Why Are Fork Stanchions Circular? | #AskGMBNTech Ep. 88

Published on September 30th 2019

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Why are all suspension stanchions circular? Should I buy a used carbon frame? Can a 3mm offset chainring be replaced with a 6mm offset chainring? Find out in this weeks Ask GMBN Tech🔧 Subscribe: http://gmbn.tech/subscribetogmbntech The GMBN Shop: https://gmbn.tech/mx 0:17 - Used carbon frame vs Aluminium? 1:56 - Why all stanchions circles? 3:02 - Reusable CO2 canister that can be recharged using a shock pump? 4:42 - 3mm vs 6mm offset chainring? 6:00 - Wireless disc brakes as wireless shifters, dropper seat post are now becoming popular? 7:05 - Brake setup for a one handed person ? 8:24 - Upgrade groupset to SLX M7000 but should I get 1x or 2x on cross country bike? If you'd like to contribute captions and video info in your language, here's the link 👍 https://gmbn.tech/mw Watch more on GMBN Tech... 📹 https://gmbn.tech/henryprobike 📹 https://gmbn.tech/TomWheeler 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound Meander - Jobii Submit your content here: https://upload.gmbn.com/tech Brought to you by the world’s largest mountain bike channel, the Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN), GMBN Tech goes deeper into the bikes, kit and technology stories that help fuel your rides. Our mission is to help you discover, dial-in and get the best from the latest cutting edge bikes and technology available. With news and rumours, first ride exclusives, how-tos, the weekly GMBN Tech Show wrapping up and showcasing the week’s biggest tech stories, and more besides, if it’s off-road tech, it’s in. Every week, of every month we seek out, showcase, and ride the newest gear and innovations from across the globe in an authoritative, inspiring and entertaining way to help you get the best from your rides. And when we’re not riding, we get geeky in an accessible, easy-to-understand way about forks. And shocks. And more to help you setup and maintain your bikes perfectly. Engage with us every week on the channel and across social media – we’re here to answer every question you’ve got on mountain biking tech. Facebook - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechfb Instagram - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechinsta Twitter - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechtwitte