I've been using those since internal routing became a thing. They work great and tend to last about a season. I keep a couple of extras in my tool wrap just in case. I've gone internal on my last two trail bikes because I've gotten used to strapping bags onto the frame now and I hate it. I like being able to pull off a brake to gravity bleed it or swap them between bikes if one goes down.
Lmao wtf...good ol days
Automatically retracts, then you have to butt clench and pull to extend.
can you drive a pump off the rear wheel? Maybe you could flip a lever that used rotation to fill the bottle then could be turned off on the uphill sections.
SHIMANO AIRLINES RIDES AGAIN
I'd also like to see some fast rolling tyres come in proper sidewalls. I chucked an Ikon/Rekon combo on my Smuggler trail bike for a 100km event last year and then left them on for awhile cos lazy. Really good fun trying to ride the usual stuff with them, had an absolute giggle but geez they're not real durable. Unfortunately the fast rolling stuff tends to top out at EXO which is basically the bare minimum for a MTB trail imo.
My e13 on my fat bike already has that feature.
Yeah good call, might grab some of those to try in the near future.
Can't get it up anymore eh? Don't worry, a lot of people aren't turned on by the fatties. Have you tried smacking it around a bit?
That's what she said.
I've never ran one, they look tempting I have a feeling I will hate braking
I have Nalgene bottles for work because they were the only ones I could find that weren't Chinese made.Nalgene makes a MTB water bottle with a dirt/cow-shit cover that uses a normal shape -
I thought someone else would remember this BMC gimmick, but since nobody did, I'll throw it here:
www.mtb-mag.com
The 2.4 Rekon EXO+ is a solid option. Front and rear or a Dissector up front for a little more grip.
Seconded. I've liked both of these.
Possible. We don't really need brakes on our trails so i can't comment on that.
Might just need cleaning. Both of mine do. If I wind up rigging some sort of preload spacer I'll let you know what I wind up using.
This. And if we can't have this, an alternative might be a quick and simple way to re-bed pads and rotors. I remember seeing a contraption during WC coverage that one of the teams had rigged for on-the-spot brake bedding. It consisted of a lever and caliper mounted to a platform with a rotor mounted to an electric drill. The drill speed simulated a wheel spinning at a rate high enough to bed new pads when the lever was pulled.
I have found that just rubbing some clay based mud or even coarse automotive buffing compound on the rotors with a few quick stops does just this.
I've done the mud thing during rides to try and silence squealing brakes. What I'm talking about though is the difference in how brakes feel after trail riding (relatively low use) versus a few laps at the local bike park (relatively high use). I wish I could take how they feel after a day at the bike park and replicate that every time I go out trail riding.
Become a fatty fat like me and then every trail ride is as demanding on your brakes as riding at the bike park.
I found the Lezyne SL would drop bottles sometimes. Specialized Zee and Santa Cruz carbon are tighter fit for side loads. Wolf Tooth Morse top load cages (SS & Ti) are really snug, plus offer a lot more up/down adjustment. The nice thing about metal top load cages is you can give them a gentle bend periodically to tighten them up, but they don't always fit frames as well.
There already is: https://www.vecnum.com/en/products/tooloc
I think King Cage has metal side load.
