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Suggestions for new rims?
I'm looking to ugrade the rims on my 2008 Trek Fuel EX-7. The bike came stock with Bontrager Select rims which have held up fairly well but they are relatively heavy and I have had to replace a number of spokes on the rear over the years.
I want to get something Tubeless compatible, sturdy enough to suit my occasional dodgy line selection in around WA trails but light enough for racing club rounds and/or enduros.Budget would be limited to under $1K for the wheelset.
Thoughts & suggestions?
Cheers,
Chris.
650b's vs 29er's for shortarses
I am a little bloke and looking to move to a 5" travel DS bike and have been looking around and researching and have had a few LBS say that I should look at a 650b's instead of 29er's due to my miniature stature any thoughts or are there others of my ilk riding these bikes that may info to give. By the way I am planning on mainly trail rides with larger drop offs with this bike as I have a good hardtail for xc. any help appreciated
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Brand advice for seatpost and handlebars
Hey guys
Just looking to change a few things on my bike for a better fit. I need an offset seat post 31.8mm and some riser bars (20mm or less probably) for my Trek Superfly but I have no idea what I'm looking at or what's worth looking at.
So without spending too much what would you recommend as far as brands and product?
Thanks for the help
Mixing XT with SLX - Giant Anthem X3 2010
Hi, I have installed an XT Derailer and SLX gears. I am finding the gear changes to be very stiff. I have made a variety of adjustments to the screws with no luck.
Can you mix the components or is the spring in the XT a lot stronger.
Any advice would be great. Hoping to make it easier to shift for my dad (73yrs), who loves Long trail!!
Andrew
Suspension bearing failure
Anyone seen a full complement bearing do this before?
They were replaced back in May 2012 and have been running fine until I noticed that the seal was protruding. Was it just bad luck that the assembly slots were lined up and the ball worked its way out or are full complement bearings the wrong choice as some people advise?
All the other bearings feel fine, and no misalignment I can see/feel etc.
The last image was taken nack on the 3rd of December prior to rinding the Great North Road. You can see the seal is almost off.
Headset has movement
I have just put in a new headset in my bike, it's a integrated one , and also put a new star nut in the forks, but when I have put it back together it' has movement in it ,a lot of movement, any ideas of what I'm doing wrong.......I have taken it out and tried again many times ,but always the same result, any help would be great
Bike TLC...
Hi All,
Just throwing a quick one out here to see what info i get back.
What type of cleaning products do people tend to use when cleaning their bike, after a trip to the trails.
- General cleaning
- Chain / Drivetrain cleaning
- Lubricants
- Etc.
Also,
- Do's and dont's?
- What NOT to use..
Cheers,
-TJ.
Sealing light tyres that leak from thin sidewalls eg Schwalbe
Seems a few have had problems keeping racing ralphs and similar (eg. Specialized S-Works Control) inflated when new. Had the same problem followed the standard practice of shaking the wheel so sealant covered the sidewall, so experimented and think may have found a way of doing it simply and quicker that I haven't seen suggested elsewhere. After two days still couldn't get tyre to seal, Put wheel in bath of water to cover the valve and found dozens of small pin pricks in the tyre wall leaking air very slowly.
Shimano cranksets - which one? M770 or M771
Is there a difference between the two?
M771's are on special at the mo so more inclined to get those.
Compatibility wise, currently running the following so just curious as to whether it will run on it.
Shift Levers SRAM X-9 Trigger
Front Derailleur Shimano LX
Rear Derailleur SRAM X.9
Crankset SRAM GXP1, 22/32/44 teeth
Bottom Bracket SRAM GXP 68mm
Rear Cogs Shimano XT M770 9 Speed Cassette
Chain Shimano Dura-Ace/XTR 7701 9 Speed Chain
Buying 29er Advise Please
Relitively new to the sport,i m doing about 50% road and 50% trail at the moment i m going to spend about ($2000)give or take, on a bike,Ive been looking at dual and hardtail,so far looking at Giant xtc comp 1,$2300,Giant Anthem x 1,$2300Specialized Camber 29,$2000,Scott Spark comp 29,$1800.currently riding a tired mongoose tyax so its all gonna be an improvement,ive only had a quick ride on the spark and felt great,sat on the others been in and out of 6 bike shops,like the feel of a dual but totally biked out with overload of info so a few of your ideas would be appreciated.