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XX vs XTR brakes
Been a long time user of shimano XTR on my race bike and love their brakes. True one finger braking from insane speeds.
I thought I'd try something different on my new 29er machine and went with XX1/XX brakes.
Big mistake. I've found them wooden and unresponsive. Changed the pads out on the suspicion they were contaminated and still no good.
Anyone got any tips on getting these things to work like the high end product they're billed as.
Aussie made widget
I needed to upgrade my drive train and was pretty keen on the SRAM XX1 after riding a mates ellsworth, but didn't really want to fork out that much coin.I spent about $400 on a SRAM X9 rear derailluer and shifter, new 10 speed cassette ,chain and the 32 widget and it works brilliantly,great spread of gears and seamless shifting.Paul who i believe owns the company spent a good half an hour on the phone to me explaining and advising me as to how it works(im abit dimwhen it comes to bike mechanics) and what size would best suite me .Im pretty impressed with both the product and service,just thoug
Q Factor???
Hello all
I am confused as hell on what SRAM's Q factor actually is.....
New chain?
I need to replace my chain but, as we all do, I wonder what gear to get for my trusted bike. What I'm wondering, should I go for a better/more expensive chain (hopefully more durable), or should I just go for a less expensive one a change it more frequently?
I'm currently running a Shimano HG 74 10 speede chain, with Deore components except the SLX rear derailleur.
Should I go up in the chain to HG94 or M980? Or drop down to HG54 and replace it more frequently?
Can I use other chains than Shimano (it says on the crank HGX Chain only)?
Thanks!
Which tyres for first MTB ride?
G'day
Wanting to get into some fire trail and single track for the first time (I've only done about 20Kms of trail in the Nasho and now thinking about doing Oaks), and hoping to get some pointers as to what tyres I should get for my Giant Roam 1 hybrid (bought it intending to do mainly urban stuff and a small amount of trails). It's currently running stock Giant P-RX2 700x40 tyres (and I replaced the rear wheel with a hand-build Mavic 319 because I got sick of replacing broken spokes - I'm 110Kg, so maybe that has something to do with it).
29ers are out.
It's official.
29ers are out.
650B is in.
Going a bit more hardcore
Hi all.
I'm enjoying learning to ride the new trails in the hills but can't help thinking that as I'm getting more confident & aggressive it's taking my XC bike beyond its intended purpose. I don't want to wreck it so have been looking at building something a bit more hardcore.
I also want it to be light enough to still ride back up.
Tyres - Seeking advice
Hi, I'm currently running the Schwalbe Rocket Ron tyres that came with my bike as new. Dimensions are 54-622 (29 x 2.10) on both front and rear. Rear tyre is just about dead so I was looking to change to Maxxis Crossmark on rear, Ignitor on the front.
Both the Maxxis tyres are 52/52-622 (29 X 2.10).
I don't normally struggle changing tyres having done so many times over the years (I'm 40+). However, I had a go at changing the rear tyre and the Crossmark seemed way too big in diameter for the rim. So I put the Ron back on, which went on with no problems.
Nuke proof knee pads
Hey guys,
I've been gearing up to compliment my new Mtb and I brought some nuke proof knee pads off crc. How much can I expect them to stretch? They are quite snug fitting and I'm wondering if I got a size to small.... I was torn between medium or large and went medium in the thought they will stretch out (hopefully)....
Anyone here used them before?
Cheers
MTB Helmet advice
Hey Crew,
New to the sport around 6 month and have had a crappy Bell helmet bought from Anaconda. Can anyone recommend a good brain bucket under say $100. Or is it really worth spending more?
Cheers