Really? All the fragile moving bits sitting inside a sealed box. Cost of Transmission $2.7KUSD, cost of Pinion with belt, sprockets, tensioner $2K USD. The weight difference is well under 1KG with the Zerode I built vs my previous enduro bike.
Did anyone else notice the Commencal team are all on Crankbros Synthesis wheels - not their sponos wheels - Enve....My count was 4 out of the 10 Podiums were on synthesis.
Too many broken Enves? No confidence in them? Performance advantage on the CB's? Also no winning bike checks on PB/Vital...
I bought a cheap near new SD with the express purpose of Vorsprung Tractive tuning it. SD Tractive feels better in every way than the Float X2 that it replaced. Also easier to service and doesn't ingest air like every X2. The SD in its stock guise felt nowhere near as good.
My 3.5year old needs guidance on toileting as well...
Lots of bib hate going down. Butt cream and bib under my shorts for any big ride...
For those mystified by the nuances of bib toileting here's a comprehensive guide:
Pull pants/shorts down.
Pull bib down at front.
Pee.
If your bib is too...
Was this Mega 2014??
If not - it looks like same conditions. The most horrendous mud race I've ever done...wheels would not turn pointed staight down the hill.
Effigear have been working on a new box with the pinion mounting pattern. Great for existing pinion bike owners. Anyone got any more info?
Photo source: effigear Instagram
@twodogsfighting
I'm almost two years into Cura4's and have had a positive experience.
Pro's
- Oddles of power
- Nice lever feel
- Easy enough to bleed
- Mineral Oil
Con's
- Top up MC halfway through pad wear (small MC resi)
- If I travel with my bike in vertical position can take a couple...
Impressive stuff for FDM printing - I would never have thought to try it because of the accuracy issues/sealing. It would be worth printing in SLA/Polyjet/Resin - surface finish and detail would be a lot better and you should be able to seal it up ok. You should also send it out to someone with...
The local distro here sorted it out quick smart and hadn't seen anyone else have this issue. We'll see in another 12months I guess! Maybe my levers sat in the annodising etching bath a bit long and were oversize to begin with...
Was tempted to get a set of the levers this bloke is making...
Anyone else had issues with Cura lever pivots wearing quickly - this is after 12months of use:
I was hoping it was the bushing that was worn but it's the lever.
No fork needs any upgrade - that's just what it is an upgrade. There is always a design freeze/price point that must be met during product development. You will never get a product that has had every single aspect of performance optimized to the maximum. The 36 is a great piece of engineering -...
Have you actually gone oversize with this before?
I turned up/polished a sizing tool and have noticed a significant improvement. This was for a Fox 36. Went to 36.1mm - if you are within tolerance on the sizing tool I'm not sure how you could go oversize? Don't take this as an attack just...
Pinion Tensioner Upgrade V2
What?
An improvement on the V1 design by added relative motion to the bushing. I have been testing this updated design for 12months now and it offers an excellent improvement to the original and V1 design. Less noise, low wearing and smoother tensioner action!
Why...
I've been following these guys on insta for a little bit:
https://www.radicperformance.com/store/radic-gamma
Looks interesting and one of the first non frame applications of 3d printed metal components...
Pistons are 15/16mm unlike the hefty 18mm Cura4's I'm currently on but looks like they...
After a few months on Cura 4's I thought I'd put down a few of my thoughts.
- Lever feel is super consistent (jumping on my hardtail which has Guide's on it feels very vague and inconsistent now)
- I did a bleed after cutting cables and was pretty easy - used the syringe method with Shimano...
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