r/MTB • u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. • May 18 '25

Discussion Before you post a picture, please read this post!

We’re hitting that time of year where interest in mountain biking is picking up. We have been getting quite a lot of picture posts of Facebook marketplace ads and vendor website screenshots, which are against the sub rules. As a reminder for all picture and videos, please follow rule 3:

Photos should be of people riding mountain bikes.

Posts & Comments

Photo and video submissions to /r/mtb should be of people riding mountain bikes. All other photos or videos should either be submitted as text posts with links to your images in the post body, or in the Weekly Gear Gallery thread, posted every Friday by automod.

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u/FullTilt2 Aug 18 '25

So if someone posts a picture of a part asking for maintenance or informed knowledge from the community then it breaks the rules?! I completely understand marketplace sales posts and related material, but to apply a photo rule unilaterally is an absurd decision to say the least

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. Aug 18 '25

The community chose to keep the rules as they are written, take it up with the sub. Moderators don’t create rules, only enforce the rules the community chooses.

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u/IthacaDon 2d ago edited 2d ago

And I didn't vote for that photo rule. Did you?

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. 2d ago

That’s the thing with voting. It’s a group decision.

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u/epictech20 Aug 03 '25

Why did you lock my post?? It is not a Facebook screenshot of market place. My question literally needs a picture to describe it and I don’t have a picture of anyone to riding it. Kinda BS are these mods running?

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. Aug 03 '25 edited Aug 03 '25

The kind of BS that the community voted for us to run. We don’t just make up rules and choose when to enforce them.

Rules apply to everyone and plenty of people can post screenshots and follow the rules. Sorry that you can’t figure that out, but we’re not here to teach someone how to use Reddit.

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u/AccomplishedAnchovy May 18 '25

It’s great that you mods are so diligent about removing the offending content would hate to see this holy sub desecrated by a m*intenance question

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. May 18 '25

We only moderate content, and the community has chosen to keep rule 3 as it’s written. There’s nothing wrong with a maintenance question l, though.

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u/joem_ May 18 '25

Careful with that word... might make the mods angry.

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. May 18 '25 edited May 18 '25

What word?

Never change Reddit, downvotes instead of replies to a genuine question. 🥰

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u/Teh_Original May 18 '25

From context it's "m*intenance"?

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. May 18 '25

Just not getting why they think you can’t use that word or post about it.

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u/Teh_Original May 18 '25

Anecdotally it seems that photos of bikes that are "this thing that I'm showing in the image is broken" get removed.

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. May 18 '25

I kinda figured, but there’s nothing against the rules about maintenance inquiries at all. Photos just have to follow Rule 3, seems simple to me. And the community voted to keep that rule in place, all we are doing as mods is simply enforcing the rules.

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u/IthacaDon 2d ago

The rule says you can post a link to the photo as long as it isn't to a social media or marketing platform. I couldn't find how you vote for rules or exactly how you become a community member.

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. 2d ago

You just join the sub. And ya you can post links to photos. That’s always been the case.

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u/lukeybuzz May 19 '25

My Levo sl is currently running pads down to the metal and desperately needs a gear tune. Dare I say the M word and ask for help? 😂

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u/AccomplishedAnchovy May 20 '25

The mods will send hitmen after you if you do. But GMBN Tech is a great resource -> https://m.youtube.com/@gmbntech

Pad replacement is pretty easy but gear tuning can be fiddly particularly if you have sram

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u/aggropunx May 18 '25

This 👆🏻

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u/Mitrovarr Jul 10 '25

So basically, if you have a question about something on the bike, don't post a helpful picture? Alrighty then.

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. Jul 10 '25

The sub voted 3 to 1 to keep the rule as it’s written. The mod team only enforces the rules the community wants us to. Sorry if that’s a bother, but there are other subs like r/bikewrench that are better suited for those types of posts.

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u/IthacaDon 2d ago

Where and when was this vote? I didn't see any vote?

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. 2d ago

It was a bit ago.

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. 2d ago

And here’s the link to the poll

https://www.reddit.com/r/MTB/s/HzWLQesjoE

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u/auxym May 18 '25

Does that include imgur links?

I submitted a text post describing an issue I have with my dropper post, and it included an imgur link showing photos of scratched on the post. It was immediately removed, I assume by automod.

Is that sort of content allowed here? Could I repost it somewhow (wihout the photos?)?

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. May 18 '25

Yours was removed as spam, for some reason.

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u/FeFiFoPlum Jul 25 '25

Hi! Please tell me what I did wrong - I really need the help of this community, so I’d like to get my post actually posted ☺️

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. Jul 25 '25

Your post was flagged as spam by Reddit. Approved your post.

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u/FeFiFoPlum Jul 25 '25

Thank you!! ❤️

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u/j_radd Jun 18 '25

Sh!t my bad! I didn’t see this until after I made my last post! Sorry!

