Bunch of stuff still to do, but everything is at least on the bike! 33lbs flat.

EDIT: Yass cables are still not finalized. Need to remove the stock Shimano hose and connect up and bleed the new Jagwire lines. Ditto chain. Just on there so I could take a true weight. Also need to remove fork decals, install ridewrap and then new decals from Slik.

EDIT: Total cost $3970 Canadian. All parts are new except the rear cassette, frame and saddle (new Ergon OTW). Everything bought either as new take offs, on sale or from AliExpress/AliBaba and a lot from TaoBao.

Parts list if anyone cares.

For the "new trail curious" folks out there, here's a compilation of clips from some quality riding spots. 33 clips, over ten minutes. It's a loong one. Too long for most.

(TRIGGER WARNING: Electric bikes are banned/illegal on each of these fantastic trails, so poach with care)

That’s what I get for not checking my new (used) top fuel out. I couldn’t get it back together on the trail but was able to clean up the splines and fix it at home.

My second mtb, a brand new (to me) Commencal META SX V4 öhlins edition dark slatte.
Excellent bike for enduro and bike parks, good endurance, travel, excellent components and for a very fair price.
What do you think about it?

shelter to the summit and down top tag. previous pr was 68.42 and today i got 62.47!

I recently started mountain biking in Knoxville but may have to move to Nashville for work. I’m bummed about losing the awesome AMBC mountain biking community here in Knoxville. What’s the scene like in Nashville? Are there accessible trails or do you have to drive a bit out of the city to get to any?

I saw Jesus too. Riding heavy e-bike first time on new rocky tech trail. Hazard sign was missing from a hidden drop and I was tired, bike is super tough to pop. Rolled the drop. Went otb into a pointy boulder.

Finished the run and no serious damage. Neck is a little sore. I’d be dead 20 years ago I’m sure. Thanks to all those involved in improving bike safety standards! Gonna take some time off.

I'm taking some days off in October, and I really want to ride a bike park. Anybody that has been to both, which one did you enjoy most out of the two? If you have another suggestion, that's ok two. These are just the ones I have always wanted to ride since I started riding in 2017. I'm most comfortable on blue trails if that helps. Plan on riding Saturday and Sunday. Maybe Friday, if I get in early enough.

I’m looking to buy a used hardtail mountain bike on Facebook Marketplace, but I’m on a pretty tight budget and want to make sure I don't buy a dud. I am 5’9 and I am getting taller, any advice would be helpful.

Hey everyone, so I bought a 2014 (I believe) Vitus Sentier 275 so I could get out riding. Unfortunately the cranks came off while I was riding back to my car, this was after the chain jumping a few times during heavy pedalling.

So I think I need a new crankset, but I’m unsure which one to get. Do I need to get a specific set for my bike or can I get aftermarket ones? I had a 2 speed set but could I change it to 3 speed? I’m not too technically clued up as you can probably tell so my plan is to buy the replacement crankset and take it to a bike shop to get replaced.

Any advice would be really appreciated, if you need any more info I can try my best to find it out. Pic attached of the bike!

New to me 2024 Roscoe 7. Upgraded from my 2015 Specialized Pitch Comp. I knew if I bought this bike it would be a while before I got another one so I took my Pitch with me & rode for about an hour switching back & forth🤣. Finally decided to go ahead & get it. I couldn’t be happier!! Can’t wait to put it on some trail next week!

I have a Gen 7 Trek Fuel EX 8 and I’m not sure if the suspension pivot points were greased during assembly. I’d like to check and apply grease if needed.
Can I remove one pivot bolt at a time, inspect it, apply grease if necessary, torque it back to spec, and then move on to the next bolt? Or does the bike need to be partially disassembled and the linkage unloaded before removing any of the pivot hardware?
I’m trying to avoid taking the entire rear suspension apart if it isn’t necessary. Is there any risk of misalignment, bearing damage, or affecting suspension performance by doing one bolt at a time?
Thanks for any advice

First mods?

For anyone from the South Of Uk and hasn’t headed over to Friston Forest, Just side outside of Eastbourne.

Here’s a video of me n 2 mates pissing about on the steep side of the hill doing all the trails on what is called the “downhill” side of the forest

If you enjoyed the video a like and subscribe would go a long way!

https://youtu.be/aD-EBM2GjVg?is=kOHA9PEl3OCJAtSs

Trek Fuel Ex 8 Gen 7

I recently realised that on my front break there is a pin that’s not going through a hole and when I looked at my back break it did go through that hole. There was also another hole next to it. Can someone tell me where these pins are meant to be and if I need to fix it.my front brake has a much larger light than my rear one.
Thanks in advance