New Whip? New toys for the dependable steed?
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Hayes A4s have a nasty bulge… I had to grind down a Galfer adapter to run it on a 220 rotor. Hayes doesn’t sell an adapter for 220/180PM yet.
Same issue with contact on a 220 Magura adapter I have.
Same issue with contact on a 220 Magura adapter I have.
Ya, fired them a message yesterday asking about this issue.
Also mentioned the radial placement / alignment thought that @Westy mentioned.
Will let you guys know if they have any insight.
The Hope 20mm adapter works for my 200mm rotors with Dominions. I'd imagine the Hope 40mm adapter (assuming it exists) fits.
Formulas have the same bulge, and their adapters are bent for that reason. Have you checked them out?
I don’t believe it’s the same bulge. Both adapters I have in hand have the V bend for bulge clearance - the issue is that A4s bulge is slightly larger and in a slightly different position than other calipers.
But no I haven’t tried the Formula adapter - thanks for the idea and the Hope option too.
But no I haven’t tried the Formula adapter - thanks for the idea and the Hope option too.
Formulas have the same bulge, and their adapters are bent for that reason. Have you checked them out?
Picked up new to me 2016 Scott gambler 27.5. Looks like it was someone's 2016 vintage dream build, rux r2c2, i9 torch wheels (aluminum spokes), hope v3s, cane creek dB air, saint drivetrain, raceface carbon cranks. Seems pretty sweet the no name brand front tire doesn't feel very sticky and it's currently tubed. I'll probably grab some new tires and switch it to tubeless if the rear will seal since there's a ding on the rim, but it came with a spare rim if I feel like relacing. Also trying to figure out pedals, saints vs dmr vs nukeproof for spd dh pedals, those xt trail pedals make my feel get a little pressured with the ride concept transitions.
Yes one of my friends who really doesn't file pro mountain biking pointed that out yesterday since it say it in the sidewall, and even he knows gwin. They're still not in the top 8 for brand recognition of bicycle tires.
less no name, more not well versed in mountainbiking. back 2 school!
They're now cataloged with Hutchinson, vee rubber, and delium as tire brands I've heard of but no one else I know has.
And my wife took a couple runs off our backyard drop and wants to steal it from me.
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Let the hate flow...
This bike will be known as Base Miles. It's for pounding out hours on the orchard roads and canal banks.
This bike will be known as Base Miles. It's for pounding out hours on the orchard roads and canal banks.
or perhaps that's *exactly* what its good at
24" wheels?
NSB Reply.
"Thanks for contacting us! We actually have brake adapters specifically designed for use with 220mm+ rotors.
The caliper sits at a slightly different point on the rotor with 220/223mm rotors so standard adapters often don't orientate the caliper correctly.
Here is a link to our 20mm 'big rotor' adapter:
https://northshorebillet.ca/collections/disk-brake-adapters/products/post-mount-disk-brake-adapter?variant=41462191784101
Thanks, Sam"
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Its mostly for dirt roads so it should mostly feel like spinning. Everywhere else it should help keep my mind sharp. My goal is 11-14 mph for 2 hour rides out the front door. Theres an amazing amount of canal banks, dirt roads, and orchard lanes to connect up never ending variations of loops.
27.5 x 2.25f
27.5x2.25r
That rear 2.25 doesnt exactly fit so it'll be 2.1 when I find a suitable contender. I am noticing alot of 27.5x2.1ish tires are out of stock everywhere...
Are you like 7 feet tall? The proportions are all wonky on that bike, I though it had bmx wheels, they look smaller than 26ers.
I'd never heard of Soma before I saw one two days ago and now one pops up on RM. It's a fucken conspiracy man
Tell me about it. I was looking (for the first time ever) at a Soma rigid fork earlier today for my old 26" hardtail.
Coincidence? I think not! Clearly, the Industry Lizards got boostindoubles and turned him into some kind of slave-bot. So sad...
