Well done. Doing your own work is the way to go. Always good to use some hand tools and to get a job done. I need to put a tube in my crappy old mountain bike. It’s not worth spending money on but have a tube lying around somewhere. A new, decent bike is on my wish list!
Sick lucky!
I’ve got a dt Swiss 240 hub and dt Swiss ex1501 on the back and just a stock Alex rim up front
I just got a new rear tire it’s a michelin wild Enduro 2.6
Never tried Michelin before it looks pretty good. 68 cad on chainreactioncycles.
I setup the back tire tubeless but my front one didn’t seat correctly so I need to get more sealant and add a bit of tape to the rim. Might also be cuz my front tire is a bit stretched from use so I gotta set it better.
Tired of paying a fortune for maxxis or schwalbe tires!
I run 2.25’s on my bike since it’s primarily for XC, It climbs well but spins up on very loose terrain.
The wheels I took off had more grip on berms, It used to be like it was on rails running Maxxis Ardents. I’m adjusting to it though, just a bit wobbly coming out of the berms now
It was probably the bead that didn’t sit right on the front wheel. On the instructions given with my wheels they said not to use a tyre lever when putting on the tyre as you can damage the bead.
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I always use chainreaction, they deliver to me in 2 days and returns cost half nothing since its in Northern Ireland. Just noticed you said CAD, I didn’t realise you were in Canada. When you mentioned bike parks I just presumed you were in the UK
I just pumped up my road bike tires. i was so worried they’d pop from being pinched. I didn’t ride at all last year. Excited to go this weekend. Have always wanted to mtn bike.
I have 2 trails near me. Problem is I’m too big for the paths. The trees are so close to the path. Last time I tried it, I got clotheslined a couple of times. I need a trail that is wide. I kinda stick to the roads, which is unfortunate since I bought the bike to go offroad.
Mine is bone stock except for pedals and handle bar. I wish I had the money to customize it. I would really like a single crank like they put on the new stumpjumper that replaced my bike.
Thanks, yeah it’s built to take a beating lol. Surprisingly it’s still pretty light.
I used Strava for the first time in a long time today, I’m trying to lose some weight so I started doing a little climbing loop with some fast downhill. My uphill was very slow lol but it said my top speed on one trail was 54.7kmh .