What have you done to your bike today?

The little lady had been hinting around for a bike off and on. So after kicking it around a bit, we decided on a Kyoot Rolly Polly Mini Velo. This way, we both can use it.
Took it out for a quick spin after getting it all together, it's a mite twitchy but I'm looking forward to seeing how it feels after getting it dialed in and putting some miles on it.
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Contemplating selling the brand new GT fury from the fire sale. Somebody talk me in or out of selling a brand new downhill bike. It would get used probably six times a year I’m guessing. And I have Trek Slash.
 
mtn said:
Contemplating selling the brand new GT fury from the fire sale. Somebody talk me in or out of selling a brand new downhill bike. It would get used probably six times a year I’m guessing. And I have Trek Slash.
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Bikes are our true children. You don't sell you children, do you?
Karate Monkey said:
You already got a slash. What are you doing, hitting giant doubles and gaps?
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What are you doing, he didn't mean it!
 
mtn said:
Contemplating selling the brand new GT fury from the fire sale. Somebody talk me in or out of selling a brand new downhill bike. It would get used probably six times a year I’m guessing. And I have Trek Slash.
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Do you have any other reasons besides minimal use for selling? Storage space? Need the funds? If no to either, I'd keep it. While yes, an enduro bike can generally do what a DH bike can do for most people, there is a level of capability a DH bike offers an enduro bike lacks.
 
Ian F said:
Do you have any other reasons besides minimal use for selling? Storage space? Need the funds? If no to either, I'd keep it. While yes, an enduro bike can generally do what a DH bike can do for most people, there is a level of capability a DH bike offers an enduro bike lacks.
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Money definitely an issue. Size is too. At 6’2”, I’m in between sizes and not really sure which would be best. I have the smaller of the two sizes now. $3500 is a lot of money.
 
Just so tired of the “wall of resistance “ that is the rockshox Zeb air spring. I guess it would great if I was doing hucks to flat but I am never getting more than 140mm travel out of 170mm travel. I picked up a vorsprung smash pot coil kit and tried it on a 27.5 Zeb with 180mm travel. It was ok but it added a pound to the front of the bike and the Kenevo seemed to get caught up on the rock gardens. Fun fact, on most Rockshox forks you can change them from 27.5 to 29er by just changing the lower legs. I picked up a a 29er lower assembly and a 170mm air spring on eBay for cheap. I switched the lowers and converted back to an air spring on…. Great roll over with the 29er but the ramp up on the air spring is crazy. Soooo I converted the travel on the spring to 170mm on stuck it into the Zeb again….. trying it out tomorrow.
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I need to play with my ZEB a bit more as I'm also rarely (never?) getting the full 160mm of travel. I have generally found the set-up guides want the air pressure to be far too high for an average rider not riding at pro-racer speeds. It took me a while to get the Helm on the Megatower to feel good to me. I ended up running the pressure about 15 PSI lower than the set-up guide with (I think) two tokens for bottom out resistance. I'll probably end up doing something similar with the ZEB.

Sometimes it helps to remember they are "guides" not Rules you have to follow.
 
ilnadi said:
Realizing I'll have to start rides at dusk (so I don't melt), installed front and rear lights.

The nightrider rear flasher is so bright if someone tails me they'll have a seizure .

Yes. I'm working on the bike inside, too hot in the garage
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Consider a garmin radar like the prev model RTL515. Especially if riding at that time of day you will want to know cars are coming behind you as soon as possible.
 
mtn said:
Contemplating selling the brand new GT fury from the fire sale. Somebody talk me in or out of selling a brand new downhill bike. It would get used probably six times a year I’m guessing. And I have Trek Slash.
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Damn. I would've probably taken it off your hands last month.
 
scott62 said:
Imo the air spring in the Zeb has to much progression, adding tokens just makes it worse. I even tried the MRP air spring extension and I still couldn’t get the fell right.View attachment 263522
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Simple trick with zeb is to undo the lower foot nuts , break the seal and re install foot nuts but with the fork an inch or 2 into the travel . Alot of the ramp up is from the lowers not the actual air spring .
 
Ian F said:
I need to play with my ZEB a bit more as I'm also rarely (never?) getting the full 160mm of travel. I have generally found the set-up guides want the air pressure to be far too high for an average rider not riding at pro-racer speeds. It took me a while to get the Helm on the Megatower to feel good to me. I ended up running the pressure about 15 PSI lower than the set-up guide with (I think) two tokens for bottom out resistance. I'll probably end up doing something similar with the ZEB.

Sometimes it helps to remember they are "guides" not Rules you have to follow.
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The owner's manual for my Pivot T429v3 has suspension setup instruction that specifically says they've found Fox recommendation are too high and recommend starting with settings for the rider weight range 2 or more lower.
 
Ryan.P said:
Simple trick with zeb is to undo the lower foot nuts , break the seal and re install foot nuts but with the fork an inch or 2 into the travel . Alot of the ramp up is from the lowers not the actual air spring .
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If there's air release valves can't you do the same thing weighing the fork and releasing air?
 
Santapez said:
If there's air release valves can't you do the same thing weighing the fork and releasing air?
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Theoretically yes but in reality the bushings are tight enough to not let air past . IMHO bleed ports need to be below the lowest bushing to be affective but what do I know .
 
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