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Hocky

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How are those Crossmax wheels holding up for you? I loved mine for the first 1000 miles or so, then despite keeping up on lubing the hub and whatnot, the plastic hub bushing started to wear. I replaced it and it wore out again within 200 more miles. I replaced it, took the wheels off and threw them in the attic and went to xtr wheels. I wasn't really happy about that... a $1k wheel set should last more than part of a season. The new xtr wheels have been fantastic so far.
 
ParadigmDawg

ParadigmDawg

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Sheep said:
Give me the same bike as you and it won't be a fair contest. I ride 125kms a week commuting to work. You can only buy so much performance, eventually the rest has to come from you.

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Not sure that will help as I average 115 miles per week right now if you count road and MTB.
 
ParadigmDawg

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Hocky said:
How are those Crossmax wheels holding up for you? I loved mine for the first 1000 miles or so, then despite keeping up on lubing the hub and whatnot, the plastic hub bushing started to wear. I replaced it and it wore out again within 200 more miles. I replaced it, took the wheels off and threw them in the attic and went to xtr wheels. I wasn't really happy about that... a $1k wheel set should last more than part of a season. The new xtr wheels have been fantastic so far.
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Dude, I hate them. Mine is XX1 so the freehub has even less clamping space and I have to take it off and grease it every 4 rides. The bearing pre-load is now coming loose about every ride so that drives me crazy too. This is my first non Chris King/ Stan's wheelset and it was a mistake.

They look cool though.
 
Sheep

Sheep

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ParadigmDawg said:
Not sure that will help as I average 115 miles per week right now if you count road and MTB.
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I also go to the gym on top. If you're ever in the area I'd gladly have a sprint. I hope you know how to ride in -2*C, Freezing Rain, and all those other nice Canadian weather quirks.

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Hocky

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ParadigmDawg said:
Dude, I hate them. Mine is XX1 so the freehub has even less clamping space and I have to take it off and grease it every 4 rides. The bearing pre-load is now coming loose about every ride so that drives me crazy too. This is my first non Chris King/ Stan's wheelset and it was a mistake.

They look cool though.
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Figures. Last Mavic wheel I will buy, that's for sure.
 
ParadigmDawg

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Sheep said:
I also go to the gym on top. If you're ever in the area I'd gladly have a sprint. I hope you know how to ride in -2*C, Freezing Rain, and all those other nice Canadian weather quirks.

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Why in the world would I ride in freezing rain and cold temp?
 
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gholt

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Looks like we have a race on. I would join, but Texas is a ways away from Utah in the snow. I'd probably lose as I dislocated my shoulder on my bike in August and it's winter, so time to put the bike away and play int the snow. I all can see out my office window is a wonderful snowstorm, and I have to be here at work instead of the resort snowboarding.
 
ParadigmDawg

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....my wife is going to kill me on this one....:eek:

Pictures to come later......
 
ParadigmDawg

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LOL....I forgot about this post. I purchased it a couple of weeks ago and didn't tell her it was coming until the guy that bought my old bike, was at our door, to pick it up. She didn't say a single word about it.



Two days later this was delivered, I started in on "WTF is this" and she said "go in the garage and look at you new toy".

I shut up....

 
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slipperybidness

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Matt34 said:
So I finally got a bike, mine you, it probably cost less than the front shock on your Yeti.....

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/revel.29er/18815/76229/

Should have it by Friday, being built/QC'd now.
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Yup, I've always been pleased with Giant.

That looks like a heck of a bike for ~$500!

Similar geometry to my Specialized Carve, but my Carve has better components and a better paint job too :p

Personally, I am a big fan of Hardtails with 29" wheels, so I say good job on that!

I've noticed that Giant seems to not sell new bikes with peddles anymore. I guess your shop is getting you set up with that? Personally, I use SPD clipless peddles.

On a side note, a friend gave me a late 90s K2 BMX-style bike the other day. It needs a little work, but the price was right! So, I'll soon enough have a beater BMX bike in my stable too.
 
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Hocky

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I have traditionally hated every Giant that I have ridden, but today my primary bike is a Giant, go figure. I got on a 27.5 carbon Anthem last fall and loved it, so I built one. All XTR, Enve wheels on Kings, Sid XX and Monarch XX. It is a fast bike and feels nice to ride. It has definitely changed my opinion of Giant.
 
ParadigmDawg

ParadigmDawg

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Hocky said:
I have traditionally hated every Giant that I have ridden, but today my primary bike is a Giant, go figure. I got on a 27.5 carbon Anthem last fall and loved it, so I built one. All XTR, Enve wheels on Kings, Sid XX and Monarch XX. It is a fast bike and feels nice to ride. It has definitely changed my opinion of Giant.
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My riding buddy rides an Anthem and loves it. He has broken the top tube twice but both times Giant sent him a new frame free and quickly. He is very aggressive rider and weighs 240. I never have understood how some guys and be heavy and still ride like mad. It makes me hate them.
 
slipperybidness

slipperybidness

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ParadigmDawg said:
My riding buddy rides an Anthem and loves it. He has broken the top tube twice but both times Giant sent him a new frame free and quickly. He is very aggressive rider and weighs 240. I never have understood how some guys and be heavy and still ride like mad. It makes me hate them.
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LOL!

Yeah, when you're a "big boy", you also don't have to worry too much about shaving a few pounds off your bike!

What I say is "I'll worry about shaving a few pounds off on ME, then I'll worry about shaving a few pounds off my bike" :D
 
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Hocky

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ParadigmDawg said:
My riding buddy rides an Anthem and loves it. He has broken the top tube twice but both times Giant sent him a new frame free and quickly. He is very aggressive rider and weighs 240. I never have understood how some guys and be heavy and still ride like mad. It makes me hate them.
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Yea, I noticed some people complaining about that on the internet before I bought mine, but it turned out that it is an aluminum bike problem that is mostly isolated to 2013 or older. I would never even consider buying a bike that has a history of cracked top tubes, that is for sure.
 
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