My youngest daughter has always ridden handbrake and freewheel. She hates coaster brakes now.
You're telling me! He's just a tad too short for the pit bike, but is way too tall for his 12" bike. He's been balancing since 2 or so, so it seems to make sense...but time does fly. Kindergarten in the fall.......He loves having a freewheel, pedaling backwards is his new thing. He was also practicing waving and 1 handed riding yesterday and took a digger (NEW RULE: never wave with your brake hand!).
I have a 40yo buddy who always carries the shovel in his braking hand as he goes over the crest of the hill. EVERY TIME.
Good rule for young and old!
NICE how are you liking it so far? LOVE mine.Nuthin new here, got a Spitty in the Fall and have been dialing it in all winter.
middleburn agrees
they're also still making square taper cranks, so whats your point?
It's without a doubt one of the best handling bikes I've been on. Very playful bike. You can push so damn hard in the corners. The only downside is the bushing system, mostly the bolts that keep loosening. The Spitty is like having a hot girlfriend, fun to ride, but high maintenance.
the point is you missed the joke
What?
Sorry, Sunline I believe.
Are they still on the market?
no, but some e-tailers still have inventory.
They weren't vocal mics, I still have those and my turntables. Both of them...
Watch the bushings and make sure the stay completely in the pedal body. Everyonce in awhile the bushings in mine slide out, causing an annoying creaking sound.
No problems at all. No bolts getting loose.. do you locktite them? Bushings are a year old w/ little to no wear. I do almost no maintenance on it. Every 4mo I pull apart some of the pivots to see if there is wear and so far it has all been good. I use a thin Teflon grease at all the bushings. It does have a little sticking, but I can never feel it on the trail.
I have to tighten the bottom two pivots every few rides which requires pulling the cranks. Getting to be a pain in the ass. Can loctite go bad ? My bottle is pretty old. Maybe I don't tighten them enough. After reading the thread on MTBR I have been apprehensive about cranking down on the bolts because that seems to create problems with premature bushing wear.
Great bars. I scored a pair of red ones when they popped up on Chainlove. Lurve 'em.
whatever will your six turntables do without them?
I'm going to sell them too.
can't wait to hear how it rides. I've had my eye on that frame for a while. Looks super nice, but I'm cheap and bike broke.Soooooooooooo close. Just need the muther ****ing headset
