PSA: In Stock / On Sale
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Another one bites the dust.
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Cheap car rack for the Aussies-
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EziGrip Enduro Rack 4 Towball Mount Bike Car Carrier
Sturdy tow ball mounted bike carrier for four bikes with a 60kg load capacity. Part Number:7PL4LDNo. of Bikes: 4Maximum weight capacity: 60 kg
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Looks to be a good deal
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DT Swiss XM1700 Spline 29" Superboost Rear Wheel 30mm XD
<p>Rear:</p> <ul> <li>Rim Width (Internal): 30</li> <li>Defined Color: Black</li> <li>Rear Axle: 12mm Thru x 157mm</li> <li>Wheel Size: 29"</li> <li>ISO Diameter: 622 / road / 2
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So tempting as a backup to the Onyx's. I would have to find brake rotors though as centerlock. That would damn near kill the savings at current prices. Hmm...Looks to be a good deal
DT Swiss XM1700 Spline 29" Superboost Rear Wheel 30mm XD
<p>Rear:</p> <ul> <li>Rim Width (Internal): 30</li> <li>Defined Color: Black</li> <li>Rear Axle: 12mm Thru x 157mm</li> <li>Wheel Size: 29"</li> <li>ISO Diameter: 622 / road / 2
Do you have any Canadian tire money or points?
Order some of these or similar through Sportchek and pay with the monopoly money
I wish those weren’t meh at best. They have dvo jade trunnion for $200, that’s even more interesting.
I don't know about the DVO Jade... my Jade X was reliable, but the Jade I had was the least reliable product I've ever had. In fact, I think that it cost me more in shipping fees to DVO for warranty service and parts than I paid for it and I spent wayyy more time packing it for shipping than riding it. DVO guys have always been friendly and offered good customer service, but their QC control was shit and their bladders kept failing. The nail in the coffin was when they scratched my brand new shock body when they cut a sticker that was peeling off.
I sold my DVO shocks, only kept my Diamond since it was not worth selling it, and bought 2 Ohlins shocks and 2 Ohlins forks (on sale). Never going back to DVO whatever they do.
Between those two, I'd get the DHX, but if you're open to anything, look out for a used TTX22m.2. A bit more upfront, but they're supposed to be the most reliable and sturdy coil shocks on the market.
I sold my DVO shocks, only kept my Diamond since it was not worth selling it, and bought 2 Ohlins shocks and 2 Ohlins forks (on sale). Never going back to DVO whatever they do.
Between those two, I'd get the DHX, but if you're open to anything, look out for a used TTX22m.2. A bit more upfront, but they're supposed to be the most reliable and sturdy coil shocks on the market.
I have 3,500 trail miles on a TTX22M. Haven’t serviced, works fine.
disclaimers: don’t race, weigh 157, desert conditions.
disclaimers: don’t race, weigh 157, desert conditions.
I've found them to be quite good if their tune matches your bike
Damn...... front/back, rotors and bleed kit for 4hundy https://www.jensonusa.com/Magura-MT7-Pro-Kit
The germans often have the MT5 for like 60€ each and you can get a bleed kit at the same time for cheap. I even bought the Bruni levers from them for much cheaper than in the US/Canada. Every time I read about theMT7 the consensus is that they work the same as the MT5 but have less pad clearance (which is already not much on the MT5) so harder to keep drag free.
Yep, I paid $260 shipped for my MT7 kit with the single finger levers direct from Germany. I use Shimano levers, so I sold the Magura levers for $300
495 Aussie Dollars for a TTX22-
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Ohlins TTX22 Coil
The TTX22 Coil is Ohlins top of the line coil shock offering. Built to eat up the world's most challenging world cup downhill courses, it’s prepared to offer all the performance you’ll ever need, and you’ll still have a climb switch for those uphill grinds. The twin tube design allows the gas...
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Spesh trail tires seem to be globally on sale. I bought a 2.3 Eliminator Grid Trail T7 locally to what amounts to 30-something US dollars, passed the tip to a friend staying at Portugal and he got a set of 2.6 Grid Trail Butchers for the same amount in Euros, and now I've sent a set of 2.6 T9 Butcher/Eliminator to another friend who went to the US on a business trip for 32 USD each (they were sold out locally).
I'm loving the T9 Butcher/T7 Eliminator combo for my local trails. Previously I ran Maxxis Minion DHF Maxxgrips front and rear, and then a T9 Butcher F /T9 Eliminator R, but the grip was overkill for my local conditions. T7s roll noticeably faster, although they don't mute the trail chatter to the same amount of T9s, given Specialized uses the same rubber compound for the whole tire, not just the tread. This also made the T7 impossible to seat with a floor pump.
I'm definitely a Specialized converse now. If I can get 95% of Maxxis performance investing 30% of the money, I'm sold.
I'm loving the T9 Butcher/T7 Eliminator combo for my local trails. Previously I ran Maxxis Minion DHF Maxxgrips front and rear, and then a T9 Butcher F /T9 Eliminator R, but the grip was overkill for my local conditions. T7s roll noticeably faster, although they don't mute the trail chatter to the same amount of T9s, given Specialized uses the same rubber compound for the whole tire, not just the tread. This also made the T7 impossible to seat with a floor pump.
I'm definitely a Specialized converse now. If I can get 95% of Maxxis performance investing 30% of the money, I'm sold.
I looked at these recently as a contender to replace the Bontrager XR4's that came on my Top Fuel. Many years ago I tried a Butcher on my hardtail but found it to be too narrow. Do they still run on the narrow side or are they more true to size now? Are you running the 2.3 Eliminator on the rear and a 2.6 Butcher front?
Hey there, just grabbed the calipers and checked. They are true to size, mounted to 27mm ID rims they both measure exactly 2.3" at the widest part of the casing. They have a rounder profile than Minions thought.
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I'm running the 2.3s right now, I'll keep the 2.6s for the mountain trips, as my home trails are flattish.
I like butchers in 2.3 on the rear of my enduro bike and both ends of my hardtail. I do not like 2.6s and prefer 2.5s only on the front; I think 2.4 is the ideal rear tire size for typical dry-intermediate conditions.
A key thing about Specialized 2.3s is that they don’t have reduced-size knobs like the godawful 2.3 Maxzis tires.
Butchers all day at 30-50% the cost of Minions! I can’t quit an Assegai on the front of my enduro bike though.
A key thing about Specialized 2.3s is that they don’t have reduced-size knobs like the godawful 2.3 Maxzis tires.
Butchers all day at 30-50% the cost of Minions! I can’t quit an Assegai on the front of my enduro bike though.