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By tightening the cable on barrel adjuster!

For time trial, I added 1.4 to front, and 1.5 to rear, 2.4 pirelli XC RC prowalls, with inserts, in 30mm internal rims. Could have added more probably, but been suspicious about wet cobbles and marble in the streets:)

Thank you a lot! This is the goal - to have the best onboards in the world, well, first from visual standpoint. Performance wise - long path to crawl! :)

There are two options: either 4 stages, or half, which is 3rd and 4th only Good thing is that those starts are later in the day, thus pretty much no jams in regards to that. Well, unless some is very relaxed :D

@@99Antonio čia nėra skonio reikalas - o UCI taisyklių laikymosi. Arba tvirtinu ant dviračio, arba nefilmuoju visai. Man ir chesty labiau patinka🙌🏻

@@tom10crafted aaa, nežinojau! Tada suprantama. Dėl viso kito - top quality!

That is why I always get comments "easy, I would do it" to later see people scratching their heads at the corners, haha! But this time - I recorded with default lens, which adds more depth!!

Absolutely!

Fun fact - Top 5 of Elite Men - no spanian. Top 3 Men 30 - no spanians neither :) Thus the secret is I guess there is no secret - just lots of practise, on both climb and dh ends!

@tom10crafted Oh, interesting. Which country dominated the podiums? :)

@@MrCarboxylate Norway/Poland/Belgium - all quite different, ha.

@@tom10crafted Nice.

@@VelniaiLT to be honest, only 1st day turned out to be more beneficial…After the rain next days it was pretty much effort wasted 😅 BTW - this time gopro is linear, not wide. That is why perception of speed and terrain is bit different. No time remapping been done, haha!

I would say most crucial tool is 398-00-916, others could be worked out in a way. Reason being - the edge of that nut is so thin, that with french wrench I was just not able to open it loose.. Lug driver in theory could be bypassed by drilling a hole in allen key (don't remember the diameter though). But considering how strong material of hexes is - could be a hell to do without proper tools onhand..

Hey man, Sudety in 2025 going to be mad mad race, as it is a mix of Beskidy & Sudety - thus, you will have lots of fun:) Terrain there is variable, from mud to hardpacked, and from roots to stones - it is a wide range mix of both. I would say having something with more rubber in front could help, but it very much depends on the skills, as usually.. Maybe it is best to start what are you using now most often and where do you ride?

The region of Stronie Slaskie is indeed breathtaking!

Yes it is!! 😅🙌🏻

Only tried XR2 if I am not mistaken - was not impressed by any means. I would assume rarely people would buy them 3rd hand, if it does come with the bike from manufacturer :)

@@tom10crafted Indeed the XR4 came stock on my Trek Roscoe 8 purchased in oct.2024 And much to my dismay, I discovered that the Bontrager rims, tubeless rim strips and tyres are actually designed to work together, which means very poor compatibility with other brands components/tyres.

Reikėtų detalizuoti, kas yra normalios apsaugos? :) Bet kokiu atveju - XC ar XCM ar XCO disciplinose, daugiau mažiau jos nėra naudojamos. Šalmas + akiniai + pirštinės yra viskas ko reikia

@@CuriousRAGE thanks!! 🙌🏻🫶🏼

@@usual_perfect_stuff even with it, it won’t be the best, thus.. No big difference, maybe?😇

On a contrary, RS has great one, at least in one area! :D

@@liquidSpin the thing about my fork in this case - it is 2022 model, thus.. I might misunderstood the specs! 🤗🙌🏻

@ oh wow~ I thought your new fork was the 2024 model like the one I have. I too bought the Syncros fender but never installed it. After watching your video I'll give it a shot 🙌🏻

@tom10crafted totally doesn't fit. The fender doesn't even clear the stanchions. Hopefully Syncros updates their fender soon!

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But literally, you been not able to install between the wheel?! sometimes it feels a bit tight while adding wheel with dtswiss 240 hubs, but it's nothing too much to stretch. I have Nude shock, with kashima - and it has different tune than original nude - different shims are there

@@tom10crafted the hub was in firm contact with bottom hollow part of lower leg at non brake side 😕 Hubs are old boost roval traverse sl. New Roval controls with DT 350/240 have protruding endcaps so it is ok

Curious - what adjustment you are talking about here when it comes to lockout? It is just a matter of tightening the cable, isn't it?

Yeah, you do that but then the lockout function just doesn't work, it works at the lever and works at the fork's end, but it just doesn't do locking out. So you have to make adjustments to make it work. After you make the fix, everything looks to be moving exactly the same as before the adjustments but now the lockout function operates as it should.

Yes, I totally agree that it is better than zip ties, but that first installation was a hell for some reason. However, I noticed this: www.bike-discount.de/en/syncros-trail-2-mudfender-fox-34-from-my-2022 Which might be a better option :)

@@tom10crafted Tell me about the install, I have put the little dampening rubber on the wrong side while installing, then the fender rattled and I did not find out until re-tightening every bolt on the bike :D Found loose rotor and a suspension bolt, so at least I had that :D Just double check, because linked is the non-SC version. I have this one a normal 34, it is probably wider, but maybe it could fit. All solutions I saw for SC were like you did, with <2022 version Syncros trail fender.

​@@b4d17 I somewhat was HOPING (yeah, bad call) that if it is 34 - it is 34 :| Regardless, what I did was cut the corners of the fender a bit, that it won't got rubber seal getting stuck at the bottom - and from that moment it was OK

What calipers we are talking here,, rotors and which fork? Fox 34 is for 160mm by default as far as I know

@tom10crafted , shimano xtr 4 pistons, my fork is like yours but with 130mm travel

@ 180mm rotor?

