Review updates

A quick update on my recent reviews, now I've been using the bits review for a few months.

Marzocchi 66 ATA

A really short post today - oddly enough with it being summer I'm out riding a bit more than I am fixing things...


So today its just a few links to resources for Marzocchi's big air sprung freeride fork.

Basic setup

Just remember: PAR chamber must be 15psi more than main air chamber.

http://www.marzocchi.com/System/55345/ATA%20SETUP.pdf

Forum links on common issues:

MTBR forums - fixing 66 ATA "stuckdown" problem
MTBR - 66 ATA info
MTBR - 66 ATA setup and further info on ATA internals

DIY Protection

Or, how to cover your delicate parts with rubber, fnar.

Sun Ringle Estate rims for the On One Max hubs

Budget Summer Season Wheels

Rims. Round, with lots of holes in them for spokes. What else do you need to know?

Question is, on the somewhat limited RideItFixIt budget, could I scrape together enough cash to lace some appropriate rims to the On One hubs I recently reviewed and get them out on the trail?

Well, obviously I could, or this would be a
very short post.

And just what was the bare minimum cost for which I could put together a set of wheels, including tyres and cassette?

26, 650b, 29er

650b wheels are not the second coming of Jesus

Not a 650b wheel

...although you might be forgiven for thinking that, if you've been reading any MTB magazines or website this last year. And the year before that, it was 29er wheels that were going to solve the energy crisis and save the planet.

Grind My Gears

Be careful who you listen to...

Why Other People's Drivetrain Reviews Suck

Flattening out the Bumpy Bits

Shocks Absorbers... The better they are, the less you have to think about them. So what goes on inside the average MTB shock?

An average MTB shock, yesterday.

Spring & Damper

A basic shock absorber consists of two things, a spring and a damper. The spring is quite simple, a metal coil, or an air spring. The spring supports (or suspends) the weight on the bike (i.e. you). We won't consider springs very much here. Suffice to say that when you compress a spring, it extends again, and can oscillate. Oscillations are baaad, mmkay? A shock that did this would ride terribly. We need a thing to stop the oscillations - the damper. The damper is where the magic happens. Let's look inside...