[HardtailHack]

Hahahahahaha!!!

Ze goggles, zey do nussing!

EDIT- Ordered a hardened steel E bike chainring from Uberbike.
Finally managed to pay TRP USA, took 40mins at my bank today.

 

[Westy]

Hahahahahaha!!!
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Ze goggles, zey do nussing!

No white shoes after labor day

 

[HardtailHack]

No white shoes after labor day

It seems they didn't sell any white rims after Labor day 2013.

They are easily the worst rims I have ever seen in regards to QC, I don't expect too much when I see something that's made in America but these were fucked.
They sounded like musical instruments when they arrived then I had deburr half the holes and get a chisel on to the joins so tubeless tape would work. After that, there was probably 20mins of shaking to get all the musical crud out.

I will say the tubeless tape stuck to the shiny paint way better than any other rim I have set up tubeless, so that's a plus.

So glad to be rid of Shimano hubs and rotors, braking and rolling feels as smooth as it should. But the Shimano 10-45t 12sp cassette is good, the ratios are a fair bit nicer for the ride to the bush than with the 10-51 I had on there.

 

[Sandwich]

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How can you even tell what gear you are in

 

[sethimus]

How can you even tell what gear you are in

motor does the work. no shifting needed

 

[Nick]

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Aster got a new Frisbee

I thought Aster was being walked by your Roomba for a second there.

 

[Gary]

Ordered a hardened steel E bike chainring from Uberbike.

If you can cope with 34T Shimano STEPS can usually be found quite a bit cheaper

 

[HardtailHack]

If you can cope with 34T Shimano STEPS can usually be found quite a bit cheaper

I ordered a 34t, but only because my frame won't fit a 36.
It's not going on to an e bike, Shimano says e bike only only on the STEPS ring but I can't see why, it's also dearer than the uber one I ordered.

I wanted a Wolf Tooth stainless one but could only find a 32t. A bit of rust won't make my bike any more ugly.

Uberbike Made In Sheffield UK Steel MTB / E-Bike Chainring + Steel Bolts 104BCD - 34T

We offer an increase in strength, wear, and durability over standard alloy chainrings and are suitable for both standard MTB and E-Bike setups.

www.uberbikecomponents.com

I wonder if they'd do a higher carbon steel brake rotor? I'll email them, haha!
EDIT- I emailed them.

 

[englertracing]

Dont mind the pedals she doesnt have her own yet
Same with bars and gips
Livery inspired by concrete motorsports

While watching these videos i decided i needed a new bike between the trail and DH bike

 

[Rhubarb]

Bike looks sick HH. Not too keen on the white rims but I had White Halo rims about 20y ago, so who am I to judge. Great tire combo. I found this setup to be super fast on hard pack. The Dissector is fine up front when the dirt is more lose or muddy but the Aggressor is quickly overwhelmed, specifically braking. I am only riding a hard tail now so had to switch up for more aggressive tires.

need to investigate steel chainring options. I put down a lot of torque riding one of our local trails and burn through Alu rings. I run a 34t so the Shimano ring Gary mentioned could be a good option (cheers G).

 

[HardtailHack]

Bike looks sick HH. Not too keen on the white rims but I had White Halo rims about 20y ago, so who am I to judge. Great tire combo. I found this setup to be super fast on hard pack. The Dissector is fine up front when the dirt is more lose or muddy but the Aggressor is quickly overwhelmed, specifically braking. I am only riding a hard tail now so had to switch up for more aggressive tires.

need to investigate steel chainring options. I put down a lot of torque riding one of our local trails and burn through Alu rings. I run a 34t so the Shimano ring Gary mentioned could be a good option (cheers G).

I picked the rims because they look horrible, looks like a Norco Manik from the late 00's.
The wheels seem properly stiff compared to the Stan's/Shimano combo it came with, but I'm gonna change the rims, the novelty has already worn off.
Yeah as soon as I put the 2.6" Dissector on I realised I'd made a bad choice, the slightly smaller Assegai that was on there worked better on corners I couldn't lean much on. I am fat and unfit, pretty much all I'm riding is XC and fire roads so the extra speed of the Aggressor is helpful.

I'd like to keep a 2.6" up front so I might try to find a 35mm internal rim with a ~597ERD, then I might put the Mezzer on it at 140mm travel and put the Selva on the other bike. I love the Selva but it has a really short A2C which doesn't really suit this frame, it would be fine on my dual sus bike.

