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Thanks mate run Advent on two bikes and like it.Building up a new Bike and installing Advent X system this time atound.

who has these forks can you please confirm, if you hold front brake and try to move back and forth do you feel on right side something like plastic moving and making a bit of a knocking noise?

That helped me out a lot in making my decision. Thanks!

My GF's bike came with Rekon front and rear. The rear is worn and I told her to put the old front onto the back and get a new grippier front tyre. She is reluctant to get a chunkier tyre because she liked the Rekons so she is gonna try the Agarro on the front. Hopefully it's the right choice!

How big are your tires? The Raidon says max tire size 58 mm but my tires are 29x2.35.

Yep 3 min. Good. I'm thinking of one or 2 Victoria mazza

Modern Motor Oil will not ruin any kind of rubber or plastic seals because Modern Motors have plastic and rubber.

im planning to do a service to my recon, which hasnt been serviced in 3 years. it has 1000+ hours on it and never has been opened... so im rewatching this video again and again trying to know how to service the lower legs just so i can do it for the first time myself. Many thanks for helping:)

Hello friend, do you think it is possible to use the Raidon bottles in an Epixon? of course both 32mm

Great video and appreciate the insights on these technologies. Did you end up getting a Sword derailer to compare to the Advent X ver. 2 derailer for this configuration? I'm interested to see how these options stack up against each other for mountain biking and what you recommend.

I'm going to try one on the back.. i dont push the turns too hard..and although my aggressor that's on there now is wearing well i dont like the uphill traction ( also not the best braking) if at all loose or wet spots .. hoping this one does better climbing. Previously was running a high roller 2 out back but kinda draggy just felt like trying faster tires.

I'm your father Luke....

What is the clutch for and how does it work ?...don't matter you said at the end

Theres a secret that not many people know about. The acolyte rear derailleur does not have the freeplay that the advent and the advent x. Acolyte will work with advent and advent x shifters.

Hey I just bought a specialized expert fuse 6fattie 2016 and it is a size L. It’s supposed to come with a 120mm of travel, but it only uses 100mm of travel while it does have the 120mm of space. Anyone know if this is also caused by spacers or if there is a other way to fix this?

5w and 5wt are two different things

Important: the 29er Judy with a quick release axle is not approved by RockShox to go above 100mm travel. Check out the official RockShox service manual for more details. I have reduced mine back to 100mm.

Thanks for the video! Dealing with this with my son’s bike. Do you think I can get away with his existing 10 speed chain and swapping to the 11 speed derailleur or do I need the 11 speed chain? Thanks

Is it a Silver or Gold? And is it 29" or 27,5"? From the Sram Manual it shouldnt go to 120mm just the Boost is supposed to

16,56 kg

I'm rocking a 2022 Giant Talon 3 27.5 metallic black and yes this was also my dream bike so the minute a local bike shop posted it on Facebook I immediately asked my brother to drive 12kms and I remember I didn't even take a bath that time.😂. I paid as soon as I could, and good thing I came to the shop 3 minutes earlier. I pretty much upgraded everything except for the rims which are tubeless ready, seat clamp and the saddle. I transferred my Shimano Deore M6100 gs, a Suntour Epixon Airfork 120mm with lockout. Tubeless Maxxis Ardent Exo 2.25 like yours, new hubs, carbon bars and seat post. I spent way more than I should have $1.7k all in all but damn it was worth it. I still use the bike almost every other day as my form of exercise and already planning to go back to the mountains with my kid.

did you use one pad, so the stroke is now from 100mm to 110mm?

So I just bought a brand new Recon.... I want to increase the travel. Can I reuse the oil that is in the fork since it's new?

Oil is Oil its better than nothing

Thanks for the review. Did you index the derraileur, not just adjusted the high and low adjustments? Park tools has a great video I use on indexing derraileurs.

Do WTB tires run true-to-size?

This is very late clearly... I was in a jam.. need fork oil. Right then.. could not find any.. I used 20/ 40 synthetic, Lucas. Motor oil.... Seems to work as good as the day I bought it from Harley.. I see no different.. I changed my fork seals 2yr later.. just as maintenance. Had some seals & time.. was wondering it might be damaged.. hell I ain't need to change it.. I even when & got more 20/ 40. So I can say I ran 20/ 40 like 2yrs. & 18k miles. Nothing has happened nothing was different.. food for thought..

Great review 👏🚴

Too bad they don't make the light + high grip in a 2.6" I'm running the 2.4 tough + fast on 2 bikes, 1 with a vigilante and the other with a Vee Attack HPL super pleased with TB as a rear tire

My fork rockshox gold 35 rl is 130mm travel now. Can i increase to 160mm travel?

What a damn good review

I have been a Maxxis guy and I tried a Barzo and the hard compound is garbage compared to Maxxis compound. I am taking the Barzo off and selling after one ride and going back to Maxxis Ardent race. Vittoria tires suck.

I am riding the same as front tire and feels very good. It is nice that it is so durable.

I've heard the 8-speed Acolyte derailleur is compatible with the Advent X shifter and I wonder how well that setup actually works considering the low cost of the derailleur

personal opinion: if you ride hard pack, or loose over hard, get trail boss front and rear. the 2.6 up front is plenty Chonky for hard hittin' conditions. if you ride up in the Loam, (portland/flagstaff/smokey's) the Verdict 2.5 up front with the TB 2.4 out back is pretty dang good. hard to believe these are overlooked while the DHF and Kryptotal are hogging the spotlight. *another tire that reminds me very much of the 2.4 TB's sidewall knobs is the vittoria Martello. i run one of those as a front on my hardtail.

There's one for sale not for from me with a medium frame, I'm 5'11, would any guess the best size person for a med......

hi what is your front wheel Inner Rim Width ? i just got my minion dhr 2 and there is Recommended Width 30-35mm and i have 23mm on my wheel Do I need new rims ?

Noise is probably chain line. I make sure my chain is dead straight in the 5th gear. Use bb spacers to adjust the line.

Been using the advent X for a few years now on 4 bikes and it is fantastic - really don't need more than 10 speed. On my 2 mtb's I have a 34 and a 36 chainring. On my 2 all terrain bikes (bikepacking) I have a 30 and a 38 chainring.

The maintenance manual for my Recon indicates that there crush washers and o-rings on the bolts that need to be replaced. Did your fork have these? Did you have any issues with fluid leaking afterwards?

Does removing the spacer actually cause the fork to be 20mm longer or does it just allow the fork to compress 20mm more? I'm looking to slacken my HTA by moving from 100 to 120mm. But looking at the design of the Judy I came up with this question. Thanks

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Do a 2024 version

Will this work with the sword levers?

This is the only video I've seen that actually shows the Recon. Thanks for your work getting this recorded and posted!

I've got the 2025 model on preorder and still found your video useful. They seem like great bikes. Literally just using my bike to get to vantage points, as I do landscape photography..

I have to subscribe to this dude. Super grounded and knows his stuff. Something I never adjust is the gearset. Way too complicated for me haha. I do have the MicroShift Advent X on my gravel bike, but I need to get it adjusted at a bike shop. Love them though.

very good video man! like the research and solution. Microshift has to figure something out. What's the point of having a clutch if it doesn't engage in time.

Great review: clear and concise, interesting, well-explained specifics. I had the same problem with the clutch “going soft.”. Microshift said tightening the clutch spring bolt didn’t add tension to the spring, but only more friction to the clutch pivot. They sent me a new derailleur as soon as I sent them a 10s video of me moving the cage w/clutch on and clutch off.