I have a Specialized Turbo Tero 4.0. Great bike for typical Americans. Frame size L means the cyclist's height is up to 185 cm. My height is 184 cm, the height of the seatpost, set to the maximum position, is 4-5 cm short. And this harms my knees. The frame size is XL, which increases the height of the frame of an already unusually tall bike by another 3-4 cm. The design of the bike is beautiful and does not look too annoying. But, nevertheless, replacing the pedals, as on all new bicycles, is mandatory. In my case, this means replacing the handlebars, saddle, and seatpost with a longer one (this is the most difficult thing, due to the frame design). In a word, do the bike yourself. Just like any new bike.
I've got the DSX 2, and have clocked just under 4,000km (~2485 miles). It is a great solid bike. I am a bigger rider being 195cm and ~115kg (6'4", 254lb) and put a lot of torque through the rear wheel. I live in Melbourne, Australia and do a decent mix of road riding, gravel riding - and even some MTB on this bike. I will ride from my Bayside house up to the hills and ride the Commonwealth Games MTB track and then ride home - a ~75km ride with ~600m of elevation (46miles ride, 1969ft elevation) I have had to rebuild the rear wheel as the standard Marin rims had micro cracks forming at each of the spoke holes - Bikes Online ended up covering part of the cost of this. The bottom bracket needed facing and squaring off, but this is common for pretty much all mass produced bikes. Only in the last few hundred km has the bottom bracket started making noise - which is pretty incredible considering what the bike has been through. The WTB Riddler tires are fine, but with my riding (road during the week, dirt on the weekends), the tread only lasts a couple of weeks. I have moved to Pirelli Cinturato tires, and although expensive have lasted significantly longer than the WTB. I am still on the original chain and cassette, and only been through 2 sets of brake pads. I will hopefully be moving to a new bike soon, but if I wasn't I would probably swap out the brakes for something a bit stronger, just because I like doing stoppies at red lights to show off :D
Useful. Informative!! The aesthetic cover is pretty unaesthetic, vulnerable. Depressed area on the frame attracts dirt sinks it. Pain to increase / customize stack. Same with all bikes with such proprietary built in features and closed ecosystem for interop. How can you replace the rubber hose should it get damaged/worn out?
I bought a Trek road bike in about 1975. Back then if I’d had more money, I could have upgraded to better components. But the only thing that would have made me faster would have been better wheels and tires. Better brakes and derailleurs would have been sweet but would not have been faster.
Yes degreaser is the better way to go. You asked. Your method is simple, straightforward and makes sense. I like the idea of getting great results without using degreaser. Thanks for this.
It's a great old school Cannondale. While the idea of the Headshok was innovative, I wouldn't want to own one now in 2024. Your bike looks pristine. It would be sweet if it had a rigid fork.
Solid info, @ChrisEnockson. Thanks! At 6:17, the reason you've cut your hands before is because you are sliding the tire lever when the bead still has tension. Aside from the TL-10 style, tire levers work by levering the tire free in several succeeding points (the reason they come in sets of 2+), then after the tire is loose, sliding a lever along the bead to finish removing the tire from the rim.
All these entry level bikes with heavier frame, claris/tiagra groupset, not much carbon on the bike... I prefer older bikes with lighter frame, that can be upgraded
I have a question? I got the same axle as the one on the video but i have a small black spacer with the other 2. I didn't see a black spacer on the video. Is the black spacer important?
got same bike u got a video on how to replace power plug on frame i make mistake of forgeting pin to wire location on connecter on bike theres 3 wires the 2 small wires i dont know what plug thay go to help whould be amazing
Manufacturer is a sorry piece of crap..No technical illustrations. No parts lists , no part # guide. They don't DO things like the greatest generation did it..If that's the future you can take it & shove it..Nothing but stress and aggravation.. IT'S NO GOOD !
How many people have ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS on a bicycle ? Have you seen those bicycle controllers ? Sh_t... How many effing golf carts have electric door locks on them ? Not kidding folks.. We are fooling with some real assholes..We need to build our own stuff..This stuff is just as bad as front wheel drive cars..Things are not getting better and easier, they are getting WAY WORSE. ! PLEASE WAKE UP AND STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS !
This is a great overview. I have a 2009 Giant TCR I’d like to convert from road to gravel. Rear is fine, but front fork is too narrow to accommodate a 35+mm tire. How would I go about ordering a new Giant compatible fork to fit a legit gravel tire?
You should either do one of three things here; 1) Remove this video because it is misinformation, as you were not using the tool correctly, 2) Add a disclaimer up front that you misused the tool, or 3) Simply retitle your video "Examples of How Not to Use the Schwalbe Tire Lever".
Great bike, I just went to the Aventon Aventure site they mention a free battery. Thats here in California. I also stopped at All Electric Motion e-bike store in Chico he had mentioned a free battery as well. My question is, is this for all Aventon Ebikes only? (Free battery)
Hey just runing some John's Bike Garage and in the background and noticed the mention of the Campanagnolo Synchro shifter on the Cineli. They can be a nightmare, you need to have the correct insert and matching chain and freewheel to go with the derailleur you're using. Say tou have the first Gen Chorus and you want to run a 7 speed SUntour FW. You needed X colored insert marked X* and a Sedis SPort chain, but if you wanted to use a DUra Ace FW and shipmano chain and a X& yellow insert. It was crazy. Just get some Campagnolo Doppler shifters.
The plastic over on the end of my skewer (the quick release my bike came with) stripped somehow. Now it doesn’t loosen up the quick release rod, it just spins. Any tips on this?
Grief! That's ice. I couldn't get out of bed in such a hostile climate. BTW here's a prediction Chris, in 2 months time John will clad a wall in that very same garage, & despite him editing out the best bits, its a hoot. Well worth the watch. A 3 hour job that will take 2 days & near kill him. He has no idea, so he starts off wrong & it only gets better from there. I'm still laughing about it. He's pretty good with old bikes though......Aust.
what's the advantage of Tubeless tires?? i'm new to 'biking'.....but i like the Marin DSX Models...comparing with value...of Kona 'Gravel' bikes!...are these bikes 'good' for Bike -Packing..some light 'off-roading'?
I can not thank you enough! Just bought an 80's mountain bike and had the worst time trying to find a demonstration video for the quick release skewer (didn't even know what it was called) to put my bike back together. Thank you!!!!
There is one that you missed. It is a small bar bell style with the red and black sizes.I like to use it on 48° bmx wheels and on bikes with reflectors since you do not have to reposition it..
not very knowledgeable about bicycle specs. I rode my friends Quick 3 and it was awesome so I have been looking at them. However, I spotted a used Quik 4 in great condition for only $300. Wondering what the biggest difference between 3 and 4 is? What I liked about the Quick 3 was how light weight it felt, how smooth it was, and the smoothness in the gear shifting. I don't really care about how fast I can go on a bicycle. I like to be able to commute, be comfortable, have good shifting components, be safe, and be able to handle hills and moderate improvising to bumpy sidewalks or very light gravel or grass. Any thoughts on 3 vs 4?
