Rear hub selection enter DT SWISS 350

I tried: Shimano XT, Hope pro Evo and Easton hubs. I an a heavy guy.

From now on my main hub selection criterion - the hub should have a ratchet mechanism, no pawls. Period.

REVELATION 29 FORK SERVICE HOURS

Dropped Lowers after 40 hrs- oil looked great, can ride more before replacing oil.

SPOKE LENGTH SATORI VICE WHEELS

TOTAL @@RAP for heavy guys

Spoke length rear driveside 290mm

X7 replacement rings

I wore out teeth on my 2x10 X7 crank in 3 months.
I learned that the outer ring

"is wider 4 bolt pattern, it is 120mm BCD instead of the usual 104mm BCD.



I need 38t outer and 26t granny for my X7 crank on Kona Satori 

I decided to try Race face chainrings for Turbine Crank: 
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=51162

GRANNY 80mm x 26t (Black)-Mfg#:RRT1080X26BLK   -works great, after a month of riding no problems of any kind!

OUTER RING 120mm x 38t (Black) Mfg#:RRT10120X38BLK

SECTOR RL FORK 26"

Just installed SECTOR RL 26" fork by Rock Shox.

Tip: Always check oil in the lowers and the damper before using a new fork.
This particular fork had only 3 drops of oil in both lowers combined! (15w oil)
Foam rings were dry!
In the damper there were 100cc of suspension oil (5w oil) vs advertized 125.
125 cc did not fit in the damper, very strange! Nowhere for a Sector fork the damper volume is advertized in 100cc.


Moral: always check fluids in your new fork before using it. You may be surprised!

Cleaning the bike, not washing the bike!

When the bike is dirty what do you do? Wash it, right? Bad idea!
The best way to clean your bike is:

• Let it dry
• Use a BRUSH to clean it
• When you clean it with a brush you may also see what repairs/adjustments (if any) have to be done

Washing the bike is bad and is for the lazy!

Priming syringe for fork oil change

If the syringe has a long tube (attachment), hot to make sure you get the right amount of oil?

• Disconnect any extension tube you may need to push the oil into the fork hole (eg. Rock Shox Revelation). Fill the syringe with MORE fork oil than you need. Intentionally more so!
• Attache the tube. Push on the plunger until oil level aligns with the mark indicating the amount that you need. You are done!