Archer Components, it's single speed time again.
Glad I spent the extra $400 for the new remote.
Glad I spent the extra $400 for the new remote.
what was your initial attraction to the archer system? I could never figure out what problem it was solving.Archer Components, it's single speed time again.
Glad I spent the extra $400 for the new remote.
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Weird. No problems with mine. Is the shifter dead?Archer Components, it's single speed time again.
Glad I spent the extra $400 for the new remote.
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Shitty thumb and I love short cage Saint mechs, being able to run 11 and maybe 12 speed Saint is nice too.what was your initial attraction to the archer system? I could never figure out what problem it was solving.
It had been going to sleep(?) after a minute but only for downshifts so I'd have to double tap.Weird. No problems with mine. Is the shifter dead?
Personal preference init?Shimano shifters are horrible
Yeah, should have said feels horrible to me.Personal preference init?
10spd Zee is my favourite shifter ever due to its 2 way upshift paddle being operational with a push or pull. Using either your thumb or forefinger each way gives 4 different shifting options. It's also way lighter and smoother action than XT/SAINT. I kinda hate being restricted to only using thumb push on the SRAM shifters I have on a couple of bikes.
Di2 is brilliant for road bikes but I genuinely dislike the lack of feel/control Di2 and AXS gives on an MTB over a cable. (Eg. No way to overpush the downshift lever when the drivetrain becomes worn or covered in mud).
Shoving one of them into a 26 x 4” tire was one frustrating experience for sure, especially since that size still needs a (smaller) tube. Made Cushcore seem like a piece of cake.Tannus Armour inserts.
I hate you and your stupid design.
We're you getting a lot of pinch flats? Hucking stair gaps? Extreme bike pathing?
Really? I have CushyCore on one wheel, Tannus on another, and I prefer the ride of the Tannus. I think I can feel that it sits up higher and has a more gradual shock absorbtion. A bit lighter too.Tannus Armour inserts.
I hate you (Tannus) and your stupid design.
Here's a "what's wrong with the industry" for all the Mainstreamers out there (that hopefully doesn't affect most of us). Why do most of the cheap, popular, electric getting-around bikes use weird tire and wheel sizes? Super tiny wheels on Costco bikes. Fat tires on commuters that will never leave pavement. I've even seen small rims with fat tires. They do the job worse and are more difficult to find replacements for. Why do these companies think they need to spec weird tires to sell bikes?
Fat tires behave quite nicely on pavement.Here's a "what's wrong with the industry" for all the Mainstreamers out there (that hopefully doesn't affect most of us). Why do most of the cheap, popular, electric getting-around bikes use weird tire and wheel sizes? Super tiny wheels on Costco bikes. Fat tires on commuters that will never leave pavement. I've even seen small rims with fat tires. They do the job worse and are more difficult to find replacements for. Why do these companies think they need to spec weird tires to sell bikes?
Not as nicely as 700x40c tires designed for commuting or touring. I get that up to the power cutoff speed the motor makes up for all the drag but they're the reason you can't pedal above that speed, even when a slight downgrade would make that easy on typical tires. The bigger issue is the hassle encountered after tire or tube damage. I once saw the #1 reason Americans stated for not using a bike was because it was sitting in the garage with a flat tire. This is not the demographic that needs more difficulty in repairing tire damage.Fat tires behave quite nicely on pavement.
Putting inserts in a fat-tire just seems like self-abuse? Like, I can already roll down stairs...because they are fat tires.
Depends on how rough your commute is. The fat-tires are kinda nice for rolling down stairs, etc. I quite like some faster-rolling and not-winter-size fat tires for commuting. You can make your commute a lot funner IMO than just trying to aero-700cs. That said, if you just want to be riding like a road-bike, but with more utility/carrying capacity, then sure, 700c.Not as nicely as 700x40c tires designed for commuting or touring. I get that up to the power cutoff speed the motor makes up for all the drag but they're the reason you can't pedal above that speed, even when a slight downgrade would make that easy on typical tires. The bigger issue is the hassle encountered after tire or tube damage. I once saw the #1 reason Americans stated for not using a bike was because it was sitting in the garage with a flat tire. This is not the demographic that needs more difficulty in repairing tire damage.
Agree. If you've seen most of them ride, however, you know that this is, however, the demographic that needs fat tires to safely navigate train tracks and other road hazards. Plus, with all that tire volume they can go months without pumping up their tires.This is not the demographic that needs more difficulty in repairing tire damage.
Fat commuting tires are just the 2020s version of spring suspended gel seats.Not as nicely as 700x40c tires designed for commuting or touring. I get that up to the power cutoff speed the motor makes up for all the drag but they're the reason you can't pedal above that speed, even when a slight downgrade would make that easy on typical tires. The bigger issue is the hassle encountered after tire or tube damage. I once saw the #1 reason Americans stated for not using a bike was because it was sitting in the garage with a flat tire. This is not the demographic that needs more difficulty in repairing tire damage.
