Just bought a 2nd hand mountain bike for the first time in adult life (and it seems to have a Frankensteinesque assortment of parts, here the white saddle). Maintenance tips welcome!
so jealous of that frame color. looks so good with the kashima coating on the fork. pity the headtube is a 27.2mm though. I consider getting the new spesh epic ht frame. have fun with your new ride!
#hardtails4life
Loving the custom build, I’m looking at getting 12spd XT or XTR on my 2018 Top Fuel. Do your wheels have the Bontrager rapid drive hubs? I can’t find a micro-spline freehub body for them in Australia yet.
Yeah they do, for some reason Bontrager haven’t made a big deal about having Micro Spline freehubs available. I run a Trek shop in Oz, I’ve got the free hub bodies and end caps in stock. Shoot me an email bendigo@cyclescape.com.au
Excellent, I’ll try my local guys again and will drop you a message if they can’t get one.
No worries! I’ll shoot you the part numbers tomorrow when I’m back in the shop.
Freehub part number is 594204
End cap part number is W586894
That’s fantastic, thanks very much.
Honey I shrunk the chainring.
Nah, more like “Honey, I blew up the cassette.” 
32 tooth oval, nothing too out of the ordinary.
Visually it seems a lot smaller - probably because of the cassette. What’s the largest cog?
Just a narrow-minded road cyclist educating himself.
The rear cassette has a 51t low gear, on the new Shimano stuff.
The best money you can spend for your first MTB:
- Convert wheels tubeless with good tires
- Dropper post
- Better brakes (if they aren’t already good)
These will make the biggest difference in your progression and otherwise, ride the bike until it wears out or you think you are ready to go to something bigger!