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Eejit posted:Thoughts on products like Ride Wrap? I am getting new bike and maybe that's a good buy? I fall enough that the sweet roarnge paint job is gonna see some hurt. I did this with my bike when it was new, I used that UK based online one where you have to put it on yourself and it took forever but turned out quite well. I'd do it again for any new carbon bike. For aluminum bikes I wouldn't really care I guess.
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I've had good luck with NixFrixShun Ultimate Bicycle Chainlube.
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Steve French posted:Your list is missing “moon dust” Right, I listed wet conditions because he said it's the rainy season until June. For 90% dry riding, almost certainly stick to something like Silca's wax drip lube or some other wax drip. TobinHatesYou fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Jan 24, 2021 |
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So basically I just need to resign myself to cleaning the drivetrain after every ride until the dry season.
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Braincloud posted:So basically I just need to resign myself to cleaning the drivetrain after every ride until the dry season. I'm new to mtb but this is what I do with gravel/cx. It's annoying but like, not as annoying as a nasty drivetrain. (P.S. for Seattle riding I use prolink progold and just wipe it down/reapply after every wet/muddy ride)
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Pretty much, yeah. At least wipe all the dirt and grime off after every ride, lube every couple or if it gets really muddy or starts squeaking. Something like rock and roll is a lot quicker and easier to use than dumond. RnR you just pour a bunch on there and then wipe off the excess and it cleans and lubes all at once. Dumond, which I've been using for a few months, needs your chain to be really clean, then you apply pretty sparingly, then wipe off all the excess, then there's still gonna be some grime and lube that comes out after the next ride that you have to wipe off again. In addition to shifting better and lasting longer, a super clean drivetrain looks better too  
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Jan 24, 2021 06:05
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VelociBacon posted:I did this with my bike when it was new, I used that UK based online one where you have to put it on yourself and it took forever but turned out quite well. I did RideWrap (the Whistler one) on my frame. Shop let me take it home while we were waiting on parts, and that made it a bit easier than it would have been. Agree completely; it’s a pain, but it turned out well and I’d do it again for any carbon bike. It’s already taken a couple of hits that I’m sure would have put some scratches in the frame if I hadn’t had it. Aluminum I could go either way, but I don’t think you’d regret either choice.
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I know a guy who runs a car detailing and paint protection business so called him up to see if he'd like to try something a little more interesting. They didn't have any cnc patterns so hand cut all of the pieces from scraps and did the whole bike for about $150 parts+labor with nice xpel car clear bra. Considering how long it would have taken me to get right and loving with the materials and buying supplies, spray bottles, etc, I think it was worth. Its held up to my crashes well so far. Worth giving your local car detailers a call to see if they'd be up for it. 150 was the original quote, he gave me a friendly discount after but I was ready to pay the full too.
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My only issue with RnR Gold/Extreme is how much you use per application. The price/application is quite high. Cost aside, it's great for dry conditions and probably my goto non-wax based lube.
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Did my third mtb ride ever. Pretty fun stuff. Riding trails when it's snowing is way better than riding road when it's snowing. 
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bicievino posted:Riding trails when it's snowing is way better than riding road Agreed!
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VelociBacon posted:Agreed! Same.
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bicievino posted:Did my third mtb ride ever. Pretty fun stuff. Tiger Mtn? I saw we got snow that low. The GF and I headed down to Smith Rock, OR this week with plans to do some mountain biking and climbing and nature decided it was time to dump 8” of fresh snow on the area. Took a hike today to see how the trails were and they’re a bit too icy for riding. Hopefully the sun will melt them out a bit this week but it looks like I’ll just be trail running instead. (Who am I kidding, I know I’ll take the bike out in the snow).
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This needs to go in the OP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7u1q8E9Q0Q
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Braincloud posted:Tiger Mtn? I saw we got snow that low. Raging River.
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Anyone got an opinion about Polygon? Looking at their models between 2-3k. Full suspension with good components... I give zero shits about big name brands or whatever and know how to use tools.
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 We got a little snow in DC today so I took the fat bike out and brought along a thermos with hot chocolate and bourbon in it. Did like 12 miles all told- a lot of the streets were just wet and slushy, but there were some lovely pockets of nice snow to ride in as well. 
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Chinatown posted:Anyone got an opinion about Polygon? Looking at their models between 2-3k. Full suspension with good components... I’m also curious about this and all the other direct to consumer brands. Looking to get an entry level full suspension this spring and it seems like a lot of them are a good value and might be easier to actually find than bikes I could buy locally. I’ve been checking out Polygon, Marin and YT.
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If you can get any bike this spring that fits your requirements go for it.
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n8r posted:If you can get any bike this spring that fits your requirements go for it. I did this, it was a big relief
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Chinatown posted:Anyone got an opinion about Polygon? Looking at their models between 2-3k. Full suspension with good components... I haven't rode them but I almost picked up a Siskiu T8 before they sold out last summer. They were pretty well reviewed and considering the price point you can't really do much better. They just released some new models the other day, I have no idea if they're available yet or not but if you can find one I wouldn't hesitate. n8r posted:If you can get any bike this spring that fits your requirements go for it. But more importantly, this.
