Mountain Biking
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Stiniog is pretty good, probaby the quickest uplift out there. Overall the runs aren't the hardest but the blacks do have some spicy sections and the as the surface is mainly rock and gravel it holds up every well when the weather get wet
Yeah I heard the blacks will be rocky. Might end up giving those a miss on my hardtail. Hammer the reds.
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Got the Ragley build finished and did about 100km on it in 2 days.
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Any thoughts on this? Orbea Onna 29'er at €410
www.bikestocks.es
I'm after a cheap mountain bike for going a bit more off road. I debating just getting some new wheels for my road bike to turn it into a gravel bike, but some of the terrain is a little beyond that, and once i've bought new wheels/cassette/tyres etc i figure it makes more sense to just have a second bike and not have limitations.
Alternatively there's this Cube for €480
There's also this Rockrider with a single chainring. I know Decathlon stuff is also generally great value
www.decathlon.es
The main thing is mainly to avoid a tripe chainest drivetrain or i'd have gone with a cheaper Lapierre that the website has. I'm in Spain so a bit more limited than i'm used to.
Note i'm not too fussed about 27.5" vs 29". The 29" seemed to suit me better with being tall and mainly just aimed for singletrack/fire road type journeys
BICICLETA ORBEA ONNA 29 50 2023
La BICICLETA ORBEA ONNA 29 50 2023 está diseñada para aquellos riders que sueñen con conquistar los senderos. La geometría de la bici maximiza la eficiencia y el control, y es perfecta para cualquier ciclista que está empezando a enamorarse del MTB.
www.bikestocks.es
I'm after a cheap mountain bike for going a bit more off road. I debating just getting some new wheels for my road bike to turn it into a gravel bike, but some of the terrain is a little beyond that, and once i've bought new wheels/cassette/tyres etc i figure it makes more sense to just have a second bike and not have limitations.
Alternatively there's this Cube for €480
There's also this Rockrider with a single chainring. I know Decathlon stuff is also generally great value
Bicicleta de montaña MTB 29" aluminio Rockrider Explore 500 Rojo
Compra en Decathlon Bicicleta de montaña MTB 29" aluminio Rockrider Explore 500 Rojo Comodidad y capacidad de respuesta frente a la irregularidades del terreno: ¡las ruedas 29" (27,5" en S), el monoplato y los frenos de disco hidráulicos de la MTB EXPL 500 cambiarán tus travesías MTB!
www.decathlon.es
The main thing is mainly to avoid a tripe chainest drivetrain or i'd have gone with a cheaper Lapierre that the website has. I'm in Spain so a bit more limited than i'm used to.
Note i'm not too fussed about 27.5" vs 29". The 29" seemed to suit me better with being tall and mainly just aimed for singletrack/fire road type journeys
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I think the rockrider looks best on paper, (marginally better forks and head tube angle looks to be slacker).
But it is the most expensive on the list, so...
EDIT, the cheaper two have internal cables, which while 'smart' and 'cool' can be a pain in the backside when it comes to changing them, if that's a consideration.
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Cheers. I do quite like internal cabling as I have them on my road bikes (well one is etap so no cables!)
It’s very dusty around here so I’d have thought a lot of dust could affect cables. Although maybe that’s not as bad as the UK getting covered in mud!
The cheaper two in theory I’d have thought should be better because they’re heavily discounted so RRP is higher than the Rockrider but then the Decathlon stuff is always good value generally.
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They all look to weigh about the same, the Suntour XCE forks are lower down the food chain than XCM, and the XCM have thicker stantions (30mm Vs 28mm IIRC). not that either are going to set the world on fire.
You may be paying 'brand tax' on the Orbea and the Cube, hence the higher RRP... The rockrider just looks like the better package to me... but YMMV.
EDIT, also the cables are sleeved on all of them, so the only points of dust ingress on either, are at the entry point to the drailieurs etc. where the metal cable is exposed slightly...so in theory it won't make any difference.
You may be paying 'brand tax' on the Orbea and the Cube, hence the higher RRP... The rockrider just looks like the better package to me... but YMMV.
EDIT, also the cables are sleeved on all of them, so the only points of dust ingress on either, are at the entry point to the drailieurs etc. where the metal cable is exposed slightly...so in theory it won't make any difference.
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Thanks, will likely go with the Rockrider, i just mainly wondered if the others might have provided a better "base", as i know the Orbea is the bottom of the range with the top end one costing around €1000, and so it may have scaled better with upgrades. Although i would like to think i wouldn't spend much, i know i'm a moron!
