Hyper Explorer Budget Build Finale
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- Here's the finale to my build on the Hyper Explorer 29er hardtail!
All done in a budget minded way, but setup to still perform well for a xc/trail hardtail. I've already passed the 100 mile mark on the trails with this build, and aside from one thing, all has went well!
#mountainbike #bikelife #hyperbikes
How do you see that fork's work? We all know they are aliexpress (you Americans call it ebay, for me European its aliexpress). I know they are budget but I'm thinking about buying it for budget reasons. By the way I'm glad to see you again on youtube. I am following you since your videos about WTB tyres and Mongoose blackcomb project (the orange one). Do you still have any mongoose bikes? You were one of my strongest reasons to start collecting mongoose bikes instead of others. Now I'm 40, and since your old videos I already had like 6-7 Mongoose full suspension bikes, heh. Currently having Boot'R oldie from 2009 as a commuter, heh heh. Cheers.
First of all, thanks for hanging around! Makes me happy to see someone still around from all that time ago!
As for my Mongoose bikes, I've got a number of them still. My Tyax is still around, rebuilding it, I've got 2 Canaan frames in different stages of builds, my Valiant is still my main bike for most of my trails, and I've got the SX6.7 I'm building, not to mention a XR200 and my very first Mongoose, a old DXR. So currently 7 bikes/builds in the 'Goose fleet (might need to do a current video on them).
Regarding the fork, so far so good. It's not as supple over small chatter (like small rocks/roots) as a couple of my Marzocchi's but its nearly on par with a Rockshox Tora on my wife's bike. It also handles medium to bigger hits well, and doesn't have too much flex even with this one being standard quick release dropouts. We'll see about long term durability, but for the first 100+ miles (so over 160 km) it's been good.
How much does it weigh and are the logos decals that can be removed? It's a nice looking frame.
Decals wouldn't be too hard to remove, as most are just stickers. I haven't weighed just the frame, nor my completed build, but the original bike is just under 37 lbs (36.7 according to Kev Central's scale). I'll weigh my build when I get a new scale.
@@MongooseJake thanks
What size is the bottom bracket?
68mm BB shell, and most bottom brackets you buy will work with either a 68 or 73, and include a spacer to toss on if your BB shell is the 68.
I have the same bike that my friend gave me after he crashed it. It needs pedals, bottom bracket, basically all the bearings are bad, and wheels because they’re all bent. This will be my first time working on a bike. How do I know what parts will fit this bike?
I also need a seat post and they all seem to be wildly different sizes that are available.
You need to purchase a 27.2mm seatpost to fit the Hyper Explorer. I used this one: amzn.to/3yutf8j
This is one of the best parts about mountain bikes vs most other things like cars. Nearly everything is made to certain industry standard sizes. Any mountain bike pedals will fit it, all of those use a 9/16" thread size (BMX is 1/2"). Bottom brackets are mostly standard, and this one is a 68mm shell, I used the fairly cheap IXF cranks off of Amazon and it includes a fresh bottom bracket for about $50 total. Wheels are super easy, these are standard quick release 29" wheels with 135mm rear hub spacing and 100mm front, and you can find lots of options on Amazon, Ebay, and dedicated bike parts sites, as well as your local bike shop.
Headset is the bearings up front that the fork mounts through, and that's a standard 1 1/8" by 34mm, and I used this one: amzn.to/3LMhI7l
Hope all of that helps at least a bit! Hang around the channel and I'll try to pass along some basic wrenching advice as I can!
@@MongooseJake awesome thank you. Now I know where to start on making it rideable again. Haha.