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29er / Where to buy upgraded pivots?
« on: February 07, 2016, 08:52:32 AM »
Currently have an IP-036 and I wanted to upgrade all of the pivots. Does anyone know where I can buy these parts?
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Sorry to restart and old thread but this is what I am noticing. There is play in the rear about 1mm. It is only detectable if you put the rear tire on the ground and grab it and move it side to side. If the bike is the air and you grab the tire and move it side to side. There is NO play.
Where and what pivot mount bushings did everyone get? I have RWC for the rear shock.
I'm glad that I found this thread because this is exactly what is happening with my bike but I'd say I have even more than 1mm of play in the rear end (the play is really bad when the bike is on the ground) I do not see where anyone posted the exact fix or what to do or buy to resolve it? Can someone let me know ASAP.
Thanks,
Gabby
What was the outcome? Did you get a washer? Reduce the play in the rear endI have my bike in the shop now and I'm hoping they will come up with a solution.
Sorry to restart and old thread but this is what I am noticing. There is play in the rear about 1mm. It is only detectable if you put the rear tire on the ground and grab it and move it side to side. If the bike is the air and you grab the tire and move it side to side. There is NO play.
Where and what pivot mount bushings did everyone get? I have RWC for the rear shock.
Check out this thread:
http://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,699.0.html
What do you recommend me doing to fix this?
Move to a 1x11 setup .
For X-country/trail riding I wouldn't think you need to go much wider than 680-720mm on the bar, do you have trees where you ride? Some trails I ride here in Georgia have some narrow openings between trees that my 680mm bar is close rubbing as I ride through.
Do you plan on getting riser bars or flat bars? That would affect what stem angle you would choose. For my XC riding, I tend to like riser bars with a 0deg, 100mm stem. I am about your size and that fits me comfortably.
I know everyone is thinking wide bars and short stem, however, that is coming from Enduro/Downhill riding where people like to move their weight a bit more off the front wheel and steering that favors high speed stability. For X-Country, I tend to like a more even front/rear weight distribution and steering that favors tighter lines.
Wide bars do offer a bit more leverage for long climbs, something favored by the single speed crowd.
That's a tough question. It can be anywhere from 90 to 120mm. Maybe start at 100mm?
You can always buy some cheap stems to try out. When you find the "correct" length...then pick up a nice one.
The width of your bars and length of your stem have to be chosen to suit each other. A recent trend is running really wide bars, say 720mm, and running it with a shorter stem of say 50mm. Whereas before the norm was more like 100mm stem and 650mm wide bars. But like VR6 said, for XC racing the norm is probably 100mm stems and then a bar to suit your reach. Just thought I'd point out there's a lot of room for customization in this area and it can have pretty big affects on the way your bike feels and handles, so it's worth considering all of your options.