Damn... that explains all the snakes.Tell me about it. I was looking (for the first time ever) at a Soma rigid fork earlier today for my old 26" hardtail.
Coincidence? I think not! Clearly, the Industry Lizards got boostindoubles and turned him into some kind of slave-bot. So sad...
I would give that tire a shot. I kinda like them (if they are the soft compound version), it is somewhere between a DHF and DHR II for grip and a tad less aggressive cornering.
I'm going to. I'm sure that even if it feels hard just from age that it has more grip than I have skill. The conti dh tire in supersoft for like $55 from chain reaction right now is tempting though.
Dat fork isn't looking comfortable enough for hours and hours of pounding
why would anyone need anything more than a 38c for that? are you into unnecessary suffering?
For the occasional super-loose gravel, deep sand, and water-bar huckability, I would imagine.
I've been riding up and down desert ridge-line double track. Nothing like wheelie dropping into a 1ft deep rut in the drops, on 45c.
Heres the Soma this one is moving in on
Putting in the base miles. The grass gets thick so its hard to see what your running into. The surfaces are changing regularly so more volume really helps. No need to put mega miles on suspension and bikes that belong on singletrack. These rides can begin or end with 2-8 miles of pavement.
Soma has been around since the 90s.
Finally decided to upgrade my transmission system to Deore M5100 and ditch my OG 11 spd setup with a super long B-tension screw. New shifter feels delightful and the derailleur seems nice, but the cassette if way loose on the hub splines. As in I can actually see gaps between the splines and the cassette body and it wobbles around like crazy no matter how many hamfist torque units I apply to the lock ring. Figure it had to be worn hub splines, so being cheap and all, I used some tape on the splines to *shim* up the gaps and started looking at a new I9 freehub. Shockingly the tape was eaten up in like 2 rides, which brings back the crazy cassette shakes and piss poor shifting. Before I bought a new freehub body, I slapped on my old XT cassette and the fucking thing is tight as my ass watching Hardline POV runs. I've looked at the exploded diagram of the cassette a million times now, and all the cog spacers are in the order (which would be pretty obvious if they weren't) and I can't figure out what the sam hell is the problem. It's almost like I'm either missing some magic spacer (i.e. shim!) or somehow the tolerances are off with the cassette. As usual, I blame @Gary for suggesting Deore was a solid drivetrain 
If you're talking about the 11 speed stuff, it's a known issue:
www.mtbr.com
Shimano M5100 11-51 11 speed Cassette
I was able to finally get my hands on one of these cassettes. As you can see it has very even cog spacing unlike the Shimano 11-46 cassette. I am using a SLX M7100 12 speed derailleur and the Shimano HG601 chain with a XT 11 speed shifter on my Trek Stache. I have about 100 miles on it now...
www.mtbr.com
No worriesI blame @Gary for suggesting Deore was a solid drivetrain
But I don't actually use Deore.
I use a mix of Zee (fr)mech & Zee shifter with an 11-36t Deore cassette. (SRAM do an 11-36 that's a fair bit lighter if that's your thing (but it is slightly less durable) and SRAM 1030 or 1050 chains
For cranks I use 165 Saint Mk2 with Ali Express alu narrow wides (Got 4 bikes with that crank set-up).
Or Basic Steps with the same rings on my Eeb. I figure weaker cranks there can only be a good thing the amount of motors I fuck the main bearings on
Hard to argue with that, but I was under the impression you can't really experience the craic unless you have a dinner plate sized cog. TBH, I'm fine with my old XT cassette, but mainly was just pissed I couldn't get the cassette the groupset actually came with to work. I need to throw it on another hub and see if its still loose AF...if so, I need an anchor for my kayak anyway.I'd honestly rather walk than have a bike with a massive ugly cassette, huge long mech and tiny chainring.
Walking is probably faster than 30x52 would be anyway
Just sell it on PB, you could get at least a couple tacos out of it.