I had a similar case of the creaks - turned out to be the washers on the top shock mount bolt rubbing. A dab of lube on the washers killed the creak....
Jeremy What BB diameter sheel size & length spec does the Y11 use for a hollowtech XT crank replacement. Also, does anyone know where I can download a Y11...
I can't find the adapter you mentioned. Please if you can, give me a link from ebay of such an adapter so I can know what to look for. Thank you very much for...
I just bought bought an XT crankset and never had any problems with that stuff. Thankfully, bikes have adopted a pretty uniform standard of measure. My new...
Unfortunately there were no model specific manuals issued with the Y bikes. Instead, the owner received a generic "All Terrain Bike" owners manual which...
John, yes I have all of those basic useless manuals. I was just looking them over this weekend in fact. thanks for replying ... read is ... issues ... ...
Here is an E-Bay listing that just ended (5/5/08) for a used rear disk brake assembly that would fit a Trek Y-Glide Deluxe. This item looks like it sold pretty...
Hi all, I am trying to upgrade and drop a little weight on my '97 Y33. The original catalog said it weighed 24.5 lbs stock and I would like to able to get to...
The most significant weight on a bike is in the wheels. Rotational weight directly effects how quickly you can get the wheels to accelerate and decelerate....
Bill, I've got a question regarding the wheels. From what I've read from researching say for example the forums on some of Mavic's rims and wheels offerings....
Now you did it, now I'm on my soap box. Here we go. First, based on your size, and riding terrain of choice, ultra light weight might not be a good thing for...
The light / cheap / strong trade-off is alive and well. However (and even taking Bill's dislike of Mavic into account) I have had good results with CrossRides....
One can easily save a 100g+ per tire if you research a little so 200g+ saving by swaping out tires and it won't cost you that much compared to other parts like...
Thanks everyone for responding. I think I am going to try to replace the tubes and tires for right now. I have read a lot of good things about Maxxis eXCeption...
I'll get on a soap box too. Proprietary wheelsets have their place on road bikes for two reasons. Firstly, you can't really get nicely aerodynamic wheels made...
I've not much to add to the arguments guys, bar, the already sensible suggestions regarding tyres and tubes. Rotationial weight loss means quicker acceleration...
Hello fellow y bikers. Recently my Stratos pro on my y-33 failed. Luckily I had already got a spare shock. Does anyone know if somebody can service my old...
I don't know about the Stratos but for my Fox Alps 4 it was cheaper to buy a new Fox Float from Canada [I'm in Australia] than service the old shock - it was...
I got a new Manitou 3 Way swinger on ebay for A$180 - you really couldn't expect to have a worn-out shock serviced for less than that, and if even if your...
hi there, i'm new to the group. i have a y-22 nude size small w/c i bought from my friend doctor for US$500. i'm rebuilding it as well. i replaced the old...
Any one out there know what size mounting hardware I'm going to be needing to attach a Marzocchi Roco 3PL Rear Shock to a 97 Y11? I've emailed a couple of...
In my Y50 Iīm using a cloud nine too, and itīs works great. This shock havenīt got lockout, but have a Rapid Compression Adjuster to take the compression...
some shocks work great with the original hardware...... I got the manitou swinger 4 way air on my Y5 with some modifications to the original fox spacers, had...
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