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  1. ebsocalmtb

    Buying an EMTB for the wife

    A few comments based on getting my wife into mtb starting in 2020. We ended up getting her an m20 orbea rise, in size medium. -beginners, particularly women are very focused on standover being the determining factor of bike fit. Very shortly after gaining experience, this fades away as they...
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    Which drivetrain?

    I run gx axs on my rise. I have run slx in the past. Wear rate for both of those was the same in my experience. FWIW, my experience is that the cassettes typically wear out the 10-18t cogs well before the 20-52t cogs... so IMO, there is no reason to avoid a higher end cassette other then...
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    Do you clean & lube your brake pistons?

    If you ride a lot of miles, you will need to do this. I bought spacers for all brake types/brands from a seller on etsy that make it rather easy. Code/guide brakes will especially need this with time in order to keep them feeling great... provided your bleed and bleed methods are good, you...
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