Not in 26″ though, I did check CRC before I ordered, ironically it was because of google that I ordered from bike24 as they where the cheapest.

I can’t tell from feel what it is, and there’s no indication on the tyre, so yes, there’s always the possibility that its a 60a in 70a packaging, definitely ordered a Maxxpro 60a, double checked.

I was going to order from Nextdaytyres but decided to save a tenner instead, sometimes you can’t just win.

Could it be old stock?

Interestingly none of the 8 variations of Ardent on Next Day Tyres are even available in 70a apart from the 70/62a dual compound which makes me think they’ve updated the compounds.

I’ve Emailed Bike24 so will have to wait and see what they say.

Edit Just downloaded the Maxxis 2013/2014 catalogue and can find no mention of a 70a Ardent.

@mduncombe

Which ones are these, the lethal ones or the grippy ones?

Merrel/Vibram, wouldn’t touch either again, Vibram probably make some good soles unfortunately there’s no way of knowing until you wear them.

@mduncombe

Which ones are these, the lethal ones or the grippy ones?

Merrel/Vibram, wouldn’t touch either again, which is a pity as Vibram probably make some good soles unfortunately there’s no way of knowing until you’ve bought them.

SLX and XT both have ceramic pistons, Freestroke adjustment and tool free reach adjust.

Deore don’t have the ceramic pistons, neither do they have Freestroke adjust, lever reach is adjusted by allen key, so not tool free.

If it where my money I’d spend it on SLX.

Not sure about reliability, there have been a few threads relating to leaking banjos on XT

Problem with Shimano is you can’t get spares although they do come with a two year warranty, Hope are fully rebuildable but expensive compared to Shimano.

Sounds normal.

Dont loose sight of why you started riding, get out on your own.

I use the old bearing and a hammer to tap in the new one

Sounds like not enough tension, I wouldn’t worry about getting it perfectly true, concentrate on getting actual and relative tension (diffetence between spokes) as close as possible.

Think Stans are 130kgf which could well be higher than your current Hope rims, Mavic reccomend 90kgf so it’s not always possible to compare wheels.

Identify and work on your week points.

Me ^ too, but dont hold your breath.

I’ve been advised that Solarstorm are no longer manufacturing the battery boxes, they’re supposedly working on a new one, don’t know how true this is but unable to get one anywhere so seems likely.

Not had any squeeling issues when using Superstar sintered, been through a few sets on different bikes and they’ve all been quite and lasted well. Just fitted some Disco sintered to the commuter/mtb/hybrid thingy, fancied a change, will have to see how they go.

@Kendonagasaki The grass isn’t always greener, Shimano resin are so loud it’s embarrassing.

Wont be anything wrong with your brakes, some pads just don’t like water.

The shock absorbing hammer won’t be helping.

@oldfart Maybe clean and re grease rear every 6 months or so (might be more often, depends on riding conditions) front every 12 months or so.

Went from 2100g Hope/Mavic 321 combo to 1700g Hope/Stans Arch EX and noticed no difference.

You current SLX are cup and cone.

jameswilliams54 – Member

This place has them

KD battery box

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Just ordered one, thanks for that.

andymc06 – Member

I had a 2011 Trance X3. Upgrading to 140mm forks makes it a superb all rounder. I wouldn”t go any higher as you risk compromising the geometry. The frames were certainly only warrantied up to 140mm forks. I had a set of Flow rims and XT brakes and then a shorter stem and wider bars (whatever suits you but 50-70mm stem and around 750mm bars was good for me). Don’t go to extreme with upgrades as you’ll risk ruining a great bike.
Edit I had a Fox 32 Float 140mm fork with FIT damper and it was excellent.

Hope that’s of some help

This^

Here’s one I built earlier…140 float FIT RLCs and 0 degree 85mm stem, I reckon you could go to 150mm on the fork but any more and you’ll be struggling to keep the front low enough.

Giant Trance X3 2009

+1 For Joe Blow Mountain.