 

[FlipSide]

2023 Norco Optic. I am quite happy with how it turned out.

I tried to go with Canadian stuff as much as I could, with Weareone rims, North Shore Billet stem, pedals, brake adaptors and UDH, Chromag saddle and steertube spacers (lol), OneUp bars, chainring and chainguide, RaceFace grips.

 

[englertracing]

First ride today

 

[Gary]

I ordered a 34t, but only because my frame won't fit a 36.
It's not going on to an e bike, Shimano says e bike only only on the STEPS ring but I can't see why, it's also dearer than the uber one I ordered.

I wanted a Wolf Tooth stainless one but could only find a 32t. A bit of rust won't make my bike any more ugly.

Guessing Uberbike's international postage must be fairly reasonable then?
Shimano do quite a few variations of their STEPs chainrings due to many coming with the spider "SM-CRE80 chainring, 34T" is the chainring on it's own at £38 ($58)here but can be found for less. They're marked 10/11spd but all the Steps mtb chainrings work fine with a 10 ,11 or 12spd chain. "Ebike only" and "Ebike approved" parts is just marketing bollocks!
I have a 34T steps ring here I could have sent you if you were in the UK. Unfortunately they only come in 34 or 38T and I run 36T on my Emtb.
Burgtec also do a steel 104 4 bolt Ebike chainring, they're more expensive again and only available in 32 or 34t

 

[Rhubarb]

Gary, having issues confirming the PCD for the STEPS ring. Retailers are not incl. this info. One retailer has a photo of the packaging, which includes the various teeth count and PCD, but the relevant PCD is not marked. I am looking for 96/64.

 

[HardtailHack]

Guessing Uberbike's international postage must be fairly reasonable then?
Shimano do quite a few variations of their STEPs chainrings due to many coming with the spider "SM-CRE80 chainring, 34T" is the chainring on it's own at £38 ($58)here but can be found for less. They're marked 10/11spd but all the Steps mtb chainrings work fine with a 10 ,11 or 12spd chain. "Ebike only" and "Ebike approved" parts is just marketing bollocks!
I have a 34T steps ring here I could have sent you if you were in the UK. Unfortunately they only come in 34 or 38T and I run 36T on my Emtb.
Burgtec also do a steel 104 4 bolt Ebike chainring, they're more expensive again and only available in 32 or 34t

Yeah the STEPS rings I found in Oz were ~$120, post from Uber was 10 Pounds so I got the chainring and a set of brake pads for the same price as the STEPS ring. Plus it's made by a little company rather than Shimano, I like supporting the little guys, but being English there's a 50% chance it won't work.

 

[Gary]

Gary, having issues confirming the PCD for the STEPS ring. Retailers are not incl. this info. One retailer has a photo of the packaging, which includes the various teeth count and PCD, but the relevant PCD is not marked. I am looking for 96/64.

No man. It's good ol 104 for Saint etc.

 

[bullcrew]

Made a stand for race support and ride repairs

 

[konifere]

Made a stand for race support and ride repairs

I don't see any problem using it to shuttle your bike either.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Made a stand for race support and ride repairs
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Did that once, wound up giving it away.

 

[bullcrew]

Did that once, wound up giving it away.

I do race support and back some races up it just gives me a place to get a bike up pull off suspension and do a quick rebuild if needed.

Throw it on back of the truck and use it while there then back into truck.. quick and easy plus I am doing a bolt lock that will pull the .250 wall tubing to side of hitch so no wiggle

 

[bullcrew]

Hmmmmmm did some shock upgrades and custom tune for v-10

 

[HardtailHack]

Steel chainring from Uberbike looks perfectly serviceable-

The little mud relief bits look odd, almost like it was done with an abrasive process rather than with a cutter.
I should run a file over it like they do on "White People With Beards Making Knives" then make a comment like "Oh yeah, that's good and hard".

 

[konifere]

Steel chainring from Uberbike looks perfectly serviceable-
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The little mud relief bits look odd, almost like it was done with an abrasive process rather than with a cutter.
I should run a file over it like they do on "White People With Beards Making Knives" then make a comment like "Oh yeah, that's good and hard".

Dear HardtailHack,

Pete from Uberbike here. Yes we sand those edges for you by using a proprietary aerospace-grade process. Enjoy your new chainring,

Pete

 

[slimshady]

proprietary aerospace-grade process.

 

[DaveW]

Dear HardtailHack,

Pete from Uberbike here. Yes we sand those edges for you by using a proprietary aerospace-grade process. Enjoy your new chainring,

Pete

*Boeing QA manager has entered the chat*

 

[canadmos]

Woohoo, bike is back together.

