Actually, they have a pretty long reach. But the stock seat posts are really short.yep the last one I saw was fairly std if not slightly old school sizing -eg not long & slack..shame they don't have a small for kids & sml women
Actually, they have a pretty long reach. But the stock seat posts are really short.yep the last one I saw was fairly std if not slightly old school sizing -eg not long & slack..shame they don't have a small for kids & sml women
Probably fine for someone 158, just drop the stem below the spacers so the front doesn't drift around. Seat height will be no worries. If your wife wants to rip trails then it might be a little long. Maybe.Reading the amb review it’s sounds like the medium is on the small side.. Trying to justify one for the wife who is 158cm..
Cheers, the oldest boy is keen on it as well and he is just short of 170cm so someone will ride it.Probably fine for someone 158, just drop the stem below the spacers so the front doesn't drift around. Seat height will be no worries. If your wife wants to rip trails then it might be a little long. Maybe.
Straight steerer and QRCheers, the oldest boy is keen on it as well and he is just short of 170cm so someone will ride it.
From the pics can we tell whether it’s a straight steerer fork?
That and the quick release wheels stopped me. But for its intended audience it would be great.Square taper cranks would stop me recommending it to anyone. I lived through that era and never again.
Not yet, nor the fabled shorts.Are they selling the workstands this time?
i love square taper, never a squeaky bb in sight, bb lasts 30,000km;sSquare taper cranks would stop me recommending it to anyone. I lived through that era and never again.
That's the old BB, good old fashioned bearings you could clean and relube. Seriously was a downgrade changing to the 300 new standards.i love square taper, never a squeaky bb in sight, bb lasts 30,000km;s
Write up a reviewPicked up one this morning. In my numpty opinion, I'm pretty happy. The finish in mat black looks great, and the welds look better than the photos. I'll make this my street bike, and swap the tyres over to something more suitable.
I could, I'm just a newb to the MTB world!Write up a review
All I did was put on some hybrid tyres. Ride it more than my Trance these days.Has anyone modified the Aldi 29er in anyway? I’ve got one sitting in the shed and I’m keen to see what you’ve done!
the easy answer is... new bike time.Well this bike has done the young fella pretty well, but he's starting to do jumps / ride a lot harder so I'm looking at new wheels and fork as they are getting smashed. For what it's worth the wheels have held true, but the cheap hubs are not loving the abuse, and as you can imagine the cheap Suntour forks are not loving it.
Looking at the headtube it looks like press fit but I'm really not sure how I can tell (it looks like there is an insert top and bottom of the headtube). Ideally I'd like a tapered fork in there (for options) and whilst the headtube is wider at the base (52mm outside diameter) than the headtube on my cross bike it's not as wide as the the two more modern MTB's in the stable over 57mm at the base, again outside diameter. What am I going to need to do to find out?
Once I figure that out it'll be new wheels time. Obviously the rear wheel will be QR, but I'm assuming if I can get a better fork I can put a thru axle in there?
Anyone had a crack at this or can point me in the right direction. I can service forks/shocks/drivetrain etc but never had an opportunity to mess with a headset for some reason.
I have looked at this, and a tapered fork can’t be fitted. The head set cups in the frame are too shallow by about 5mm to fit the lower race required for a tapered fork in a straight head tube. I was gutted as my son was so keen to upgrade the fork.Well this bike has done the young fella pretty well, but he's starting to do jumps / ride a lot harder so I'm looking at new wheels and fork as they are getting smashed. For what it's worth the wheels have held true, but the cheap hubs are not loving the abuse, and as you can imagine the cheap Suntour forks are not loving it.
Looking at the headtube it looks like press fit but I'm really not sure how I can tell (it looks like there is an insert top and bottom of the headtube). Ideally I'd like a tapered fork in there (for options) and whilst the headtube is wider at the base (52mm outside diameter) than the headtube on my cross bike it's not as wide as the the two more modern MTB's in the stable over 57mm at the base, again outside diameter. What am I going to need to do to find out?
Once I figure that out it'll be new wheels time. Obviously the rear wheel will be QR, but I'm assuming if I can get a better fork I can put a thru axle in there?
Anyone had a crack at this or can point me in the right direction. I can service forks/shocks/drivetrain etc but never had an opportunity to mess with a headset for some reason.