This might sound harsh but your never going to turn a Trance into a DH bike, if you want something for DH buy a DH bike.

Fitting 160 forks, a 50mm stem and dual ply tyres will severely limit its ability to do anything other than go downhill.

2.5 Dhf Exo measures 61mm wide across the widest point(side knobs).

Measured on a Arch Ex at 30psi.

@uselesshippie DHR11 not DHR, not rode one myself but seen some favourable reviews when used as a front tyre.

All new Maxxis tyres size up correctly, 2.3 means 2.3.

@captainflashheart trying to keep things sensible, didn’t see “great build” though, will have a rethink.

Full SLX groupset inc brakes from our German friends and Hope Hoops, either Flow or Arch Exes.

Depends on how much money he has to spend.

Calipers need to be aligned with rotors, once calipers are aligned you can go about aligning the pistons.

If the calipers are not aligned, the pistons compensate for it and it can cause symptoms such as yours, it might have nothing to do with the way they have been bled!

It could be your getting excessive travel on the rear because of the above.

Why the hell wouldn’t you want to go and ride somewhere thats purpose built for mountain biking?!!?

Because some of us are looking for a scense of adventure, it’s not something you’ll find at a trail center apart from perhaps the first visit or two.

The riding is just a part of the overall experience imo.

Also looking for a scource for a battery box, anyone?

…or even a decent battery pack.

Do they have to be QR, if not? Halo XL Hex skewers.

Doubt there’d be much different to the 2010 36es, it wasn’t until 2014 they did much with them.

Did the Float conversion thing on my 2010s and didn’t notice much, if any difference, never been notchy though.

Sounds like air in the damper, perhaps a bleed of the charge damper is required.

I wouldn’t bother with an archi enduro, ime they’re shit.

Wrote mine off in an OTB incident, I landed on top of my head but somehow managed to break the chin guard, I suspect it broke against my chest as I tucked my head in. The chinguard was completely unmarked apart from two splits down either side of the guard where it had over flexed.

Strangely a lot of negative comments for it on Pinkbike

Because it’s a full face helmet which has been proven to not offer any better protection than a standard open face, what’s the point?

IMO It’s worse than an open face as it gives the wearer an enhanced sense of security, but no greater protection.

richardthird – Member

I thought Deores had ceramic pistons too?

Pretty sure it’s SLX and above.

roverpig – Member

Blimey, I can barely lift the front end of my Five off the ground for a few seconds. Guess it’s not the bike then

Mines the same, been sold a dud.

Crest Rims :?

I am wondering if it is worth investing anymore money into a 26″ bike as everyone is going 29’er or 650b…!

If you did go 27″ you’d need new forks, wheels and tyres as well as a frame, suppose it comes down to economics and what you can afford. Personaly I’d be looking for a 26″ that you could swap everything onto, very little performance advantage to be had by going 27″ and probably a good few 26″ bargains about if you look around IMO.

Onzadog – Member

I’m running about 140 kgf on each spoke. A fair bit above the recommmended 100 kgf. 2nd one I’ve had and they both read wildly off the mark.

Isn’t it 130kgf for Stans?

mikewsmith – Member

and lets hope Red Bull have enough euro’s for the leccy meter this time

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+1

2 minutes to go, getting very exited now.

10 minutes to go, come on Josh, Manon.

http://live.redbull.tv/events/366/2014-uci-mtb-world-cup-9-meribel-dhi/

I’m running Mavic EX721 rims but looking at the Stan’s kits have no idea what width my rims are, not as stupid a question as it sounds as I can’t find any information on where the rim width is measured from?

Its staring you in the face, 21mm, its measured internally.

FYI Mavic 321, 521, 721 are 21mm internally, Mavic 719, 319 are 19mm. The first number relates to the series/quality, the higher the number the further up the range they come, 2 and 3 series are at the bottom of the range whilst 5, 7 and 8 series are mid/top of the range.