Schwinn Axum DP - First Upgrades! New Brakes Are A Must | Budget Hardtail

[@The_RC_Dude]

I was a little skeptical at first about the Wake stems, given their price. However, they have a ton of reviews on Amazon, and we decided to give them a go. We bought two, and installed one on my dad's Trek Marlin 6, which originally had an 80mm stem. He says that the Wake stem (almost half the length) puts him in a much more natural and comfortable position, whereas the stock stem put him in a XC type position. The other Wake stem went in my CO-OP DRT 1.1, which originally had a 60mm stem. I found that the reach is shorter now, the stock stem was too long, and when turning my arms had to stretch to the max, and with the seat all the way up, u was way to stretched out. The new stem is much better, help the bike turn better, and makes it easier for me to hang off the back on gnarly descents. Both stems have held up very well over the last 4+ months, with no sign of wear. I really abused the stem as much as I could, not holding back on jumps, drops, ect. and it has been fine. I would highly recommend the Wale stems, they're very cheap, quality is fine, and they seem durable.

[@elcachanilla1759]

Looking forward to this series! I'm waiting until Walmart has the Axum in stock again. Hopefully, I'll be part of the Axum squad!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Keep checking that Walmart Axum page daily! I may buy a second one for people visiting me.

[@kingxsmoothy]

Can't wait to see how you tackle the chain drop. I have this bike and hate that.

[@techjeeper8800]

If you like that length of stem the Spank spoon and Hussfelt are good fairly budget parts as well. I caught my blue spank stem on sale for $24. Really solid part.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Awesome thanks for the recommendation! Thanks for watching.

[@BryceBetts]

Love this series. That song needs to be your intro haha

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I can't wait for you to visit!

[@MicJaguar]

I went with grip puppies and painstakingly rolled them on over the stock rubber grips. This made a huge change in comfort. Plus a wider grip means a wider contact area for my palms thus less sharp pains by the end of the trip.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Man those grip puppies are expensive! There are much cheaper and better foam grips out there. ESI chunky is one i've used.

[@MicJaguar]

@@EvansMTBSaga Yes at $20 they are but i got them for a motorcycle and they have lasted 5 years, wet and in the heat and held up so i got them for my mountain bike. I feel it was worth it because they fit tight and dont move over the OEM rubber with some elbow grease. The fattyness helps reduce the sore hands from jumps. The knock off version disintegrate quickly and dry rot. But yes, expensive as far as grips go. 😅

[@EvansMTBSaga]

@@MicJaguar Nice thats pretty crazy! Gotta love high quality parts.

[@Iseekoutthetrails]

I enjoy watching and learning from your videos.

[@crazy8sdrums]

Part of the reason I am trolling your vids today is because I miss Arizona a little bit. I lived in Phx for 48 years, but I am in Tennessee now. I thought I would never miss Saguaro cacti...but... I don't miss the 120f! :D I think for the riding you want to do, you are at an impasse with the Axum. The wimpy quick release skewers are not going to put up with jumping too much. You can use a different fork for beefier QRs but I don't know if there is a way to change the rear dropout to use the beefy QRs.

[@ayushrajrules]

Nice video and we'll edited. Try using clip pedal (don't know whether it is safe to use it trails or not) but it really improved my time. (Crankbrothers Eggbeaters) And for the chain u might look up for chain stay maybe idk.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I was wondering if clip pedals make a difference! Thanks for watching. Subscribe please!

[@ayushrajrules]

Already subscribed. Subscribe to my channel as well. 😂

[@ayushrajrules]

@@EvansMTBSaga clip pedal really makes a difference when going up an incline. I had to make multiple stops while riding up hill (12km climb on road) when I used flat pedals. But when I switched to clipped pedals, I did it in 1 go. But yeah, practice unclipping a lot or else u'll keep falling when stopping.

[@mattelias3828]

Hey man im thinking about buying a new stem and handlebar combo, did you have to add any spacers when you put that stem on?

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I did have to add one. Probably 1/4" tall spacer.

[@Tim8780-y5q]

What size shimano brake hose length did you order? I have the new 2021 coming Tuesday but I have never had a bike with hydraulic brakes and not sure what is necessary

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I'm not really sure. Id go with the long version! The Axum is a very big frame

[@gregbrandhorst3725]

The derailleur don't have a clutch. The box 4 is a great replacement for the stock axe one. I have an axum dp that im also upgrading. I also used the wake stem before finding one I liked the looks of better.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I'm really impressed with the little $10 stem. I found a Box Two groupset on ebay for $165! A little pricey for this bike, but I went ahead and ordered it 👍🏽thanks for watching and commenting!

[@gregbrandhorst3725]

@@EvansMTBSaga I got the box 2 also, the axem Facebook group has just highly recommended the box four. I love having the 11 gears

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Did you have any problems with the rear cassette and fitting the 11 gears?

