You probably need a ~450 mm A-C fork.
I don’t know if Surly still makes the 1X1, but that’s what I used on my 90s MTB.
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By and large, they don’t. If the tyres are about the right size and knobbyway for the use case and have something like a reasonable psi in there and the chain doesn’t fall off it’s good. If it shifts and brakes, even better. Maybe you have discerning kids but this has been my experience.
that bike is fine. i had huffys and pacifics in high school until i could save up summer job money and buy my own shit.
I want to get some chains for Ash’s ebike to keep in stock for when they inevitably break theirs because they refuse to shift into an easier gear when coming to a stop. Should I buy $18 basic sram chains or $39 shimano ebike chains? Probably sram right?
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What’s the drivetrain exactly tho?
It’s 9 speed microshift gears with a bafang mid drive.
Edit: is this micro shift? It doesn’t say micro shift anywhere on it. Shifts pretty nicely.
Yeah, Advent is their 9-speed mountain bike line, Advent X is the 10-speed.
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I tried researching this elsewhere, but MTBR gets into ‘partisan brake politics’ too quickly to yield a clear answer.
Fatbike brakes for cold weather: should I limit my search to DOT fluid brakes, or are mineral oil brakes okay?
From what I’m hearing, DOT are superior, Hopes are the ideal brake, and Shimano have a ‘wandering bite point’ issue that is exacerbated in the cold. So, I can conclude my current Zee brakes aren’t just bad because they’re older or a lemon, they’re bad because Shimano, and new SLX brakes will be unreliable.
Does that track? Those of you who ride in the winter the most, what do you use?
Shimano LG chain will run fine on an Advent cassette. Allegedly more durable.
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No most of that is Reddit level insight
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Have a look at the opinions on Hayes Dominions. They seem to be really quite strong. I’m set up for Magura and their bleeds, but if price were close, I’d try the current gen Hayes for next set of brakes. For absolute bang for buck, the low end Shimano will always win, but if you’re willing to pay a bit more…I think it highly unlikely Hayes will disappoint.
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My cold weather braking experience is limited to mineral oil Shimano and TRP. The lever travel issue for me is solely from the quality of my bleed.
Now that I think about it, the “wandering bite point” issue people talk about is probably the same thing. Maybe the vacuum bleed with two syringes does a better job of clearing out the air vs the funnel?
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I’ve used shimano brakes exclusively in every horrible, frigid condition Chicago has to offer and have never had a problem with the mineral oil getting stiff or whatever. Sometimes the oil comes out of the caliper but that has nothing to do with the cold. That’s just #thanksshimano stuff.
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I did a stupid-cold ride last January (10 degrees at the start) and my mineral oil Shimano hydros were fine- even after an hour drive on the roof rack. I was also relieved to find that Stan’s sealant doesn’t freeze at those temps.
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No problems with my cheap Shimanos. I’ve always suspected the wandering is actually the Servo Wave amplifying small thermal differences.
Now I run some TRPs because they have carbon levers that keep my hands warmer.
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Wandering Bite Point is the name of my shoe gaze band.
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Hayes Dominion are a top level brake at the moment. Expensive tho.
I’m looking to jump into mineral oil and will eventually try some Formula Cura 4 I think. Also expensive.
I should try any 4 pot Shimano tho. I’m sure they’re great.
Sounds like user error becoming ‘forum wisdom’ then? Totally not shocked. Once again, thanks for the collected knowledge and wisdom. You all are fantastic.
Now I can budget for new Shimano brakes AND 12-speed XT upgrade for almost the same price. Hell, since it’s a winter-only bike I’m probably doing SLX, upgrade-only kits are a steal.
SLX is a badass groupo atmo. I have 8000 problem free miles on the SLX 11 stuff on my bakfiets.
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