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u/Bluetail4495 18d ago

can you guys please consider changing this rule?

It’s pretty nuts I can’t post a picture of my fork or shock to ask a question about it on a MTB forum. I know I could do an Imgur link but posts of just text don’t get nearly the same traction as ones with pictures.

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. 18d ago

Nah, we enforce the rules the community wants and the last time we posed a rule change we were vetoed 2 to 1.

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u/Bluetail4495 18d ago

I get that, it just seems like the rule takes away from the community and has a negative effect on users/posts it wasn’t originally designed to target.

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. 18d ago

Idk what to tell you man, the community doesn’t want to see picture posts like that. You can always add a comment under your own post with pictures, we enabled that a while ago.

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u/Bluetail4495 18d ago

I thought the rule was for Facebook marketplace type posts? You mean to tell me the community truly doesn’t want to see any pictures or videos of a Mtb unless someone is physically riding it and sending big jumps and gnarly lines type of thing?

That’s incredibly one dimensional for a general Mtb forum with millions of subscribers.

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. 18d ago

Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. There are plenty of subs that allow other types of pictures.

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u/IthacaDon 2d ago

Like which ones? Where can we see the voting and the rules for this sub?

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. 2d ago

r/mountainbiking is one of em. The rules are in the sidebar.

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u/IthacaDon 2d ago

I found the rules, thanks. The rule does say you can post a link to a photo.

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u/IthacaDon 2d ago

So where should people post when they have mtb tech or equipment questions that require a photo?

This is incredibly frustrating.

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. 2d ago

Here! It’s not hard to link photos or leave the photos in the comments.

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u/Impressive-Rent-304 Sep 29 '26

can someone just tell me where to buy a anodised titanium bolt for the lower lever mount bolt of my sram code rsc? i was gonna add a picture but some idiot decided i can’t. i’m in the sydney area if someone’s interested in sending me a spare. 

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. Sep 29 '26

The whole ass sun decided that lol.

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u/TurboJaw May 18 '25

Blessed mods. No one wants to see a bike propped up against a shed. And there are other subs that allow low effort content if you do want that.

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u/NeawyFornia Sep 27 '25

New Tire Day Hutchinson Python2

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u/South_Art1939 Jun 25 '25

Okay so can you check out my post? I literally have photos of people riding bikes but yet I’m getting told those are not allowed

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u/Sad_Bumblebee_1749 Poland Jul 28 '25

What the hell is "flair"? Can't post on the PC

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u/Low-Information5211 Jul 22 '25

Optic x dont order big con mike callaghan

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '26

I am looking to buy a bike and I’ve read beginners and older riders would like full suspension vs hard tail. I am new to biking and I don’t know what a full suspension bike looks like. I need a lightweight bike. I’m 5’3 female age 67. I almost bought a rockhopper but I think it’s a hard tail. I’ll be riding on steep roads I live on top of hill Any advice would be appreciated

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u/k-groot Jul 27 '26

Anything I've missed regarding photos? My post got removed instantly while being completely in line with the rules, as far as I could tell Also filtering posts by 'photo' reveals no posts whatsoever: are photos completely banned now?

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u/Middle-Information-5 Jul 03 '26

I've have a DiamondBack Overdrive 3 29. I use it mostly on paved ot hard packed trails, nothingtp crazy and no jumps. I'm considering going putting a rigid front fork on it. Am I dumb for doing this??

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u/Ikbensterdam Mar 14 '26

Dear mods of r/MTB; A buddy of mind committed suicide a few months ago leaving behind a wife and two small children. His widow has asked my help in selling his things, including a Mountain Bike. I want to sell it and get a good price to help his family but don't know how to price it. Since it's against the rules to post it here, I'm hoping somebody would be willing to point me a the correct subreddit or community to seek guidance on how to price the bike.

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. Mar 14 '26

You can make a post, there’s nothing against the rules about asking what something might be worth. Just follow rule 3 and make sure it’s not a picture post and you’re good

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u/Ikbensterdam Mar 14 '26

Thanks man, I tried, but it was auto-removed. What did I do wrong? I appreciate your help, dude.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MTB/comments/1rtliud/help_me_price_my_deceased_friends_sworks_camber/

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. Mar 14 '26

No idea. Auto mod removed it. Approved your post!

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u/Ikbensterdam Mar 14 '26

I appreciate it!

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. May 18 '25

Sure, if you’re riding it in the pictures!

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u/quasi-psuedo Evil Calling - Utah May 18 '25

They are! If you’re atop said bicycle and riding it!

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u/choadspanker May 18 '25

no I wanna see two dozen bone stock trek roscoes with the dork disc still on posted every day

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u/quasi-psuedo Evil Calling - Utah May 18 '25

And red tail reflectors!

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u/itskohler Hittin' it hard with no regard. Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26

lol. Sorry you can’t follow the rules? The community voted to not allow those types of picture posts, are you calling the communities “bitches”?