I drove to Townsville yesterday to collect the children's bikes - they're absolutely over the moon!
Got home, converted my son's bike to tubeless, didn't work. Lowered the wheel into the pool to check for bubbles, fucking skewer and spring fell in too. The other side had unwound and I didn't realise.. I fished it out and followed up with a fresh water clean and re-lube stat!
Can I be the first to wish mechanical disc breaks a slow fiery death. Adjustment seems more by luck than design, what a nightmare! I can't get an acceptable short lever throw without disc rub. But for now they stop effectively and my daughter likes them so all good.
Both bikes have coil forks and while they're not great, they're actually not too bad either. I'm particularly surprised to find the 24" bike's fork moves up and down at all! I'd still prefer a carbon fork but it's not worth the money right now.
The most important thing is that they've both bugged me to go for rides and learn how to handle their new bikes on small features - pinch climbs, rough turns and small shutes.
Next up is to covert my daughter's 24" to tubeless (rim tape is in place), just need to insert the Stans Schrader valves and sealant - then hope the tyre mounts.
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