Calvin27
Eats Squid
About 2013 for mtb rear axles. About 2017 for front road.
The stupid questions thread.
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pink poodle
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...way before 2013 for rear hubs kiddo. Road explains why the front is news to me.
Calvin27
Eats Squid
Oh yeah forgot about that one.
It's sad, road did 12mm because they said 15mm is for hardcore mtbs. And mtbs at the time said, no way 20mm is for hardcore downhill. And now mtb says, nah 20mm works only if we boost it. I hate the bicycle industry.
pink poodle
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I often wonder if I could actually ride a 15mm axle fork with no worries...then I see how close the brake rotors sit to the legs and remember the flex I've felt in frames and forks over the years. I'm hoping, beyond reason perhaps, to see a good 20x110 resurgence!
Calvin27
Eats Squid
Boost and ultraboost. lol.
link1896
Mr Greenfield
You need my special thru axle bolt and nut combo. Tightened to 60Nm. It looks like a reused Subaru headbolt, but I swear it really isn't.
pink poodle
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Keep talking...
link1896
Mr Greenfield
You'll need my special hub with angular roller bearings too, 60Nm would crush radial bearings in no time.
I smell a new standard being born.
pink poodle
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I'm still anticipating a new standard for bmx...21 inch.
safreek
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OK, stupid question .
Have a "friend" looking at getting a bike, I cannot convince him to buy a real man's bike (DH , 26 inch) so he is looking at getting a 29r
.
Question is, if I test ride the 29r for him will that make me a lesser man, like will I need to wear a skirt forever more ?
Or more to the point, should I even have someone for a friend that rides a 29r?
Thanks for any help guys
Have a "friend" looking at getting a bike, I cannot convince him to buy a real man's bike (DH , 26 inch) so he is looking at getting a 29r
. Question is, if I test ride the 29r for him will that make me a lesser man, like will I need to wear a skirt forever more ?
Or more to the point, should I even have someone for a friend that rides a 29r?
Thanks for any help guys
Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
I don't think a skirt will be necessary, but definitely Lycra as the outer layer.OK, stupid question .
Have a "friend" looking at getting a bike, I cannot convince him to buy a real man's bike (DH , 26 inch) so he is looking at getting a 29r
Question is, if I test ride the 29r for him will that make me a lesser man, like will I need to wear a skirt forever more ?
Or more to the point, should I even have someone for a friend that rides a 29r?
Thanks for any help guys
Keep him as a friend tho, everyone needs and easy target to hang shit on
Wear a kilt but no pants (as per the rules). That way if you shit on the saddle it becomes SEP.OK, stupid question .
Have a "friend" looking at getting a bike, I cannot convince him to buy a real man's bike (DH , 26 inch) so he is looking at getting a 29r
Question is, if I test ride the 29r for him will that make me a lesser man, like will I need to wear a skirt forever more ?
Or more to the point, should I even have someone for a friend that rides a 29r?
Thanks for any help guys
Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
Whats even worse is you might like it!
pink poodle
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A "friend" is not a nice way to describe Burt.
ashes_mtb
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What would cause a rapid wobble of the front wheel / bars when riding with no hands?
Have regreased and tightened the hub and it doesn't seem to have any play in it.
The wheel is true and there don't seem to be any abnormalities in the tyre (Schwalbe Kojak).
Headset seems tight with no play in it.
Rigid fork so not a suspension issue. Can't see any cracks and it feels solid still.
It's too fast to be a coordination issue and it generally feels a bit off cornering.
Got me absolutely stuffed what's causing it...
Have regreased and tightened the hub and it doesn't seem to have any play in it.
The wheel is true and there don't seem to be any abnormalities in the tyre (Schwalbe Kojak).
Headset seems tight with no play in it.
Rigid fork so not a suspension issue. Can't see any cracks and it feels solid still.
It's too fast to be a coordination issue and it generally feels a bit off cornering.
Got me absolutely stuffed what's causing it...
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Are your bars straight? Centred? Aligned?
Maybe you're running a really high psi and there is substantial feed back from the ground.
Maybe you're running a really high psi and there is substantial feed back from the ground.
ashes_mtb
Has preferences
Bars are straight. It's the commuter so probably got around 50psi in the Kojaks, but have always run them that high without an issue. Will try dropping some air out to see if that makes a difference.
safreek
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Just never known anyone that rides that size, all the awesome people I know ride 26
safreek
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Sort of like swinging both ways, well I guess that's worked in other parts of my life