Bicycle Brahs Part 3 - Riding is our leg day (literally bicycle)

[MrJensenn]

Ordered a pair of Michelin 1.4 Wild Run'r 26" to throw on my offroader which will be used for commuting/chill riding in semi-urban areas.
Actually starting to feel the lust to cycle again, haven't had that for almost 10 years.

[ch2s]

I'm still shopping for a new bike, I decided I want at least a gear ratio of 50:10, but very few bikes come with a 10t small gear on the back.

If I buy a bike that only goes to 11t on the rear cassette, can I change the cassette for one that goes down to 10 or would that somehow not be compatible with the derailleur?

Also, how much does a cassette typically cost? I see some over $400. Is it best to find a bike that comes with the 10t gear I want? That severely limits my choices, if it leaves any at all in my price range.

[Cadet4life]

I'm still shopping for a new bike, I decided I want at least a gear ratio of 50:10, but very few bikes come with a 10t small gear on the back.

If I buy a bike that only goes to 11t on the rear cassette, can I change the cassette for one that goes down to 10 or would that somehow not be compatible with the derailleur?

Also, how much does a cassette typically cost? I see some over $400. Is it best to find a bike that comes with the 10t gear I want? That severely limits my choices, if it leaves any at all in my price range.

it'll be tough right now to buy a bike to be honest. huge bike boom with covid shutting things down people are wanting to go out. we have bikes backordered until sept/oct but people are still getting em. hope you can snag one.


cassette compatibility will be determined by the freehub body. if you have a shimano freehub body, you gotta get one that is shimano (duh right). if your free body is sram, gotta get sram. derailleurs are typically interchangeable, just make sure it matches up with the amount of gears you have.

[smsg112]

I'm still shopping for a new bike, I decided I want at least a gear ratio of 50:10, but very few bikes come with a 10t small gear on the back.

If I buy a bike that only goes to 11t on the rear cassette, can I change the cassette for one that goes down to 10 or would that somehow not be compatible with the derailleur?

Also, how much does a cassette typically cost? I see some over $400. Is it best to find a bike that comes with the 10t gear I want? That severely limits my choices, if it leaves any at all in my price range.

All Sram Eagle 12spd systems have a 10-50 spread. The first 11 cogs are solid (single piece of material) with the granny gear (largest gear) being separate. I have no idea why you would want a 11t over a 10t, seeing as it would provide little to no benefit or difference in feeling. Not only that, but you would have to buy an entire new cassette just to achieve that.
Yes, find a bike with the gearing you want. If it is off only slightly, buy a new front ring - much cheaper

[smsg112]

Hit a new line the other day. Sorry for linking to Insta, being lazy - https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJNkNEBCOD/

[Cadet4life]

Hit a new line the other day. Sorry for linking to Insta, being lazy - https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJNkNEBCOD/

nice send.

i've been recording some local trails i ride, check out some of my videos.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8..._as=subscriber

[smsg112]

nice send.

i've been recording some local trails i ride, check out some of my videos.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8..._as=subscriber

Awesome dude. You riding a remedy? You in east USA?

[Cadet4life]

Awesome dude. You riding a remedy? You in east USA?

thanks brah. nah slash. yep, good old east coast rocks

[smsg112]

Good call, always hard to tell on vid. Yep, east looks rough AF. I hope they do more World Cups/EWS events out that way. You ever come ride out West?

[Cadet4life]

Good call, always hard to tell on vid. Yep, east looks rough AF. I hope they do more World Cups/EWS events out that way. You ever come ride out West?

all good. haha def techy, hard on the bikes.

that'd be cool. i didn't go to the one at snowshoe but i heard it turned out great. i'd like to, havn't yet. prolly in a few years ill make some trips out there. still trying to ride places in the 2-3hr radius around me.

what bike u on?

[smsg112]

The rocks can eat wheels. I like it though, makes you consider lines more thoughtfully and helps to smooth you out. Imagine if you had wheel sets on hand how fast you could blast some out that though haha

The events out there have looked great - Windham, Snowshoe, Windrock. I know that is a huge area, but shows people that all the good riding certainly isn't out West- but god damn, we do have a lot

Im on a Norco Range

[Cadet4life]

The rocks can eat wheels. I like it though, makes you consider lines more thoughtfully and helps to smooth you out. Imagine if you had wheel sets on hand how fast you could blast some out that though haha

The events out there have looked great - Windham, Snowshoe, Windrock. I know that is a huge area, but shows people that all the good riding certainly isn't out West- but god damn, we do have a lot

Im on a Norco Range

dang, you know your east coast greats. windrock is nuts, went when it rained. we only managed 6 runs, my 2 buddies were too stressed out lmao

yeah im jelly. it's so scenic out that way too

ok sick. i don't see much norco out this way. see alot of trek, spesh, yt and santa cruz

edit: speaking about wheels, hell yeah. these rocks chew the fuk out of em. bit the bullet and got a set of dt swiss 511 rims laced to dt swiss 350 hubs. should be bullet proof. bike is heavy af tho

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

Yesterday home trail sunrise.

