Mods that you should and shouldn't do on your bike!

[sauravgartaula]

Hello everyone,

I want to start a discussion on modifications that we can do to our bikes, which should or shouldn't be done.
What kind of mods are good and what kind of mods are not?

- Saurav G.

 

[EddieJ]

My worst modification was making the mudguard and sticker shown below to go onto the KTM Fogo.

Anyone know why?

 

[ChrisP]

Without doubt, the best modification I have made to my Trek Powerfly FS9 was to alter the geometry......
Changing the air shaft in the Rockshox fork to 150mm, instead if the standard 120mm and fitting offset bushings to the shock, to lower the BB height a little. It has totally transformed the bike for me!
You could say that I should have gone for a more all mountain geometry bike in the first place, but when I first started out I didn't really know so much about MTB!

 

[Japuserid]

My worst modification was making the mudguard and sticker shown below to go onto the KTM Fogo.

Anyone know why?

Because as soon as the forks compressed the wheel ripped it straight off........ Brilliant.

 

[EddieJ]

I was more miffed about the time that I wasted making the sticker. I thought that I had made a good job of that.

 

[Japuserid]

Fair play Eddie that was some sticker, it took a brave man to admit to that very funny, thanks for sharing

 

[Eckythump]

Without doubt, the best modification I have made to my Trek Powerfly FS9 was to alter the geometry......
Changing the air shaft in the Rockshox fork to 150mm, instead if the standard 120mm and fitting offset bushings to the shock, to lower the BB height a little. It has totally transformed the bike for me!
You could say that I should have gone for a more all mountain geometry bike in the first place, but when I first started out I didn't really know so much about MTB!

Think you have got the nail on the head, geometry is more important than ultimate travel. You just need to make sure the geometry suits you needs. A number of the early emtb’s Were designed with climbing in mind so steep head angles and short top tubes were the order of the day. Now bikes are finding their way into the hands of more gravity orientated riders they are starting to follow the mainstream mtb ethos of longer & slacker. The next big question is how slack do you really need...

 

[ChrisP]

.......As slack as the Commencal Meta Power I have on order

 

[Eckythump]

It looks a weapon! 66deg is pretty average even on ebike now though?

 

[sauravgartaula]

Nice mods guys. And that one mistake was very funny .

Good luck guys.

 

[Paladin]

Now that I'm on an e-bike and not counting grams anymore, I switched to coil suspension front and rear. Shock is a fox dhx2 coil and the fork is an ohlins rfx 36 coil. Finally have a mountain bike that has the quality plush feel of my dirt bike in the first inch or two of travel. Yes, it was expensive but I believe I can probably put these on any new bikes I upgrade to also. Who knows, maybe some ebikes will start coming with coil suspension front and rear stock. T

he ohlins fork is 160mm travel and the fox shock is designed for 150 mm travel.

 

[JKG53]

I've noticed that most ebikes come with pretty poor wheels fitted as standard. I managed to destroy my Rodi Rims and cheap Shimano hubs after about 1200 miles, so I fitted some new wheels for under £300 from JRA (Just Riding Along) in York. The wheels have transformed the bike, the are very strong and the sealed bearing hubs roll much better.

 

[Igors]

I've seen people take power from a Bosch engine's headlight and charge their phone through an inverter. This shouldn't be done, especially if you don't know whether the inverter produces high current pulsations, what the starting current is, and a host of other factors, such as humidity.

 

[Powerslider]

This is purely subjective opinion, but too many go way, way too far with color matching parts. The look gets tacky very quickly. Less is more.

 

[Zed. (Justin is short)]

This is purely subjective opinion, but too many go way, way too far with color matching parts. The look gets tacky very quickly. Less is more.

+1

I like K.I.S.S(Keep It Simple, Stupid)

 

[Stihldog]

Best mod; AXS 170mm Reverb Dropper.
Worst mod; Defender M1 front fender. Ineffective, looked stupid and wore a layer of paint to the carbon. Ffs

 

[steve_sordy]

Holy thread resurrection! Almost 7 years for this one!
Well done @Igors (Don't be concered, I've done it, most of us will have done so as well).

 

[Stihldog]

I can’t believe that (@sauravgartaula) had the vision or foresight to predict that members would be making good and bad choices when upgrading their EMTB’s.​

If I had known about this thread when I purchased my EMTB 6+ years ago, I would’ve warned everyone about that front fender …which is in the bottom drawer (somewhere) in my tool chest.

 

[Igors]

Holy thread resurrection! Almost 7 years for this one!
Well done @Igors (Don't be concered, I've done it, most of us will have done so as well).

Hello, but bosch bdu 450CX and smart version on this bdu have special hi power port. This port does not connect throught light chip. It can be connected directly on 5x560 DC-DC convertor on PCB

 

[steve_sordy]

Hello, but bosch bdu 450CX and smart version on this bdu have special hi power port. This port does not connect throught light chip. It can be connected directly on 5x560 DC-DC convertor on PCB

Do you work for your Government?
That looks like a typical Government issue statement. Accurate (subject to checking), full of the latest buzzwords and technobabble, sounds like the author knows what they are talking about, but nobody else knows what on earth they are on about.

 

[Brawwp]

This is purely subjective opinion, but too many go way, way too far with color matching parts. The look gets tacky very quickly. Less is more.

Totally agree with this. Idk what’s up with amflow owners, but if you want to see some of the ugliest stickered up color crazy brand new bikes, join the amflow fb groups lol.

 

[Reno Vaziar]

Jedna z uprav ktoré som si na ebajku urobil je,že som do ložisk nábojov kolies a orecha aplikoval olej 5w40.Takto upravené ložiská maju o poznanie menší valivý odpor ako ked tam bola len vazelína.

 

[Igors]

Do you work for your Government?
That looks like a typical Government issue statement. Accurate (subject to checking), full of the latest buzzwords and technobabble, sounds like the author knows what they are talking about, but nobody else knows what on earth they are on about.

Yes. Sorry. All 4 pins 13.4v are connected to one microcircuit. Exactly from four sides. I had the wrong idea because of the focus Throne 2 Smart systems, where this is done precisely through the ABS (e-shift) port. I don't know if the current-regulating circuits are involved in software, but there is no difference in hardware.

 

[steve_sordy]

Perfectly clear now! Thanks @Igors

 

[ZR1]

Totally agree with this. Idk what’s up with amflow owners, but if you want to see some of the ugliest stickered up color crazy brand new bikes, join the amflow fb groups lol.

As an amflow owner I do occasionally have the urge to throw a load of red anodised parts at it to add some colour - The silver is pretty boring.

As for mods

Good: Tyres appropriate for what you ride. I've yet to regret spending money on a nice fork.

Not necessarily bad but I think spending money on the transmission is usually better spent elsewhere, unless you really must have electronic shifting.