Bike Part Availability & Prices

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  1. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    No 203 mm version
     
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  2. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    any idea if the amazon rotors are the standard 1.8 mm thickness?
     
  3. fos'l

    fos'l Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Bob
    Current Bike:
    2005 Santa Cruz Superlight
    Not for the gonzo guys here, but I needed a new front brake and being satisfied now with BB7's after hydraulic for years, purchased a set with rotors for $75 on ebay. Put one on the front of my 29er, and the rotor was straight with good performance last night on B*.
     
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  4. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Any chance all bike shops could collude to strip eMTBs of their parts when received for service so that bicyclists would have more supply? How about an obstacle course out back that must be cleaned before being eligible to receive mid- to high-end bike parts?
     
  5. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    So this doesn’t fit my bike. :mad: The eyelet at the stanchion has the fancy bearings instead of bushings, and they won’t clear my seat tube where they connect to the seat stay junction. Anyone wanna buy this?
     
  6. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    Why not swap the bearing out for a different bushing?
     
  7. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    I believe they are... I went to measure and my caliper battery is dead. :thumbsdown:
     
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  8. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    And you’ll be waiting 3 months for a new battery :)
     
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  9. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Looks like I’m gonna have to swap out the damper body. 8C563BC7-C211-4B79-BF5F-C1D3DE4B2EDB.jpeg
     
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  10. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    Crazy question…did you try mounting it upside down?
     
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  11. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Yea. The piggy back hits the frame and the bearings don’t fit the other mount either. The saga continues.
     
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  12. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Squishy parts are complicated. :confused:

    Isn't there an active GG forum on empty-beer? Maybe someone has encountered this very conundrum...
     
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  13. Lost Kiwi

    Lost Kiwi Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Portola Hills
    Name:
    Simon
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Went to the local bike shop for a new front brake hose, ended up having to buy a $40 kit for the hose and an olive :( the rest I will have to cut and toss as its no use to me, what a waste.
    On the bright side it appears there is no shortage of 96bcm Shimano chainrings. I've purchased three in the last week trying to find one that will work for my particular (non-standard) requirements. Sods law but at the moment it looks like an XTR version will do the job and not a much cheaper SLX version :facepalm:.
     
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  14. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    I bought a set of the cheapie 180mms. I'd like to get some XTs, but hard to justify the difference in cost.
     
  15. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    I am in need of a new chain on the bike that is trapped on the trainer....who'd have thought that would be the one to wear out?

    Chains are not easy to find. At least, not the 11-speed chain I want.
     
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  16. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    u get the Corki's?
     
  17. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    All in Team Corki!
     
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  18. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    I now have the red Corkis on the single speed as well as the Moxie... I'm a believer. @SnakeCharmer and I bailed out on a ride the other day in the fog and rain. We ended up taking the Mount Lowe pavement to get off the mountain. 3 1/2 miles and 2000 feet down in the wet. Brakes made a little wet squeal the first time I used them, and then were silent the rest of the trip. If they had behaved like some of the brand name rotors I've used, I would have been deaf by the bottom.

    Miles Racing pads and Corki floating rotors for the win!

    YMMVG
     
  19. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
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  20. Sidewalk

    Sidewalk iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    The road is where I call home
    Name:
    Josh
    Current Bike:
    N+1
    I kinda want to buy a full sus XC frame and swap all my parts over. Maybe I should give up that pipe dream.
     
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  21. konakc

    konakc iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    kc
    did someone say corgi?
     
  22. konakc

    konakc iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    kc
    I put my name down for a Canyon Stoic... I need something that I can ride on the fullerton loop and the main divide and still have some fun.. The ripmo gets tiring after 3000 feet of climbing...
    But the wait has been over 4 months, now they say summer of next year...
    Any suggestions on comparable cheap 2nd bike similar to hardtail w/ 140mm in front?
     
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  23. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    I ended up getting the CYSKY rotors on Amazon. PSA looks like they bought up avid's g3 clean sweep rotors and selling em for $20 per pair , have avid logo and markings
     
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  24. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    Update after a few rides, the Amazon CYSKY rotors seem to work great, and arrived nice and true
     
  25. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    “Cheap” is soooooo non definitive…:rolleyes:
     
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  26. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    Not sure if you can run it with a 140 or not?

    https://canfieldbikes.com/collections/nimble-9-gen-5
     
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  27. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    Just the bike I was thinking about as well, depending on one's definition of affordable. These days, it's hard not to consider that affordable for a whole bike. And I didn't go back and check, but I'm fairly certain they say 140 - 160 is all good.
     
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  28. Sidewalk

    Sidewalk iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    The road is where I call home
    Name:
    Josh
    Current Bike:
    N+1
    Looking at a new frame, had to shop around a but more than I would want (because I am lazy) to find a BB to put in it. Then noticed I can't find a new brake hose to swap my brakes over to the new frame if/when I buy it! Here I was bothered about not getting XT/XTR 12 speed chains.
     
  29. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    Well , I learned my lesson about cheapish off brand Amazon cassettes:
    One of the cogs completely detached from the rivets and spins freely, never had that happen before. Sucks because the steel teeth still have hardly any wear it seems. Any of the real players make an all-steel 11speed 11-50 HG cog stack that’s reasonably priced?
     
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  30. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Sunrace makes one.
    https://www.bikebling.com/Sunrace-CSMX80-11sp-Cassette-11-50t-p/sr17-csmx80.htm
     
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