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ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to What enduro bike am I?
9/16/2026 7:10am TType. Chain is the correct length. It was solved by waxing the chain. I might just try a new chain to see if it rattles less. There is no stretch in the old one though. Yup. Brake lines only go in once. Just make sure you budget the time to get them in. No bearing issues with the flexy frame...
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ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to What enduro bike am I?
9/15/2026 8:51am Buddy has the new Firebird with the 13mm hank link and 8mm chainstay flip chip. Loves it. I’ve got the Rallon. Amazing bike.we t with 450 cs on a med and wouldn’t go shorter. I love tech climbs too. My chain was super loud. Not chainslap, just chain rattle. Real weird. Otherwise frame is quiet. Would recommend. Way more natural...
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/12/2026 2:54pm If someone has a newer phone that can scan we codes from your image gallery, I’m curious what the QR code on that caliper links to.
beeeom Liked a reply to forum topic Are radial tires good, or are they dumb?
9/12/2026 12:41pm
I only ride DH, so rolling efficiency is of no concern to me
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ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to High vs Low Anti Rise Bikes
9/12/2026 8:40am While you guys were working out I went and rode my bike down some steep ass shit. Tried for a brief second to only use rear brake. Instant acceleration. I can’t tell if you guys are taking the piss with this or not.
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to Rogue Trail Builders Fined $35,000 in Vermont
9/12/2026 8:33am Crown Land, which is provincially managed public land and makes up 90% of the land in BC. This is the land that gets logged, mined, and recreated on. Logging on private land is much less common and tends to happen on Vancouver Island for some reason.
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to High vs Low Anti Rise Bikes
9/10/2026 8:49pm How about this, In n Out Burger with only your rear or only your front brake? Out run not included.
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to High vs Low Anti Rise Bikes
9/10/2026 4:49pm They say Dead Dog is 32 degrees. Definitely not the steepest trail but the key is it’s constant with no catch berms for very long distances. This makes it a good test for this conversation as it’s all about what gives you maximum braking power.
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to Are radial tires good, or are they dumb?
9/10/2026 11:27am I started in magic Mary gravity. Horrendous to pedal and slow rolling. Switched to the new tacky gravity, much much faster. Great tire until a lug ripped off. Still the same old Schwalbe. Still have the MM up front.
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to Are radial tires good, or are they dumb?
9/10/2026 6:41am Has anyone else found they absolutely suck to put on? They open up flat and won’t sit in the rim. Some won’t set on the bead.
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to Rogue Trail Builders Fined $35,000 in Vermont
9/9/2026 6:18am It should be noted that in BC, rake and rides are completely legal to create. It is legal to clear dead fall and ride your bike where you want. The trail application form actually lists the trail building methods that you do not need an application for. Basically shovels in dirt. So in the end, fall line skidders are the...
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to High vs Low Anti Rise Bikes
9/6/2026 10:12pm My question was meant to be what brake would you use to get down a steep trail the slowest. Catch berms aren’t steep. They are catch berms. Tight switch backs are steep trails. I’m talking steep shit. Dead Dog. For sure you’d get spanked once in a while with just the front but if I had to go slow down...
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to High vs Low Anti Rise Bikes
9/6/2026 5:15pm I’d put it out to everyone to think about if they only had one brake to ride a steep trail, what brake would they want? I would choose my front brake to get down the slowest. I ride in an area with much steeper than average trails and I run my 38 at 94 psi and one spacer for 150...
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
9/4/2026 8:05pm Does the drip wax help with noise at all? I’ve heard it doesn’t.
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
9/4/2026 4:49pm 5 rides in and it’s still substantially quieter than before hot waxing. There are a few rattles occasionally happening now so I’m re waxing it as I write this. Well worth the effort, which involves turning on the slow cooker with the chain in, going back out to the garage after dinner, put the chain on. No waxing needed for...
AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/4/2026 8:05am
If you told me I could pay a 1% penalty on suspension performance to have zero drivetrain noise, I'd shell that out in a minute. Every time I ride after freshly servicing suspension, greasing freehub, putting fresh tires on, aligning calipers, etc... the silence is amazing and the bike feels so smooth.
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Dave_Camp Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
9/4/2026 8:03am
I think Shimano is missing the point- noise is the biggest issue by far. If my bike is loud, it's bad. I don't care if the suspension is actually working 1% better.
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ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
8/28/2026 11:16pm My chain seemed extra rattle-y. And my cassette amplified it. The elastic bands were as per the suggestion above. I couldn’t find o rings to fit though. The elastics dampened the ringing of the cassette. Previously, if I flicked the cassette, it rang and reverberated. Not the rubber stops the vibration and it sounds more like a subtle thud.
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to Silent Bikes - What tricks do you have to keep your bike quiet through the season?
8/28/2026 8:56pm Holy shit. After doing O chain, upper and lower STFU, after market chainslap tape, cleaning and greasing everything, insulating hubs, whatever, I can tell you with certainty that hot waxing the chain is the single biggest change to noise on my bike. It is unreal. Zero metallic clanging, no more shopping cart, sideways landings are silent. It’s insane. Honestly and...
ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to World Cup Enduro is Done After 2026
8/27/2026 4:08pm I think e-bikes are dumb but if enduro is supposed to be modelled after a regular ole bike ride, then enduro should be e-bikes these days. Add in that the climb isn’t timed and who cares if they are on an ebike. And then it can inevitably fail just like EDR.