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I've got the DSX 2, and have clocked just under 4,000km (~2485 miles). It is a great solid bike. I am a bigger rider being 195cm and ~115kg (6'4", 254lb) and put a lot of torque through the rear wheel. I live in Melbourne, Australia and do a decent mix of road riding, gravel riding - and even some MTB on this bike. I will ride from my Bayside house up to the hills and ride the Commonwealth Games MTB track and then ride home - a ~75km ride with ~600m of elevation (46miles ride, 1969ft elevation) I have had to rebuild the rear wheel as the standard Marin rims had micro cracks forming at each of the spoke holes - Bikes Online ended up covering part of the cost of this. The bottom bracket needed facing and squaring off, but this is common for pretty much all mass produced bikes. Only in the last few hundred km has the bottom bracket started making noise - which is pretty incredible considering what the bike has been through. The WTB Riddler tires are fine, but with my riding (road during the week, dirt on the weekends), the tread only lasts a couple of weeks. I have moved to Pirelli Cinturato tires, and although expensive have lasted significantly longer than the WTB. I am still on the original chain and cassette, and only been through 2 sets of brake pads. I will hopefully be moving to a new bike soon, but if I wasn't I would probably swap out the brakes for something a bit stronger, just because I like doing stoppies at red lights to show off :D

That is a Allan nut not a bolt because a bolt needs a spanner or socket

Fair play, when you follow less than 1% of the instructions on the reverse of the packaging, of course it’ll look like a bad product 😂

I have a Level 2. I wonder how well the little wires and connectors will hold up over time.

Yes, the most important tool for a guy setting up bikes, a good sidecutter for clipping the zip ties.

Useful. Informative!! The aesthetic cover is pretty unaesthetic, vulnerable. Depressed area on the frame attracts dirt sinks it. Pain to increase / customize stack. Same with all bikes with such proprietary built in features and closed ecosystem for interop. How can you replace the rubber hose should it get damaged/worn out?

I bought a Trek road bike in about 1975. Back then if I’d had more money, I could have upgraded to better components. But the only thing that would have made me faster would have been better wheels and tires. Better brakes and derailleurs would have been sweet but would not have been faster.

Yes degreaser is the better way to go. You asked. Your method is simple, straightforward and makes sense. I like the idea of getting great results without using degreaser. Thanks for this.

650b 30-32 tires, longer Brake calipers, and funny pedal strikes

Best video ever on how chain is made up and all the chain checkers!

I have used electrical tape countless times with no problems

It's a great old school Cannondale. While the idea of the Headshok was innovative, I wouldn't want to own one now in 2024. Your bike looks pristine. It would be sweet if it had a rigid fork.

Solid info, @ChrisEnockson. Thanks! At 6:17, the reason you've cut your hands before is because you are sliding the tire lever when the bead still has tension. Aside from the TL-10 style, tire levers work by levering the tire free in several succeeding points (the reason they come in sets of 2+), then after the tire is loose, sliding a lever along the bead to finish removing the tire from the rim.

Pipe clamps maybe a solution

What is the weight of DsX?

If you want to upgrade you have to consider the weight, puting carbon pretty much everywhere even on the wheels, a better transmission groupset

John's collection is amazing. Cool guy, I watch his channel often. He is kinda like the Peter Griffin of vintage bicycles to me.

A perfect example of "Assume NUTHIN'"! 😜 👍

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I have a question? I got the same axle as the one on the video but i have a small black spacer with the other 2. I didn't see a black spacer on the video. Is the black spacer important?

Can i just upgrade derailleur to Shimano Sora ?? (From claris with same shifters)

Dsx 3?

Incredibly helpful video, thank you!

really helpful vid! subbed

How do I know which bracket cover to use on my Shimano Ultegra

Very helpful. Thank you.

got same bike u got a video on how to replace power plug on frame i make mistake of forgeting pin to wire location on connecter on bike theres 3 wires the 2 small wires i dont know what plug thay go to help whould be amazing

This is a great overview. I have a 2009 Giant TCR I’d like to convert from road to gravel. Rear is fine, but front fork is too narrow to accommodate a 35+mm tire. How would I go about ordering a new Giant compatible fork to fit a legit gravel tire?

That's not a fix, it's a replacement. Why not upgrade to V brakes?

You should either do one of three things here; 1) Remove this video because it is misinformation, as you were not using the tool correctly, 2) Add a disclaimer up front that you misused the tool, or 3) Simply retitle your video "Examples of How Not to Use the Schwalbe Tire Lever".

Are all the rims tubeless capable?

Thank you so much!

8 speed Claris is decent for place with flat roads, spare parts are almost for "free".

Great bike, I just went to the Aventon Aventure site they mention a free battery. Thats here in California. I also stopped at All Electric Motion e-bike store in Chico he had mentioned a free battery as well. My question is, is this for all Aventon Ebikes only? (Free battery)

Hey just runing some John's Bike Garage and in the background and noticed the mention of the Campanagnolo Synchro shifter on the Cineli. They can be a nightmare, you need to have the correct insert and matching chain and freewheel to go with the derailleur you're using. Say tou have the first Gen Chorus and you want to run a 7 speed SUntour FW. You needed X colored insert marked X* and a Sedis SPort chain, but if you wanted to use a DUra Ace FW and shipmano chain and a X& yellow insert. It was crazy. Just get some Campagnolo Doppler shifters.

Brilliant...unless you have a solid axle...

Incredibly helpful, thank you 🙏

The plastic over on the end of my skewer (the quick release my bike came with) stripped somehow. Now it doesn’t loosen up the quick release rod, it just spins. Any tips on this?

On my ribble endurance Ti, the 12mm through axle is 185mm long with a pitch of 1.75, none of them options you gave.

Grief! That's ice. I couldn't get out of bed in such a hostile climate. BTW here's a prediction Chris, in 2 months time John will clad a wall in that very same garage, & despite him editing out the best bits, its a hoot. Well worth the watch. A 3 hour job that will take 2 days & near kill him. He has no idea, so he starts off wrong & it only gets better from there. I'm still laughing about it. He's pretty good with old bikes though......Aust.

Thank you

what's the advantage of Tubeless tires?? i'm new to 'biking'.....but i like the Marin DSX Models...comparing with value...of Kona 'Gravel' bikes!...are these bikes 'good' for Bike -Packing..some light 'off-roading'?

I can not thank you enough! Just bought an 80's mountain bike and had the worst time trying to find a demonstration video for the quick release skewer (didn't even know what it was called) to put my bike back together. Thank you!!!!

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There is one that you missed. It is a small bar bell style with the red and black sizes.I like to use it on 48° bmx wheels and on bikes with reflectors since you do not have to reposition it..

Hello, I'm planning to buy this bike, I'm 187 cm, what size are you considering your height?

not very knowledgeable about bicycle specs. I rode my friends Quick 3 and it was awesome so I have been looking at them. However, I spotted a used Quik 4 in great condition for only $300. Wondering what the biggest difference between 3 and 4 is? What I liked about the Quick 3 was how light weight it felt, how smooth it was, and the smoothness in the gear shifting. I don't really care about how fast I can go on a bicycle. I like to be able to commute, be comfortable, have good shifting components, be safe, and be able to handle hills and moderate improvising to bumpy sidewalks or very light gravel or grass. Any thoughts on 3 vs 4?

Thank you for the video

Thank you ❤

"1990s stopping power" hell yesh, doood.