just wondering what the properties of macrolawn are under the heat from the drillbit of a speedholin' fool? Yes I know it's hella dumb and all....but...it could be boss if executed well. What type of bit and drillspeed would be good to minimize the melt? It's probably tuff as nails.
OK, who has drilled speedholes in their e13s bashers?
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Arent the superchargers allready way lighter than a comparable aluminum gaurd? ...Why not go buy a cheapo aluminum one and drill holes in that instead.
Mattoid said:
no
still sounds like a dumb idea to drill it though
I drilled my MRP System 2 out, like every inch, or every half an inch, I would drill a 1/8 hole, and there is really no weight difference that is noticable. That is Al though, the E.13 Superchargers will probley have a different effect, weired things mess with the complexity of the material. Like spray paint breaks down the bonds, and the heat from a drill bit may do something similar.
Yes.vitox said:
The Supercharger is lighter than 2 of the 5mm aluminum plates, and a hair heavier than 2 3mm aluminum plates. It offers a significantly greater amount of protection than either of the other options.
I serioulsy dont even consider a 3mm aluminum plate a bashguard, it just does not function as one.
Dave
The Tuffmax polycarbonate alloy that the Superchargers are built from has less than half the density of aluminum. The mass of the bashgaurd is there to absorb energy and distribute it during a large impact. These are the types of impacts that would otherwise end your race and waste your weekend if you didn't have a bashgaurd.
If you don't need bashguard protection, a better option would be the new LG1 guide, which is completely interchangeable with the SRS, and weighs 195 grams for a 34-44T size, which is VERY light.
dw
If you don't need bashguard protection, a better option would be the new LG1 guide, which is completely interchangeable with the SRS, and weighs 195 grams for a 34-44T size, which is VERY light.
dw
Dave, dave, my man, my hero....I don't care about weight-everyone knows speedholes are just for looks! and dorks...and me.....sometimes. I was just spilling some 3am fun. I wouldnt drill it out...I promise. I did hope to catch a story or flick, though, but now they'd be too embarrassed. BTW I just installed my e13 integrated Boxxer stem...noice!!! I recommend everyone get one! (sadly there's no extra material to drill out)
Stay up!
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i highly doubt it uses the same material, as last time i heard, the formulation e13 uses is patented and not for license.SBDHrida said:
all you gys are nerds
go to your dads tool box, get the 2" bit and fire away.
worie about how you ride quit babing about components and speedholes
it seems like most of you guys would be better off building model planes or something
1) The SRS supercharger is made from a proprietary alloy. Nobody is using ANY polycarbonate alloy that is as strong as Tuffmax.SBDHrida said:
2) The comparable sizes system weighs nowhere near half the weight of an SRS, where did you come up with that number? For 06, check out the re designed SRS. Its basically silent, light as heck, self cleans mud even better, and is still a heck of a lot stronger than most everything else. If you want real light weight in a guide that actually works, the LG1 is worth a look.
3) Seriously, if setting up an SRS is a difficulty for you, its probably best to have a shop do it. Its just about as simple as can get. There is only one way to bolt the guide together, yet it is adjustable to fit a wider variety of setups than anything in existence. The nuts are captive and don't use any tools, all adjustments are externally adjustable, and there are only 2 allen wrench sizes ( a 3 and 4) to assemble the whole guide for 06. Also, there is a new color coded spacer system included that helps fine tune chainline even more. If you have a suggestion on how to make it simpler, I am all ears. Let us know.
Dave
People getting punked up and down the block around here. So I want to drill speed holes in my Sunday cause it's heavier than an Orange?
not ever touch tools again.dw said:
Dave, just one question.dw said:
Who the hell decided to call that stuff "Tuffmax"?
Sounds like the name for a Tonka Toy dump truck. haha
"My dad's a TV repairman, hes got a killer set of tools!"Transcend said:
hole look dumb, feel dumb, and are dumb. if they weren't everything would look like a cheese grader and look like this
all you guys are nerds
This guy isn't banned yet?
Hey Luke, take a look at the world around you, if it wasn't for "nerds", you'd still be living in rather primitive times. Step away from the computer, turn off the TV, don't bother cooking your food, forget about any modern technology and think "wow, all those guys are nerds, but I'm so cool that I don't to rely on nerds", then go hunt some wild animals and eat them raw.