[MuscleXtreme]

Yesterday home trail sunrise.

[im]https://i.imgur.com/RUKf3x6.jpg[/img]

Looks out in the McDowells?

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

Looks out in the McDowells?

Little-known pyramid!

[kethnaab]

I'm still shopping for a new bike, I decided I want at least a gear ratio of 50:10, but very few bikes come with a 10t small gear on the back.

You mentioned you carry a lot of weight on your bike and that you have a 48-11 and sometimes find yourself trying to find another gear.

Check out the Sheldon Brown Gear Calculator
a 48-11 on a 26" x 2.1" MTB tire goes approximately 27 MPH @ a cadence of 80 RPM, which is pretty moderate pedaling speed

That's about the same speed as the fastest pros on the flat courses at the Tour de France.

So you're saying that, on a MTB with knobby tires, while carrying a bunch of weight, you're as fast as professional Tour de France cyclists who are riding hyper aero-dynamic superlightweight racing road bikes?
Something isn't adding up here my friend. Not trying to bust your chops, I just would hate to see you waste $$$.

If I buy a bike that only goes to 11t on the rear cassette, can I change the cassette for one that goes down to 10 or would that somehow not be compatible with the derailleur?

Short answer - no, you can't just change the cassette out.

The following 3 types of cassettes will not be interchangeable due to derailleur and rear wheel hub incompatibilities:
11-speed cassettes (both SRAM and Shimano) = 11t small cog
12-speed cassettes (SRAM AXS and Shimano MTB and soon-to-be-road) = 10t small cog
11-speed XD Driver cassettes (SRAM MTB) = 10t small cog

Also, how much does a cassette typically cost? I see some over $400. Is it best to find a bike that comes with the 10t gear I want? That severely limits my choices, if it leaves any at all in my price range.

cassettes are typically priced based on how light they are. Dura Ace/XTR and Red/XX1 cassettes alone are going to be as almost as expensive as an entire mid-range groupsets like Deore/105 or NX/Apex.

Pick 2:
1) Lightweight
2) Durable
3) Low price

There is no such thing as getting all 3.

[xvicknumber7x]

200 miles this week. fuuck im tired.

[ch2s]

You mentioned you carry a lot of weight on your bike and that you have a 48-11 and sometimes find yourself trying to find another gear.

Check out the Sheldon Brown Gear Calculator
a 48-11 on a 26" x 2.1" MTB tire goes approximately 27 MPH @ a cadence of 80 RPM, which is pretty moderate pedaling speed

That's about the same speed as the fastest pros on the flat courses at the Tour de France.

So you're saying that, on a MTB with knobby tires, while carrying a bunch of weight, you're as fast as professional Tour de France cyclists who are riding hyper aero-dynamic superlightweight racing road bikes?
Something isn't adding up here my friend. Not trying to bust your chops, I just would hate to see you waste $$$.

I perform well at unusually low RPM, around 50 RPM on flat road to go around 20mph. At 80 RPM I feel like a humming bird and don't perform well at all, I like turning the pedals slowly but with a lot of force rather than fast with low force, I often overtake other cyclists while pedaling slower than they are. I may do 80 RPM to climb very steep offroad hills but that's the only case. That's why a high gear ratio is important to me. I also have mostly smooth tires as I'm on road most of the time.

Twice recently when people see the speed I go in my videos or hear of the distance I ride their immediate response is "Oh you have an electric bike", and I say "No it's a full suspension mountain bike" lol. The ride that that guy couldn't believe I did without an electric bike, I actually did a second time at night the very same day, and even took a long detour both times making it even longer than he thinks.

I eat 4000-5000 calories/day and most of that is burned on my bike, and the rest lifting.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

Fricken Mirone hardd all yallll, any tips on taking turns fast on steep trails with gravel? My back tire has slid out a few times then I catch traction before I would bail hard.

Maybe play around with tire pressure (try less).... Tire pressure can make or break the ride.

Ordered a pair of Michelin 1.4 Wild Run'r 26" to throw on my offroader which will be used for commuting/chill riding in semi-urban areas.
Actually starting to feel the lust to cycle again, haven't had that for almost 10 years.

Riding is the actual GOAT. Good luck.

Hit a new line the other day. Sorry for linking to Insta, being lazy - https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJNkNEBCOD/

Sick!

dang, you know your east coast greats. windrock is nuts, went when it rained. we only managed 6 runs, my 2 buddies were too stressed out lmao

yeah im jelly. it's so scenic out that way too

ok sick. i don't see much norco out this way. see alot of trek, spesh, yt and santa cruz

edit: speaking about wheels, hell yeah. these rocks chew the fuk out of em. bit the bullet and got a set of dt swiss 511 rims laced to dt swiss 350 hubs. should be bullet proof. bike is heavy af tho

I hope you're using cushcore on the back? 511s can still fold in on hard rock smashing like you do.

