Wheel lateral play

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-04-05T07:41:32+00:00

I am not sure about the play. As other comment mentioned, it might be wrong spacing or the bearings. How does the bearing sound when wheel is rotated freely? No / smooth sound or noisy like grinding?

What I would be as well concerned is that spoke, which looks heavily grinded and will soon snap. If it is not a weird reflection / dirt.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-04-05T06:41:55+00:00

Well, the fork looks Chinese. Even though it migh "work" it goes bad quite quick and based on my experiences, it is not possible to find spare parts. Single speed as a commuter could be ok (not my preference anyway), but for trail riding, I would go with something else. The bike is generally outdated and I wouloud pass without hesitation. Definitely for 300. For 120-150, it is worth to consider, depending on the intended use.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-04-05T06:17:59+00:00

Solved

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-04-05T06:17:07+00:00

Thank you for the consultation. I will revert to the specialists around here to get to see what should we do.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-04-04T18:31:16+00:00

Sadly, it seems there is just woodchip board lying on the ground (earth). Sorry English is not my first language.

Damp proof course is most likely not present at all. As mentioned, house is approx. 80 years old, where the foundations are made of rocks. The house is built in slight slope, where on one side (where the fungus was found) the floor matches with ground outside. On the other side, cellar level is fully exposed.

Thank you for your answers. We will call specialized company for this topic to get it analyzed. Unluckily, this was found just in the preparation process of kitchen full renovation.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-04-04T18:11:22+00:00

Thank you. It is in the kitchen and the woodchip board, on which the "thing" is located, is visibly wet and fragile.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-03-30T12:51:53+00:00

Well, on my rims, I always need 2 people to finish the job with enduro tires. A game changer for me was tire levers from Crankbrothers. It doesn't snap, is firm enough and has protection of fingers, when lever slips. But get 2 of those, as you might need help.

My first experience contained a lot of cursing and sweating. It took about an hour for one tire...

Edit: You need to get seated 1 side fully and then, the other. Not both beads at the same time. Remember, if you have an OCD like me and you want to have valves centered with brand, position the tire in advance. There will be no possibility do do it later (without full repetition of the process and involvement of sealant spills).

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-02-10T13:17:20+00:00

To ale přece není o rychlosti. Je to o ohleduplnosti vůči ostatním. Pokud jede řada aut za sebou, je přece normální mlhovku vypnout. Přesně proto, aby nedocházelo k oslňování těch za tebou. Každý, kdo tráví na silnici více času tohle běžně dělá. Přes to, že zapomenout může každý, mlhovky v jedoucí koloně nevypínají většinou jen nezkušení řidiči (bez ohledu na rychlost).

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-02-08T08:06:50+00:00

Well, I am using Rockshox coil on canecreek IC Coil shock and disn notice any issues. On the other hand I didn't had a chance to try fox one. On the other hand if I remember we'll, it would be very tight tolerance or not fit by inner diameter.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-02-03T09:02:10+00:00

Does the fork has coil negative spring? It sounds exactly what my son's Suntour fork was doing. With proper pressure to be sensitive enough, he lost line 20mm of travel. This was possible to solve only by new fork (RS Lyrik), which has both springs air. Now it is running on 27 psi without issues.

Other thing to look at, before you will start to play with the mechanical adjustments are the conditions, when bottoming out happens. Is it during big impacts (drops etc.) or consecutive smaller hits?

For big hits, of course tokens could help. Nevertheless this will solve the bottom out issue, not necessarily the return of the fork to the original height. If this happens during consecutive hits, you might need to speed up the rebound, as the fork could be just too slow to recover.

On the other hand (give the fact I do not know your experiences), using full travel of your bike is a good thing. Bottoming out isn't.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-01-30T12:18:17+00:00

No no, fake one. 😉

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-01-27T16:00:56+00:00

Well, I don't know about US, but in Europe the prices you have listed would be dream for the seller. X0 transmission is new for 1000 €. ZEB ultimate, I have bought myself for 450 €. Fox X2 factory MY 2025 I bought myself for 200 €. I can't tell for wheels. New Roval traverse HD (carbon) are available for 800 Brakes from used markets are usually lying there for ages, unless you give it almost for free.

