>>1534940>how high do I have to regulate the bike?Read tire. Otherwise 3-3.5 bar.
>how do you remove rust on pieces? bike is all rusty but still functions wellOil, metal brush, steel wool or mild abrasive. Sometimes you just leave it alone.
Try to to scratch paint.
>why is this bike so hard on my quads during an ascent, is it because it was set up too low?It's heavy as FUCK. Saddle position, tilt, fit. Move back a little.
>is it a good bike overall for bike conoisseurs?>brand is motobecane40 years ago it was a fine french brand. Now it's a generic. It's heart will always be a mom going to the store bike.
>>1534944Yes.
>>1534972Have you tried not being a leglet?
>>1534840Brakes and mounting limitations. Zeffal Defender. Or go full ghetto and epoxy, or attach milk bottle or soda bottle to existing guard. Pic somewhat related.
>>1534697CF has a fundamentally DIFFERENT performance profile than AL or steel. It's generally stronger, but a lot more vulnerable to certain forces, and a lot weaker to others depending on it's construction. Sometimes in the same item. They're weaker to abrasion, and the failure tends to be abrupt..
CF forks are ridiculously overbuilt and you should have no problem going with one now.
Learn how to test for damaged CF. Getting mystery CF from ebay or alibaba is just asking for trouble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngv7Iu3y1o0 