The twink did it again edition>FAQ on buying a bike that nobody reads anyway:> What good bike can I get for under $500?a stolen bike. Possibly a newer used entry level hardtail but don't expect it to survive rock gardens, jumps, or drops. Or an older mtb which won't be as good as newer ones and will still have a front derailleur, but it'll be good enough.> What good bike can I get for under $1000Good used hardtail, new entry level hardtail> What good bike can I get for under $2000?New Hardtail, decent used full suspension> What good bike can I get for under $3000?https://www.yt-industries.com/fr/produits/velos/capra/uncaged-10-al/602/capra-mx-uncaged-10/Used full suspension, decent entry level full suspension but prepared to put more money into it.> What are the excellent value brands?Marin, Commencal, Canyon, Polygon, YT, Propain, Kona, and many more. Sometimes the expensive brands have an excellent alue bike> What are the differences between an XC, Trail, Enduro, and Downhill bikes?XC bikes are for going up fast, go down not as fast. Trail bikes are for going up and down. Enduro bikes are for going down fast, and slower up. Downhill bikes are for going down really fast, needs a ski lift, truck, or the rider pushing it to go up.link to previous thread>>216525
The secret is stack maxxing, a stack so big that the handlebars reach your chest. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLxP1x-CBYN/?igsh=cW4wejZtZXFxbTA3It's over for Super Bruni, look at his reaction. In absolute shock & denial. When was the last time someone won 4 times in a row in DH men, or even 3 times?
>>236992gwin 2012 was the last time someone won 4 in a row
>>236992I was curious about my bar height compared to what goldstone runs and I'm at 1112mm from to centre bar to the ground which comes out to 66.5% of rider height. Comparing to goldstone who has 1120mm bar height and 65.8% of rider height (according to a pinkbike article from 1 month ago). Been high front end maxxing for 4 years and people are finally catching on
>>236992>>237213tfw maxed out on spacers and bar rise and still not even close to a good upright stance. Sucks being tall bros my back hurts
What should I buy?Stumpjumper 15 or Forbidden Druid?Druid looks more capable but the Stumpjumper looks like it'd be easier to ride to the various trail systems I have in my townAlso lookin at Epic Evo, YT Izzodunno what else, Hightower looks ok but it's heavy and they put garbage parts on SC bikes for the price
>>237311drood, no question
>>237311Druid 100% bud.
Got soaked on sunday
>>237339>>237349is drood for like serious flatbrim bros?ive only been mtbing for about 6 monthsi built a 24 lbs 120/90mm XC bike last fall, is fun but I want to get away from that and have something to smash rocks with and doodle aroundi have no clue what im doing i can climb blues pretty good, descent blues iffyhaven't ridden any blacks never jumped, done any sort of drop of note or rollshould i just keep riding the XC bike or does a trail bike make getting into that sort of riding easier/more enjoyable?i ride a fuck ton of gravel/road but want to get away from that at this point
>>237311>>237358A druid v2 honestly sounds like too much bike for what you are doing currently. It is still technically a trail bike but will want to ride more like an all mountain/enduro bike which is probably not going to be as fun riding what you currently are. The YT Izzo is a pure trail bike and will most likely suit the majority of terrain you will be riding perfectly. The core 3 CF Izzo is cheaper ($3600 on sale atm) than a druid v2 frame alone ($3900) and will realistically be more than enough bike to progress on for a few years. It will feel more similar to your current XC bike but with more travel and be more capable on the descents. If you do get the izzo core 3 CF I would recommend changing the rotors from the stock rt-66 (they are crap stamped steel) for either shimanos higher tier offerings or another 3rd party such as galfer. Alternatively, you could also look at their jeffsy which is 145mm travel (the same as the stumpjumper for a more 'all-mountain bike') and get their core 4 cf top of the range option for $4300 and get a completely top of the line build with carbon fram and wheels, xo transmission and hayes a4 brakes. The izzo will be slightly lighter and nimble compared to the jeffsy being less capable on rough and technical descents. It seems shocking value to buy anything other than the YT as you could buy both the core 4 jeffsy and the core 3 izzo for the same price/cheaper of a comparable build druid or stumpjumper. Being cheaper too would mean that you could get a lifetime worth of suspension services/replacing worn parts which will make the bike feel better in the long run than buying a top of the line bike and never servicing it.
