|
Imo the downside to a FS at that pricepoint compared to a hardtail at the same pricepoint is you are getting worse components on the FS to work the rear suspension into the budget. Whether that is worth it is really down to your preference and the type of trails you are dealing with. That Giant's price is pretty much as cheap as a FS bike gets. It looks like its level of drivetrain etc is pretty similar to that hard tail so the price really is for that rear shock. You get tubeless ready rims on both which is nice. The biggest oversight though imo is the hardtail has a dropper and the FS does not. I really really really wouldn't get any trail bike without a dropper unless you are immediately going to add one. Something like a a oneup etc is a great option without being crazy expensive. That Giant frame has internal routing by the look of it for the cable.
|
#
¿
Apr 7, 2021 01:05
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ May 21, 2024 06:09 |
|
|
EvilJoven posted:The Stance is a QR rear end. If you're going to drop 2k on a bike budget a bit more and get something with a thru axle back end. Something like the Trance X would be a great choice. It is a fair bit more however. Pandemic has messed up the used market in a lot of places but used bikes really can be a great way to go to get more for your money. The Norco fluid are a solid entry level FS setup too https://www.norco.com/bikes/2021/mountain/trail/fluid-fs/fluid-fs-2/ mashed fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Apr 7, 2021 |
|
#
¿
Apr 7, 2021 02:33
|
|
|
BIG DRYWALL MAN posted:Thanks Y’all. I ended up going with the Stance from the LBS here in Boulder. They have a good return policy afaik so if I’m not happy or if it doesnt click or w/e I’ll exchange it. If it can fit in your budget getting the shop to put a dropper in for you would be super worth it. They are life changing. Something like this is great value. https://www.oneupcomponents.com/collections/dropper-posts/products/dropper-post-v2 Or do it yourself if you are mechanically inclined. The Stance has internal dropper routing so wouldn't be hard.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 7, 2021 17:08
|
|
|
Fate intervened and you got a sweet bike.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 7, 2021 20:24
|
|
|
Be me. Try to do some  line inside the only rock in the middle of the trail. Scratch my brand new bars. At least they match the rest of the bike now...  https://i.imgur.com/3dR9bj5.mp4
|
|
#
¿
Apr 20, 2021 04:41
|
|
|
Burke mountain BC. Trail is called Six. It is a lot of fun and after a wet early spring is almost getting too dry now. Part of why I tried to go inside is the outside of the corner looked really loose. https://www.trailforks.com/trails/six-63248/
|
|
#
¿
Apr 20, 2021 05:27
|
|
|
n8r posted:My 5 year old is better in the air than I am.  He'll be in rampage before you know it.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 20, 2021 17:23
|
|
|
bicievino posted:Thinking about picking up a OneUp EDC pump to reduce stuff in my pockets, and using a voile strap to put the tube on the frame. Your list looks good to me. I can totally recommend the EDC pump. I really like mine, even without the storage it seems like a really solid pump and you can use the nozzle of it with a CO2 so thats one less thing to bring. I have their edc tool in mine with their plug kit and its got pretty much everything I need for backpack less rides closer to home.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 20, 2021 22:40
|
|
|
bicievino posted:Cool, good to know. Hoping I can find one in stock. Yeah its a big storage space. You could probably fit a CO2 cartridge and zip ties in the handle. I saw a really sweet idea on pinkbike the other day to wrap some duct tape around the handle of the pump. Could easly put a couple of feet around the handle without it being noticeable and very useful in a pinch. If you use black duct tape it wouldn't be obvious at all.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 20, 2021 23:33
|
|
|
n8r posted:Has anyone done the charger 2.1 upgrade on a pike? I have a pike select that seems not so great at small bump. It looks like there are two kits, I’m thinking the $250 rct3 setup would be fine. If you already have the charger 1 damper then there is very little benefit to going to the rct3. Have you got the debonair air spring in yours ? That is a cheap upgrade that is well worth doing on any pike that has a solo air. I've been nerding with my 2017 pike lately and recently tried putting a couple of tokens in and lowering my spring rate a bit. It has improved it over all. Its definately more compliant in the chundery roots without bottoming out.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 23, 2021 22:17
|
|
|
Voodoofly posted:
One of my daughters has this bell. It is by far her favourite biking related thing and she dings the poo poo out of it.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 30, 2021 06:34
|
|
|
VelociBacon posted:Where did you people find this bell? The local trek store had a whole wall of them lots of cool designs.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 30, 2021 15:01
|
|
|
I recently had creaks that I was sure were coming form either my headset or BB. Turned out it was suspension pivot bolts. One thing that helped was flexing the bike sideways with my foot by pushing the pedal inwards while off the bike. Made it pretty obvious it was coming from the pivots in that case. After greasing them all it is gloriously quiet.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 30, 2021 23:05
|
|
|
vikingstrike posted:Random, but learning to do basic service on shocks and forks isn't too hard (but does take a little time the first go around). If anyone is looking for a pretty straightforward maintenance thing to learn, I'd recommend this. Yeah absolutely. I did a lowers service for the first time recently and it was pretty easy. I'm currently in the process of putting new tubless tires on for the first time and a longer dropper. My bike is spending more time in pieces at the moment than together 
|
|
#
¿
Apr 30, 2021 23:41
|
|
|
Levitate posted:
For a rockshox lower service you only need new foam rings, oil & sram butter. Thats for the 50hr service. The 200hr requires a seal kit etc with new orings and wipers but its still not very much in terms of cost and the only specalized tool you need is internal c-clip pliers to get into the airspring. Servicing a charger damper looks pretty complex however and thats probably something I'll still end up paying a shop to do when its time.