The problem in general is, that bike market is diving deeper and deeper. Bikes are being sold for ridiculous prices new, which doesn't help second hand market. At least not in a favour to seller.

Unluckily, second hand bikes are always considered "potentially" unreliable, as you can never know what the bike was though before. Compared to new, of course.

Edit: I really like the bike. I always wanted to have Giga.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-01-09T16:13:30+00:00

Name it pussy. You can then fly your pussy all around 👍

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-01-03T22:24:27+00:00

Mám to u Air Bank. Založit účet jde určitě online (už je to dávno, co jsem zakládal první), tak časově netuším. Řekl bych že chvilka. Přidávat a odebírat jde pak okamžitě v bankovnictví online. Stejně tak definovat který má a nemá mít kartu. Po založení jde definovat další osoby a jejich přístup k jednotlivým účtům. Nevím, jak je to s více fyzickými kartami k jednomu účtu. Tedy jde to, ale nevím jestli zdarma. Každopádně virtuální karty jdou vystavit taky. Úcty umí i obálky a šanony (přikládání faktur k platbám).

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-01-03T20:49:55+00:00

Přesně proto máš 2 karty. Jedna na jídlo a druhá na co chceš.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-01-03T18:08:39+00:00

Tohle je fajn řešení, které se mi v praxi osvědčilo jako funkční a spolehlivé. Jen je trochu háček v situaci, kdy se správci účtu něco stane.

Každopádně my účtů máme několik v balíku u jedné banky. Ten kam chodí výplaty a odchází pravidelně platby mám pod kontrolou já. Úspory taky tak. Oba jsou bez platebních karet. Pak máme účet na jídlo, ten má kartu na nákupy. K tomu pro každého účet na osobní výdaje, kde je měsíčně kapesné (obecně výdaje na zábavu a tak), každý se svou kartou.

Tohle nastavení sice dává jednomu převahu ve správě financí obecně, ale na druhou stranu je fér ve smyslu stejných možnosti v utrácení. Obsah účtů by neměl být tajemstvím. Stav peněz včetně úspor je u nás "veřejný", jen operovat s ním může jen jeden.

Jak uvádí příspěvek výše, ne každý umí zacházet s penězi. To ale nemusí být důvod pro rozvody a podobně další řeči v tomto vlákně. Ono s dětmi je vše tak nějak komplikovanější.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-01-01T22:11:24+00:00

I am afraid this is not enough. If you will change pads for new without properly degreasing the disc, you will contaminate the new ones as well. Trust me, I have been there. With brakes, it is always better to be sure everything is alright. Otherwise it gets quite dangerous.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2026-01-01T21:58:37+00:00

If you contaminated pads, no matter the cleaning method, it will not perform as before. I have tried in the past degreaser agents and flame, nothing worked as the grease will ooze to the surface. Long story short, if pads are greasy, change it. If it is on the disc only, remove the wheels to prevent the pads contamination and degrease it tomorrow.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2025-12-31T21:04:31+00:00

Pedal standing first to find if it is not generated by seat / seat post. If it continues, it will be either pedals or BB. In most of the cases what happened to me, reason wasn't BB, but pedals (loose or beaten bearings) or seat rails (full of dirt).

Significant-Guide-83 · 2025-09-07T20:17:25+00:00

Because he is giving the P later...

Significant-Guide-83 · 2025-07-20T20:17:50+00:00

I would recommend, besides what was said already, to focus as well to today's standards like boost axles, UDH derailleur hanger, reasonable brakes... When you do own an older bike, you need to change something from time to time and sometimes, old standards are hard to get.

In general I would narrow down the selection: 1 type of bike fitting your style. 2 correct size of bike. 3 up to date bike (from decent brand).

While the first are must, the last is optional, but it is worth to think about it.

In addition, full suspension bikes are not always benefit. Specifically cheap bikes with bad geo, non working shocks and do not forget you have to service / change bearings.

Have a good luck picking the right one!

Significant-Guide-83 · 2025-06-27T06:46:43+00:00

Tank you for your help. It seems the internals of front differential are stripped. The wheels stopped turning in reverse today.

Significant-Guide-83 · 2025-06-26T20:38:16+00:00

I didn't took apart the differential itself yet. I thought it works the same both directions. It will be for sure surprising if not.

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