The adult sized ones don’t clear normal pile brake setups. They’re also mega heavy.
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(L-T/kid)Woo is working really hard to destroy the cycling industry from within.
Pile=peopleWTF is a "normal pile brake set up"?
Isn't that what the gloves and brake levers are for? I mean if you're punching trees on the regular, maybe theres a different problem to solve? 
I'm always more concerned with those times when a thorny vine somehow gets wrapped around my arm and tries to rip my appendage off.
Or whatever plants have razor blade like thorns that cutup my shins, but you don't really notice until a shower is taken later.
I'm always more concerned with those times when a thorny vine somehow gets wrapped around my arm and tries to rip my appendage off.
Or whatever plants have razor blade like thorns that cutup my shins, but you don't really notice until a shower is taken later.
I apart from grip with extremely sweaty/wet hands 'm not actually sure what gloves are for. Personally. back when I wore them they never survived abrasion or hits and didn't really protect the skin underneath. Skin grows back. Ditching the middleman was one of the best riding choices I ever made.
Sweaty/wet, minor thorns. Today, most last maybe a month, so cheap work gloves instead.
I live in a chaparral area where getting scraped to shit on rides is a daily occurrence. I also prefer not to wear gloves, but it's kinda not an option here on most trails, most times of the year.
Also, triggering y'all with some handguards is an added benefit.
Also, triggering y'all with some handguards is an added benefit.
I have had multiple spills wearing gloves where the glove was destroyed but my hand was perfectly fine, and I wear as thin of gloves as possible. The Leatt 1.0s are great for that. Our local dirt is pretty sandy, so the alternative is hamburger hands. The hole in my elbow from a spill 4 weeks ago still isn't done healing.
Back when I used them I'd generally go through around 6 pairs of gloves a year. It's always been extremely rare for my hands not to have multiple cuts and abrasions. This hasn't really changed.
Material bunching and lack of feel is what I hated about gloves so yeah. I also only ever wore thin gloves. Sooo much better control and feel without them now that I litterally hate holding grips wearing a pair.
If I had £30 for every ride I've cut my gloveless hands... oh... wait!
Material bunching and lack of feel is what I hated about gloves so yeah. I also only ever wore thin gloves. Sooo much better control and feel without them now that I litterally hate holding grips wearing a pair.
If I had £30 for every ride I've cut my gloveless hands... oh... wait!
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A solid YAY vote on these Quaxar universal brake line kits:
I switched the close-to-disintegration original lines from my Formulas in less than an hour. They're easy to set up, and their modularity (ala Goodridge, but without Goodridge price tags) makes them a solid choice.
I switched the close-to-disintegration original lines from my Formulas in less than an hour. They're easy to set up, and their modularity (ala Goodridge, but without Goodridge price tags) makes them a solid choice.
Am currently eyeballing some apparel from his royal aliness. Sometimes I wonder if I should tally up all the random shit I've bought of Aliexpress...
just look up how many points you have and you’ll know how much you’re spending. I’m a platinum member, mainly from my wheelset build.
Just gold, but I'm on Ali to save money not spend. It's more of how much crap I've gotten. Honestly most of it has been pretty great! Just one item was a failure and that was refunded quick.
Any experience on aliexpress mtb/mx gloves? Fox dirtpaw quality seems to be a little too questionable.
They’re horrific. Stick with leatt and O’Neal if you like thin gloves for cheap.
I don't have one but this looks like a much better option than making a needle.
I remember swearing a bit making one of them and a slotted Allen Key.
I remember swearing a bit making one of them and a slotted Allen Key.
Found a One Up chain guide/bash guard for $23. All the pieces and spare parts seem to be there.
Beware of the soapy flavor!!!
So yeah, I bought that haul from Ali's $1.99 grab bag. I got a pump, mini tool, road gloves, aero socks, tool kit, TPU tube, a compact bottle, a spare derailleur pulley (free), and some cheap sunglasses from one of the better brands that may fit under my TLD A1.
No doubt some of this stuff will fail the first time (looking at the mini pump in particular) but some of it is surprisingly high quality for the cost. The road gloves and socks are on par with $30 bontrager things. The tube will be an emergency spare for my TT bike.
Hambini has a new positive enough review of some knock off DT 240 hubs made by Ryet. If I was building some budget wheels right now I'd try them.
Honestly never understood the (over)excitement about DT hubs.
Fukin PITA to service. and it's not like the ratchet system doesn't wear out.
and straight pull hubs can fuck off forever as far as i'm concerned.
FWIW Those Ryet hubs look way less of a PITA to service
Fukin PITA to service. and it's not like the ratchet system doesn't wear out.
and straight pull hubs can fuck off forever as far as i'm concerned.
FWIW Those Ryet hubs look way less of a PITA to service
I'm not actually all that bothered by hub brands. Hope are fine. Just nothing special and fairly mediocre in function and durability for your money.
For ease of servicing, cost, durability and function higher end offerings from the likes of Novatec beat DT and Hope unless you need hideous coloured anodising or a DT logo to make you feel worthy in the fashion parade that is Mountain bikes™
For ease of servicing, cost, durability and function higher end offerings from the likes of Novatec beat DT and Hope unless you need hideous coloured anodising or a DT logo to make you feel worthy in the fashion parade that is Mountain bikes™
I hate them because the spokes rotate when tensioning/truing, necessitating an additional step with another tool. Combine that with nipple washers on DT rims…fucking ugh.
He makes funny videos and has an occasional sober view of 'the industry' and sometimes has practical insights, but I'm pretty skeptical Hambini can actually value any parts for real-world-offroad-usage. He is primarily concerned with low weight and low drag, while riding his roadbike on sunny days.
There are quite a few copycat parts produced in China that seem just fine, but fail alarmingly fast because of poor material choice or through design-failures.
For hubs I keep coming back to Hope and DT Swiss. Very easy to rebuild, spares are easy to find and no weird surprises.
I really like the dt350 straightpull hubs. Light, sturdy, durable and no sensitive EXP ratchet.
like what?
I’ve built 1 set with China carbon rims. Built them in the frame, they were pretty true on initial tension just from counting turns, after aliclarkson style de-stress (stand on the spokes in socks), and then re-tension after mounting the first tubeless tire they’re still true and tensioned. Well the front is, the rear had a tire mounting accident that broke the rim. Turns out the gauge on my new inflator only reads right while filling and tubeless they didn’t hold up to 100+ psi when the tire blew off the bead.
A buddy of mine had a set of straightpull hubs from ali, looked nice, bearings smooth. Nice freehub sound.
But one morning during a winter he walked into his shed, and all the flanges had cracked, spokes were everywhere over the floor... we suspect some kind of sensitivity to salt that was they spray on the road during frost.
Never seen that before.