Eh?
I was thinking about how stupid this is the other day - just the insane size range for these cassettes. I was listening to I think the FTW podcast on vital and it reminded me of the Hammerschmidt. Aside from the ungodly weight (and a few other things) it was ahead of it's time imo.
I was thinking more along the line of "chain growth vs. rebound speed, exacerbated by constant chatter" type of things. Still clinging onto my flexy 12mm x 142mm frame, so the chain line could possibly be a factor, along with component wear as you mentioned. I run a typical 32T ring/10-42 cassette combo.
[Grumble, grumble - something about e-bikes - grumble, grumble]
yup. if i’m slipping gears, it’s usually when i’m down in 13 or 15 and trying to sneak in a few pedals on stupid rough terrain. those situations are the ones where it used to get tossed occasionally without a top guide.
I missed it, what did the Dr. say for cast/recovery?
There was some company on PB a little while ago that had a kit to move the freewheel to the crank on any bike. Their take was that it allowed shifting without pedalling.
Not to mention B-tension (upper jockey wheel height) is far more critical with stupid wide ratio cassettes meaning it's often too low creating less chain wrap on your 15-11t sprockets to the extent where they'll slip under serious load.
With e bikes there are two freewheels.
how's the ratcheting/POE count affecting your pedaling?
I haven’t noticed, probably because e-bikes are awkward as it is in those ratcheting situations as the torque and cadence sensors are trying to figure out what you want from limited data.
There won't be any more ratcheting lag than a regualr drivetrain then. only power delivery lag.
Because gross perversion.
So kind of a freecoaster hub's engagement mechanism in the motor/crankset?
In our local race scene we have an absolute legend of an old guy - Bob. Bob is still racing DH at ~68 years old and is an all-round good guy. Last Sunday we had a group trail ride followed by a BBQ and beers to welcome a buddy back from overseas and Bob on his new E-bike came for a 15km, 400m (err 10mile/1200' ish) ride with us all and had no problems keeping up and generally had a great time. Was awesome having him around.
Congrats to Bob. I really am happy for him. Group rides are awesome with the right people and it sounds like Bob was with the right group of friends.
You want me to tell a 68 year old dude who is racing DH to "man the fuck up"? Sure, I'll then go tell Tyson he punches like a girl.
does bob bite people’s ears off to win dh races too? asking for a friend named evander.
Which in your dumb anology is the E bike and which is the DH bike?
How about hybrid cars in a Jeep forum? Better?
Nah.. it's still a retarded analogy. Why not go full 'mercan and do bow n arrows vs rifles?
No. We can all tell from your cluelessness you don't own an Ebike.
I agree, I get that folks are passionate but take it offline as I don't want to keep reading the same arguments from the same people on this topic.
totally agree.
I agree and I apologize. But some people are so easy! It's like shooting fish in a barrel. Talk shit about a moped, and out come the guns. (Or whatever they use over there).
Unless the battery died.