>>237358If you have the trails to warrant it, already have an xc bike, and want to progress, just get an enduro bike. Or better yet an ebike if you want to progress fasterStumpy and druid are both on the far lightweight end of enduro bikesDon't fall for the overbiking meme unless you truly don't have access to anything other than flat xc trails or don't want to improveDress for the job you want sorta thing
>>237363I almost never see people on XC bikes on my trails, usually people are riding trail or enduro bikesbut I'm guessing those guys do bike parksmain goals I have rn is to be able to do small gaps and drops, small/med rolls and be able to ride the techy descents parts of blacks...I know people who are super skilled can do that stuff on XC bikes near me but I have no skills and ppl with a lot of skills all seem to be on enduro rigs for that anyways Stumpjumper looks really appealing simply because they are actually cheaper than most other brands at certain trim levels, seems to be the most "XC" -ish trail bike, and the resale value of Specialized stuff is just so high compared to everything else....easy to sell a 3 year old specialized for 50-60% of what you pay new, stuff like Canyon, Giant, Trek, etc are way harder to sell and you get less back. The $6k Stumpjumper has crazy good spec compared to the other brands at that price. If I went drood, I was considering just buying a frame, then swapping over the XT drivetrain and wheels from my XC bike then buying a fork, but the $6k drood seems to be specced really well too. I'm in northern new england for terrain fwiw
>>237365>selling used bikes in 2025
why do so many DH chicks make onlyfans porn?
>>237213>from to centre bar to the ground which comes out to 66.5% of rider heightI'm at 125cm which is 72% of my height. Tomorrow I'll go from 20mm rise to 38mm rise to stack maxx. I'm gonna max that shit. My BB height is 335mm. It's pretty comfy when you're in steep chunk. >>237227There should be bikes with big stack, c*mmencal ia one of them but they are c*mmencal>>237383Who? I only know one IG thot that only posts bar/sexy pics and barely any riding
>>237388I get a lot that pop up in my IG feed recommended, I don't follow any so I can't remember but there have been at least 5 chicks and one dude https://www.instagram.com/mmurmaider/ this was the last one that actually does pornhttps://www.youtube.com/@LewisBuchananthis is the dude, idk if he does porn, but the UCI kicked him out of being able to participate in UCI races because of his sponsorship lol
>>237392also, Peak Torque follows all of them LMAO
>>237365yeah don't even worry about resale value anymore its kinda over >>237367. either way what you are seeing probably has more to do with what specialized owners think their bike is worth instead of what it actually sells for, similar to pivot/yeti peopleIf you dont have unlimited $ and aren't totally incompetent you can get a lot for your money with DTC bikes. I've had the best luck with propain and recommend the tyee to everyone as a do it all bike, 160mm but pedals better than the stumpy 15s I've tried. YT is pretty good. Canyon and commencal are kinda shit. Ari seems good tooRegardless if you want to get better and do fun shit going downhill I'd say go for something in the AM/enduro realm>>237388Unfortunately not much to be done about stack on dh bikes until someone makes a 32" fork. For single crown bikes, Nicolai/geometron have massive head tubes but I don't really foresee myself spending 15k on a 60lb aluminum ebike
>>237397raaw madonna v3 29er has 650mm stack in a size medium and a geometron g1 29er in their stock configuration with a similar reach has 625mm stack.
>>237457the latest G1 has a slightly longer head tube than the madonna through the size range, though a bit slacker so the stack is roughly the same. Both a step in the right direction for the larger sizes. I was thinking of the newer belt drive ones specifically. Nicolai Saturn MGU has massive head tubes, 150mm on small up to 190mm
>>237458what the fuck
>>237458why is the geo on that thing so insanely retarded with the stack lower than most road race bikes
https://www.instagram.com/shellpageau/another onlyfans whore DHer
>>237392>>237516You must be black. They don't do porn. They're athletes/influencers SPONSORED by OF as they want to stop the image people have that OF= porn thots.
