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08-19-2022, 10:50 AM #8726
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08-19-2022, 10:54 AM #8727Registered User
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08-19-2022, 11:12 AM #8728
Well, my Spry's were for everything I was doing. None of which was fat biking, for sure. And for what I was doing, it would have been nice to have more better pins. And of course their "decent" pins were never in stock.
Perhaps this should go in the "Ask the dumbasses" thread.
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08-19-2022, 11:48 AM #8729Registered User
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I think the BB on a Santa cruz might be extra low also with an E bike I just keep pedaling to keep the motor on the boil, in < a year a lot of the pins on my Chesters were just completely gone. So I bought another pair of Chesters for redundancy but this time i took half the pins out of one side so I can hit rocks on the smooth pinless side or foot on the smooth side and i got a whole nuther set of pins to replace them with next year,
also this time i got black cuz brightly colored pedals don't look so bright when they are beat-up & dirtyLast edited by XXX-er; 08-19-2022 at 12:25 PM.
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08-19-2022, 12:14 PM #8730Registered User
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Let me guess, the Freerider Pro Prime Blues? What 5.10s did you run before? There are lots of reports of the Prime Blues having inferior rubber to older Freerider Pros. My set are definitely a distant third in grip compared to my Impact Pros and Ride Concept Tallacs. Something about the sole shape & rubber is just not good.
I've messed around with both pins and grubs on my Occults. I find I like the grub screws better on very soft rubber (Impact Pros) and/or rubber where there are holes developing in it. I like pins in fresher or harder rubber (the Ride Concepts).
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08-19-2022, 01:02 PM #8731
Not sure if I should post this in here of the "gravel nerds" thread.
Thinking of converting my old 2008 Yeti 575 into a gravel/townie bike; it doesn't have much resale value and I think it will have more value to me repurposed this way. For bike paths, sometimes paved and sometimes gravel, and to keep as a backup bike if my current mt bike is down or if I have a guest. There are lots of these types of paths around my new house so I expect to give it a good amount of use.
I know I want to get non-knobby tires, any suggestions? I saw this tire with a description that fits perfectly, but don't know if that's the tire I should get. Do I need to post details of my rims for you to answer?
I know I should get a new big chainring (since the old one was original and really just a giant toothy bash guard), what do I need to know to get a replacement?
Are there any other changes I should make to make the bike better suited to this purpose? Like, change the stem to change the riding position, that kind of thing? Or should I just slap new tires and a new big ring and call it good?"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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08-19-2022, 01:04 PM #8732
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08-19-2022, 01:22 PM #8733
^^^ x2. I probably wouldn't even bother changing the ring at first. See how spun out you are with the current gearing and adjust accordingly.
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08-19-2022, 01:48 PM #8734
Well, I don't *need* to change it out, but I have pedaled the paths and know that it would help to have it be more usable, especially so if I put different tires on. And while it will work, I have had numerous mechanics tell me I should replace it over the years (and I have always refused because I rarely used it).
"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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08-19-2022, 02:29 PM #8735
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08-19-2022, 02:33 PM #8736
Man, didn’t know this was a thing but I have new Freeride Pros prime blue and have come off my pedals several times when I didn’t expect it. Basically never happened to me the previous few years on normal Freerides. I don’t have nearly aggressive of pedals as Daggas but maybe there is something going on there with the shoes. 🧐
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08-19-2022, 05:18 PM #8737"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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08-19-2022, 07:42 PM #8738Not a skibum
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Good info on the primeblue freerider pro 5-10s . Saw a bunch for sale cheap on Sierra had been kicking around replacing my non-pros. Guess I’ll hold onto the old ones then
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08-19-2022, 08:50 PM #8739Registered User
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What’s the deal within the DT EXP hubs? Looks like they can prematurely wear the ratchet parts but that should be caught in an inspection and DT seems to be replacing parts under warranty. It’s not something that grenades the hub.
So would you stay away from the DT240EXP and just go for the new DT350? Or is the 240 still ok as long as you service and inspect your hubs regularly? Or have they fixed the issue in new manufacturing runs? Doesnt seem to be any updates in over a year from DT
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08-19-2022, 09:28 PM #8740Registered User
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08-19-2022, 09:58 PM #8741
I've put 2500mi on my dt wheels with 240 exp hubs on the mtb. Mostly actual trail riding and racing and stuff. so far so good. Also have all last season of cx racing plus all this year of gravel riding on a different set.
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08-19-2022, 11:25 PM #8742
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08-20-2022, 08:22 AM #8743
Another victim of the pro primeblues. Really liked the uppers and the price… until I tried riding them. Super sketchy when you’re expecting fiveten grip. I thought the rubber was supposed to be the same as the regular pros, but something is definitely awry (afoot?). Trying to return and I’m back to wearing my beat freeriders with holes worn through the sole until I get another replacement pair.
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08-20-2022, 08:38 AM #8744"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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08-20-2022, 08:44 AM #8745
Hah, yeah, that thing is hammered. Should be 104 BCD.
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08-20-2022, 08:49 AM #8746
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