|
|
#
¿
May 1, 2021 01:03
|
|
|
Finished my day of bike nerding in the garage. Got my Maxxis Aesagai DHR combo on to replace the Goodyear Newton ST I've had for the last year that are totally worn out. Looking forward to seeing what actually having center tread feels like again.  I also put my new 180mm oneup dropper in to replace the 100mm KS that was stock on the bike. Its pretty awesome that with the oneup you can have a huge amount more extension for the same or less insertion depth. Now I can get the seat down as far as it possibly can go. I ended up shimming it down 10mm to 170mm which feels perfect. Its also so much faster than the KS as well which probably just needed a full overhaul but i'm happy.  Side by side with the KS lined up at the collar. Much more pop in the drop. mashed fucked around with this message at 03:21 on May 2, 2021 |
|
#
¿
May 2, 2021 00:44
|
|
|
I have the ixs flow kneepads that have a fair amount of shin protection too. I of course managed to get one pedal bite above my sock and below the shin guard. But other than that they have been great.
|
|
#
¿
May 7, 2021 03:39
|
|
|
I recently got a small torque wrench for regreasing all my suspension pivot bolts. I think it's worth it to know they are done up to the right amount of tight. My bike also finally does not creak on the climbs again. Win win. I just bought a basic 1/4" off of Amazon and it seems to do the job well enough.
|
|
#
¿
May 20, 2021 16:00
|
|
|
Another vote for the oneup pump and EDC combo. I also got one of their EDC straps recently to attach my tube to the frame and it is very nice and not expensive.
mashed fucked around with this message at 23:42 on Jun 2, 2021 |
|
#
¿
Jun 2, 2021 21:23
|
|
|
After buying my bike with a worn out ks dropper having the one up on has been so good. Also the extra few inches of clearance has been awesome on the rowdy stuff.
|
|
#
¿
Jun 5, 2021 01:18
|
|
|
VelociBacon posted:Had my first north shore ride of the season, shuttled Seymour twice, hit CBC, Pingu Pangor, Boogeyman, and I dunno what else. Lots of fun and good warmup for Whistler this year. How is CBC? I've never ridden it and it seems like it's not really being maintained anymore. Though I saw some reports that someone was working on it.
|
|
#
¿
Jun 6, 2021 00:20
|
|
|
Safety Dance posted:No it wont. A doctor I know had to get the fire department to cut a guy's scrotum stretcher off once. They put a butter knife between metal and skin, and kept the area cool with water. 
|
|
#
¿
Jun 17, 2021 06:31
|
|
|
poo poo dude that is loving brutal having your bike stollen. Awesome that the shop is helping you out for your trip. Bike theft is so bad in this region. Some dude got his bike jacked on fromme the other day while using the washroom. I actually zip tied the manual releases on my garage doors after some people in squamish had their bikes stolen out of their garages by people fishing the latches through the weatherstrip. I hope your insurance claim goes smoothly and the shop can get you a new bike soon. 
|
|
#
¿
Jun 18, 2021 15:54
|
|
|
If any of you folks in the lower mainland are so inclined it looks like there are a bunch of trail association trailforks badge earning challenges on now with prizes and stuff. https://torca.ca/torca-trailforks-challenge-2021/ TORCA has some fun ones. Everyone knows a ride only counts if you log it on multiple apps and earn cheevos like its an xbox  https://nsmba.ca/social-badger-challenge/ NSMBA is doing one too. mashed fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Jun 27, 2021 |
|
#
¿
Jun 27, 2021 17:11
|
|
|
I got a little Garmin 130 plus computer recently for the bike with a speed sensor for the wheel. I'm liking it a lot. Having the dedicated speed sensor is nice if the GPS is spotty. It's easy to import a route from trailforks etc when you want to know exactly how much the climb is going to suck and which trail junction to take.
|
|
#
¿
Jun 29, 2021 03:28
|
|
|
me your dad posted:Got my first Strava KOM Lol I have a PR on a short segment I think I will never beat. It must have been gps noise. But my real times are easily 15 seconds slower.
|
|
#
¿
Jun 29, 2021 17:33
|
|
|
I've got magura mt5s on my bike and I love them. Tons of power and easy to modulate. They sell a version with one finger levers now vs having to add those after the fact which is very much worth getting vs the standard two finger levers.
|
|
#
¿
Jul 26, 2021 00:46
|
|
|
In BC it's not uncommon to see people selling their dream build with barely any time riding it because they have decided they want the new shiney thing. Not that you are going to get any sort of deal on that parts equity of course.