>>237585bro there is literally a set of her filling her pussy with an innertube and inflating it
how come flatbrim trail bros never wear spandex?i bought a bunch of flatbrim bro MTB clothes and they are so insanely uncomfortable from all the sweat compared to road cycling kit (spandex)after 20 min im completely soaked, shirt sticking to my body all soppy and heavy feels like shitDH pros are going to be in that shit soon, their clothes are getting tighterthey lose so much time wearing baggy shit I bet on a 4 min run those guys are losing 15-20 seconds just from not wearing a race cut skin suit like in road cycling
>>237623>filling her pussy with an innertube and inflating itWut?>>237642>flatbrim trail brosYou mean enduro bros?Try mx jerseys, they tend to be lighter. Or go for "summer" jerseys. With the thicker one's it feels as if I got out of a pool wearing clothes. Shorts with meshs too, TLDs skylines for example. Just remember to wear dark underwear...
business idea:make chyna crabon brand called "Bropain"
>>237363Listen to this guy whatshouldibuy anon. I started on an XC bike too and then got a Propain Tyee. Felt overbiked at first, but having that bike made me want to learn to ride stuff that I wouldn't have considered before. To the point where I can now get a lot more out of the areas both nearby and at bike parks. Knowing your bike can take that kind of use is motivating. Had I stayed with XC I would have probably just gotten fitter without improving elsewhere. Staying in the comfort zone of gravel and smooth trail riding.
>>237726where do you live?im way far away from being at the point of going to bike parks and have no clue if ill ever get therejumps/gaps scare me since it seems like 100% of people into that sort of MTBing wind up breaking their leg/arm/spine sooner rather than later
>>237767Austria.No worries about riding park, jumps or gaps. It's what makes for popular online content, but don't take it as the end all be all of biking. Having a bigger bike will give you the possibility for riding more challenging stuff, but nobody is forcing you to go further/harder than you want to. Totally ok to just ride what you want. (This is assuming your area isn't like pic related.)Also park riding doesn't have to be as sketchy or sendy like the videos. You can also just ride flowy trails all day and practice your riding more than if you had to pedal up each time.
>be me>hard tail xc shit tier entry level frankenstein marin from early 202X massive supply shortage era>doing a nice early weekend morning ride on some rando foot trails with some technical parts for bikes but it rained day before>long gravel road travels through back portion that have some nice hills for gettin some brief short downhill action>finish up comin down hill, pull out on gravel access road to go back up to the top from a different path>pass WMAF couple with their dog kids on gravel trail and wave hello>hard -got WM retorts snidely with:"It's a little wet out here for that....">Ride off laughing at him not sure how to respond>livin' my life, laughin' and lovin' for a few days>remember this shit and get pissed, feel like I was woods-shushedBro's I had a great time despite all the mud, desu. What was this guy's deal? I've literally never had someone condescendingly tell me that the conditions were too wet. I feel like that guy was just a sissy who doesn't like getting dirty. This dude was just averted to getting wet or some shit.
>>237815>not hardening the fuck up emtionally as wellYou know the Dursley's from Harry Potter? They're not just fictional. Some people are like that, especially outdoors where they feel like the "natural" world has to be exactly like their expectation. Let them seeth, you already have the high ground by having been polite.
>>237815have you ever been diagnosed for autism or aspergers?
>tires pumped at 2bar front, 2.2 rear>suspension working flawlessly>absolute control despite a bald rear tire at max pressure going all over the place>so damn good>thunderstorm last week>branches everywhere>can't stop>derailleur shaved clean off the frame by a branch sticking out1What a fucking gay way to end the ride, I finally rode chainless though. It's a bit overrated desu. I thought it would be a WOOOW experience. Dunno if its due to the platform but meh. I have to get a new derailleur to try again with a chain.