I was happy with 28mm tires when I commuted on a bike. Have a crappy wheelset with some 2.0" semi slick XC tires on a hard tail for my "urban" bike. Rolls well enough to cover distance and can still do dumb things on staircases, retaining walls and the occasional Greenway trail.Depends on how rough your commute is. The fat-tires are kinda nice for rolling down stairs, etc. I quite like some faster-rolling and not-winter-size fat tires for commuting. You can make your commute a lot funner IMO than just trying to aero-700cs. That said, if you just want to be riding like a road-bike, but with more utility/carrying capacity, then sure, 700c.
comfort?Here's a "what's wrong with the industry" for all the Mainstreamers out there (that hopefully doesn't affect most of us). Why do most of the cheap, popular, electric getting-around bikes use weird tire and wheel sizes? Super tiny wheels on Costco bikes. Fat tires on commuters that will never leave pavement. I've even seen small rims with fat tires. They do the job worse and are more difficult to find replacements for. Why do these companies think they need to spec weird tires to sell bikes?
Some, I have had many that self steer. Black floyds being the worst.Fat tires behave quite nicely on pavement.
I haven't seen much in the way of cheap electric bikes. I was looking at a yamaha civante which is an e-roadbike for commuting, but then I decided to just try and do it myself with the spooky. Most I see are 650 with like 2.1 tires or something like that.Here's a "what's wrong with the industry" for all the Mainstreamers out there (that hopefully doesn't affect most of us). Why do most of the cheap, popular, electric getting-around bikes use weird tire and wheel sizes? Super tiny wheels on Costco bikes. Fat tires on commuters that will never leave pavement. I've even seen small rims with fat tires. They do the job worse and are more difficult to find replacements for. Why do these companies think they need to spec weird tires to sell bikes?
Why is pf30 too narrow? I just installed a bb386 crank into a PF30 BB with the appropriate adapters. My understanding is the bb386 is PF30 with an extra10mm on each side. Why not have the option if you wanted a narrower q factor?BB30 (PF30) is too narrow. It was designed for road bikes. The wider version of it, BB386, is the best standard and what I specced on the bikes I designed, all rigid. The one issue I could maybe see with it is the large diameter could limit pivot placement. AND for the pressfit haters there's an identical but threaded version of that standard (T47). What's not to love? I wish we could hear from industry insiders who are more inside than me on why PF92 is so popular and T47/BB386 so rare.
you're probably not looking in the right places.I haven't seen much in the way of cheap electric bikes.
We're you getting a lot of pinch flats? Hucking stair gaps? Extreme bike pathing?
It’s the thorns around here. No pinch flats or the like.Putting inserts in a fat-tire just seems like self-abuse? Like, I can already roll down stairs...because they are fat tires.
what in the name of new marketing bullshit are we all missing out on now?I’d rather a 700c x 47 mm as on my acoustic commuter but this one worked overall for my commute desires besides the tire size. And it turns out the super heavy wheel/tire package makes for nice gyroscopic stability.
The people commuting on bikes, like a real commute, not some high school kid rolling down the block a kilometer, probably aren't going to Costco or Walmart to buy their bikes*.Here's a "what's wrong with the industry" for all the Mainstreamers out there (that hopefully doesn't affect most of us). Why do most of the cheap, popular, electric getting-around bikes use weird tire and wheel sizes? Super tiny wheels on Costco bikes. Fat tires on commuters that will never leave pavement. I've even seen small rims with fat tires. They do the job worse and are more difficult to find replacements for. Why do these companies think they need to spec weird tires to sell bikes?
The people commuting on bikes, like a real commute, not some high school kid rolling down the block a kilometer, probably aren't going to Costco or Walmart to buy their bikes*.
*okay they might make that mistake once, but I'm sure most have moved on and tossed that garbage aside.
On that note, I walked by the bike section in Walmart the other day and yeah they had some oddball choices (mostly the non-offroad capable offroad bikes), but they had some road/gravel looking bikes that didn't look too far off from the cheapest of some of our name brand stuff.
They're everywhere on Maui. This is a culture that has always embraced the cheap Chinese Vespa style scooters for in town transportation so I think a lot of those users are now using these department store grade ebikes. The tiny wheeled ones from Costco can be spotted every 5 minutes around town.I haven't seen much in the way of cheap electric bikes.
Nah the Tannus thingy that wraps around a tube (not the tubeless tyre insert) protects alright against glass and thorns from what I've seen. Whether its any better than a tubeless setup with decent sealant I'm not sure though.A Tannus is not going to help with thorns, brotato.