I'm building up my wife's Trek Marlin 5. So far I replaced the seized fork with the OEM fork, I changed the pedals and grips and now I'm replacing her 3x8 tourney drivetrain and putting on the Shimano CUES U6000. The new Marlin also has a really cool looking chainstay guard and I'm installing that on her bike as well. It should be completed by next year 😂
awesome vid thank you!!! great selection of cheap up grades that really improve your cheap bike,even with exspensive bikes you'll want to change the 3 contact points,most exspensive bikes don't even come with pedals...Cheers!!!!
I bought a size S 29er bike for my 11 year old kid, he is 151cm and growing, bike will fit him perfectly in 1.5-2 years. Upgraded to much smaller lock on grips and cut bars from 78 to 71cm, tires converted to tubless but ordered the scorpions 29x2.4 xc rc (400g lighter). Replaced the s/post with 125mm dropper(~300g heavier) $1500Australian dollars, but up to $2k now with upgrades. Next upgrade will be to the HG Sunrace cassette which weighs 690g, thinking of Sunrace 496g one which has 3 alloy rings($235) shimano doesn't have 11-51 hg 12 speed strangely because they offer cheaper microspline cassettes. He did a xc race and got beaten too easily by others but he actually did a great effort, his bike was way too small and held him back, and I forgot to check tire pressure and found out they were low 30s psi(although with tubes). Will see how he does in the upcoming race. I took him to the same course to train and he easily beat his race times on 90% effort, comfort diffetence is massive when you go from 24in tires to 29in tubless. Plastic peddles seem good so kept them.
Enjoy and happy racing! Once they get to love it...as for tire pressure, that's huge for an 11 yo. We use 17 to 20 psi, depending on the rider and conditions. And that's for all 4 of us, adults and teens.
@LoveMTB Thank you for the replys, I am running tubless now both for me and my son, I don't know why but I always was too scared of pinch flatting with tubes and always had them high but as soon as I converted to tubless I feel confident going low, he weighs 41kg and 13f/14.5r seems good for him, I weigh 74kg and have mine at 16 or 17f and 20r, maybe his 2.3in and my 2.5in tires(all measure 62mm wide) are taller than our previous tubed tires, but the 29mm/30mm wide rims could be also giving me more confidence. My previous bike had very narrow 19mm inner rims and I went 2.3in tires with tubes, so much more sketchier than now and if I had to do it again I would have just bought tubless ready bikes for both of us from the start.
It all depends on the frame! I bought a $900 dollar Norco Fluid HT. I installed Fox Step Cast 34 forks, Whiskey Millhouse carbon bars, a full Shimano XT drivetrain, Wolftooth Resolve 200mil dropper, and my Onyx Vesper hubs with some cheap DIY carbon rims. After I got it dialed in, I sold all of my other bikes. (Spot Rocker, Banshee Paradox V3 and my Giant XTC Advanced) Hands down, my new Norco is the best mountain bike I've ever ridden! Cheers from Arizona!
That was a good video. I have a TREK WAHOO 29er (which is now a kid’s model since the MARLIN series came out). A lot of the drivetrain is worn. But, at the selling price, I snagged it right away. Your upgrades are worth considering after I take care of the drivetrain.
@@LoveMTB I have both with bike fit did in the same place and geo of the bikes is very similar. The difference is the comfort of the full suspension and of course the forgiveness of the travel on the Rise
I think when the tires are not TR at least the rims has to be, but also the tire pressure has to be higher than full TR compatibility wheels, it can be dangerous with low pressure to make an agressive turn for example. But I’m no expert on the field!
Depending on the rider’s weight and usage I’d consider upgrading to a bigger rotor on the front brake. 160mm on a lower mid-level brake like these Tektros may be a wee bit insufficient with a burly rider going downhill for some time…
