[canadmos]

Pretty much the standard in Canada.
Phillips are for bitches.

It really is the greatest bigly standard of all time. Phillips is just stupid all around. Flathead? No thanks.

And there are only a few sizes really. Why does every shitty bit set come with 28 phillips bits?

Greatest things of robertson are the low chances of rounding it out and being able to stick the fastener on the bit and it holding without a magnet.

 

[mykel]

It really is the greatest bigly standard of all time. Phillips is just stupid all around. Flathead? No thanks.

And there are only a few sizes really. Why does every shitty bit set come with 28 phillips bits?

Greatest things of robertson are the low chances of rounding it out and being able to stick the fastener on the bit and it holding without a magnet.

The really stupid thing about Phillips is they are designed to cam out under high torque.
At least they tried to fix it with Posidrive, the "other" Phillips which is designed not to cam out. Hey, some of that old Tool and Die stuff actually stuck.

 

[slyfink]

If you haven't ever seen a chainring damaged up or a chain jam between a chainring and frame you should send your bikes to me. Not to be worked on. So they actually get ridden

I have. back in the day of triple chainrings. but those aren't a thing anymore.

I feel like maybe these direct mount rings were invented to lighten the whole crank assembly in the days of single rings. 104bcd was limiting for people who wanted smaller than 30t chainrings. Of course, that's been rendered moot by 50t cogs, but nevertheless.

I'm ambivalent about chainrings nowadays. as long as them continue to make them with a 48mm chainline. oh wait.

 

[canadmos]

I have. back in the day of triple chainrings. but those aren't a thing anymore.

I feel like maybe these direct mount rings were invented to lighten the whole crank assembly in the days of single rings. 104bcd was limiting for people who wanted smaller than 30t chainrings. Of course, that's been rendered moot by 50t cogs, but nevertheless.

I'm ambivalent about chainrings nowadays. as long as them continue to make them with a 48mm chainline. oh wait.

North Shore Billet Free shipping too.

 

[slyfink]

North Shore Billet Free shipping too.

yeah, I have a Blackspire with a 49.5mm chainline. Yay Canada!

 

[toodles]

Shut up you idiots you're giving the lizard overlords ideas....

Now my next cranks are going to have one bolt each of Posidrive, T-38 torx, 7mm Hex and square drive, threaded with metric, metric fine, BSP pipe thread and old English Whitworth.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Shut up you idiots you're giving the lizard overlords ideas....

Now my next cranks are going to have one bolt each of Posidrive, T-38 torx, 7mm Hex and square drive, threaded with metric, metric fine, BSP pipe thread and old English Whitworth.

Extra points for the Whitworth.

 

[HAB]

7mm Hex

My M3 uses a 7mm hex for attaching the brake calipers. I about punched a hole in the wall when I got under there and found that one.

It's actually pretty easy to work on overall, but fuck that particular detail.

 

[Westy]

My M3 uses a 7mm hex for attaching the brake calipers. I about punched a hole in the wall when I got under there and found that one.

It's actually pretty easy to work on overall, but fuck that particular detail.

I have a pair of no name flat pedals that are 7mm. They should have gone with 17/64"

 

[jonKranked]

minor bump....

FCC filing revealed shimano is working on a wireless grouppo.

which will we get first, wireless or new saint?

shimano's 100th anniversary is in march, so maybe both?

 

[4xBoy]

Wireless saint.

 

[slimshady]

Sireless Saint.

 

[aenema]

Sireless Waint

 

[slimshady]

Sireless Waint

Well sniped. Screw you autocorrect!

 

[StiHacka]

Saintless.

 

[jonKranked]

Saintless.

Consistent-less bite point

 

[4xBoy]

Consistent-less bite point

It is a feature.

 

[4xBoy]

I hope they make a version of this.

 

[6thElement]

I hope they make a version of this.View attachment 156069

For your downhill gravel bike?

 

[4xBoy]

For your downhill gravel bike?

I can see shimano finding a way to get fox to build a fork with flat mounts.

System integration with wireless, moar aero.

 

[Kurt_80]

Tireless taint.

 

[jonKranked]

Shimanos 100th anniversary is in a week. Rumors are that new 12speed wireless Dura Ace is gonna drop. What if they pull a sneaky and launch new Saint too?

 

[slimshady]

Shimanos 100th anniversary is in a week. Rumors are that new 12speed wireless Dura Ace is gonna drop. What if they pull a sneaky and launch new Saint too?

I'd bet on them releasing a wireless XTR before a new Saint...

 

[HardtailHack]

Shut up you idiots you're giving the lizard overlords ideas....

Now my next cranks are going to have one bolt each of Posidrive, T-38 torx, 7mm Hex and square drive, threaded with metric, metric fine, BSP pipe thread and old English Whitworth.

Sweet, I have a full set of Imperial double square sockets, I have been trying to find a use for them for around 10yrs.

 

[jonKranked]

I'd bet on them releasing a wireless XTR before a new Saint...

you're probably not wrong, but saint is well overdue for an update

 

[StiHacka]

Mark my words - they are releasing a new e-bike specific groupo before a new Saint.

 

[Gary]

Current Saint/Zee is actually the ideal Emtb groupset

 

[StiHacka]

Current Saint/Zee is actually the ideal Emtb groupset

Exactly. All that's needed is new stickerz and marketing.

 

[Gary]

sorted

 

[sethimus]

admit it, you did that on purpose to fuck with the ocd crowd.

 

[Gary]

The part you've ringed is the unchanged original cross of the "t" ya fanny.

I'm not a graphic designer.

 

[Loki87]

At this point i´d bet money on them retiring the Saint while making the Zee the new E-Bike group.
They´ll call it E-Zee. That´s marketing perfection right there.
We´ll probably get Saint back if they ever decide to release that gearbox thing they´ve been working on.

 

[hitar_potar]

At this point i´d bet money on them retiring the Saint while making the Zee the new E-Bike group.
They´ll call it E-Zee. That´s marketing perfection right there.
We´ll probably get Saint back if they ever decide to release that gearbox thing they´ve been working on.

Why do you need an e-bike specific group? Stronger cassette-chainring-chain combo i understand, but an entire group - what for? Also i’d bet money on them keeping the Saint - it’s got longer and better history!

 

[Jm_]

Why do you need an e-bike specific group? Stronger cassette-chainring-chain combo i understand, but an entire group - what for? Also i’d bet money on them keeping the Saint - it’s got longer and better history!

For profit.

 

[6thElement]

It's good that this thread title nailed the release so precisely.

 

[sethimus]

It's good that this thread title nailed the release so precisely.

t-6h

 

[slimshady]

It's good that this thread title nailed the release so precisely.

What am I missing here?

 

[Happymtb.fr]

What am I missing here?

One day, maybe, it will be right

 

[6thElement]

What am I missing here?

Thread is 5 months old and there's still no new Saint.

 

[DaveW]

At this point i´d bet money on them retiring the Saint while making the Zee the new E-Bike group.
They´ll call it E-Zee. That´s marketing perfection right there.
We´ll probably get Saint back if they ever decide to release that gearbox thing they´ve been working on.

In the Shimano spring indent order form (For October delivery) there are all new Saint pedals, XT pedals and GR500 flat pedals..... No pic's just a code and pricing on them.