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chrischris's picture

Fancy XTR gear... Discuss.

Well - I just purchased a second hand 2009 Anthem Ltd X. I have to sell my 2009 X2 Anthem now.

The reason for this post is in relation to all this XTR kit on my new bike. As much as some of it is lovely (eg, rims, gear shifts!), other parts (eg. brakes) seem no different at all. Besides the actual huge cost of XTR, I'm just wondering if any of the NoBMoB group have upgraded to XTR only to wish they hadn't? I certainly couldn't have afforded this bike brand new.

BTW - the bike is great. Smiling

The Brown Hornet's picture

31.8 riser bar needed

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I have a mate who wants to replace his narrow, flat bar with a nice wider riser bar. If anyone has one with a 31.8 clamping area, let me know.

I could get one off T7 as they're cheeeeeap, but I CBF!

gravelgrunt's picture

Noisy shimano disk brakes AGAIN !

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hi all

my shimano disk brakes are squeeeling again.rode yesterday they were fine and have been for weeks .i have replaced pads and every time they are fine then if bike not riden within 1 week the breaks seem to start screeming again.

before i reach the end of my tether and replace the system has anyone got any ideas

gravelgrunt's picture

wheelset upgrade

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I have just put r/s sid xx forks on my bike now i need to upgrade the next weekest point which is my rims.at the moment i have the alex sd24 rims which were fitted at the factory on a $1000 bike so assuming they are cheep and nasty.also the hubs are so rough its riddiculess so upgrade time.

I was thinking mavic crossrides but have found 4s and against .looking up to $500.00

even second hand rims if they are good condition.

stefan43's picture

Swapping forks

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Hi guys, need your advice again.
My trusted old Reba Team has packed it in and with 2 big races (Fling and Awaba) coming up I can't wait for the replacement/massive upgrade fork to arrive. Now, my lovely wife has agreed to lend me her Fox RL 32 from her commuter bike, but I need to put the Reba on her bike until then (still works as a rigid in lockout mode)
To get to the point - do I need to swap the crown races over (which I believe you need a fancy tool for) or is this a pretty straight forward operation?

DanB's picture

Fuji Nevada V's Trek Mamba 29ers

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Gday, relatively new to riding and looking to buy a new 29er bike. Have narrowed it down to the Fuji Nevada and the Trek Mamba. I know very little about what to look for in terms of bike specs. Both are around the $1000 mark. Am looking for opinions on the bikes, good/bad, which is the better buy. Have test riden both and both feel quite comfortable. Thanks

gravelgrunt's picture

fork availability

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need to purchase a new suspension fork for my weekend warrior.ride xc and single trail .want to upgrade my dart 2 to a better fork for around $300 to $500.have been looking at rs recon solo air but not sure if overkill.

Help please?

susans_house's picture

Specialized vs Giant

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Hi All,

I am new to the world of MTB'ing but enjoying the rides I have done so far up at the goat farm on my mates Giant Yukon, so much so that I have convinced the minister for finance (wife) to let me buy a new bike to the value of $3000.

I know what type of riding I want to be doing so I don't need any info on that (unless you think it will help, XC cape to cape style)and I have narrowed down my choice of bike to the 2 following:

2012 Specialized Camber Comp 29er
2012 Giant Anthem X 1 29er

Runo's picture

Break pads to close

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Hi all,

Last weekend I had to remove my front wheel to load the bike on a friends' car and for some obscur reasons my brake pads are now two closed and slightly touching the disc. I am quite a newbie on hydraulic stuff but after reading posts on forums, I've managed to push back the pistons and the noise disappeared ... But when I brake again, the brake pad didn't return to their original position and I could still hear the noise...
The brake system was well adjusted before, and I really think something slightly move over the weekend but can't say what.

p2tx8's picture

Question about Quicklinks

Hi all,
I just received my quicklinks from CRC and now I'm wondering if:
* should I install it now? or wait till I get a broken chain
* If I have to install it now, do I need to remove one link? or just add the new quicklink? It doesn't affect the chain lenght?
Thanks guys!

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