Dream custom bike rebuild for normal people - Trek X Caliber 9
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- čas přidán 3. 04. 2023
- Custom rebuild of the Trek X Caliber 9 series 2021 bike. Changed some elements of the drive train and brakes, added dropper post and optimized the overall bike fit to rider specific requirements. Performed additional fork service.
Owner selected this bike as it allows to mount additional rigid trunk for bags for off road bike packing and the aluminium frame (not lightest) is very durable and allows to use modern group-sets or accessories such as internal dropper while keeping sensible budget.
Total weight of a ride ready bike is 12.9 kg.
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Amazing job 😍 Masterpiece 🤌
Thank you ;-)
Well done! Good job! 💛💙 With love from Ukraine.
Thanks and stay safe!
This is very lovely, but as someone who is trying to learn how to do stuff, it isn’t a lot of help. Love what you’re doing, just wish I knew what it was🤦🏻♂️ Excuse my stupidity, but one has to learn somehow! Some, “aimed at the lowest common denominator” VO would transform your film for me. But keep it up. It’s lovely to watch someone who knows what they’re up to! 🙏🏻
Thanks @nickdeacon2227 ;-)! The film was intended to 3 groups of people - more advanced bike mechanic people as it contains some hints and they will appreciate it and does not require any guide at all, second group is just for people who enjoy seeing how stuff are being made without need to understand the whole process in detail and 3rd group is the bike owners of these project as it is kinda souvenir. This is not intended to be a guide on how to build a bike - there are many such materials on youtube already.
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Excellent video. It must be so satisfying to be able to build a bike and have all the correct tools and the knowledge to do so. I am saving up for a X Caliber 9. Is the QR really detrimental. I don't plan on doing hard trails. I just want to have fun off road on light trails. Is trek thinking of doing a thru axle for the rear hub?
Thank you! Th QR is a solid and proven standard and should not be a blocker. Thru axle is more important on the front and this bike is a great all rounder - from XC to bike packing. Its only draw back is the weight, but if you are not a racier, it is not an issue. Good luck with your project!
Very nice video. Do you think it’s worth upgrading the front fork to something nicer with 110x15 through axle? My X Caliber 7 is at about 13.7kg and looks like upgrading the fork would lighten the bike as well as giving me more wheel choices. 😊
Thanks! Indeed it is not the lightest fork, but for its price it works really nicely. If you plan to change the wheels, keep in mind that the rear axle in the frame is QR141x10 and now 148x12 is a standard. There are however some wheel manufactures who will build a wheel on road hub 142x12 which can be converted to QR142x10 that will work in your bike and make the wheelset much more universal (gravel) and future proof - even conversion to 148x12 could be possible.
@@custombikefactory Thanks for the reply. I agree that the Judy SL fork is fairly good for what it is and probably more capable than my skill level or the terrain I ride in. Guess I'll keep riding until I hit a better idea.
Congratulations on the video! Can you tell me the weight of the frame?
Thank you ;-). Frame weight was just under 2kg with headset bearings - pretty heavy, but looks very strong.
Do you know which hanger number is it? Cause i've broken mine and i lost it so now i don't know which one i need.
I believe it is this one derailleurhanger.com/manufacturer/trek/x-caliber2014-20/ - you can also check it with your local Trek reseller
Got a xcaliber 9 2021. Went tubeless like you did with the original tires. Bad idea... The rims are TLR the tires were not. The back tire desintegrated after a week of tubeless. The inside wire frame disconnected from the rubber.
Thanks for sharing. In my case, tires were tubeless ready, however I had issues with one of them (it had quite big beating, which did not go away after couple of rides) and I had to replace it - I did not go for another Bontrager tire. I have impression that these tires worn out quickly too.
How much weight of that frame friend? Thanks
Frame was approx 2kg
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Thanks! ;-)
I hate trek because they use QR in half of their bikes
Fun fact - QRs provide much better clamping power comparing to modern through axles and for an amateur, non technical rider it is easier to live with
@@custombikefactory Yep the shearing force is not actually on the axel itself but more the hub bearings. Its kind of a myth that throughs are that much stronger or stiffer. It is cool tech but they need to solidify the standards between manufacturers.
@@selfhelp69 Exactly right! Thanks for sharing. Good thing with through axles is that there is less issues with disc brakes rubbing, because they are very repeatable when you mount a wheel and with QR you need to pay bit more attention.
@@custombikefactory Yeah don't get me wrong there are deffinitely benefits and when the tech solidifies they will be the defacto standard for disc brakes. Really like the videos keep it up man!
@@selfhelp69 Thank you!