34 Stepcast is 160, normal 34 is 180mm out of the box mount.

@tom10crafted , Yes, without any adapter. I'm looking at the fork as we speak. it doesn't make sense with your fork. RockShox sid is also minimum 180mm on the front. What do we missing here? 🤔 😆

What is skinny tires mean?? I would think you are roady, ha! Thanks a lot!!

Yes, by now you can find them in my Strava!

@tom10crafted got em, excellent 😊 thanks

@@aristo111990 absolutely agree with that and it was not nice nor for me nor the others - thanks for sharing that! To be honest in that race I been there first time and was not aware about the gates and option to move up - thus it’s definitely a good advice! 🙌🏻

Actually it was full 400mm - but probably I could have went away with shorter if it is available in 100mm. On the contrary, I would don't mind having 125mm of travel!

@ thanks man, I’ll get that one since I have the same bike

I am doing for sure!

Thanks for sharing! That is actually what I love about it the most - amount of focus required!

This video is about recording long durations - which it does covers. Your complains about videos being split are what it is - complains. Now imagine you record 1h straight without splitting, and at 58min something goes wrong. In your "ideal scenario" - you just lost all of your footage. Now with that being said - if you cover more what problems splitting causes - I could try to help out on that (by, renaming files by file creation date, for example)

How do you know it is too short?

Thanks for your input, absolutely love it! Most likely I will get rid of subtitles, just tested whether it draws retention or not!:) No doubts lighter bike with thinner tires and rigid fork will be MILES faster. Yet, gravel does not guarantee one thing - fun off the tracks:) And while riding in soft terrain might be fine, in Alicante.. Bit trickier, shall we say! :) Bars wise - I went with -30, and 1cm shorter stem. Better handling - yes, but bit trickier with lowered posture. But will get used to it eventually. And the Fox...It is day and night vs RS :) If you are planning to get there with Gravel Bike, look for accommodation at Oliva / Villajoyosa / Denia in that order. I love Oliva as it has flatter sections for legs spins, as well as access to wide range of terrains. Villajoyosa gives broad access to gravels, while Denia is good all round.

@@tom10crafted Thanks for the reply, I am not certain which bike to take ATM as the Spark is so versatile. -30 is quite a lot and with a 60mm stem it is quite a change...hope you adjust to it. My Scale Gravel came with a 90 stem for some reason and Scott has no answer why. Appreciate the recommendations very much.

@@johnlesoudeur3653 depends what are your goals - with trails here it is really tough times, but amazing experience to step up your skills. On the contrary - if spinning the legs is priority vs tough times - then the answer is obvious - don't take Spark!! :D

@@tom10crafted Ha ha yes it is spills or thrills maybe.

@@johnlesoudeur3653 Actually, bring Spark with you - you can rent road/gravel quite cheap here, and have both of the worlds:) Where MTB rentals are 99% of the time rubbish!

Hey, my pleasure! Back in the days I got it from here: celum.ssg-service.com/smartViews/view?view=SCOTT-Bike-B2B-material&fbclid=IwAR3nmrJpgG_phcZJ0p7405U6dN9oUVjlqsP5omumEjUaF0W6gqkchSTwdhc

@@tom10crafted Awesome, I found it. thanks so much! As a Spark expert,do you happen to know something about the change in the top damper bolt? Looking in R2, I can find multiple kits... Seems the early 2022 models came with a not so great bolt ( black 10mm, with 10NM torque) that could come loose, subsequently got replaced by a 2022 revised bolt (silver 10mm, 15NM) and now in 2023 for a 8mm bolt. Any idea if it is worth upgrading to a new shock mount bolt kit for security reasons? and if both the 2023 or 2022 will fit (2022 spark rc). Thanks and enjoy spain

@@Control0305 you should absolutely update it, due to the reasons you know yourself already :) But presumably, if you have 2022 model, then it is better to just get that silver 15Nm one. I am not sure if they are interchangeable with the later one from 2023! Personally I did upgraded it, just to avoid any possible issues

@@tom10craftedgreat. Thanks for your view. Will do!

@@Nikica358 be sure it was… easy start! 🤗🙌🏻 And you won’t have that much time - thus we will go hardcore right from the start!! 😈👮🏻‍♂️

@@tom10crafted easy there 😆

Literally today it's heavy rainfalls here! Thus sun always seems to be shining brighter on the other side! Regardless, sunny here is lot more often valid than not, thus I will keep on bringing positive shines! Take care!

@@FaiscaaaH thanks! I tend to look at it as we come to ride bikes, not hike them. Surely, that stubbornness not always pays off in the end, but that is a part of MTB I like a lot - where power without control is nothing 🙌🏻

@@alfagtv100 hope it can get better - just make sure not to overtighten the bottom bolt, as then it can become even harder to move it. Aand ideally, have 15mm spanner, thin enough to fit it in between dropper lever (which I did not had)

Hey man! It depends - do you have XC now and want to upgrade? If so, is this upgrade only because of neat looks / or maybe previously it was separate pieces? If none of above, you want to upgrade it for comfort, cover what are the reasons - based on that I could suggest something. Last but not least - what type of terrain and courses do you ride:)

@tom10crafted exactly, I have a spark 910 2024 and it has the normal handlebar, I want to update it. The area where I ride is a mixed area, stony and technical terrain. I always do XCO races and sometimes marathons every year. I had a Spark rc of the previous model with a -20° handlebar and it was comfortable for me. That's why I had doubts, whether I had to choose between -20° or -40°. I appreciate your time Tom. Thanks

@@chuyjuarez7558 if you been riding -20 and with the stem option you had it was fine - don't go with -40. The only good reason why we should try other options, is if we see a room for improvement. I don't see any good reasons what you could get from -40 in a technical terrain!

@tom10crafted Thanks Tom! Nice videos! Good information