>>237311I hope that anon didn't end up ordering a YThttps://www.pinkbike.com/news/yt-industries-begins-restructuring-under-self-administration.html
>>237964They are saying YT USA is still operating normally, at least orders don't seem to be getting canceled. I will find out how true this is since my zeb that came on a YT just starting creaking which I am somewhat happy about because I need more steerer tube length>>237915we need to go back to 2x or hurry up with gearboxes or somethibng, derailleurs are too fucking close to the ground especially on 27.5. I took my trail bike to the park for once and immediately bent my tranny cage. At least you can actually get sram parts unlike with the japs
Should I get a 27.5" or a 29" ebike MTB or make a mullet out of the 27.5" for food delivery? I tend to jump on curbs, lane-switch and such in the inner city but in the outskirts there are longer stretches of asphalt, potholes are not rare either
>>237964I came so close because the Ohlins spec Izzo was priced at $2700 shipped instead of regular price of $4800but it didn't sit right with me so I didn't pull the triggerIt's been removed from their website for the US now so I probably wouldve just been told they were out of stockppl were saying at the time the sale looked shady as fuck and they were just blowing out prices to get cash on the books for some accounting fuckery and that looks like it's exactly what they were doing scumbags
>>238136isn't this just dependent on head angle and doesn't really have much to do with mullet setups?I thought people run mullet on bike bikes to make them more agile (also the wheels is stronger/stiffer for smashing into shit on DH), not to get slacker HT?
shimano caliper seals decided to die and now can't decide whether to rebuy a new caliper or try a new brake system. Have been wondering about hope t4v4 for a while but with their new brakes incoming wondering if I should just buy a stop-gap caliper and then once the new hope's come out, buy them and swap the shimano's onto my other bike or just go for t4v4's.
Geometry terms for noobs
Need help on selling stuff.how much would you sell and would you buy the following>oneupV2 dropper 150mm 31.6>charger 2.1 lyrik(a Yari that I upgraded) with scratches at the lowers due to use, clean stanchions, last cartrige service was in august and I'll do a lowers+ airspring before selling>funn equalizer stem>stock norco 780mm bar>2020 norco range A2 frame(w shock)>>238248The new ones come in 1 month so I'd say just wait. As for calliper a bike shop should have some old ones I'd say or get at 520 during the wait.
>>238388Best way to gauge pricing is to check what others have the same/similar item up for sale on pinkbike or facebook. Personally, I find facebook sellers tends to be a little delusional with their prices compared to pinkbike. Additionally, people on pinkbike generally seem to understand what they are buying and will be more serious about buying and not mess you around (unless they just never reply to you). On ebay you can also see sold items if you scroll down to the 'show only' section on the left hand side of the screen. Pricing is quite region dependent so probably not too helpful people giving valuations. For listing your items either use PB or a local facebook group which specific for mtb gear. General facebook marketplace is a waste of time imo and ebay has seller fee's, however it does come with some seller security.
Last ride/bike post before UK government effectively bans accessing 4chinz without age verification methods. Shall not be giving hiroshimoot $30/year to post via vpn. Enjoy the rest of the summer riding and don't forget to keep stack maxxing
Best tubeless sealant?
>>238248shimano calipers are fucking trashlevers are nice
1st time bleeding dominions brakes is so fucking messy after using shimanos>apply positive pressure and remove syringe>oils comes out spurting And dot51 is like 100x more viscous than Redline Likewater. However I do enjoy the screw in bleeding ports on the calliper and lever, compared to shimano I had my syringes gone flying bc the syringe didn't like the angle it was. And the 2 bleeding ports on the callipers is pretty smart. I'd do magic on shimanos with vaccum and 2 ports on the calliper. Now I just hope they fit my 2.3mm rotors...>>238545Poor bongistan citizens
>>238689Cum.
>>237815It only started getting "a little wet" when his Asian gf saw you.
