What have you done to your bike today?

[serviceguy]

I am pretty sure I have ridden my MTB more than you this year tho 🤪

Touche'! I rode next to nothing this year and most of the time I was on my el gravelachi...also not dissing your bike, just road bikes (I corrected the original post).

 

[Bikeworks]

This video just dropped, relevant for @TommyF

 

[jackx]

View attachment 195375New Hope rotors and MTX break pads. Thanks for the recommendation iLuveketchup if you don't like the brakes you have, try these pads

I have always used Hope pads with my Hope X2 and E4 brakes. Good to have a recommendation about MTX pads in case Hope pads aren't easily obtainable. Thanks.

 

[Ejd]

I have always used Hope pads with my Hope X2 and E4 brakes. Good to have a recommendation about MTX pads in case Hope pads aren't easily obtainable. Thanks.

I had an all Sram stock setup. Didn't really need new rotors, but wanted better ones. The pads definitely have more bite. I'm happy so far

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

Picked up this stem bag for my MTBs fits best out front. Not sure if I like it though.

 

[Cole]

Spent the weekly budget on grips and a dropper lever. Had to improvise on a stand to wash it... Had to get cheap labor too.

 

[Cole]

Picked up this stem bag for my MTBs fits best out front. Not sure if I like it though. View attachment 195415

How do you like the PNW bar? They don't make a carbon, right?

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

How do you like the PNW bar? They don't make a carbon, right?

I actually like riding aluminum bars over Carbon. I have the same bar on both MTB s. They're pretty comfortable.

 

[Karate Monkey]

Picked up this stem bag for my MTBs fits best out front. Not sure if I like it though. View attachment 195415

I use mine on the side. It seems like it shouldn't work, but in practice, you rarely squeeze it. They usually (I have a Jandd and Revelate) turn out of the way if they come close to squeezing. I think I routed my dropper cable housing through one of the webbing straps to keep it from binding the bag.

Ofc if you have the bite valve open, you'll get squirted in the face. I like the push/pull valves better there, since you can snack it closed easily. The camelback bottles I generally like more, but they tended to squirt on any sudden impacts. Not the worst, but I usually switch to them in the winter, and I don't need to be wet when it's 35 degrees.

 

[rick81721]

New shoes day

 

[ekuhn]

New shoes day

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Just as loud as your others…I think you succeeded.

 

[Cassinonorth]

New rubber for the commuter. Was running the stock WTB Riddlers which were not the greatest tire for the job.

And rewrapped the bar tape. Still hate the white but it's all I had at the time. Will probably just junk it in the winter.

 

[rick81721]

Just as loud as your others…I think you succeeded.

I was going for this but close enough

 

[Mtbdog]

Out with the old

In with the new

 

[Andypowerful]

New WTB Proterra Tough rear wheel, Vittoria Mazza 2.4, SLX cassette and chain and TRP 203 2 piece rotors. Thanks to Manny at The Loose Wheel in Cedar Grove.

 

[Cassinonorth]

Lifetime warranty on bushings from Ibis. Not too hard all things considered to swap them out. Hoping that's the creaking I've been hearing lately.

And with the bike in pieces, may as well install the new Wheels mfg bottom bracket. New crank should be here tomorrow or Monday.

 

[qclabrat]

Setting up the 29+ as SS again. I really love the versatility of this frame.

 

[Cassinonorth]

I've gotten decent at installing the inserts but this absolutely broke me. DD casing on the rear... Just couldn't get it. Whatever, I'm sure it'll be fine.

 

[ekuhn]

I've gotten decent at installing the inserts but this absolutely broke me. DD casing on the rear... Just couldn't get it. Whatever, I'm sure it'll be fine.

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Stan's everywhere. I know the feeling.

 

[Cassinonorth]

Stan's everywhere. I know the feeling.

Half sweat, half Stan's. Luckily no blood with how many times the lever slipped or my hands went towards the spokes.