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Hi all, Giving my rear wheel a service (giant p-xc2 from a 2013 Giant Trance X1) and can't figure out how to remove the freewheel- there's a bit of noise in there so want to clean it out. Anyone have any ideas? All the vids on youtube are for Shimano/other branded hubs which seem very...

Hi all, My seatpost recently seems to drop maybe 15-20mm over the course of the ride as I'm on it. It still goes right to the top when I press the button, but just seems to lower over the ride.. It seems it is losing air pressure or something?? It's a 2014 Trance X1. Any suggestions? Can't...

Hi all, I'm wanting to change the brake hosing for my Giant Trance X1 (2013 model). It has Avid Elixir 3's on it now and it is due for a bleed soon (got the kit etc... on the way). I want to change the hoses to red as I want to give the bike a bit of a cosmetic upgrade (brake hoses, gear...

Hi all, So riding today and my gears started playing up, not sitting in the right gear etc... Got home to tune them, and then saw the cable had frayed heaps and was basically snapped... So it needs replacing. Do I need SRAM specific gear cabling and end caps? Or can I just use Shimano or...

Hi all, Had a quick look but couldn't find much on this. I want to overhaul my bike. It's a 2013 Trance X1 29er, and I want to take out the cartridge bearings for the suspension etc so I can replace grease etc... Do I need to buy an expensive bearing puller thing or go the DIY route? All I...

Hi all, So I want to be able to service most things on my bike myself- so far I can do a shock service (seals and oil etc... not the FIT cartridge), brakes (pads and bleed), removing drivetrain stuff and cleaning etc and can tune the gears and what not, so I am slowly getting there... What I...

Hey all, So my 2013 Trance X1 makes a fair bit of noise when things get rough. On reasonably small bumps it makes a noticeable noise which sounds like it's coming from the front. When it gets very rough and fast it just gets noisier. Hard to describe the noise exactly, it doesn't sound like...

Hi all, So my mate is wanting to get into mountain biking.. He has set his budget at $750. I gave him one of my old bikes (a pretty average 2008 Avanti Escape) a while ago but it is pretty awful... What are his best options for the money? I'm not sure what the best way to go is... I...

Hi all, I need to replace the bottom bracket on my 2009 Avanti Montari (my commuter). According to the manual it has a Shimano ES25 Octalink. How do I know what size it is? Do I need to take the old one out to check the size? Thanks, Cam

Hey guys, So I'm going to be servicing my forks and shock this weekend, first problem- removing the big pin/pivot thing that holds the bottom of the shock in place.. I have the right allen keys, so that's fine, but how do you actually take it out?? Do you need to remove the chain rings/crank...

Hey guys, So I've had my 2013 Trance X1 for about 5 months now, and is probably due for a fork and shock service soonish (the 30 hour one). I want to do it myself. Is it hard? Looks damn simple on the YouTube video I watched, but like all those things they can make it look incredibly easy...

Hey all, So my old bike ('09 Avanti Montari) is now my commuter bike for going to/from work and has been relieved from off road duties (skinny tires and all, poor thing..) since I got my Trance X1. Anyway, I want to change a few things on it just for the sake of tinkering with it so I want to...

Hi all. I'm looking for anyone interested in going for a ride this weekend, probably out in the Mountains to do the Anderson's and Oaks double (~62km) or just the Oaks (~25km). I'm also looking for anyone wanting a riding partner too for other weekend rides as I'd like to get into it a lot...

Hi all, So I want to upgrade my rotor size... I currently have a Giant Trance X1 29er (2013) and it came with 170mm on the front, 160mm on the rear.. Basically I want to upgrade the rotor for a bit more power.. First of all, is it possible to run a 200mm on the front or is that too big for...

Hey guys, So on the weekend I'm going up North to Bungwahl (on the Myall Lakes) for the weekend, and want to take my bike... Are there any good trails around there? I'm driving up from Sydney so something on the way up would be good, or something maybe within 30-45 minutes drive from there...

Hey all, Buying a new chain for my commuter bike along with other things, it is a 9 speed Shimano setup (http://www.avantibikes.co.nz/comp-mtb-2009/montari-2009.aspx?bid=113) so it came with the Shimano HG53, so I was looking at the HG93 given it is hardly any more and is the better chain...

Hey everyone, So a mate and I are keen to go on a more solid mountain bike this weekend- normally do around 30km or so and are wanting to extend to maybe 50km-60km.. We both have dual suspension all mountain bikes (I have a 2013 Trance X1 29er and he has a 2009 Specialised XC (I think that's...

Hi all, So my old bike is a 2009 Avanti Montari hardtail, I think it has 80mm Rock Shox Dart 2 or something up the front that has seized up and provides basically zero travel when on the trails and has a tiny bit of rust on it. The springs go down about 1cm when my full weight is jumping on...

Hi all, Bought a chain cleaner on the weekend which I was always sceptical about whether or not it would be worth it (but could justify it to go with my new bike) and gave it a go on my old bike. My old bike I took pretty good care of- after every ride I washed the chain down, got out a brush...

Hi all, So getting my new bike tomorrow (Giant Trance X1) so am putting together a list of things I'll need to get... I'm buying the pedals at the store (I think I'll get the JetBlack ones, seem to have good reviews).. What do you think of the below products? I tried to base it off what people...