Good news for counterfeiters and bad news for the buyers. I came across fake clipless road pedals as well.

When I was looking at the pedals, I noticed it was pretty cheap(not dirt cheap)... I also see ppl give like 5 star rating... unless I saw the last one posted 1 star... the comments were either deleted or edited by seller but the last picture had that buyer with a middle finger in front of the product... so I googled and found out everyone got duped... Lol

I guess those got tricked either fairly new or not a detail/technical people...

This post has been edited by aquilaTE: Mar 1 2021, 04:50 PM

One might be tipped off how badly made... but others, well... like I said... oblivious...

Wait... what? Isn't the seals on those sealed cartridge bearing meant to keep dirt and water out?

This one looks like swimming in the river... lol... or probably seal worn off and water(or muck) entering it...

Well... i dun go crossing rivers or swimming in the pond so mine shud be ok... just as long as your BB isn't submerging in water... if it's rain, you won't have to worry abt it...

This post has been edited by aquilaTE: Mar 18 2021, 11:00 AM

Only to those who jet wash their bikes and love to spray near there... normal flowing water is ok... I wash my bike often enuff when I need to.

You need the tools if you are to remove and service the bearings... I myself can only remove the crankset but not the BB due to the lack of tools.

And yes, important to have fun either way

No check the recommended size and it's geometry on the website when you decided which bike you want to pull the trigger on. Just to give you an example, I'm 177cm riding an M Scott Scale 27.5er

Looking at the pic... I think better to get a preloved rear wheelset(or better both) rather than changing the rear hubs... less hassle plus probably cheaper?

And on top of that... judging by the type of mtb and tourney groupset... you will need to change the BB as well.

This post has been edited by aquilaTE: Apr 5 2021, 12:14 AM

XTR is kinda overkill for your kinda of bike(Deore is already fine)... as I mentioned b4, my concerned is the rear wheelset and it's hub and the BB... I myself not good at identifying the BB shell size so I suggest to bring it to a bike shop who can id it for you b4 you make your purchase.

As for the rear wheelset... most Tourney spec-ed bikes tend to come with flywheel cassette instead of a freehub and to make more matter worse, the type of spokes that comes with your wheelset makes it harder(or maybe impossible) to just switch the hubs... I won't go to far nor worry about 11sp or 12sp compatibility as most flywheel cassette type wheelset won't make it past 8sp or 9sp.

Sounds like quite a lot of money spent on this mtb... why not just straight get a trail worthy bike with decent groupset?

I've googled the bike based on the wheelset he has and I dun think that bike is made for the trails. Plus the rear wheel is a bolt for freewheel cassette and I doubt you could just swap the hubs easily or even possible without individual spokes to a freehub.

Based on this bike, it's gonna be an issue for the frame for the trails. Taman ride is still ok.

Well, you said it yourself... rim issue which rolls down to the hub adaptability... like I said, if it's normal spokes, it's still ok but those types... I'm guessing the hub system is part of the wheelset... so, like I said b4... ditch the wheelsets and get a decent pre-loved.

There are plenty of good deals on pre-loved out there. I think Polygon Siskiu series are value for money full-sus mtbs...

I would usually think it's the H L screws not adjusted properly but since it's been tinker around, probably bend RD hanger or faulty RD?

For taman or offroad?

I've no issue changing tyres on MTB as opposed to RB. Me still using few ringgits tyre levers... It all depends on how much practice you get and how hard are the beads on the tyre.

Then a sub 1k will do... just as long as you dun get poisoned to upgrade

If poisoned to upgrade... my advise is sell current bike and get better spec-ed new one... 'no point pouring water down the duck's back'

This post has been edited by aquilaTE: Aug 24 2021, 11:14 AM

Adding a rear derailleur will do the trick but you gotta change the rear wheel too and the chains and the crankset... Heck! Change the whole bike.