Nuke from orbit. Behead reamins (if any).



I take the wheels of, hold verically, shake back and forth and listen for any liquid sloshing in the bottom. If none, top off with at least a coupe...

Still loving my Giro Chamber 2s. Very durable, walk well with good heel hold. Not the grippiest but fine on anything but slick mud. Also not the lightest but... Caveat is Giro fit, great for...

Right on. Is it any good?

Yeah all natural latex rubber needs ammonia as a preservative. All tire sealants are mostly natural latex rubber as far as I know. My home brew definitely is.

I don’t think it’s from the carbon, it’s from sealant leaching in there.

Certainly been wrong before though, and plenty.

Dee are you using alloy nipples for carbon AM/Enduro wheels, or sticking with brass?

I’m light but not typically super easy on wheels and I’ve found that I can use alloy reliably on carbon rims...

Wheelsmith Spoke Prep for me. Not too expensive and last many wheel builds. Generally get two colors to keep your L and R side spokes straight.

DeeHubs suggestions are not to be lightly...

Oh shit. I put the 35mm alloy Spike bars on my hardtail before I was really thinking about such things. They're brutal. I now have a set of 31.8 Vibrocores and matching Split stem in the garage...

Pinkbike rated the WAO 'Da Package'/77Designz as the most compliant in a recent review of claimed compliant bars. Note that it's actually 33mm with an integrated alloy shim out to 35mm. It's on the...

Agree with Toast on all that, haha, I always agree with Toast.

Air front, coil rear here, XO 12 speed, 1UP V.1&2 posts, Code RSCs.

The new 1Up V.3 post looks sweet and it's not much more than...

Since it sounds like El Chupe’s all set, I’d be interested in those wheels if you want to move them. I’ll drop you a DM.

No idea but maybe consider joining the "what have you bought/upgraded" thread with some new wheels? :biggrin:

Our Dakines fit my size medium 29er Enduro bike no problem, I think it would fit at least a large easily. I think I got first one in 2019? Agree it's relatively light, protects well, and handles...

Sounds like that's a larger diameter barb so as long as you can jam it in there it should be GTG?

edit: Oops, update lag. What Dan said.

Huh. That’s a new one to me. Strong work!

Rollers could work too. They’re a bit tricky at first, more so with a fatter tire, but doable. You’d for sure need a tripod or a second party to film. A wheel-off trainer would work fine too, just...

As others have said, it's just compatibility between new frames and current wheels, and the rest of the stable. Being able to poach a wheel from a different bike if you blow something up, etc.

If...

And then you lose most of the claimed “benefit” of Super Boost.

Had it on my Firebird29. Not to say there isn’t any but I didn’t notice any benefit. Nice bike but glad it’s gone and all my bikes...

If you have a new love of steeps, I might steer toward the Sight. Errybody loves that bike and it's made for that stuff. Might not the Sentinel get consideration too?

Personally I ride every...

Last year due to delays we missed our direct flight from CDG->SLC and rebooked through Logan. More delays meant we had 40 mins for our next connection with baggage claims and customs. Literally...

^^^ Holy fuck! Good trick.

That's sweet they didn't care. We got remarks and dirty looks at 52 on one leg but no extra charges or real issues. Sounds like you should be covered with the 55lb bag for that leg.

We've booked...

We have Dakine bags with a published weight of 13lbs plus I add a bit of extra padding. 34 and 35 lb "all-mtn/enduro" bikes and it's tough to make weight. I had visions of putting helmets, shoes,...

Carry strips and a regular 29er tube.

The light ones are too expensive to give away when someone else flats.

The bacon usually works though. Even if I have to double up or throw a car one in...

Gotcha. Can’t recall wick one I used but yeah, it worked great.

Is this the green stuff?

I used that on a bearing pocket that was put off spec on an old bike. The bearing would slide freely laterally, the green stuff worked like a charm.

Hmmm mine just slipped in by hand, maybe my eyelet bushings were worn out and that was my problem.

Maybe I should just pipe down in the "experts" thread, hahaha.

Oops yeah I misspoke. You would want to run it the direction shown at the lower mount. But compression and rotational forces would tend to push it the other way.

Yes but for your application you'd want to run it in the opposite direction or as shown, for more clearance from the seat stay brace to the seat tube.

Running it in the normal/short/down position...

Yeah what Andeh says makes sense. So on your bike you could potentially run an offset bushing in the "long" orientation at the lower shock mount if you check it for rotation regularly. When I tried...

Don't know which orientation you'd want to run the offset bushings but know this: They can only be run one way, with the offset toward the compression direction, resulting in the bike sitting lower....

To me all that says the cups aren't straight in the frame. Whether they're not seated properly or the frame's not faced properly or just misaligned wold take some more investigation.

I didn't think the Ti ones were actually available yet? I've only seen a few examples of failure of the alloy ones across the interwebs.

I prefer the aesthetics of the eeWings if I was gonna go...

I just upgraded, they mount the same. I use the same knock off K Sport stem top cap mount.

On the short list, hahaha!

Broke a set of Next SLs, but those are notorious. Sold the warranty replacements and went with SIXC. That said, those Next SLs took a hell of a beating. Rode them upward of 4000 miles with lots of...

Been Liking the Endura singletrack glove. Lighter weight, decent protection, super thin palm. On Sale on Evo for $20 but I snagged the last medium. :fmicon:

The POC DH glove (Defender?) did not...

I didn't get along with the original paddle but the rocker is good for me, def the closest to the cable shifter and takes the least getting used to. The new pod thing that seems to come with...

Stupid for sure but I don't think it's a reason not to recommend an otherwise great bike, especially for the money.

In other news though, I'm replacing the 35mm alloy bar on my hardtail that I...

Not sure I'm getting your question right but there is no 'analog' Transmission, it's only electronic.

If you're wondering whether it's better than last gen AXS stuff, seems likely but I couldn't...

For sure steer clear.

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Whoa, same except shorter here. 5'7", 33" inseam. Finding pants is crazy tough but yeah, droppers make bike sizing easier. Still, can easily end up with a slacker STA based on extension. I'm...

In seriousness, I stepped down from a 170/163 bike to a 150/140 bike, with better geometry and arguably better suspension. Big difference for me in carrying speed and just even getting through the...

That's what she said.

You guys are asleep at the wheel, haha!

This stuff is highly personal. Most of my friends are Double Down casings, some with inserts. I run EXO/EXO+ at around 22psi rear and have minimal issues, granted I'm light at 150ish but... ???
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Could be a pedal? How old are they? Can you reproduce it pedaling with one foot?

For me something like that was a loose chainring bolt. You said you changed that so I assume those're tight. ...

Looks like it's an add-on and only works with the 50mm standard stem.

Agree with Grskier, looks cool if the silencer works and it doesn't rattle. The silencer flips up against gravity though. ...

Yeah, I’m super sensitive to setup and picky. Really hits me in the wallet.

Yeah I couldn't do it myself for that reason. No. Fuckin. Way. But not necessarily a 'problem'.



LOL so the consensus seems to be that it "smears" the bushing material. Got it. :confused:
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Brakes just slow you down! :D