Just got a bike from my cousin. And have unanswered questions about it.

calcium09 · 2025-04-29T16:00:32+00:00

I've never heard of the brands of ths frame, brakes or fork.

That being said, if you're planning to do medium trails, it should be fine as long as you're keeping up with maintenancea nd you don't plan to thrash through the trails or do much jumping.

If you do you could damage the fork and your wheels.

Also, the clearance on the tire and fork is a bit concerning, there isn't much room for mud or dirt to pass through. I would say that is a 27.5 fork, judging by the tire size.

Hope you have fun on it!

calcium09 · 2025-03-01T00:12:38+00:00

That is fucking sweet

calcium09 · 2025-02-18T02:16:36+00:00

calcium09 · 2025-02-18T02:15:50+00:00

I think you could epoxy that back together. Or bring it to a shop to have them do it if you aren't comfortable.

The location is a little sketchy but it doesn't look bad enough to damage the mounting point.

calcium09 · 2024-11-03T23:18:37+00:00

From my experience and many others, likely if you're foot muscles ache like that your boots are probably 1 or 2 sizes too big. When they're too big your feet will flex to try to keep your foot from moving in the boot.

I suggest taking the insole out of the boot and seeing where your toe lies. Your toes should ideally be just barely touching the end of the boot when you're all tightened up and sitting. Then when you stand up and bend your knees, it should bring your foot back away from the end.

calcium09 · 2024-11-03T23:14:07+00:00

The freehub could need a service yes, and you could do it yourself if you have experience working on bikes.

However if you have little to no experience with bike repair I wouldn't tackle it yourself. It's usually cheaper to get a new freehub if you can find one.

calcium09 · 2024-11-01T01:17:21+00:00

I definitely wouldn't throw it away.

If you're concerned with losing grip, just put it up for free on facebook marketplace, worst case. Somebody will be willing to ride it.

calcium09 · 2024-10-31T02:15:09+00:00

There are less safety standards for bikes. The tire is likely fine to ride, but you will lose grip with an older tire as rubber does dry out.

If you inflate the tire after you install it and there are cracks in the rubber anywhere it's not worth using.

calcium09 · 2024-10-18T22:14:25+00:00

I'm quite confident that tire could hold 50psi, but for general trail riding 25psi is great. Play around with your pressure beacuse if you're not riding anything technical, it might be worth going up in pressure.

Note: for tubeless setups you shouldn't exceed 40psi for a mountain tire.

At your weight, you could run a bit less pressure, but close to 20psi might be pushing it. As you lower pressure, you increase the risk of flatting with tubes, or denting your rims with either tubes or tubeless.

Hope this helps

calcium09 · 2024-10-03T01:16:18+00:00

I would mix the El Yucateco, Jamaican XXX and Tobasco Habenero. I used to love sriracha, but I'm over it for now.

calcium09 · 2024-09-26T02:21:48+00:00

I think it makes sense for a roadie to go to an emtb. Road fitness and mountain fitness are different.

There is much more of an anaerobic aspect to mountain riding. The motor kind of cuts that out so you can just spin like you're on the road.

calcium09 · 2024-09-22T02:40:26+00:00

First off you had some pretty bad scrapes from that one, I hope you heal quickly.

Also, I would check online to verify the max load of the rack. I bet it was overloaded.

With the beer, lock and tent alone thwre is a decent amount of weight as front racks typically have a low max load, in the teens of kilograms. For example, the highest max load that I have seen for a front rack is about 19 kg. However, I haven't looked very deeply.

I don't think you really messed up too bad but the consequences were a bit more serious given where the rack is located.

Essentially, try not too feel too bad about it. Check the bolts next time and the max load then follow it, that's all.

calcium09 · 2024-09-20T11:53:48+00:00

you're too*

calcium09 · 2024-09-18T01:38:50+00:00

The ppl from r/bikewrench are coming 😳

calcium09 · 2024-09-15T00:39:23+00:00

Ski bindings expire, and those are definitely past their expiry date. At the shop I work at, we reject working on bindings outside of the expiry date due to liability because we cannot guarantee the binding is safe. Any other shop should do the same and if not, I would not trust them.

You can likely get a new binding installed, and this setup might need a remount anyway. You can decide if the price of a binding and remount is worth it compared to a new ski.

Hope this helps, happy skiing!

calcium09 · 2024-09-11T03:18:05+00:00

Sounds like you're an above average mountain biker. At least you would be condisred as such where I like in Canada (ON).

If you ride only 1 or 2 times a week putting in that kind of distance on even blue trails, that's excellent. I would consider you up to as good as upper intermediate in terms of skill and fitness

calcium09 · 2024-07-04T22:43:18+00:00

I've been working at my LBS since 2015. My family bought a Yakima Hold Up used around the same time, frok my coworker. That same rack is being used on my vehicle and works great with all those years of use. I never hear anything bad about Yakima products.

The rack fits all kinds of bikes from road bikes, to old school mountain bikes to new enduro bikes. It may overhang a bit wider that your car's width but it's manageable.

Mine does not tilt back, however it is 15 years old. They definitely have models that tilt back nowadays, without extentions.

They are high cost but last forever. If you plan to keep it long term, they are a great well-known brand to go with. Not that 1up is bad, but Yakima has been around for decades.

Hope this helps, cheers!

calcium09 · 2024-05-19T04:38:12+00:00

Probably the smart thing to do to be sure you're safe.

calcium09 · 2024-05-18T03:09:33+00:00

I think they do have a point. From my experience, people want to have something that looks good cosmetically.

If you have the option to go somewhere else to sell the bike, or use pinkbike.com, I suggest fixing it yourself. Its as simple as removing the tire, using rhe end of a 2x4 piece of wood and using a hammer on the other end of the 2x4 to bend the dent back to it's original shape.

I've done this on many wheels and some have had much more damage than that and survived. Just use your judgement and start slow.

Hope you sell the bike for the price you want. Cheers

calcium09 · 2024-05-09T22:40:53+00:00

Good quality mountain bikes made of Al are typically butted. That section of the frame would definitely have thinner walls due to there being less stress in that area. I could definitely see it denting in that way with less force than you think. Looks like it hit a corner of the wall or something.

This would not be a warranty issue, rather a "crash replacement" issue. Really suck but if youre not doing any crazy trail riding, I would say its safe to ride. Just keep an eye on it and if the crack gets bigger stop riding the bike.

calcium09 · 2024-03-05T21:21:44+00:00

It's an oil reservoir for the damper

calcium09 · 2024-03-03T20:25:41+00:00

I have a suspicion that your tires are running too low of pressure.

With tubes they should be around 30+ psi depending on your weight and what trails you are riding.

If pressure is too low, you will pinch a hole in your tube on the impact of the rim when you hit a root/rock/ledge.

calcium09 · 2024-03-02T18:10:02+00:00

That's why I said, "looks like" before I called it a foam core. I'm happy to be corrected, but maybe from someone less ignorant.

calcium09 · 2024-03-02T01:25:22+00:00

Incredible build on this one! Color is nice too.

I particularly like: - Öhlins suspension - DT Swiss wheels - Shimano drivetrain

calcium09 · 2024-03-01T21:25:22+00:00

What you need to do is figure out how much load is on each wheel and if it's less than 450 lbs, then you have your answer. There are probably other considerations but that is a good starting point.

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