rail 9.7
2. Trek Marlin 6

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What size chain ring do you have on your Rail? Looks bigger than standard. No cassette either! Are you using an internal geared hub?

 

[Rosemount]

Hi there everyone my names Rider (not joking lol) and I got into cycling a couple years ago when I was running 3-8 miles a day and started getting knee pain from running too much. I'm more of a cardio nut than a bmxer or anything but I do enjoy both, there's just not enough local trails around me to really do bmx.

So that being said my main goal with biking is to go as fast as possible for as long as possible and I've spent a lot of time figuring out how to personalize my bike to accomplish this an wanted to share my trials and tribulations with the hope that they might benefit someone else.

Currently I have two bikes
1. Trek Rail 9.7
2. Trek Marlin 6

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How do you cope with the ground clearance ?
Bent any chain rings , wrecked any chains ?

 

[PeeWee2000]

What size chain ring do you have on your Rail? Looks bigger than standard. No cassette either! Are you using an internal geared hub?

52t and not yet, that's next on the list, its just fixed for now. Want to get it dialed in as is before I throw another point of failure into the mix. Plus I cant find the specific rohloff I need without going through a dealer.

 

[Slapbassmunky]

That poor, poor rail..... ?