I don't think theres a huge amount of difference between any of them really considering the prices quoted.
Alltough I will say the 'Microshift Advent' on the rockrider is not a gear shifter I am familliar with on MTB... I'm more acustomed to the typical Shimano and SRAM shifters.
Alltough I will say the 'Microshift Advent' on the rockrider is not a gear shifter I am familliar with on MTB... I'm more acustomed to the typical Shimano and SRAM shifters.
Any thoughts on this? Orbea Onna 29'er at €410
BICICLETA ORBEA ONNA 29 50 2023
La BICICLETA ORBEA ONNA 29 50 2023 está diseñada para aquellos riders que sueñen con conquistar los senderos. La geometría de la bici maximiza la eficiencia y el control, y es perfecta para cualquier ciclista que está empezando a enamorarse del MTB.
I'm after a cheap mountain bike for going a bit more off road. I debating just getting some new wheels for my road bike to turn it into a gravel bike, but some of the terrain is a little beyond that, and once i've bought new wheels/cassette/tyres etc i figure it makes more sense to just have a second bike and not have limitations.
Alternatively there's this Cube for €480
There's also this Rockrider with a single chainring. I know Decathlon stuff is also generally great value
Bicicleta de montaña MTB 29" aluminio Rockrider Explore 500 Rojo
Compra en Decathlon Bicicleta de montaña MTB 29" aluminio Rockrider Explore 500 Rojo Comodidad y capacidad de respuesta frente a la irregularidades del terreno: ¡las ruedas 29" (27,5" en S), el monoplato y los frenos de disco hidráulicos de la MTB EXPL 500 cambiarán tus travesías MTB!
The main thing is mainly to avoid a tripe chainest drivetrain or i'd have gone with a cheaper Lapierre that the website has. I'm in Spain so a bit more limited than i'm used to.
Note i'm not too fussed about 27.5" vs 29". The 29" seemed to suit me better with being tall and mainly just aimed for singletrack/fire road type journeys
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Vitus Nucleus 27 VRS Mountain Bike | Chain Reaction
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I'd looked for that as i've seen it mentioned a lot on here, but doesn't seem to be any stockists over here in Spain
I've recently got my old bike out of retirement after not riding for about 10 years and at the weekend I found out my rear brake is shot. It's an old Hope Tech M4 (non Evo) so a few generations behind but it looks like it needs new pads, caliper seals, possibly master cylinder seals and a bleed.
All in, the parts to fix it are probably going to cost me about £50 and it's going to take a couple hours of my time to rebuild the caliper and MC. My question is, how much better are the new Tech 4 E4s? If they're much better performing, it might be easier just to spend the extra £100ish and swap the whole system, rather that faffing about sorting an old brake, but if it's minimal, I'll save the cash.
All in, the parts to fix it are probably going to cost me about £50 and it's going to take a couple hours of my time to rebuild the caliper and MC. My question is, how much better are the new Tech 4 E4s? If they're much better performing, it might be easier just to spend the extra £100ish and swap the whole system, rather that faffing about sorting an old brake, but if it's minimal, I'll save the cash.
Where can you get a Tech 4 E4 for £150?
I swapped my old original Tech V2 and M4 for Tech 4 E4s and they are a lot better.
£170 is the cheapest I've found, but I was rounding down and anticipating having to spend anything extra on mine to convince myself buying the new ones is a good idea!
My front one seems good at the moment, the seals are good and I had some spare pads in my toolbox for it but I think you might have sold me on replacing the rear. I'll probably end up liking it and replacing the front one as well in a few weeks.
chain reaction have one black for that.
Antur Stiniog next week.
Any tips?
Spare tyre.
Spare brake pads.
Higher rear pressure.
Weather looks crap so got some cheap goggles instead of making do with glasses.
First ever uplift so really looking forward to it. Try and make some progress on learning to jump.
Any tips?
Spare tyre.
Spare brake pads.
Higher rear pressure.
Weather looks crap so got some cheap goggles instead of making do with glasses.
First ever uplift so really looking forward to it. Try and make some progress on learning to jump.
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I'd probably just replace the pads and bed them in before I set off. You aren't going to go through a set of pads in one uplift day
A spare tyre is handy but from what I gather stiniog has been tamed a lot and hopefully you won't need it.
I tend to run about 27psi in rear and 23-25 in front. I weigh 90kg.
Goggles are pretty essential because getting some crud in your eye on a descent will throw your concentration faster than anything.
I enjoy an uplift day but instead of doing every track often wish I could just session the same tracks to learn them.