CSU has started creaking
>Hayes A4These fucks are noisy when you are not braking. The pads rattle everywhere, I can no longer go off the brakes and just hear the tires/suspension when I plow. The noise alone makes me reconsider and go back to shimano
tried to take time off the bike to rehab herniated discs but I can't do it bros I'm going to the bike park wish me luck>>239869iktf SRAM has my fork right now hopefully giving me a new crown. I'm almost ready to start buying intend forks or something, unbelievable how much I need to warranty $1000+ factory/ultimate forks and then the crown creaks out of warranty>>239881put something on the pin between the pads, I've seen a spring from a pen, piece of tube, etc. Also doesn't hurt to bend the pad spring out a bit
>>239909humiliation fetish
cross country mountain biking, everyone
I've got into mountainbiking after a long hiatus (around 15 years) and I've made three major observations in my first 2 months back:1) Dropper posts are the greatest thing ever. Forget about 27.5 wheels and enduro bikes (aka pedal-able 'freeride' bikes), these things are the greatest QoL upgrade since I've been gone. What else can I say?2) E Bikes - they're everywhere. I've been on a few trail center rides and they're full of fat 30-40 year old slobs on e-bikes. Fair play if you're an old man with bad knees but they're the minority of users. I've had two guys (in one month) tell me - without any prompting - that they don't actually help that much on the flats and don't do anything when you go over 15mph. Of course not bro, it's all you.3) I feel like a manchild. I'm going to bike parks bumping shoulders with people well under half my age, somtimes triple. I have the feeling that I'm making a grave and embarrassing mistake taking this up again at 34 but this shit is so much fun I can't stop.
>>239869>CSU has started creakingHere, think of this everytime you hear it creak whike you ride. Someone posted this pic yesterday. An ohlins
>>239926>roadies larping as MTB'ersmight as well just ride a Gravel bike
>>240047I will never understand cyclocross and gravel biking.>I want to go mountain biking>But only the part that sucks
Turns out when I'm doing Judo I gas out from the lack of cardio conditioning. What's the offchance that zone 2 doing MTB would beef that bad boy up?
Why is this general so downhill focused?Is it because it's the extreme sports board?I don't want to hear about your high stacks and herniated disks.I want to talk about short travel suspensions and riding chill features in the woods.
>>240449Because that is objectively less fun, and also the type of riding that I try and avoid, might as well be gravel biking at that point if you don't need a mountain bike to ride it.If you are going to go and ride chill (not real) features you might as well go for a gravel ride and avoid going downhill, roots, rocks, skinnies, and jumps. But my attitude may change towards your point of view when I hit 60 like many of the other older men I have met out riding
>>240586>might as well be gravel biking at that point if you don't need a mountain bike to ride it.ok but what about riding that requires suspension and mtb tires but isn't downhill? Like trails with tech?I like riding where both the uphill and downhill are fun, rather than using a lift or riding a boring climb trail to get to enduro trails.
>>240782climb trails are fun one or two times and then they get boring and tedious real fast. having a consistent gradient fireroad which you can ride comfortably for an extended period of time/multiple times to ride different trails around the same area makes riding so much better. It honestly confuses me how pinkbike made such a large segment out of their shootouts doing an 'impossible' climb, besides purely for entertainment how many people are doing that kind of stuff in their average trail ride?
>>238975my fucking piece of shit hayes dominions is leaking cause the bleed port screw stripped the damn MC, they are sending me a new MC not sure how long it will take but i hate waiting to ride
>>240443Judo randori is not really zone 2, but by all means go out riding. It'll help you stay leaner and will increase your work capacity
Do any of you anons have a DJ that you actually ride?Cheap frames from NS going bankrupt. I'm going to build the 650b dirt jumper crackhead-mobile trail bike with a dropper post that has been long brewing in my mind fortress >>240449 is this ok>>240782I like tech climbing sometimes mostly on ebike but I have a hard time believing anything can be more fun than lifts
>>240873>>241006>I like tech climbing sometimes mostly on ebike but I have a hard time believing anything can be more fun than liftsAll of the trails near me are around rolling hills so the idea of 'climbing trails' and 'downhill trails' doesn't really make sense to me.I just ride and sometimes I go up and sometimes I go down.
