Plus they cover up the scared crying look in my eyes so I can get banger shots for my influencer lifestyle
This is what's right with The Industry®
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That's not the way manufacturing works. For a given number of coils and a given wire gauge you should hit a given spring rate (plus minus some percentage) at the end of the production line. Sometimes the variation from production is so big that a adjacent spring rates will overlap each other. SAR claims 2-3% of variation on their offering meaning that a rated 500 lbs/in is somewhere between 485 and 515 lbs/in. A rated 475 will be between 460,75 and 489,25 lbs/in.
Here's the direct non PB link
Yes I know how manufacturing works, but that was meant as a sarcastic comment about if you buy a 400 labeled spring and it ends up being a 450 or a 500.
Quality control has fallen down so much in the industry (in every industry) in the last few years that I wouldn’t even be surprised if they said « oh the 400 spring is in fact a 450 but fuck it just leave the spring labeled as a 400 and ship it to the customer anyway, they won’t notice. »
LOL...one is a 550 that's actually 555 and the other is a 600 that's actually 608But does it match what the spring says?
"We tested your 450# spring and it's actually a 400# spring, sorry."
Nice, that's damn good. Worlds better than the black Fox springs.... 
On that topic, we have a spring rate tester at work and have been discussing offering a rate testing service.
Would the monkey world pay to have a coil tested for actual rate? $15 a spring worth it?
On that topic, we have a spring rate tester at work and have been discussing offering a rate testing service.
Would the monkey world pay to have a coil tested for actual rate? $15 a spring worth it?
i would sell rated springs online. dunno why no one offers this. how much are such spring testers?
I would pay 15 usd for that, yesNice, that's damn good. Worlds better than the black Fox springs....
On that topic, we have a spring rate tester at work and have been discussing offering a rate testing service.
Would the monkey world pay to have a coil tested for actual rate? $15 a spring worth it?
Do you calibrate these spring rate testers?
When I was at Cane Creek we would pretty regularly do QC spring calibration tests on the VALT springs, it was super uncommon to see anything outside of ~2%.
Totally possible for one to have slipped through that was off by considerably more, but in general QC on them was pretty high. This was 3 years ago.
Totally possible for one to have slipped through that was off by considerably more, but in general QC on them was pretty high. This was 3 years ago.
$15 would definitely be worth itNice, that's damn good. Worlds better than the black Fox springs....
On that topic, we have a spring rate tester at work and have been discussing offering a rate testing service.
Would the monkey world pay to have a coil tested for actual rate? $15 a spring worth it?
$5 is what I'd pay for that. I mean if you have a black fox spring, $15 is almost a 3rd the price of it. Might as well just buy two springs at that cost.Nice, that's damn good. Worlds better than the black Fox springs....
On that topic, we have a spring rate tester at work and have been discussing offering a rate testing service.
Would the monkey world pay to have a coil tested for actual rate? $15 a spring worth it?
But if its $5 for a walk-in thing, I'd probably end up buying something else small like lube or a coffee or something as well.
you ever use these frames?
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I've got a pair of those. Frame field of view is slightly better than the older Squad MTB design. They have an optional mesh filter to clip around the edges to help keep bugs and dirt out. The Chromapop Everyday Contrast Rose is pretty great for most riding. My only gripe with them is for some reason the lower part of the frame kept slipping off the 2 tabs nearest to the nose last weekend - not sure if it's installation error on my part or a design flaw.you ever use these frames?
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I'm already a fanboy for those lenses. I was more asking about all the vents/airflow of the frames. A friend of mine was wearing those while working on a trail and somehow didn't fill them up with sweat. I was impressed. I was just curious if it was too much venting and led to eye watering when riding at speed.
My fault it wasn’t obvious enough!then my sarcasm-meter must be wrongly labeled
So my CC Valt Progressive 450-550 spring should be on the money? I’m wondering because I can’t test it and I probably need to get a lighter rate.
They were testing accurately when I left, I don't see any reason for them to have changed the mfg process so I'd imagine they still are now
Nope, no eye watering. And yeah, they do clear fog remarkably well - I've worn them in pouring rain out here on the coast and they didn't fog up.
Anyway I bought it 3 years ago
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Had the old Squad and just got Squad XL. I tried the Rhythm but theyre kinda small and less vented than the Squad so I noped em.you ever use these frames?
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one of us is thinking about the wrong frame..
Is that the other new Smith goggle? There was two at the shop plus the Squad XL.
the rhythm is the one with no foam over the vents on the top and bottom
the venting is the point
Oh right. The Squad XL doesn't have covered vents and fit my helmet better so I went those anyway. The newer models felt much smaller
Another awesome Industry thing is the dudes at Chromag. Bunch of legends - went in and met them and they hooked me up with a new Rizr stem at a great deal (literally half the Australian price). My buddy got a killer deal on their Rootdown frame because it had a paint blemish so they discounted it.
I laughed so hard when they showed him the blemish. I've bought so many bikes and frames brand new and full price that had far far worse blemishes but the the Chromag guys were like nah that's not going out the door and full price with a mark like that. Fuck I wish other brands had their QA levels.
I laughed so hard when they showed him the blemish. I've bought so many bikes and frames brand new and full price that had far far worse blemishes but the the Chromag guys were like nah that's not going out the door and full price with a mark like that. Fuck I wish other brands had their QA levels.
This is what is used;
It works well, uses a load cell and compresses the springs slowly to almost full bind. Very repeatable.
It says Sprindex sux.....
labia?This is what is used;
It works well, uses a load cell and compresses the springs slowly to almost full bind. Very repeatable.
It says Sprindex sux.....
I just put a few 1kg NIST weights on and measure the compression
probably more sophisticated than what fox's supplier does...
what were the results with sprindex springs?This is what is used;
It works well, uses a load cell and compresses the springs slowly to almost full bind. Very repeatable.
It says Sprindex sux.....
same same on my 2010 monk which had/has a weld blemish on the seat stube/top tube junction, still riding that bike regularly!
One of the most hated shops in my area was trying to become the Chromag distributor and Chromag said no, made my day when I heard they got denied.
I ordered from Chromag years back when they had discounted stuff on Amazon, Cookie asked if I'd be fine paying them directly, Coz fuck giving money to Bezos. Something to that effect anyway.
They did shoot my "Will you be making any longer, lower, slacker frames soon?" down 10 plus years back with something like our pros like the frames so they must be good.
It was weird that they were pretty late to the decent hardtail geo party.
I'd love to try some Dagga pedals.
Oh - which shop? I feel every place has one shop that is just shit heels.
Their current offerings are bloody nuts in that regard should you so wish to go that silly.
I nearly grabbed a set of their Contacts or Pressure pedals but I'm brutal on pedals and they're too nice to ruin with my rock clobbering ways. The Dagga looks like you'd need a blood donor if you fucked up.
Speaking of which the dude I went to Canada with slipped a Chunked (aussie brand) pedal on Wizard Burial Ground and we had to tape his calf back together. Sometimes pedal pins can be too gnarly
When they say XT they actually mean it.
No XT hubs?When they say XT they actually mean it.