This is the _truth_ about disc brakes. Too bad so sad most people fail to understand the mechanical realities. I could list more reasons why disc brakes suck for the average rider. For one, each time you fix a flat (or pull a wheel for any reason), your calipers may need to be realigned. For another, some disc brake setups have a tendency to make awful squealing noises, with no solution or workaround. Disc brakes are an expensive step backwards for many riders' overall experience.

I run 46/17 because hills. Thank god the only group ride I go to is slow af.

It’s common for that happen when you leave a tool out or keep a tool in a warm environment for a long period time moths will lay their eggs in anything is tiny and they can just refill it with dirt. That’s here right here.

Would you recommend a fixie on a city with a lot hills? Im from Mexico and we have lots of those also high altitudes lol

Bro just ruined a whole contained ecosystem

it’s just akaha

I'm actually very used to that sound at this point, only because I've been around guns my whole life and that sound is way louder when you don't expect it

First of all who in the saddle pains of Mississippi , rides at 120 good Lord ! I like that the thing can do the thing but man I hope you took at least that 20 out

Mold can definitely get that thick

No way that little pump goes up to 120psi lmao especially without melting its self completely made of plastic😂

That’s a bomb

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Avid rim brakes good ,but stupid shit hydraulic discs silly for bleeding

That isnt much to complain bout

Jealous of that workshop you got going on there.

Alcahal

Gloves are acceptable during winter months.

Gloves are so when you fall off you dont skin your hands plonker. Not to stop blisters. Blisters on your palms mean youve been doing something else waaay too much which i expect is more likely considering your content

Buy a proper bike

Just another agent of deception

As a kid who grew up on a BMX and is a MTBER now I never understood why road bikers are gay I’m 13 I don’t get it

dirt is getting in there and he thinks air doesn’t haha so naive

Thats an inchworm tho

It’s sand, it’s dirt, it’s mold no it’s Superman

I don’t even bike but this video gives off immaculate vibes

I am 52:13 💀

this video makes me so nostalgic bro the little giggles and general stupidity

this reminds me of high school

His drilling gave me a heart aneurism

Maguras mate.

48:15 on the group ride bro finna get dropped the instant they hit any incline whatsoever

I have Avid juicy 3 on my 2011 Felt Q920. The bike sat in my dads garage for 8 years without riding. I fixed the bike in 2022, the brakes started working after a bleed, but they are corroded to hell and leak fluid. I need to bleed them almost every month and the pistons are sticky so the pads rub the rotors more often than not. At least I have learnt my lesson on keeping bikes maintained, I'm going to replace the brakes with shimano mt200 next year. I also have an air fork on the bike that has never been serviced, so I'm thinking of just giving that job to a professional 😂

I know that yours is a fixie but I enjoy riding on 48-10 sram axs gearing for hours (high torque low cadence for the win). I have 58kgs and you can't even imagine the stares I get when going in the gym because of my big daddy calves. Around 50-55 cadence average on the flats 30-35kmh

Why are people in USA at 40 already old. Like low power and boldness. In Germay that all starts a mid 50s

Avid bb7 lol

Free veiws… fell asleep at 12am and woke up at 3:30 am 😂

My friend got a new bike yesterday and it came with a pair of avid elixirs. The rear one felt super spongy and now I'm afraid of what the local mechanic might dig up from it once it enters the shop for service 😅

The reason why old avids, sram, Hayes and hope brakes all end up developing that “mold” or gunk is the dot 5.1 hydraulic fluid. The fluid deteriorates the rubber seals over time as well as corrodes aluminum when exposed to air for long periods of time. Most brands do sell rebuild kits but honestly the industry as of now have realized mineral oil works just fine and can withstand high pressure no problem as well as high heat which is the whole reason 5.1 was first used. It was believed to perform better but 20+ yrs later and clearly one is easier to deal with than others.

I had Avid Elixers on my old bike. I sometimes wondered if Avid actually tried using them before they started shipping them out.

I do this with a regular socket that I modified and no other tools it is difficult though

Keep it up bro

Same here. Customer: the bike stopped shifting for some reason... Rear derailleur: quite literally in two pieces

TRP brakes are fucking awesome wouldn't trade them for anything

We're ripping out a lock stone walkway to the front of somebody's house and there was like 13 toads living in it underneath the paved asphalt that had been installed after the lock stone was finalized. Probably the only food that those guys got over the years was whatever slipped Through the polymer sand.

Thats why you clean your shit

i have heard of some people referring to sram code, guide, and level brakes call them avid codes, guides, levels, and so on. i think avid made the codes and maybe the guides (or at least they were under the avid name for a while) before they became the sram model. or maybe it is just people who miss avid and dont want to call them sram brakes.

Why do you have a tennis ball in the spokes first time I ever seen that

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Every now and then when I see an aventon ad on Facebook or instagram I ask about their track bikes. Just to remind them