Make any difference if it is for a novice female rider?

Short torso for height, long legs/arms for height

Size up or down on frame for height?

27.5 I put in fully aired up. 29 I have to deflate to get them in. I figured that was cuz my bag was older?

I use my kneepads to pad the bike around the end of rear tri and the headtube/steerer.

Evoc Pro. And nope leave em on.

I just strap all my crap to my bike. My enduro has bikepacker steeze! But, I have what I need and no backpack!

I used Park Tool's PolyLube 1000 polyurea lubricant because that is what I had besides epic chainlube as I'm traveling.

My tubolito light failed to hold air after riding around in a ziplock strapped to a frame for a year.

XT 12sp rear der

Stick arm, low chain tension, so I try to loosen the clutch. Doesn't help So I pull the clutch apart, clean, and lube as per readily available vids. That improved it, but still...

From what Stumpy owners say, going DPS to Float X is game changing. I have a DPS on my new Stumpy haven't ridden yet still building.

I rode a Smuggler two weeks with a Float X and it was...

This is what I use for lift serve https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Body-Armor,54/7iDP/Control-Suit,13153
It has definitely mitigated shoulder injuries and back hits. The injuries would have...

Yep!

You ride up the road. Or there is usually a guy who runs shuttles with a van and its like 10 a head or something

I have used Absoluteblack Wolftooth and Oneup ovals, not noting a huge difference. Except Absoluteblack are prettier and Oneup are super easy to switch rings. You get slightly more ovality the...

I agree with this

I agree, not gamechangers, but nice improvement in smoothness, especially if you are more sit and spin than stand and pound

Go Oval!

Bike came with Transmission. I'm going to sell that and make it Shimano 12 because many reasons.

Crankset will be Descendant Carbon DUB Crankset...

You are talking about a 160/150 frame and what, 29er config? 35mm stanchions?

Yes a heavier wheelset with burlier tires will help, but your base bike is probably not bike park material despite the...

Lots of Kryptonals, Assegais, DHRs, and Magic Marys. Some DH22

^I love 99spokes.com and use the hell out of it for geo comparison and spec lists.



Coughed up $120 for these as it is night and day difference. I just installed and rode them. Life changing...

TRP DH-Evo brakes... I cannot adjust them in enough... finger is pretty far out at full engagement. I've heard this is a complaint of some reviewers.

It is causing hand fatigue. I tried putting...

Make sure the pressure is up in the cartridge.

$3100 for a Spur frame with a Sidluxe Ult vs $1750 for a Stumpy frame with a Factory DPS... hard to justify the Spur despite my love for Transition and the great demo ride I had on the Spur.

For...

Too big, frame size and the 140 travel. I'm really looking for 120-130 travel and a 27-29# build. Propaine's website is a real pain in the ass of redirects and popups. I did look at a Spindrift and...

Well, might be a Stumpy build since nobody has Spur frames.

I'm mostly see 27+ on:

1. MX wheel full power ebike rears
2. People riding fatbikes in the summer

It makes sense in those roles.

It is otherwise a silly idea in the modern day. I remember...

^solid reasoning...

Intense used to be rad. What is the deal with Intense these days??

I want a fun light playful bike for non-gnar trails that climbs better and more enjoyably than my Spire, but I never want to be torn about which bike to bring.

Stumpjumper vs Izzo vs Spur vs...

Same. Uber comfy and fits well, but died fast like... for a $90 glove wtf? Went Hestra, so happy.

DEXTROUS AS FUCK!

Hestra All Mountain Sr. gloves

Flexible hard knuckle pads over the 4 MP joints with foam behind it, then soft pads over the fingers.

Light, breathable, single layer supple but protective palms...

Call EXT

Is a great idea but so much of what I look at, no ability to get my hands on

SRAM Transmission

Big deal or no biggie?
Does it matter more for analog shifting than AXS?

Bikefit geometry question:

If I buy a steepish bike (66hta) that is a little too much reach (+20mm) but the right stack, then I overfork by 20mm and drop ht spacers, will I get a slacker bike...

I was googling and literally just read the opposite of that. :confused:

If a person is between frame sizes based on height... size UP or DOWN when:
1. Long arms and legs, short torso?
2. Short arms and legs, long torso?

I'm 100% sold on Fidlock bottles. Light, easy, compact, and they've held on through all the tech and crashes.

I bet you could build a test stand that could measure the difference but a blinded test on the trail would find riders couldn't tell the diff.

BE CAREFUL EXPOSING HELMETS IN CLEANING CHEMICALS!

Bleach is compatible with EPS and EPP, kinda compatible with EPE, not sure for EPO. It should be fine on nylon straps.

I'm not sure about...

Not at all. Freezing puts most things into hibernation but they grow once thawed.

Don't do this as you could damage (delam layers) a bike helmet that isn't rated to be stored and go through...

nah probably not

good idea at first glance but a lot of helmets have a lot of void spaces where it might not be great to have soaked in water on the regular... could grow stuff in those spaces while cleaning the...

Those things look like rust/mold factories

Yea but what is a Spry for? XC and fatbiking. That is why it weighs 270g and is made of soft light magnesium. How much pin do you need?

You know what else causes the problems I had? Not installing the drive side spacer at all because it was in the wheel box, and then tightening the axle until the stay touches the lockring causing...

Got it! That makes sense! I'll try it!

Everything involved is MS, both wheelsets/hubs and the cassette and lockring.

That MS lockring is nuts, (before this bike I only had SRAM) it is shallow and has tiny threads... that combined with...

240 is exp 54t, new this year, new carbon wheelset.

350 is 36t also this year's model (or last years) came on the stock dt aluminum wheelset with my new (to me) 2022 Spire with Shimano XT...

I still have not solved this. I have taken the cassette off and on to make sure it wasn't an issue with the spider. Any ideas?

I'm literally having to stop and check my axle every mile so that it...