What upgrades to do on my MTB

Raymond Lin · 26 Sep 2006 at 19:01

Westyfield2 said:
Hmm, What would a complete new braking system cost?

About £250 for front and back Hope M4.

Giddy · 26 Sep 2006 at 19:26

I've got some hope mini's that I will be selling soon but the fronts are for Manitou forks.

Westyfield2 · 26 Sep 2006 at 19:31

Raymond Lin said:
About £250 for front and back Hope M4.

Cheers.
Currently just chucking ideas around, but my first priority is wheels.
TBH I'm perfectly happy the Hayes, and haven't reached anything like their limit. And will go for new Forks before brakes anyways.

Westyfield2 · 26 Sep 2006 at 19:36

Also, brakes and forks are stuff I can get in the States, bit hard putting wheels in the luggage tho.

SpeedFreak · 26 Sep 2006 at 22:04

My new formula oros cost me about £250. Minis will set you back £200 if you are being careful with your cash.

Alasdair · 27 Sep 2006 at 23:34

Westyfield2 said:
Hmm, What would a complete new braking system cost?

Personally I'd go for a set of Avid Juicy 5s, these are great brakes and you can get a set for under £200. I had a problem with one of the bladders, but I replaced that and bled them, and now they're running really well.

I'd take the toe clips off immediately, if you cane it off-road in toeclips and come off, you can do yourself some serious damage. Similarly if you're riding off-road and you're not in your toe clips, it makes it a lot easier to catch something on the ground stopping your bike dead but not you.

DX SPDs for the win, I've had a pair of the original ones for about 7 years, and they're brilliant. They're very hard wearing and they're rideable for short distances in other shoes.

Westyfield2 · 28 Sep 2006 at 16:59

Alasdair said:
I'd take the toe clips off immediately, if you cane it off-road in toeclips and come off, you can do yourself some serious damage. Similarly if you're riding off-road and you're not in your toe clips, it makes it a lot easier to catch something on the ground stopping your bike dead but not you.

DX SPDs for the win, I've had a pair of the original ones for about 7 years, and they're brilliant. They're very hard wearing and they're rideable for short distances in other shoes.

Everyone is saying about the toe clips

Well, incase I ever deciede to actually listen to them

What's a good set of cleats for MTB'ing?
What's a good set of cleats that can also be used in 'normal' shoes?

TY
Ed

Westyfield2 · 28 Sep 2006 at 17:03

With pedals listed on ChainReaction Cycles, does Pop-up Floating Cage Yes OR No mean whether they can be used with normal shoes?

Raymond Lin · 28 Sep 2006 at 17:21

These are supposed to be really good

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=4516

Westyfield2 · 28 Sep 2006 at 17:31

Raymond Lin said:
These are supposed to be really good

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=4516

They're one of the ones I was looking at - the picture makes it look like you can use normal shoes, this right?
This is one of the ones with my previous post of whether "Pop-up Floating Cage Yes" means that normal shoes can also be used.

Westyfield2 · 28 Sep 2006 at 17:55

Both the Shimano PD-M545 and the Shimano PD-M424 are listed as "Large cages for non-cleated shoes for all around use."
Maybe these would be a better bet?

benjo plz. · 28 Sep 2006 at 18:54

Wouldn't get either tbh. I'd go for the M647's, or the older version, the M636's.

Westyfield2 · 28 Sep 2006 at 20:17

Yey

Just read the reviews for the M647 on Chain Reaction Cycles and they seem pretty good.

... and its still ok for nipping down the shops without changing your shoes.

Westyfield2 · 28 Sep 2006 at 20:21

With regards to shoes, am I right in thinking that you need a special set of shoes eg. Shimano MO38 and then a set of cleats that you bolt into the shoes eg. Shimano Cleats SH51?
And this set-up would work fine with the M647's?

benjo plz. · 29 Sep 2006 at 01:18

Yeh pretty much. But tbh, M647's aren't very good with non-spd shoes, get the 636's instead if that's what you're after. And imo, 661 shoes > shimano ones

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Alasdair · 29 Sep 2006 at 10:42

Westyfield2 said:
With regards to shoes, am I right in thinking that you need a special set of shoes eg. Shimano MO38 and then a set of cleats that you bolt into the shoes eg. Shimano Cleats SH51?
And this set-up would work fine with the M647's?

All pedals come with cleats anyway, so you don't need to buy them.

Does anyone rate Crank Bros Mallets, I was considering a set when my 636s finally die?

benjo plz. · 29 Sep 2006 at 10:56

Alasdair said:
Does anyone rate Crank Bros Mallets, I was considering a set when my 636s finally die?

They're nice, but imo their new pedal, the Acid is better, but tbh, I prefer the shimano system, the click as you clip in is reassuring

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