Are Linkage Forks Actually Good? | #AskGMBNTech

Are any of the new breed of multi-link forks hitting the market now actually good? Can you get fatter grips? Why do my brakes need constant bleeding at the bike park? Can I drill my frame to internally route a cable? And more of your questions in this weeks #AskGMBNTech.

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How do you set up your fork? Do you start from the manufacture suggested base settings Let us know 👇 - Use the hashtag #AskGMBNTech with your comment below for a chance to be featured on the channel 🤘

[davidgiles]

I’ve use an old t shirt in stead of a chain whip in the past, this bodge is easier now cassettes are bigger 💪

[dustinnoyfba]

i have uses an old hand towel as a chain whip before. worked quite well actually. just tie it tightly around the cassette until the cogs dig into the fabric good and deep.

[paulbyrne]

Guarantee a Land Rover WILL break down Doddy ;)

[Silverripples]

At 13:30 Getting a cassette off can be done with a flathead screwdriver jam it from the diskbrake side through the spokes into the cassette and then use the cassette tool to losen it. Have been using this method for the last 30 years.

[xRoasters]

Let's be real Doddy, you buy a Land Rover and it WILL break down. 😂

[davidharaldsson]

About the crank lenght question. Dylan Johnsson just did a film about that. going over research on it. #askgmbntech

[Pienimusta]

Great video!
Doddy's home camera setup looks almost better than the studio. Audio is also really good.

[toooldfortwowheels]

That intro, love it. Stay safe Doddy, big love and keep up the original and great content.
This is something I'd like to see more often. I know you do a lot of Q&A but now is the time to answer a lot of those questions, and the time for us to work on our own bikes! I'm building my own Steel Hardcore Hardtail this weekend!

[ebenhaskelhulley]

I think that shorter cranks are better at a high cadence and long cranks are better at a low cadence. That's why track cyclist tend to use short cranks.

[Larpy]

Whoa! That was great. All that nerdy stuff makes life worth living these days when our local trails are closed under legislation.

Thanks, Doddy! Your unbridled enthusiasm is a real energizer.

[tquindt]

Doddy, you could probably test out different length pedals using Zwift. You'd have the power meter and sensors and you'd be able to minimize variable.

[FIGHTTHECABLE]

6:50 finally someone puts it out there. I thought I was always riding my back brake because I was too heavy. The reason why I also have my back brake equipted with a 203mm ice and 2 Piston system. Amd yes it takes me ages to get the air out of my system. My line makes a loop on its way to the caliper.

[ianbradshaw]

NBT2! Next big thing 2 is a tiny cassette lockring tool, suitable for carrying on the bike, to remove a lightly tightened lockring, for example to replace broken spokes. Probably the best tool for remote adventures.

[RichBeBe]

Loved my Girvin forks, everything was so flexy back then, but they were so stiff.

[mtbuk]

Great show Doddy! 
Love the broadcasts from your home workshop! Keep up the great work!

[jf]

Thank you for the excellent content and for keeping the videos going during this isolation time.

[glennpettersson]

A length of tube with the chain threaded through, secure one end by sticking a small Allen key between two links, or a rusty old nail, improv chain whip done.

[Lukeod]

I used an impact gun on a cassette tool. And just tested my shoe on the cassette and that worked

[ChrisWilliams-pupj]

I used a small 1/4" battery powered impact to remove cassette bolt. Simply held cassette with a dense rag and used the impact. Worked great.