I used to think it would be a good idea for winter commuting: moar simple and less moving parts. But then I tried it, and it's a death trap. You have to bike real slow to avoid locking up, you can't corner worth shit (caus' the cranks are always moving), and emergency braking is all but impossible. And when I say winter commuting, I mean snow, slush, and ice.
During my intern year at Harborview (King County, WA county hospital) I admitted a guy to the surgery service from the emergency room. Brakeless fixie + wet hill == headfirst into parked car. Broken mandible and other facial fractures.
A fixie on singletrack seems pretty nuts due to pedal strikes, etc. But anyway, that should not be an issue. Like others my fixie would go a really long time before I even needed to tension the chain. Were you trying to make it work with a narrow-pitch chain and mtb cog/ring rather than a proper BMX/fixie set up?
Did you ride it on singletrack? Because the two way torque of trail riding is IMHO way harder on the bike than on road.
We already have the perfect derailleur drivetrain. Light, durable, shifts well.
what sealed the deal for me was a right hand turn at the bottom of a big hill a couple of blocks from where I live. I was coming down the hill and picking up a decent head of steam. With a "normal" bike, you can pull your inside pedal up and lean the bike. But in fixie mode, I wound up dropping the pedal too much and it hit the road. My rear end bounced up and off the road at a 45° angle (as if I was doing a whip). Only problem is there was a bus making a left turn in the oncoming lane. My rear wheel came within inches of the drivers side view mirror. I somehow rode it out (ninja reflexes ftw!), but I flipped the wheel around to the coaster side that night, and installed a rear brake. I haven't looked back since. Still ride SS in the city year-round.
Typical.
The decision not to go with their new freehub is pure profit. Anyway, the group is not for MTBs but fo eBikes so this discussion is moot anyway. I, for one, never had issues with durability of 10sp Shimano or 11sp SunRace cassettes, and the claim of 300% moar durability sounds outright bullshit.
i guarantee you there are more bikes out there with hyperglide freehubs than microspline. the kind of rider these groups are targeted at are the kind that run stuff into the ground and don't upgrade things just because its new, and are way more likely to still be on a bike with an HG freehub.
Not intentionally.
i think they might be talking to me with this...
I blame winter boredom.
Going over logs was ... interesting. And I added front brake too, as decelerating with cranks was fucking the bike up and was generally very "entertaining".I'm running an xx1 11 speed setup on my xc bike, it is nicer than any of the 12 speed stuff I have ridden, both SRAM and shimano, and that includes high end 12 speed.
I have 4 sets of XX1 11spd, 3 on bikes and 1 waiting for the right Trail frame to come along. Also, XO1 on girlfriend's bike and NX1 on winter bike. All on their original cassettes.
Yea. I think some people have difficulty differentiating between a product that actually sucks and a product that isn't targeted at them.
Come to think of it, I still have my Kona Humuhumu. It's a full rigid SS. I put knobbies on it, and quite enjoy riding it on smooth, flat single track. It's not in fixie mode though. It's perfect for going out with the kids. I'd need a much larger cog in the rear if I was going to ride more trail though, the climbs are brutal with it's current commuter set up.I blame winter boredom.
I stopped doing that because self-preservation.
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My son's new bike came with microshift acolyte. 8 speed and a 12-42 cassette. For a young kids first mtb it's pretty awesome.
On Giant's site, the STP 24 i got was listed with a shimano altus derailler. but it was delivered with microshift. which is actually an improvement, because the microshift is a clutch derailleur, and the altus was not.
the perfect costume to go with your new $15k Kenovo SL
Do the $425 S-Works shoes work with e-bikes?
eS-Works.
don't forget e-bike specific socks. $120.
more than the mx companies ask, less than 7mesh/kitsbow
Hell yeah dudes with shitty trucks and camper shells are for sure gonna buy 300$ shorts....