kino is back at worlds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KZV7zfMGTg
Need a bike rec niggers. I’m a brand faggot so I’m thinking of getting another Santa Cruz, plus the lifetime warranty is pretty nice. Initially I wanted something more trail like to climb better for day to day weekday exercise grinding but I’m thinking instead of that, get a bike that contrasts my Nomad. I’m thinking a 5010 because it climbs somewhat better but is more fun on trails since it’s the bmx or Miata of trail bikes: small but feels faster and more fun.That seems to be a better purchase than a Bronson or a Hightower. Thoughts?
>>242755ibis ripley/ripmo, norco fluid/optic (older model w/o high pivot), transition spur/smuggler, yeti sb130/140, mondraker raze. You cant really go wrong with a santa cruz though and might be better deals on these other options
>>238545Lol I saw a thing in the news last night some bong was protesting how trump was bringing back fascism>meanwhile in the UK
>Ergon GE1Tbh these are shit grips. I expected some magic with their design, I could've gone for the ODI vanquish. 2 days of riding and had an acute pain on my wrists for the last 2 days. Long descents are uncomfortable, the "rubber" is just hard. But they are comfortable if you dont do long stuff and they have ALOT of grip, genuinly ALOT, enough to ride without gloves and sweaty hands. The SB3 logo 2s were good grips looking back but they last like 10 months and the end is not tapered which I'd like. I'll ride the GE1s a bit more but I'll either change to the original logos or some vanquish. I just need cyan blue grips
>>242936>he fell for the ergon meme>in late 2025grim
>>241006Yes. I got a really good deal on an Octane One Zircus and I ride it much more than my trail bike. I live in the pumptrack capital of the UK (there are 3 of them within a 20 minute drive of my house) and I can swing by after work and just practice jumping and manuals for an hour or two. Anyway a 27.5in bike with a 65 degree head angle like the Surge is going to feel slugglish compared to a light and poppy 26er with 100mm forks and fast-rolling tyres for DJ but it'll be a fun bike to ride regardless
Do you think the GT sensor pro is a good all round carbon full suspension. Ive been doing a lot of trail riding on my hardtail (polygon entiat TR8 plus tire) and feel i could decend faster on a full suspension. My other consideration was a polygon siskiu t8.. bit thay aluminum and sorta lower grade compared to the sensor. It has less suspension travel and may be more of an XC bike. Is that correct? It sorta seems like a no brainer to go the carbon frame for nearly the same cost.I at about $2000 for it and am in no rush to buy. The only bikes I buy are from the jenson bargain bin.. the gt sensor pro is currently in the jenson closeout bargain bin. I may have to buy it quickly before theyre all sold. Sorry to say, im not thrilled with the availabile paint scheme. I dont fuss a ton over the geometry as much as I do over the groupset amd suspension components. Im still in the beginner zone of riding trying to get towards intermediate.
>>240782My hometrail is a a climb trail. It kicks my ass everytime going up (and down) but i really love it. It doesnt have a fireroad or anything.. this makes it slightly dangerous as people descending will encounter climbers.. the courteous thing to do is go off trial of your climbing. Its much easier for climbers to go off trail safely. The decenders are really bookin. Still, my last ride. Thre was a boomer climbing. I was decending. That stubborn older guy didnt want to yeild so I had to do sorta a maneuver to ride over some steep grade to ride around him. It worked out that time but there's a few narrow sections of that trail that make me nervous in such scenarios. I really woulnt want to meet somebody going fast there. Somebody could end up eating shit by going off trail and tumbling down some very steep grade. I just hope Hopefully we'd have enough time to both stop. Fuck sakes. im going back again and again. Its a very tough climb. But then, I tear ass back down. The decent which is very fun, takes much less time. Im still a newb so this is all new and exciting to me. Practically a boomer myself at 43.. kicking myself for not getting into this in my 20s.. ehh. I still have a few good years left.