fredag 5 februari 2010
Pimp my MTB again
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hejchris |
I think it will be easier to suggest prylar if I give a few more details. The components are all Shimano XT so the gears and brakes are just fine. The fork is Rock Shox Recon SL which is probably good enough. The wheels are Fulcrum Red Metal 5 and those I am happy with. Everything else is the cheapest parts from FSA.
I specialize in marathon but do a bit of XC and I am pretty happy with its grusväg speed. My only complaint is that I can never get the XT triple gears adjusted well enough to use the gears I want. This is why a double vevparti instead of a triple could be an option.
My biggest complaint is the stability. Instead of adjusting my way to a good ride, I have been trying to learn how to make the bike behave well in the corners. It feels like my position is all wrong (too upright, not enough racing). My height/size puts me between two sizes so I have the larger one because this was supposed to be best for marathon. But it would be better to have the front end lower. So what I need is to start experimenting with bars, steering and settings. This is a jungle and I have no clue where to start.
Is that more clear?
I specialize in marathon but do a bit of XC and I am pretty happy with its grusväg speed. My only complaint is that I can never get the XT triple gears adjusted well enough to use the gears I want. This is why a double vevparti instead of a triple could be an option.
My biggest complaint is the stability. Instead of adjusting my way to a good ride, I have been trying to learn how to make the bike behave well in the corners. It feels like my position is all wrong (too upright, not enough racing). My height/size puts me between two sizes so I have the larger one because this was supposed to be best for marathon. But it would be better to have the front end lower. So what I need is to start experimenting with bars, steering and settings. This is a jungle and I have no clue where to start.
Is that more clear?
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Har du ett rakt styre eller ett med rise sedan finns ju det olika vinklar på styrstam. skaffa en billig styrstam med mer vinkel och testa att sätt den så att den pekar ner. Har du kollat så att du har sadeln på rätt läge framåt bakåt det kanske e så att du skall bakåt lite mer, men annars för att få en mer race känsla brukar vara att ha en längre styrstam, vad har du för längd idag. För har du en längre så kommer du längre ner efter som att du får sträcka ut lite. om du skriver vad du har för längd och vilken diameter det är på styret 25,4 eller 31,6 så kanske jag har någon som du kan kanske testa, jag har några liggandes.
// Hansen sävedals bo
opps jag glömde lite!
Om det är så att du känner att du klarar dig med två klingor kan man göra om ett tre delat vevparti genom att man sätter stor klingan på insidan där mellan klingan sitter och skaffar sig en " stor" lillklinga detta gör att du får en bättre kedje linje och kan då använda nästan hela kassetten på båda dreven gjorde så på mitt XTR och det funkade kanon körde på 42-28 kör i dag med ett annat med 42-32. TA special gör dessa kit.
//hansen
Thanks for the tips! I pulled out my old 14kg Trek from storage to compare the settings there with my current MTB. And they were completely different. If anything, my new bike needs a shorter styrstam to shift my whole weight closer to the front. I will experiment a bit and get back to you.
And I can see that switching from triple to double is no easy task either. Plus, I would probably end up changing the shifter since I know I will forget, switch wrong and drop the chain. =)
Du får inga problem med fram växeln eftersom att du bara ställer justerskruven så att växeln inte kan gå längre ut än mellan positionen vilket gör att du bara kan växla mellan växel läge ett och två på reglaget. Det är bara att beställa en ny "lillklinga" och flytta dreven samt lägga till en liten distans bricka och ställa ställskruven så att växeln inte går för långt ut så är det klart. Det känns som att du skall ha en längre styrstam om du skall få mer vikt längre fram och en mer racer känsla.
/hansen
Okay, I will take your word that it is easy to make these changes. I will wait a little bit with ordering anything because it seems like all the supplies are just starting with their 2010 stuff now and it takes a bit to get the stuff here. I have until April afterall.
I will test a bit with the position/steering this week. I should be able to attach the MTB to my trainer and try without having to expose it to any vägsalt and crap.
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