|
|
#
¿
Jul 31, 2021 17:28
|
|
|
Recently snapped a chain for the first time half way up Eagle Mountain in BC. Used the edc chainbreaker in anger for the first time and it went pretty smoothly. I didn't have a spare quicklink so had to drop two links and then push the pin back in but it got the job done well.   The chain was a little too short after this but I had a replacement stockpiled at home and i'm using the old quicklink from the broken chain as a spare that gets to live in the EDC tool for the next time my dumb rear end tries to shift while under way too much load. TL DR edc tool owns.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 13, 2021 21:50
|
|
|
stratdax posted:Even in north vancouver the bike shops are exclusively staffed by stoned teenagers just working there for pro deals. It's rare that any bike shop employee is useful in any way. For those in the lower mainland I've had great experiences at Kinetik in Coquitlam and IMBY in poco that just recently opened. IMBY only does service and parts / accessories but is a great addition to the region. IMBY the trail on the other hand can get hosed as I suck at tech climbs a lot. Is walking half the trail one dab if the walk is continuous or a dab per step ? mashed fucked around with this message at 06:25 on Aug 16, 2021 |
|
#
¿
Aug 16, 2021 06:23
|
|
|
Steak posted:Race was awesome yesterday. I ended up 5/7 in my class and something like 77/100 overall in the category (they separated our class times from the rest of the category for some reason so I'm estimating). The communication wasn't great, there was a lack of obvious race officials and combined with newbie nerves resulted me in being a goon and starting in the wrong wave. The very last wave, actually. It was a 3 minute penalty, basically. It is what it is but I'm just disappointed I missed out on racing with my peers.  I'm thinking of trying an enduro race next season. Never raced bikes before but despite not being very fast it sounds like a blast.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 23, 2021 19:36
|
|
|
Yeah I think i'll check out the local races next season and see which ones have a pushing 40 not hardcore class. I'm liking this slightly moister weather turn in BC over the last few days. Climbing in the mist is neat.  Slippery roots making a return less neat.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 23, 2021 22:55
|
|
|
Burke Mountain, Coquitlam, BC. Don't come here its awful... Some great trails there. The climb is a bit of a grind on old fire roads but it isn't too bad. Around 500m of vertical to be able to get a linked descent all the way down to the bottom. Some of the local trail builders are super creative and there are significantly more trails than what are on trailforks if you get out and explore. Happy to show anyone around if they are in the area and want to check it out. https://www.trailforks.com/region/burke-mountain/?activitytype=1&z=13.4&lat=49.31350&lon=-122.73413
|
|
#
¿
Aug 23, 2021 23:24
|
|
|
I'm working at it. A 600m climb is easy enough but I haven't done any climb days bigger than that. Most of my rides are a couple of hours and done if I'm peddling. My bigger descent days have all been shuttles. I'm going to try and ride Lord of the Squirrels in the next few weeks which is significantly more vertical than I've ever peadled.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 24, 2021 06:58
|
|
|
VelociBacon posted:I would recommend looking at previous BC Enduro race loops and taking a day to see how you feel doing the whole thing. The closest one was in Abbotsford at Vedder, here's the link for the 2019 race. Note the 1600m (5250ft) of climbing. This is ~20% of the height of Everest. Yeah that's a good idea. I definately need to work up to it. I did a vedder lap a couple of weeks back but again only around ~600m. Looking at that course I pretty much did the first climb and then descended so a bit under half of the climb in that course. Need to find the time to do some longer pedal days and work up to it.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 24, 2021 18:15
|
|
|
So far I have not been murdered by goons from the internet so this seems like a great idea. I do plan to get a better more shuttleworthy bike rack pretty soon. I have an old school horizontal carry one which works fine for a couple of bikes but I really want to get a North Shore or another vertical carry style. They just look so much easier to use.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 24, 2021 23:00
|
|
|
The nice thing about the NSR one is it still folds up when you want to leave it on the vehicle but not use it. Shuttlerack in chilliwack makes a really nice rack for ~$1000 also but it doesn't fold and its gigantic on the back of your vehicle.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 24, 2021 23:22
|
|
|
Finally made it to the whistler bike park. Unsurprisingly it was awesome. I just ripped around on blue flow trails all day until my hands died from the brake bumps. Probably won't make it back this season but that place owns.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 7, 2021 03:36
|
|
|
Well my goons I done hosed up on Saturday. Landed badly on a drop lost control washed out the front and then shattered my shoulder joint. http://imgur.com/a/GaNHz7E If my wife doesn't sell my bike out from under me I'm looking forward to getting back on it in most likely at least a few months. Should be seeing an orthopedic specialist today or tomorrow. poo poo happened real fast but all the emerg services were great In getting my rear end off the mountain. Plus the other riders that helped out until they arrived.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 27, 2021 13:43
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ May 21, 2024 06:09 |
|
|
meowmeowmeowmeow posted:Yeah I see it now, that looks miserable - good luck my dude. Yes this. Seeing the orthopedic dr tomorrow morning.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 27, 2021 21:59
|
|