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Thread: Ask the experts
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04-08-2021, 03:56 PM #4026
Pants? I said fartbag, as in the full top to bottom package. Will you buy it if I give you 90% off retail? The fork is only 88.9% off. Bigger discount, more better!
If you have $300 burning your fingers get a set of new tires for when yours are cooked and put the rest in the piggy bank. Replace your saddle with one that doesn't chafe your ass. Get new grips. Service the fork. Buy queso for your tires and raclette cheese for your chain."Your wife being mad is temporary, but pow turns do not get unmade" - mallwalker the wise
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04-08-2021, 04:07 PM #4027
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04-08-2021, 04:09 PM #4028
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04-08-2021, 04:25 PM #4029
Wait, pulling a mall walker is a thing now? Seems kinda mean. Poor dude probably hasn't slept in 9 months. I do not cosign.
We are racletting our chains now? That actually seems pretty solid. The smell will keep moose away, and having come very close to T-Boning one a couple years back, that is important to me.
I'm upping my offer for the Gucci pink suit to $37.
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04-08-2021, 04:33 PM #4030
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04-08-2021, 04:39 PM #4031
haha. don't worry, my company went public so I am now spending (wasting) money on a ridiculously expensive impractical nonsense bike.
but tgapp does have infinitely worse equipment analysis overthinking than me
as for sleep... what is that...
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04-08-2021, 04:41 PM #4032
$300 will get you some Assos shorts which will give you a much bigger improvement in riding experience than a silly fork
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04-08-2021, 04:54 PM #4033
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04-08-2021, 06:34 PM #4034
Thats what it looks like. Im not seeing any options. There is a deore 11spd this year but looks like its a hg freehub compatible cassette. Trying to have all my rear wheels with micro spline but continue using my 11spd der/shifter on one bike
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04-08-2021, 06:56 PM #4035
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04-08-2021, 07:11 PM #4036
Dude seriously, not a dumb ass question. But the "seasoned" gear whores in here had spent many many hours thinking about and debating that curious abomination before it was even a glimmer in your eye. I believe we even had a long winded thread about it.
Given your new intro to bikes, it's completely natural to geek out on gear. Big ticket items seem like they'll give you the palpable advantage you're looking for. But be careful, as many of them are shiny and their subtle advantage can only be felt after loads of experience. Even carbon wheels are usually a red herring.
When I think back to early gear purchases, the most impactful were things like a great trailer hitch rack, new grips, trial and error money spent on saddles and different length stems, and a good pack.
Regarding the Trust fork, here's the answer you were looking for: Most reports suggested that the linkage proved to be quite plush when sitting in the saddle and pedaling straight at objects. Which could actually have been a fabulous asset to the dentist Ebike for fishing/hunting/swimming hole crowd. As things got steeper and rowdier, the fork became less predictable in its awesomeness, sometimes proving plush, sometimes proving divey, and sometimes proving overly stiff. When landing even the smallest of jumps, or simply letting the front wheel drop down from a baby wheelie or manual, I hear it felt like a full rigid tooth rattling nightmare. In contrast, a stock Fox Float 36 upgraded with a PUSH ACS3 Coil would be extravagantly half the price and deliver that awesome performance in all conditions. Fox is still thriving. Do the math.However many are in a shit ton.
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04-08-2021, 07:13 PM #4037
I can see how $300 could be tempting but like others have said.... $300 goes a decent way towards other shit you will inevitably need as the season goes on. There is a guy selling a 5010 with a trust fork in B.C. on pinkbike, think he’s gonna have it a long time
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04-08-2021, 09:04 PM #4038
No 11 speed for micro spline.
When Shimano announced the 12sp/micro spline they had spec'd a 11sp XTR 10-45 microspline cassette. But it never went to production.
It was spec'd as XTR CS-M9110 Wide Flange 11-speed cassette. But it was actually just a 12sp cassette with the top cog seeded off. It was still 12speed spacing and would not have worked with old 11 speed spacing.
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04-08-2021, 09:49 PM #4039
Thanks. That detail finishes that search. I imagine sunrace/box will in the future some time
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04-08-2021, 10:03 PM #4040
All wack. Together awesome!!
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04-09-2021, 04:26 AM #4041
I have a Fox 36 (2019) 160mm on my Strive.
I've always felt that I needed to run slightly less psi than recommended to make it feel smooth, but it's been working out fine. Seem to remember running it at approx 80 psi last year, 3 clicks of LSC. I'm 86-86kg with gear. Natural trails, with lot of roots and other smaller hits.
After having it serviced it's completely fucked, extremely harsh on repeated smaller roots etc. Currently at 70psi which gives 25% sag, but there is no way I'm able to make it feel smooth or use even close to full travel. LSC all the way off, rebound in the middle-ish. It feels fine and supportive on smooth trails / at speed. Single hits are ok, but as mentioned - repeated smaller hits almost rattles my glasses off.
I'm going to verify the number of tokens later on, but there is no reason there should have been added any. Unless some mechanic mixed up forks while forking on several.
Any suggestions? I've heard the too much grease in the air shaft can be a problem, but I have no idea what "too much" is.
Obvioulsy going to contact the shop, but knowledge is power etc
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04-09-2021, 05:34 AM #4042
Get your hands on a ShockWiz.
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04-09-2021, 05:49 AM #4043
Ask the experts
..... then at least you can have some objective data when you tell the shop they farked your fork. Better than them accusing you of messing it up spinning knobs
However many are in a shit ton.
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04-09-2021, 11:50 AM #4044Registered User
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04-09-2021, 11:54 AM #4045Hucked to flat once
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Been pretty happy with my Diaz Runt in my 36. Whole new and different fork to me. Mine was either too firm and couldn't get full travel or too soft and blowing through the middle even with major and tiny air adjustments. Messed with all the knobs and took a bunch of notes. Dropped a Runt in, followed their pressure recs and opened up high and low speed and it feels like it should.
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04-09-2021, 12:10 PM #4046
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04-09-2021, 02:06 PM #4047
Thanks all
Opened up the air shaft to day. Only one token - removed it, just to see how that feels. But no reason it should matter much.
I co-own a shockwiz with a buddy, so will absolutely check that out.
Won't be able to get back out until late next week, so will see how it feels then. If I can't work it out I'll reach out to the store. Had my shock serviced at the same time, and it feels really good, so they probably know what they're doing.
Regarding Runt and whatnot. Good ideas, but I'm not going to put more money into this bike or fork, as I'll get a new frame next year anyhow. Absolutely going back to a Lyrik on that build.
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04-09-2021, 02:06 PM #4048
The Trust fork peer group: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/throwb...ters-past.html
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04-09-2021, 03:24 PM #4049"Your wife being mad is temporary, but pow turns do not get unmade" - mallwalker the wise
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04-09-2021, 04:04 PM #4050
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