200 miles this week. fuuck im tired.

Sick!

[xvicknumber7x]

just hit a distance pr today at 54 miles. i'm toast. not bad for a dumpster bike.

[wasp9166]

been fkn off , going out tomm, gota get out of this funk

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

been fkn off , going out tomm, gota get out of this funk

Fuk yeah. I had a small ride today, but making the big 2 hour drive into the mountains tomorrow morning @ sunrise!

[ch2s]

I've always had a mountain bike with a straight handlebar and I'm shopping for a new bike and am considering some with the handlebars that are twisted like horns, what are those called?

My main concern in the brakes are at an unusual place compared to where I'm used to having them, if you chose to hold the straight part like a mountain bike, don't you need to move your hand to brake?

Should I stick with a straight handlebar bike to get one of those horn like handlebars?

[WaittWhatt]

I've always had a mountain bike with a straight handlebar and I'm shopping for a new bike and am considering some with the handlebars that are twisted like horns, what are those called?

My main concern in the brakes are at an unusual place compared to where I'm used to having them, if you chose to hold the straight part like a mountain bike, don't you need to move your hand to brake?

Should I stick with a straight handlebar bike to get one of those horn like handlebars?

Are you looking for a road bike or a gravel bike? Either way the curved handlebars are for more variability while riding and they become quite comfortable. It is nice to have options with where you can put your hands. From climbing to getting small and zooming around.

I would say try it out!

[TokenV]

brahs, I have a new bike so I'm re-evaluating the tools I bring with me

would you suggest a mini-pump or a CO2-pump?

I never worked with the latter but it seems they're quite common nowadays

so this:



or this:



?

I'm taking everything in a backpack for now, nothing mounted on the frame so far

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

brahs, I have a new bike so I'm re-evaluating the tools I bring with me

would you suggest a mini-pump or a CO2-pump?

I never worked with the latter but it seems they're quite common nowadays

so this:

[img]https://i.imgur.com/PPmA0W3.jpg[/ig]

or this:

[img]https://i.imgur.com/7Y7Rl57.png[/im]

?

I'm taking everything in a backpack for now, nothing mounted on the frame so far

The one-up EDC pump and toolkit is the best option in my opinion. The combination of the 2 parts costs just over $100 but honestly it is worth it. Even has a chain breaker/storage tube

[TokenV]

The one-up EDC pump and toolkit is the best option in my opinion. The combination of the 2 parts costs just over $100 but honestly it is worth it. Even has a chain breaker/storage tube

found a review video on YT, pretty interesting concept but I already have most of those tools

on my previous bike (touring) I had a complete pump attached to the frame, now I have a cross bike and I want to keep the frame as naked as possible so I'm gonna need to add a pump to my backpack (which is already equipped with my old multitool and repair kit) so that's why I was looking at the mini pumps and noticed the CO2 ones

for the rest I'm just installing 2 new bottle holders and contemplating to get a bell since I pass through some pretty urban areas on my commute

but seeing you suggest that EDC one you would go for a regular mini pump? was actually leaning towards thay myself as well already... only plus for the CO2 type is I can get a "fake bottle" to store this, multitool and some patches so I wouldn't need the backpack anymore per se

but I carry a backpack anyway for food and stuff so yeah

**** it, migh just get both lmfao

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

found a review video on YT, pretty interesting concept but I already have most of those tools

on my previous bike (touring) I had a complete pump attached to the frame, now I have a cross bike and I want to keep the frame as naked as possible so I'm gonna need to add a pump to my backpack (which is already equipped with my old multitool and repair kit) so that's why I was looking at the mini pumps and noticed the CO2 ones

for the rest I'm just installing 2 new bottle holders and contemplating to get a bell since I pass through some pretty urban areas on my commute

but seeing you suggest that EDC one you would go for a regular mini pump? was actually leaning towards thay myself as well already... only plus for the CO2 type is I can get a "fake bottle" to store this, multitool and some patches so I wouldn't need the backpack anymore per se

but I carry a backpack anyway for food and stuff so yeah

**** it, migh just get both lmfao

I'm not a fan of the co2, I have always used a pump. I hate carrying a backpack as well. Bought a fanny pack style pouch with water bottle holder and love it. I put keys/wallet/phone/tire levers/clif bar/20oz water bottle in it

[WaittWhatt]

I'm not a fan of the co2, I have always used a pump. I hate carrying a backpack as well. Bought a fanny pack style pouch with water bottle holder and love it. I put keys/wallet/phone/tire levers/clif bar/20oz water bottle in it

This is a good alternative to wearing jerseys.

Rode my first 60km a couple weeks ago and itching to ride it again or maybe even a 100km.

So. Much. Pain.

Worth it.

[wasp9166]

Fuk yeah. I had a small ride today, but making the big 2 hour drive into the mountains tomorrow morning @ sunrise!

did 12 yest and day b4 , my ass hurts so , gaming today , back out tomm

yes i have a rapha but, haven't been out in a while so