Don't have acetone on hand at the moment, so cleaned with alcohol. It looks pretty damn good to me, not really seeing/feeling any residue. Any liquid sealant is long gone at this point, there's a few...

I'm in tubeless hell. Swapped a tire on a gravel wheel (Easton AX70, pretty sure its the same as a non-offset AR24 or ARC24 rim, welded seam). Previously was holding air just fine. Seemed fine at...

Similar issues with bearings on my 2016 Hei Hei. First time I went to inspect them (granted, I'm second owner so maybe it'd been a long time) took the rocker link off, pulled the bolt, went to go pop...

I'll put in another vote for the smith Contrast Rose working surprisingly well in dense tree cover. I've even run them for nighttime fatbiking (so lots of light reflectivity off the snow) and they...

In my experience with tannus inserts, getting a good seal / adhesion of the tape *before* installing the insert helps a lot with keeping the edges from lifting during install or when it comes time...

ymmv of course but I'll say for *our* flat, twisty, techy trails that lack high speed flow or gnarly descents, I've found that
a) 150mm drop is plenty and
b) I just don't get on with an overly...

I'm thinking a few cubic yards of topsoil and our trails should be good to go.


Perhaps I should've added that my Kona Hei Hei seems quieter on the same trails, ridden at nearly the same pace....

So I've tried a bunch of things with my v1 Hightower to quiet down the chain slap... top guide, bionicon c-guide, padding on seatstay, 3m mastic tape bumps on the chainstay, clutch tension at the...

Would an offset bushing in the top eyelet give you enough clearance?

My kids have a lot of fun pedaling on a 16" bike mounted in Cycleops Fluid2. Bike has just has axle bolt ends or whatever you call it. Tire doesn't even come close to touching the resistance unit. I...

Anyone have a recommendation for a smartphone mount they would trust on singletrack? I know a Garmin/wahoo/whatever would ultimately be better but I've got an old, small smartphone kicking around...

Tire held air overnight with minimal/no pressure loss. This would make more sense to me had even a small amount of air been leaking at the valve, but as much as I like understanding what's going on...

I'm not using special valves, but that is because Tannus is not supposed to require them. It's possible I didn't get the little vent holes lined up, though I tried my best to make sure I did

Well this was certainly a new one for me..
I pulled out the valve core so I could add some sealant without breaking the bead and.... air did not come out. Put a spoke down through the valve itself,...

Riddle me this...

Installed a recently acquired, lightly used tire on a newly taped wheel. Final installation include a Tannus tubeless insert, but installed the tire without the insert and...

I've got an Arch MK3 wheelset, pm me for details

After all three of the shops in my town didn't have a standard chainring bolt, I don't count on them to have anything aside from a tube on short notice (and even then, I'm only assuming it's any old...

Straight pull vs j-bend hubs. I know a lot of people think straight pull are dumb, but... Why exactly? I'm trying to choose specifics for a wheel build and straight pull seems like an easy way to...

That's a solid tip


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Question about generic boost adapters/spacers (like those produced by Problem Solvers or available thru ebay from someone with a machine shop, etc). They would be put to use on a Hunt hub, which I...

Another vote for Works. A little fiddly to install, but otherwise great.

Yeah I'd be interested. I don't have a ton of time to train and also try to stay fairly well rounded for everyday activities, so it'd be great having a little more info about how to maximize the...

Have you tried flipping the saddle clamp on the seatpost to give it a slight forward offset (or to be more accurate, slightly more forward support for a saddle that is being run slammed forward)? Not...

Active Ankles https://www.activeankle.com/products/rigid-ankle-braces.html

I've used the T2 extensively for volleyball and mtb. Works great. Can't comment on the other rigid/hinged designs but the...

I've got a buddy who was thinking about selling an old GT dirt jumper. Probably at least 10 years old, but I'm just pretty sure its seen approximately 1 day of use in the last 5 years if not longer....

Pretty sure it was designed around a 30T. Even when the V1s started coming with Eagle drivetrains, they stuck with a 30T. I've run 28, 30 and 34T chainrings on a Hightower. Pedal kickback does...

Anyone else ever deal with rattling pads in a SRAM Guide caliper? I know this is a thing people complain about with finned Shimano pads, but I can't find much about it with Guides. Its loud enough to...

I'm pretty sure I had a beater around-town bike that had different length crank arms, not sure I noticed a difference. Then again, I usually maxed out around 12mph on that thing because the brakes...

e13 also has a 9-42 version if you don't want to risk the derailleur not clearing a 46t gear. Would need to pair with a smaller chainring to gain any more low-end though

Shimano brake experts. I have an SLX M675 brake. A while back, on a day when I was bored and looking for completely unnecessary bike maintenance projects, I decided to attempt to clean/lube the...

You can also use a stem (or pair of stems) as a saw guide. Almost like they were made to clamp onto a fork steer tube.

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Yes, but a little bit of athletic tape can take care of the latter. No real solution for the former though, aside from just wearing lighter over layers. With that said, I'm with you, and having found...

They were 2016/2017ish? Definitely not of the generation that added the heavy duty option

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My XM481s have put some holes in tires and come away with just a scratch. I guess it's better than having to replace the rim since that's a pita but tires aren't cheap. My ARC rims got a comically...

Yeah that's what I was wondering. I didn't ride it as it came, planned on swapping air springs right out of the gate anyways. Also two of the bumpers were kind of sort of stuck together at first, so...

Top out bumper. Not a debonair spring though, so the semi conical shaped thing on the left.

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Riddle me this. I was swapping air springs on a used pike I picked up. The one I pulled out had not one, but three, top out bumpers. Let's pretend this was intentional.. what purpose would this serve?

I can confirm DVO has great phone support. I had a question about my shock and whoever picked up just says hold on, yells for Ronnie…10 seconds later I had an answer.

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I don't know that I found the Chesters any more/less durable that the OneUps, but I agree the OneUps havae more grip. With that said, for someone with smaller feet, the Chesters may be more than...

Nevermind. It came back after a mile of pedaling. BUT I am 99.99% sure now it is coming from where my derailleur attaches to the hanger. Sram gx 11 speed, guerilla gravity aluminum smash. Tried...

Apparently just letting my bike sit for a couple days made my creak go away. But it also went away temporarily (for about a mile) after all the other times I've tried to get rid of it. Can't decide...

You track down your creak? I'm dealing with the same thing essentially, but on a full suspension. Have checked all the same things, plus swapped derailleurs and have also checked some (but not all)...

Derailleur hanger / frame interface?

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I may have some (or at least a single for the right side). Shoot me a msg if interested

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