When your warranty replacement wheel is fancy enough to come with its own bag.
What have you done to your bike today?
- Thread starter Chris(NJ)
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Back brake was feeling like more of a suggestion....I've been using a SRAM 5.0mm hose since Specialized decided to make the internal guides 5.49mm.
Finally worked the 5.5mm Hayes hose in and it feels wayyyyy snappier. Much more in line with the front. As a nice result of the hose replacement I did half a teardown on the pivots....bearings still good to go.
Just need to pick a tire combo for Little Sugar and we'll be ready to go next month.
Finally worked the 5.5mm Hayes hose in and it feels wayyyyy snappier. Much more in line with the front. As a nice result of the hose replacement I did half a teardown on the pivots....bearings still good to go.
Just need to pick a tire combo for Little Sugar and we'll be ready to go next month.
Purl
Well-Known Member
Glad they worked for you. It woulda cost more to return them to Poland than I woulda paid for them.
Based on the total lack of effort on my part I suspect this won’t last 6 months.
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
The recon I had on the back got friggen chewed up in record time 🤬. Time for something completely different.
Kryptotal Trail Soft F/ Endurance R for the Smuggler. 🤞
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Kryptotal Trail Soft F/ Endurance R for the Smuggler. 🤞
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JDurk
Well-Known Member
Was it a 3C version Rekon? Had the same thing happen to me with only 150mi during 5 days of Transylvania Epic stage race. It was brand new, put on before the race. Contacted Maxxis and was told use dual compound on the rear for rocky tech.
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Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
Yep.
JDurk
Well-Known Member
Figured that by your post. I've switched to the dual compound Rekon on my trail bike and FS SS. Been good since.
Is it a lot heavier? I do love the Rekon but I’ve had the same experience where they hardly last a dozen rides.
JDurk
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Per the Maxxis website, looks like dual compound is slightly lighter in both 2.4 and 2.6 at 60tpi than the 3C offerings.
Rekon
The Rekon is a light duty trail tire designed to go fast in technical terrain. Dual compound, 3C MaxxSpeed, or 3C MaxxTerra options 60 TPI or 120 TPI casing options EXO or EXO+ puncture protection options Wide Trail (WT) sizes are optimized for 35mm inner width rims Select specs are Tubeless...
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Ian F
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Hmm... Just installed a Rekon Race 2.4 120TPI on the rear wheel of the Spot (along with a Forekaster 2.4 3C up front). Not sure what compound it is as it's oddly not on the tire and I tossed the packing card a couple of weeks ago. I haven't ridden on it yet, so it should be interesting to see how it compares to the Schwalbe Racing Ralph / Nobby Nic combo I've run on the bike since I bought it five and a half years ago. The Maxxis will be the 4th set of tires I've had on it.