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cheapondirt Added a comment about press release Crankbrothers Introduces the New Slider Tire Lever Kit
10/26/2024 8:53pm
The sliders are something I've wished existed. Maybe they did and I hadn't seen 'em, but either way I will be buying this set.
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christiandumitru Liked a bike check Santa Cruz V10.8
10/23/2024 6:34am
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jonkranked Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/14/2024 10:59am
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TimBud Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/8/2024 11:03am
There's actually a proper Shimano one (See MSA Pit Bits): I guess there's not enough of them so they just slapped a sticker on the production Praxis cranks.
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TimBud Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/3/2024 7:41pm
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crablink Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/2/2024 11:06am
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cheapondirt Added a comment about bike check Rocky Mountain Slayer 27.5/26
9/30/2024 8:58am
Bet this owner shreds
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HundyWZM Liked a bike check Rocky Mountain Slayer 27.5/26
9/30/2024 8:51am
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cheapondirt Added a comment about press release Cascade Components Introduces Brake Adjuster
9/19/2024 10:14am
Much respect for the way you're presenting this.
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iceman2058 Liked a product review Tested: Praxis Podium Flat Pedal
9/18/2024 6:55pm
If you’ve been around the sport for a while, you might remember the Gamut Podium flat pedal. If you’ve been around forever, you’ll also remember the Point One Podium which was the OG of this pedal shape way back when. Gamut acquired Point One in 2014, and released their version of the Podium pedal in 2016. It was extremely thin, with a shape that still worked well for generating grip, although the small-ish platform and the large inboard bearing bulge were not to everyone’s liking. Gamut stopped making the Podium pedal after just a few years, but fast forward...
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shortty761 Liked a forum topic Mxer has been humbled
9/16/2024 11:37am
I have been extremely humbled. I recently got my first mountain bike. I’ve always ridden moto and offroad type racing. (Dirtbikes) I’ve skated, skied. I’ve always looked at MTB and thought how much I wanted to do it but never really had the chance. I finally got my first MTB the other day and went on a nice mountain trail for my first time. I always thought I was in shape. I can run a prettt decent pace. I can do a 5k just fine. But wow. I realized how out of shape I was during the climb. I was...
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Stravapocalypse87 Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
9/10/2024 8:33pm
I had a similar problem with MTX gold pads a couple months back on my XT/ZEE setup. Both pads would bed in well, then I'd a few minutes into a descent and immediately glaze the pads. I tried cleaning/sanding/rebedding 4 times and finally gave up. Contacted MTX and received friendly customer service but the guy couldn't give me an exact answer to my problem. The real solution was buying a set of T4 V4's lol.
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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
9/10/2024 11:13am
I once had a pair of Hope pads do exactly this - I was never able to figure out the source of the contamination or what went wrong in the first place, but I lost pretty much all braking friction with a fully glazed pad and that was all there was to it. Nothing I did could bring that set-up back. Fresh pair of pads solved the problem... Maybe sometimes the pad compound just gets messed up from the factory, and "bleeds" resin under extreme heat or something.
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jasbushey Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
9/10/2024 11:13am
Contamination or glazing is a frustrating process. I recently spoke with MTX on a similar issue, but with brand new pads. To reset the setup, they told me to sand the pads until the glaze is gone. I used 120 grit paper and not much material was taken off. No need for cleaning agent on them, just blow the material off. They recommended acetone on the rotors to clean them. You could also lightly sand the rotors then acetone again. I never ended up getting the old one working as I wanted. It would fade at the 80-100% power range...
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HexonJuan Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
9/10/2024 7:31am
How'd you go about bedding the pads and rotor in? Rudimentary q, but better asked than not. It looks like you got the brake way hot causing a bit of glazing. NBD, sand the rotor surface some, clean with iso. As for pads, I don't recommend using sandpaper on em but the edge of a CLEAN file to scuff up the surface. Reason being the adhesive used in the sandpaper may cause a contamination issue. Rotors are easy enough to remove potential contaminants, but pads aren't due to their porous nature.
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cheapondirt Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
9/10/2024 6:17am That's a very good question. No, I can't be certain the markings aren't from putting pads in opposite to the previous way. But I did scuff and clean them and install a new rotor on July 20, last time I had them out (which is why I didn't pay attention to orientation). I followed that up with a bed in...
kane Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
9/10/2024 5:51am
Are you sure that the two rings are not from accidently having put the pads in the other way round? Pads typically wear unevenly and so 4 piston brakes often use 2 different piston sizes or position the pad off center to compensate for that. If they have been taken out and put back in reversed then the brakes will feel a bit strange and probably squeal until everything wears in a bit.
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cheapondirt Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
9/9/2024 11:00pm Thanks to you guys who took an interest in my problem. Tonight I had a chance to take a closer look. I can't find any contamination nor pad overhang. The inside of the caliper is dry. Pads do look shiny, but on a test ride the brake has normal power, unlike when I glazed Sram metallics and half the power...
Simann Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
9/9/2024 11:22am
To have a rotor that shiny tells me your pads are contaminated. Make sure you don't also have a fluid leak somewhere, a bit of brake fluid or bearing grease can definitely help "polish" a rotor like that.
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