Hey Luke, take a look at the world around you, if it wasn't for "nerds", you'd still be living in rather primitive times. Step away from the computer, turn off the TV, don't bother cooking your food, forget about any modern technology and think "wow, all those guys are nerds, but I'm so cool that I don't to rely on nerds", then go hunt some wild animals and eat them raw.
STINKYLUKE said:
you have a sense of humor right? Do you have anything to add to the conversation/ acquisition of knowledge? If not, then go somewhere else, make yourself useful, and stop dragging everyone else into your state of depression.
What happened to the original question? Did we ever get an answer? I've been drilling holes in aluminum bash plates for years and if you drill them in the right places they only weaken them a bit.
I also have an E13 DRS on my IH 7.7, but I have been using a lighter aluminun bash ring to save weight. After all, I pedal this bike up some big mountains. If I can save weight somewhere I will. When I get back from Interbike I'll do some drilling on my E13 b-ring and then see if I notice much durability difference.
It probably comes down to what kind of a rider you are. If you smash a lot of rocks you may want to leave things as they are, but if you have a bit of finese and understand that nothing lasts forever you will probably be able to trim some weight off the b-ring with little problems.
I also have an E13 DRS on my IH 7.7, but I have been using a lighter aluminun bash ring to save weight. After all, I pedal this bike up some big mountains. If I can save weight somewhere I will. When I get back from Interbike I'll do some drilling on my E13 b-ring and then see if I notice much durability difference.
It probably comes down to what kind of a rider you are. If you smash a lot of rocks you may want to leave things as they are, but if you have a bit of finese and understand that nothing lasts forever you will probably be able to trim some weight off the b-ring with little problems.
go-ride.com said:
i think the prob with drilling it would be that the pc bashguard deforms when absorbing impacts and this wuold probably not go well with a hole treatment.
dw said:
ah that i know, i just replied according to the part where the guy used singular in "a comparable guard" (actually he wrote "gaurd")
You expected an answer? Drilling holes just doesn't seem like the weigh saved is worth the weakness; almost might as well run without one IMO.go-ride.com said:
I heard the "half" thing somewhere too. Whatever. The Gamut is light (~250g). And it has a bashguard unlike the LG1, one that was strong enough to survive the Norba DH races by Gamut riders and all the ride time I've put on mine at Mammoth, Whistler, etc.dw said:
The're the same to install, the devices are very similar in design, except the Gamuts lack the little slidie dilly on the top guide.
Sir_Crackien said:hole look dumb, feel dumb, and are dumb. if they weren't everything would look like a cheese grader and look like this
So if you think they are dumb, why did you put them in your bike Dan?
I have to agree with Fraiser..... E-13 guide is so easy to install... Even easier if you read the instructions... It was to have a chain guide that didn't require a trip to Home Depot to finish getting the thing mounted and working. It will be hard to get me to switch....
Brian
Brian
What happens when your precious speedholes get filled with mud? Believe me, i'm all for lightening up my race bike, my gemini dh 38lbs now, but some of these ideas are mindboggling to me 
I'm beginning to believe that some of you only do this to achieve the mental security that "this will make me go faster".
I'm beginning to believe that some of you only do this to achieve the mental security that "this will make me go faster".
black noise said:
The LG1 bashguard is pretty much exactly where you need a bashguard....Last timei checked, you didn't hit your bashguard on top of the ring or behind your calf.
its not my bike. its just a pic i found n a trials site that i chat on
fulton drilling the rims is a common practice in the trials community. we also grind the brake surface of the rim. as for drilling the rim most people use a 18-25mm bit and put the hole inbetween the spoke holes
like this (ithis rims comes like this from the factory)
fulton drilling the rims is a common practice in the trials community. we also grind the brake surface of the rim. as for drilling the rim most people use a 18-25mm bit and put the hole inbetween the spoke holes
like this (ithis rims comes like this from the factory)
Sir_Crackien said:its not my bike. its just a pic i found n a trials site that i chat on
fulton drilling the rims is a common practice in the trials community. we also grind the brake surface of the rim. as for drilling the rim most people use a 18-25mm bit and put the hole inbetween the spoke holes
like this (ithis rims comes like this from the factory)
Why do you drill rims like that? Weight? doesnt it detract from the integrity of the rim?
And since when are you a trials rider?
For trials you do not need the super beefy rims. You do want a very wide rim to give you a good contact patch with your tire. So you take wide rims and drill them out to drop the weight. If there are any riders that know how to use a drill it is trials riders. They will drill anything. The only thing I have not seen a trials rider take a drill to is the chain.