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I need a little advice on batteries for my mtbing lights...
Time for a new bike!! Suggestions on 29ers?
Morning gents
Yep, have made up my mind to get a new bike, doesn't help there is a 'GIANT' store with some shiny toys just up the road.
Was in yesterday trying to decide when some 29'ers caught my eye. I'm into mostly XC and technical riding, not so much downhill.
Be interested to hear any and all opinions on moving from standard size to 29'ers.
Churr
Best weight dropping options
Arvo all.
Please excuse my choice of subject and appolgise if its been covered a million times before. You have the choice to ignore it if it annoys you ")
After riding the south loop with Tony and Jimmy yesterday, (cheers fellas) and feeling the weight, or lack of in the bikes. I am looking at some options to drop the weight of my Anthem X2. I know and fully understand that their bikes are a callibre well above mine and cant expect to get close to their weights, but I would like to hear from people who have had some success from dropping weight from a dually.
Problems bleeding promax brakes
Hi,
I've bled avid juicy 3 brakes before with no problem, but now trying to with my front Promax Hornet brake and not having much success.
The process I've been following:
1. Prepare syringes (one with 3/4 filled dot4 and the other 1/4 filled) and try to remove as much air as possible (de-gas).
2. Attach 3/4 filled syringe to calliper.
3. Attach 1/4 filled syringe to lever.
4. Bleed cable, from calliper to lever.
5. Close lever handle and bleed calliper to remove as much air as possible (by applying pressure then suction alternately to get bubbles out).
What have i done!!!
Ok...title is a bit of a misleader as i am very happy, actually extremely happy.
On the weekend i found my new bike to replace my much beloved trance and am picking it up when the trails dry out.
Before i get into specifics i wanna say thanks for all the help with sorting me out and giving me ideas on what to look at in previos threads.
Ended up getting a S.J FSR EVO EXPERT (cool name i no) pretty much a normal S.J with some tweaked geometry like a slacker head angle and more travel so more of an all mountain bike.
broken garmin
brought a 705 bundel pk of the net about four months ago new of course after riding my weekend marthon and needing a can of coke at the finish which i didnt have i couldnt get out of the car park quick enough leaving garmin on the roof (dam it)i knew it was on the roof when i got to the hwy and 100kph zone i herd it bouncing across the roof i couldnt stop Roe hwy 1 pm'ish just south of great eastern hwy very busy..I spotted it yesterday on the side of the road and desided today to stop and pick it i never know might still be good but after a week and several thosand trucks and cars its total m
How light is too light?
Perusing the internerd and came across some mtb hubs that weigh in at 385g's for the set. This is less than my rear hub alone! Would hubs as light as these stand up to the punishment dished out on a mtb?
I'm not a weight weenie so I have no idea about this kind of stuff. I can't help but think that under my 89kg arse there could be some issues.
Formula brakes (vs Avid)
I appeciate that everyone is going to have their favourite brakes but I am interested in people's opinions of Formula R1 brakes especially in comparison to Avid X0 or XX. It is for an XC bike that comes stock with Formula R1s but I don't really have any knowledge of them and am wondering what they are like and whether I shoud think about swapping them out. I have used Elixirs on other bikes and although they have their problems I guess I have become used to these brakes.
Big upgrades on the evo!
Well it was time for the big upgrade, i decided that the 150 forks needed tossing and in there place came som 2012 160mm fox talas rlc with kashima coat and fit cartridge, also a nice new sram chain, cant remember the serial number, but its good, also a nice polished thomson 50mm x4 elite stem, bike now feels absolutely awesome, and it now comes in at 12.9kgs, very happy with that!
Shimano brake bleed - your preferred method?
Was quoted $88 + $15 fluid by the LBS last week to bleed my brakes, so I thought i'd give it a crack myself.
First attempt last week saw a nice firm rear caliper, but hitting the trail I noticed my front had little to no pressure. I guess there was some air still in there.
I used the gravity method, by filling from the lever and bleeding through the caliper. I have read up earlier about reverse bleeding by pushing the fluid through the caliper via a syringe and tube, allowing the reservoir to overflow.