New shock
New chain
Replaced the derailleur housing and cable
New dropper cable
Tore down and serviced the dropper
Cleaned and put some new Dumond pro x freehub grease in the hub
Found a replacement chainguide for my OG oneup guide, from the parts bin
New TRP rotors, which hopefully don't rub on the Dominions
New, short drop outs
Fork lower service done

 

[bullcrew]

Well shit I've been polishing stanchions aerospace quality this whole time..I prefer a 36g flap disc, has better swirl marks
..deeper too

 

[bullcrew]

Well going to bend up some custom bike racks and other stuff ...then off to SAS the Tacoma and build shit...

 

[boostindoubles]

@bullcrew

You throwin around SAS'in Tacomas like it's applying decals on the windshield...

Crazy talk!

 

[Rodge]

Hmmmmmm did some shock upgrades and custom tune for v-10

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Are these any good? Can't seem to find them anywhere.

 

[bullcrew]

Are these any good? Can't seem to find them anywhere.

They were limited to race prep program and had a few extra...64 and 75mm
They can be ordered if they still have some , in waiting on a 65mm for the slash.
Yeah so far I like the way it tops out, feels a bit more mellow and less kick in chatter...I haven't had a park session or any big jumps just some lines and tech with some smaller gaps and it feels better ...not night and day but it has some added consistency and buffer in chatter high speed...

 

[Nick]

Woohoo, bike is back together.

Sick.

 

[Rodge]

Had the new airdrop edit mx for a while now and am really happy with it, just a nice quiet bike with nothing weird on it. Waiting on a ttx and need to figure out stack height on it. The green looks great, going for the john deere look when the ohlins arrives.

 

[canadmos]

Had the new airdrop edit mx for a while now and am really happy with it, just a nice quiet bike with nothing weird on it. Waiting on a ttx and need to figure out stack height on it. The green looks great, going for the john deere look when the ohlins arrives.View attachment 209964View attachment 209965

How well do they pedal?

Certainly intriguing.

@Redwood Mulch Chucker has one as well.

 

[Rodge]

How well do they pedal?

Certainly intriguing.

@Redwood Mulch Chucker has one as well.

I've not ridden it without downhill casing tyres so I'm not really sure. Not reaching for the climb switch at least.

 

[Redwood Mulch Chucker]

Sweeet @Rodge ! Are you running the stock 62.5mm stroke shock? I swapped mine out for a 65mm and put a 170mm fork on.

What did you use for the DT protector?

I am impressed with the design; solid cable routing, native 203mm rear rotor, big ol' bearings, rear end seems beef cake. Clean and simple.

Mine has been together for a while now, but every freaking weekend a storm rolls in and snows/rains just enough to shut down the trails until mid week. Hopefully this weekend will be it's maiden voyage!

 

[Jozz]

Had the new airdrop edit mx for a while now and am really happy with it, just a nice quiet bike with nothing weird on it. Waiting on a ttx and need to figure out stack height on it. The green looks great, going for the john deere look when the ohlins arrives.View attachment 209964View attachment 209965

Good looking rig! Begs for a polished stem.

 

[Westy]

Good looking rig! Begs for a polished stem.

Requests to see someone polish their stem should be kept to Private Messages.

 

[Rodge]

Haha I saw yours while I was still waiting for mine was very jealous.

Are you running the stock 62.5mm stroke shock? I swapped mine out for a 65mm and put a 170mm fork on.

I've got the 62.5mm shock, going to swap it for a 65mm and 170 or 180mm fork in the summer for park time. But for now just trying it with less travel. Been enjoying it so far and not had much wish to go for more even at uplift spots.

What did you use for the DT protector?

Downtube is just two strips of mastic tape.

I've got some vhs slapper tape offcuts on the rear pivot near the cassette as well because the chain hits it sometimes, bit ugly but I like a quiet bike. (Pls ignore rust)

I am impressed with the design; solid cable routing, native 203mm rear rotor, big ol' bearings, rear end seems beef cake. Clean and simple.

Yeah it's great that its just an bike, nothing silly everything just kinda works on it. Think the rear is the same as the slacker so it's quite chunky. I really like how it rides just feels really easy to get along with which isn't something that I normally feel.

Good looking rig! Begs for a polished stem.

Trying to avoid too much silver, not a fan of super blinged out bikes. I feel like if I put any more shiny bits on it I'd need sunglasses.