Most overhyped bike trend?

[shrpshtr325]

Dropper I have as well. Good luck getting the actuator back and working well on if its a non-end cable actuator on the trail though. That's a PITA in a shop.

Shifter I find far more common in Shimano brifters with internal cable routing. I've never seen it in MTB but you seem to stress test your parts more than most.

yea my dropper is a fixed end on the dropper, so easy enough to change as long as i can fish the housing out with the post, worst part will be riding with the loop of extra cable handing off the bars.

 

[robcleary]

Gravel bikes are definitely hyped, perhaps a bit too much. But I've really enjoyed mine over the past year. It's good enough on road and gravel to perform double duty, and spices up some more tame singletrack near me (Black Run is a perfect example).

 

[Dave Taylor]

Have you ever broken a cable on a MTB shifter?



@Steve Vai

Who hasn’t broken a cable?

 

[Cassinonorth]

Who hasn’t broken a cable?

I have never broken a shifter cable on a mountain bike, no. Nor have any of my riding friends.

 

[Dave Taylor]

I have never broken a shifter cable on a mountain bike, no. Nor have any of my riding friends.

You are the minority.

 

[scott62]

This is a fabricated lie, no one is WWing an ebike. I've done nothing but added weight. $1500 crank arms is for a poser!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B088XVV5RT/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?smid=A1TYOE2YKIHA0H&psc=1

Thinking about trying these….cranks that don’t snap are all I need…. Those over priced ti cranks are a bit much imo. This whole gravel thing is pretty silly imo.

 

[robcleary]

I have never broken a shifter cable on a mountain bike, no. Nor have any of my riding friends.

Same here, though I feel like I'm tempting fate now lol

 

[mattybfat]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B088XVV5RT/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?smid=A1TYOE2YKIHA0H&psc=1

Thinking about trying these….cranks that don’t snap are all I need…. Those over priced ti cranks are a bit much imo. This whole gravel thing is pretty silly imo.

If your not yet at 155s you'll be glad you are. Made such a difference for 5mm loss. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't go further but you never know.
I think I've added 5 lbs to my bike 😆

 

[mwlikesbikes]

One piece cable housings. I know it’s easier for modern FS bikes with internal routing but it’s a PITA from a maintenance standpoint.
Internal routing can SAD IMO as well.

 

[Jeremy]

It's dumb but there's lots of dumb shit we all buy.

That’s what overhyped means!

 

[mwlikesbikes]

Press fit bottom brackets! 🖕
I don’t care that some ham fisted morons can’t figure out the difference between left hand threads and right hand threads!

 

[shrpshtr325]

One piece cable housings. I know it’s easier for modern FS bikes with internal routing but it’s a PITA from a maintenance standpoint.
Internal routing can SAD IMO as well.

whats wrong with one piece housings? they make cable changes SOOOOO much easier. and replacing them (even with internal routing) is pretty damn easy, the split housing on my road bike were a bitch however.

 

[walter]

Groomed beards......

 

[Cassinonorth]

Press fit bottom brackets! 🖕
I don’t care that some ham fisted morons can’t figure out the difference between left hand threads and right hand threads!

I used to avoid them like the plague and I gotta say.....they're not that bad. Quality frame + quality BB = smooth and creak free.

It's mildly terrifying to replace them though.

 

[Steve Vai]

Who hasn’t broken a cable?

What's a cable?

 

[Dave Taylor]

whats wrong with one piece housings? they make cable changes SOOOOO much easier. and replacing them (even with internal routing) is pretty damn easy, the split housing on my road bike were a bitch however.

Slap the inside of the frame constantly

 

[Jeremy]

Slap the inside of the frame constantly

My bike has little tubes connecting the entry and exit points on the frame. That may be a very under hyped feature to the over hyped solution of internally routed cables

 

[a.s.]

What makes a 27.5+ less maintenance tho

Oops, forgot to mention they are hardtails.

 

[MissJR]

I might have my feminist card revoked for this....

But women specific bikes

(Not to be confused with women specific companies/brands)

 

[Patrick]

@Pearl - you ever see this one??