[@gregbrandhorst3725]

@@EvansMTBSaga none at all i know someone with 12 gears and it works

[@aaronanderson8673]

Too expensive for this bike? A lot of us are thinking of this bike as a frame at this point. The (garbage) components are just to get us by until we can customize or replace them over time. Frames from other companies are $600+, so even if you buy it just for the frame it’s a good deal.

[@johndef5075]

Cheap ebay chain guide would probably help. I have a 1x10 with slx no clutch derailleur and chain guide. Ive yet to lose chain. Unlike my other 2 bikes with xt shadow+ and Deore shadow+ but no chainguide.....

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I ended up breaking the derailleur (on purpose) and replaced it. Check out the video on my channel! Thanks for watching and the comment

[@TheCaptainsCog]

More content! Im a bmxer new to MTB also.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Do you race BMX? Thanks for the support!

[@josecolon6584]

Hi which brake pads should i get for my Axum schwinn bike .Thanks.

[@mtbboy1993]

I've mechanical brakes that outperform some hydraulic brakes, cus of reach adjustment, I can still have a powerful brake even if I had short fingers, like a kid, with Shimano servo wave that does not work. I've Trp Spyke dual piston brakes, but they are not perfect, like I can't take pads out from the top, same with cheap shimano brakes, so wheel has tk be removed but I see Rever has dual piston mecganical caliper that allows this but I haven't seen any in stock, so I haven't had a chance to try those. But their levers don't look good so far best lever I've seen seems to be Trp Spyke cus reach won't go out of adjustment on. Unlike Trp ML930 lever does, which cost more and is the high end brake lever so that one is a downgrade perfirmancr wice but for weight it's a difference, ease of install too but not worth it. I've reviews of it on my website. Also have review/horror story about leaking shimano m6000 brakes,ehich are useless for kids, but powerful for long fingers, and they don't offer the direct feel i like, the actuation is progressive, and reach jus tmoves lever in so renders u it useless. So I've given up on Shimano brakes, the high end brakes have cheramic pistons which are fragile. I guess you could get some aftermarket once brakes are out of warranty and shimano won't support you anymore, like from Aliexpress, you cna even get seals for pistons there.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Wow that is unfortunate you had problems with the MT200. Everything is going good so far. They don't have the best stopping power. Thanks for watching!

[@mtbboy1993]

@@EvansMTBSaga I haven't looked into these brakes, but if they have the same servo wave/same mechanism to press the piston in the mastery cylinder, they will do the same as I experienced, but the new M6100 has changes, I haven't tried it so don't know how the new servo wave is.

[@robsnow2099]

Great video!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Thanks!

[@williamstephens7154]

How do no Wich hydraulic brake fit the Schwinn Axum

[@TheRecordedLife]

Great Video, My schwim axum video will be coming up soon. Not a pro rider like you tho.

[@570outlaws6]

Do I need a headset spacer I ordered the same one

[@johns61tube]

My brake rotors are warping on the long down hills. Does just going to the hydraulic caliper fix this problem or should I also change my rotors? Thank you!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

If you're going on long downhills and it's warping, you either need bigger rotors or thicker rotors

[@natewallinger9270]

Did you get the 1350mm or 1650mm kit?

[@SoutheastShredcast]

Which brake set did you use? There are options via the link.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Can't remember, it was the longer one for sure. The frame is huge

[@MicJaguar]

Also, on amazon the brakes have a size, what size did you end up ordering?

[@EvansMTBSaga]

This is what I purchased "FULL SET_800mm/1500mm hose", they were a perfect length for the Axum.

[@MicJaguar]

@@EvansMTBSaga Thanks ill look at them. Im the Budget Biker si this helps. I have recently been doing some pretty high jumps with OEM forks (warning label says not too) and so far have not destroyed them. I launch maybe 8ft coming down a high slop into a jump mound and almost bit it. I thought for sure the bike would fall apart but it held up with stock forks, rims and the cheap headset bearings. Im 208lbs 6ft 1inch tall. The frame at least is pretty tough.

[@rha3373]

bro...which action camera you're using in this video

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Haha I know it was bad. Forgive me, I was just starting! Akaso pro

[@soldierboy425]

Do you mean 60 Inch pounds ? I’m pretty sure 60 foot pounds would rip the threads out.

[@dabbinplays5567]

what lenghts of cables did you get?

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I'm not sure to be honest. I think the longer ones.

[@jdmcc23]

Did you have to change rotors

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Nope!

[@babybluevespa]

Link to the hydraulic brakes?

[@EvansMTBSaga]

www.amazon.com/dp/B07JKQLHF1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_btf_t1_RV3oFbX9JCQZ6

[@damelos]

Please put links

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Thanks for the reminder! I will do it tomorrow. Thanks for watching!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Links are up.

[@Adrianaymonica]

Mucho saludos

[@EvansMTBSaga]

¡Hola! Gracias por ver.