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If I was gonna buy a bike today id look hard at commencal
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I own a Commencal and agree with this sentiment.
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I'm very new to the sport and the only bikes I've ever owned are a Commencal dirt jumper and a Canyon Neuron but I think you can't really get an outright bad bike as long as you don't buy from Walmart or Dicks or something. Polygon seems to be a normal company that makes normal good bikes
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I didn’t realize the base model for Commencal was $2299. I had it in my head they started near $3k so I hadn’t been looking at them. I’m hoping to keep it in the low 2k range if possible. I’m starting from nothing so I don’t even know enough to be picky. I just want to make sure I know all the options I should look at or avoid.
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Possibly dumb question but is there anything I should know about a pressure sprayer used on bikes (gravel and emtb specifically)? I want a pressure sprayer to help clean my parking spot and figure I’ll kill two birds with one stone, but didn’t know if there things I should look for or avoid in a pressure sprayer on a bike.
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Voodoofly posted:Possibly dumb question but is there anything I should know about a pressure sprayer used on bikes (gravel and emtb specifically)? I want a pressure sprayer to help clean my parking spot and figure I’ll kill two birds with one stone, but didn’t know if there things I should look for or avoid in a pressure sprayer on a bike. Yeah you can shove water into bearings and ruin stuff. Best to do it from a distance or not at all.
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rockcity posted:I didn’t realize the base model for Commencal was $2299. I had it in my head they started near $3k so I hadn’t been looking at them. I’m hoping to keep it in the low 2k range if possible. I’m starting from nothing so I don’t even know enough to be picky. I just want to make sure I know all the options I should look at or avoid. I would avoid anything without a dropper post unless you are totally sure you never want to hit jumps or drops or steep downhills. That's my only strike against the base model Meta TR
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feelix posted:I would avoid anything without a dropper post unless you are totally sure you never want to hit jumps or drops or steep downhills. That's my only strike against the base model Meta TR Oh wow, I completely missed that it doesn’t have a dropper post. I know they can be added, but that’s another thing to keep in mind since that’s kind of at the top of what I’m looking to spend ideally.
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Trek and Giant stores are everywhere near me and they both make good bikes. My runabout is a simple Trek and my mountain bike is a Giant Trance. Go to the store and ask to sit on whatever they have available.
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You don't need to spend 350 on a Transfer for a dropper. I got a $75 post on Amazon for my POS frankenbike that works fine
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Nocheez posted:Go to the store and ask to sit on whatever they have available. I went into a Trek store a few weeks ago and for a sub 4k bike their answer was "eh...maybe we will get some available April...maybe May. We have no loving idea. Want to put down a deposit today?"
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That's completely fair. I bought my cruiser in March (and another of the same model for my wife in April) and so we're set on bikes for a long time.
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Eejit posted:You don't need to spend 350 on a Transfer for a dropper. I got a $75 post on Amazon for my POS frankenbike that works fine
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Voodoofly posted:Possibly dumb question but is there anything I should know about a pressure sprayer used on bikes (gravel and emtb specifically)? I want a pressure sprayer to help clean my parking spot and figure I’ll kill two birds with one stone, but didn’t know if there things I should look for or avoid in a pressure sprayer on a bike. You see pro mechanics do this all the time and those pro mechanics also service or replace every bearing and seal on the bike after every race. Don't use pressure washers on a bike and be really careful even with the jet sprayer on a hose nozzle. The "shower" setting on a typical hose sprayer should be fine.
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There are bike specific washers that you can pick up as well. Muc-off makes one.
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feelix posted:Yeah I believe this, I took my dropper apart and it's an incredibly simple device that has no right costing as much as they do If budget is a primary concern, a dropper is better than no dropper at all. I wouldn't buy a $75 Amazon dropper for my $4500 MTB, but it makes sense for the ~$1000 cobbled together pile of odds ends I'm planning on selling this summer
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spwrozek posted:There are bike specific washers that you can pick up as well. Muc-off makes one. Thanks for the replies. I probably used the wrong terminology, I was referring to like the hand pump style garden sprayer sort of thing, with little power. The Muc-off one looks like what I was envisioning so might just go with that eventually.
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feelix posted:I would avoid anything without a dropper post unless you are totally sure you never want to hit jumps or drops or steep downhills. That's my only strike against the base model Meta TR Why do you need a dropper post if you're hitting jumps or drops or steeps? The seat just stays down all the time if you're doing those things. And if you're going back up for another lap, you just lift the seat back up at the bottom, it's a once-a-lap change. Definitely not something you need a dropper for. Did you mean ".. if you're sure you never want to hit anything but..."? I think droppers are only useful if you're riding undulating or cross country terrain.
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rockcity posted:Oh wow, I completely missed that it doesn’t have a dropper post. I know they can be added, but that’s another thing to keep in mind since that’s kind of at the top of what I’m looking to spend ideally. If you're still here in FL there's no need for a dropper and you'll be plenty happy without it, especially starting out.
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