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Brake upgrade
I have Juicy 3 brakes on my hard tail and while they're not bad, I can't help but think some better pads and disks wouldn't go amiss.
What does everyone recommend?
Upgrades
What has been the best upgrade you have done to your bike?
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Wheel building.
Can anyone out there instruct me in the art of wheelbuilding please? Preferably local in the Blue Mtns.
creaking
Did a bit of a road ride on my mtb today and really noticed some creaking on the crank side when pedaling. does anyone know what it is and can it be easily rectified?
Technical Question: Removing a rear cassette lockring
Hi everyone, my order from crc came after lots of emails and about 3 weeks of waiting. Within the contents was my new toolkit which i got to start doing general maintenance.
Im trying to remove my rear cassette lockring with all the correct tools and the lockring will move bout 3˚ with not an overwhelming amount of resistance but then just stop. I cant get it to move any further then 3˚.
Any ideas??
Btw i've removed the skewer, inserted the lockring tool with the guide on it, then holding it with the chain whip and loosening anti-clockwise.
Thanks!
Dragging pads
I just put some new break pads and fluid in my Hayes 9 (front brakes) on thursday last week. I rode about 100km on the weekend and midway through my race (BYBF) i noticed that they were starting to constantly drag. Nothing major but i know that they're not meant to rub at all with the disc.
The disc isn't warped, the front caliper is in seemingly good condition and i just gave my bike a thorough cleaning but the rubbing sound is still persisting.
Any suggestions?
Help: Replace Giant X2 Front Derailleur
Looking to do my first bit of bike part replacement after breaking the front derailleur on my 2010 Giant Trance X2. The bike is all original parts.
I've checked the bike and Giant website and think that I need the item below (on wiggle).
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-au/bikes/model/...
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-slx-m661-front-d...
Is this the right part?
Any help would be appreciated.
Daniel
My new-ish Jones non-suspended 29er
A few years ago I met a guy on the Oaks who was riding a Pugsly. I asked, "why that bike". He shrugged & replied, "why does anyone choose any bike". That left me flat, thinking there must be something more in his choice. So, here's my effort to explain my odd choice: I've been eying (read "lusting after") Jeff Jones' bike for years — http://jonesbikes.com/ . Jones designs mountain bikes with a focus on making "non-suspended" and great riding bikes. As a designer, what first attracted me to these machines was the years of careful, consistent and steadily developing design at work.
Should I upsize my Brake Rotors
I way around 125Kg and when I went for a ride at Mt York travelling downhill on Cox's trail, I had alot of trouble getting the bike to stop rolling.
I own a 2011 Trance X which came with Shimano Deore XT hydraulic w/7” front & 6” rear rotors.
Im thinking besides loosing wieght I need to upsize my rotors. Although I've been a regular weekend warrior for over 2 years now. Im still a newb when it comes to parts. Whats Brands, designs, costs, etc... should I be looking at?
