I like your idea a lot better. Doesn't need any special hardware though so it's not gonna happen.
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same. that's only reason i even looked at the stupid thing...
Why not just a d shaped steer tube and stem, like Giant's seatposts? Perfect alignment guaranteed.
You trust Fox et al to get it straight?
Hell, they even can't get fluids correct on a regular basis...
Fair point!
Nope. Boost was a solution to nothing for nothing. 2 f'ing mm different than an existing hub.
I like my stem straight. These stubby things were using now are a lot harder to align than they used to be. I've often wondered myself why there's not a keyway or a line down the back. This idea is a lot more cost effective than a keyway and shouldn't cost a fork manufacturer much at all.
Giant coming out with a tapered steerer (1.5 to 1 1/4") was a fucking waste.
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Woah which one, and when? I grew up there and worked in a shop for quite a while.
I mean I certainly agree that it's not necessary. But it'd be convenient, and it doesn't impact fit or functionality of stuff that doesn't use it, so I'm in favor.
But also yeah, just putting a line up the back of the steerer would work, though it might be a little harder to see.
I honestly have zero trouble with lining up my stem so it’s straight to the naked eye.
The seatpost too.
The seatpost too.
What about the dude with only one eye and shit depth perception?
What do you have against him?
Huh, huh? Ya that's right ya two eyed zealot,
I got mine jack, sorry about your luck
That part kind of sucks, but they found another crack on a different part of the bike that appears to be impact and are still covering the entire thing, so I’m not complaining, new front AND a rear triangles.
145mm maybe?
I used a weighting system based on the orders. 67% wanted 148 spacing.145mm maybe?
So if you do the math, it’s 2.3 mm on the bell curve. Cuz. You know, I did the math
So take that “bad spelling” rating off, dammit145mm maybe?
I DID THE MATH!!!
who am I making fun of?
Grinder
Actually, I was trying to turn a Saint shifter in to something a bit less shit the other day, chopped both of the paddles down and ground the alloy lever to within an inch of it's life then gave it a couple of taps to get the bend a bit better and snapped the lever clean off.
I hate Saint shifters but I love the mechs, last bike had an X9 LH shifter with a clutched Saint mech running nine speed, I can't even get the 10spd Saint shifter apart to do some sort of debauchery to it
I have heaps of time, might try to make a shifter with less moving bits.........
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This looks interesting... Company claims you can even seat mtb tires with a regular pump this way (but not plus or fat tires).
https://bikerumor.com/2018/11/09/legion-vmax-high-flow-tubeless-valve-stem-seats-road-tires-w-any-floor-pump/
https://bikerumor.com/2018/11/09/legion-vmax-high-flow-tubeless-valve-stem-seats-road-tires-w-any-floor-pump/
I agree this is one area that can be improved, moving more air is always helpful when seating tubeless. The problem for lizards here is that even if there's a different diameter standard, all one would have to do is re-drill their rim hole, instead of buy an entirely new wheelset. Probably hard to get backing from the lizards in the industry due to this.
Anyway, didn't E13 already kind of do this with their Plasma valves?
Well, wouldn't a presta BOOST valve that fit into a schrader hole move even MORE air?
(oh right, that's called a schrader valve)
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Meh, just use a Schrader valve and be done with it.
That's fine and dandy. How many production rims are drilled for schrader?
FYI, I also used the same 8mm bit to drill those three wheelsets to fit the valves.
Yea that's not at all the answer to the question I asked.
My point is, if anyone grabs the toolbox and fits a Luftkappe, Avalanche cart or IRT to their fork they are da mazztazz of gnurrr. Now if a random guy takes an 8mm bit and enlarges a hole in a rim by 2mm he's a savage? I'm not the one to blame for a thousand idiots thinking a Presta valve is lighter/stronger/moar air retaining than a Schrader one*. They were designed around narrower rims, as the ones found in road bikes. And they should have NEVER crossed over to MTB.
*FYI, not any of those statements is true per se.
Also, SPEED HOLES!!!
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but they did. i can't think of a single production carbon rim that is configured for schrader, and i sure as shit am not about to drill one.