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Jamis trail X3 upgrade
Hi all
Curious to see what you think is the better more cost effective solution to a better ride. Currently have a Jamis trail X3 2009 which cannot currently handle the type of riding I would like to do eg. drops, small jumps etc standard trail riding / tech. so I am considering upgrading some of the components to make it a better ride or should I just get a new XC bike ? any feedback of your thoughts and recommendations of parts to upgrade or quality XC bikes that ride well and are durable would be great.
thanks
Matt
Crankbrothers Joplin
I have issues using a QR seat clamp as I find I constantly am hitting my inside right knee on the release. Therefor I'm looking at getting a crankbrothers joplin remote seat post. I am just after any feedback from people who have used these before mainly regarding 2 things;
1. Do they rattle a lot as I don't like rattle noises coming from my bike
2. Does anyone use these with a saddle bag or would it be too heavy
Cheers
Brian
Caffelatex
Anyone got any experience with the Caffelatex sealant? Looks good in theory, of interest it says
"no ammonia and is 100% tire and rim friendly"
which should put an end to some of the de-laminating issues people have been having too.
Looking at it simply from an economic view it looks good too, USD $29.99 for 1000ml and they suggest you use 50ml per 2.10 MTB tyre
Schwalbe Direction advice
Hope you all had a great XMAS and are looking forward to 2010 (i just can't wait to see the end of 2009).
Empire AP-1
Slow day. thought i'd post some pr0n.
how about a sand-cast DH frame with no tubing? (save the seatpost/handlebar/headtube/BB/pivot/yougetthepoint)
http://www.empire-cycles.com/index.php?Itemid=27
been out since 2007, but still yet to gain momentum i think. Interesting concept of building a dh bike primarily to increase sprung/unsprung weight ratio.
Bike Computer "Flea"
Ok, I lost the magnet from my bike computer "flea" and have had one made up for me by the fitters at work, but the question was just asked of me, "Does the magnet need to have the positive pole out or the negative pole out ?"
I guess I could wait til I got home tonight to try both before I Loctite it in place, but does anyone here know which way ?
Cheers, Toddy
mtb rental
Hi,
we´re going to Australia in January and would like to do some mountainbiking in the Sydney - Blue Mountains area. Are there any good mtb rentals in this area?
Cheers, Sasha and Johan
Hydration Pack (Camelback or whatever)
Hello, hello, hello. Im in the midst of considering a new hydration pack, im having the absolute sh**z with mine leaking and taking an hour to fill. Im looking along the lines of something witch is good value for money 
Thanks a million everyone!
Non-shimano crankset
i've been getting by on some raceface evolve cranks on a Hope BB, but the middle chainring is rather shagged, and is misbehaving and skipping on certain chain lines and the inner ring is not far behind. Instead of buying new rings i am thinking i'll upgrade the crankset, but would keep the Hope bb.
To date, i've been running non-shimano for the sake of running non-shimano but it seems with cranksets they simply have the best product (XT or SLX) - steel/carbon middle rings and the pinch bolt setup to avoid excess loading of the bearings.