Big Bike Thread

weescott · 12 May 2010 at 14:28

or Wellgo MG1's. Can be had for £30 if you look around.

petriodet · 12 May 2010 at 14:31

my lbs is a ripoff, i took my bike in for a service in feb this year and i said to him to change the brake pads wether they needed doing or not to some tektro pads, got a new set of pads today to fit myself unhooked the brakes (v-brakes still) to find to my dismay that the rear had cheap generic ones so i unhooked the front and i think they were used tektro ones from my rear because they were way past the wear line.i've used his shop for years but now i going to try the other one thats local to me.

grudas · 12 May 2010 at 15:38

cant you just change the pads your self? :O

petriodet · 12 May 2010 at 15:41

yes i could have, it was going in for a service so i thought why not let them do it, i do usually change them myself and i have changed them today.

VaderDSL · 12 May 2010 at 18:33

Anyone using the Ribble bike stand? I think I need one. I live in an apartment so can't give my bike a good wash down, I have to use a toothbrush and damp sponge/cloth to clean it and it takes ages. And sitting on the floor kills my back.
I've seen a park tools one at £100 but it's a little too expensive, but the Ribble one looks ok.
Am just seeing if anyone has used one before.

Draeger · 12 May 2010 at 19:38

Draeger said:
Folks, a quick one - what tyre pressures would you recommend running in Schwalbe Smart Sam 2.1's?.

Anyone?.

Schwalbe website says 30-55 psi. Quite a difference in range there, so for normal everyday trail use, what would you reckon?.

KnightStalker · 12 May 2010 at 19:40

That seriously is down to personal preference, but id say around 40-45 is a decent figure to start at, then tweak from there.
Im still faffing with my pressures, cant seem to find anything that suits me lol.

Burned_Alive · 12 May 2010 at 19:42

Draeger said:
Anyone?.

Schwalbe website says 30-55 psi. Quite a difference in range there, so for normal everyday trail use, what would you reckon?.

I'd probably go with 40 all round, or 35F 40R

Draeger · 12 May 2010 at 19:55

Cool, cheers.

weescott · 12 May 2010 at 20:08

Tyre pressure depends on your bike, the size of tyres and your weight. I'm 12stone and can get away with around 26psi on 2.3/2.4" tyres, a little more for 2.1's. Upping it to 30psi for some trails.

KnightStalker · 12 May 2010 at 20:11

weescott said:
Tyre pressure depends on your bike and your weight. I'm 12stone and can get away with around 26psi. Upping it to 30psi for some trails.

Do you not find the tires drag a little with the low pressure?, im only 8st and if i tryed 26 in mine they would drag like hell, at the moment im at around 48 and they are still dragging but tires are only supposed to go to 50 so im out of luck.

VaderDSL · 12 May 2010 at 20:14

Yeah I run 40psi in mine for all round trail/road.

weescott · 12 May 2010 at 20:27

KnightStalker said:
Do you not find the tires drag a little with the low pressure?, im only 8st and if i tryed 26 in mine they would drag like hell, at the moment im at around 48 and they are still dragging but tires are only supposed to go to 50 so im out of luck.

They can a little, but the trade off is increased traction. And with tubeless it means no snake/pinch flats....which is nice.

Draeger · 12 May 2010 at 20:36

Cool folks, thanks for the info. Having only recently got my Cube I'm kinda used to using my track pump to stick @110-120psi into 700x23 Schwalbe Stelvio road tyres so 30-55psi just sounded a bit alien to me.

neil3k · 12 May 2010 at 21:17

just picked this up for commuting to work

Andelusion · 12 May 2010 at 21:26

ichabod crane said:
*Yawn* just brake pads but they are RED

Serious business now; how come you went for the Kevlar? Just curious.

How do they compare to the Organic and Sintered pads?

hk3948 · 12 May 2010 at 21:43

hey there guys. First post in this thread. I recently (2 weeks ago) got a scott scale 50. I am loving the bike, but am thinking of changing the stem for a couple of reasons. Firstly, i feel that i have to lean over just that little too much, Saddle height adjustment just doesnt help, and the stock stem must be atleast 120mm. the bike is predominantly white and i also thought a white stem could look cool.

So my question is, does anyone have any recommendations for a decent stem thats white. Need a 31.8mm clamp diameter and steer tube is 1-1/8". Also, would like not too spend a massive amount

Couple of other things, how will stem length affect handling, never changed a stock stem before. And also, is there any way of knowing if the new stem will fit properly in terms if its height on the steerer tube.

Apologies for all the questions

Thanks

KnightStalker · 12 May 2010 at 21:49

hk3948 said:
hey there guys. First post in this thread. I recently (2 weeks ago) got a scott scale 50. I am loving the bike, but am thinking of changing the stem for a couple of reasons. Firstly, i feel that i have to lean over just that little too much, Saddle height adjustment just doesnt help, and the stock stem must be atleast 120mm. the bike is predominantly white and i also thought a white stem could look cool.

So my question is, does anyone have any recommendations for a decent stem thats white. Need a 31.8mm clamp diameter and steer tube is 1-1/8". Also, would like not too spend a massive amount

Couple of other things, how will stem length affect handling, never changed a stock stem before. And also, is there any way of knowing if the new stem will fit properly in terms if its height on the steerer tube.

Apologies for all the questions

Thanks

Generally a shorter stem will quicken and make the front end more livley and seem slightly lighter even though it isnt due to it being closer to the centre. Also if you have spacers on your steerer which most bikes do these days as the steerers, are generally uncut on new bikes any stem will fit, just juggle the spacers to get it right for you.

As for the stem i cant think of any white ones, but for length probably a 90mm would be a good starting point. If you have a LBS, you could go in and ask them and see if they have a few to check out for lengths. Oh an also there is the rise of the Stem itself, again probably best seeing if a LBS has a few to check them out.

edit/ 2 This one in 90mm nice black colour, i know its not white.

Edit/3 Found a nice white one, has the 90mm

Microwave · 12 May 2010 at 21:57

Tyre pressures - just pump them up till they're nice and hard, slightly harder on the back than the front - simple!

No pressures to worry about! I don't want to carry a pressure gauge in my pack anyway!

hk3948 · 12 May 2010 at 22:11

KnightStalker said:
Generally a shorter stem will quicken and make the front end more livley and seem slightly lighter even though it isnt due to it being closer to the centre. Also if you have spacers on your steerer which most bikes do these days as the steerers, are generally uncut on new bikes any stem will fit, just juggle the spacers to get it right for you.

As for the stem i cant think of any white ones, but for length probably a 90mm would be a good starting point. If you have a LBS, you could go in and ask them and see if they have a few to check out for lengths. Oh an also there is the rise of the Stem itself, again probably best seeing if a LBS has a few to check them out.

edit/ 2 This one in 90mm nice black colour, i know its not white.

Edit/3 Found a nice white one, has the 90mm

cheers mate. appreciate the links and your input. Ive found quite a few stems. Would appreciate it if someone could have a quick look through and maybe give some opinions.
Also, im really not sure of which length stem to go for? Would 50mm be too short?

Here are the links
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29332
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=35442
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=35442
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=31143
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=15837

Cheers guys. ooh, and they are all in white