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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

If you can find a good deal you could use a sram gx derailleur. I use it with a 10 speed shifter and works flawlessly.

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.

Does this tire a good choice for a Marin bobcat trail 3, for riding single tracks?

I have a Advent-X and it’s a good little unit. The one thing that really bugs me about it is that you get a bit of free-spin between gears when shifting. Especially when shifting to a spinnier gear. It drives me crazy and I don’t get that with any of my other derailleurs on my other bikes

What's a good PSI for a Race Recon 29 by 2.4 I'm 170 lb and light trail/gravel type of riding. I got em at 20 in the back and 18 up front.

hi i want to upgrade this bike with a bomber z2 do you think it wil fit

Whether it's the rock shock judy gold or the silver, or the recon gold or the silver, can its travel be increased to 140mm, if when you buy it it comes in 120mm? I would really appreciate the answer since I don't know whether to buy it or not..., I like to push the bike hard and due to the thickness of the bars I would surely opt for the recon silver or gold that has 32mm diameter bars. thank you.

Whether it's the rock shock judy gold or the silver, or the recon gold or the silver, can its travel be increased to 140mm, if when you buy it it comes in 120mm? I would really appreciate the answer since I don't know whether to buy it or not..., I like to push the bike hard and due to the thickness of the bars I would surely opt for the recon silver or gold that has 32mm diameter bars. thank you.

Have you ever looked at the shimano cues 👍🏻

Friend, what size frame is it and what tread are the tires? I am very interested in knowing since the price changes somewhat in Size M and L. The price also changes in tire tread 29 to 27.5, I am almost 6 feet tall and I don't know what frame. take size M 27.5 or L in 29

Talla L seria un buen tamaño para alguien que mide 1,76 Metros casi 6 pies o me debo ir por la talla M

Hope you usually say “thanks” when hikers step off the trail for you?

Sorry, but I highly doubt that you (or anyone else) would be able to feel any noticeable amount of added compliance through the steel frame, when running 29x2.6 tires, at least not with a back to back test against an aluminium frame with the same tires

I just want to say thank you for making this easy to follow video. I just bought my wife a new Rockshox Recon RL for her polygon cleo 2 hardtail. With the forks being brand new, I was able to follow the quick travel instructions and completed it within 10minutes. Thank you again for making me look good lol.

in my experience you have to grease shimano jockey wheel bushings, not lube. Heavy oil would probably be best.

12 speed XT M8100 Pulley Wheels should be compatible.

Microshift makes great stuff. I don't think you can find better value (price vs performance) in the industry. I've used their 9 and 10 speed systems with 2x and 1x cranks including front derailleurs, and all of their stuff just works. Build quality is also great. Save some money on your drivetrain and spend the extra dough on high end brakes.

Thanks for doing Microsoft reviews. I would be interested in buying this for my XC bike to replace an old 10spd slx setup, as I believe 10 speed is plenty. I’m running an SLX/ethirteen setup on another bike and a deore/slx on another, I am a big fan of SLX.