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This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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When a company fails, then restarts with the same people, makes me realize I hate this system.
If only there was a way to make a pedal body from a single piece of moderately durable metal.
this is my main gripe since SRAM bought Time. You used to be able to buy replacement springs separately - they were considered a wear item (and in all honesty, it is the achilles heel of those pedals). I have the MX series. Bought a set of fancy ones on clearance a while back, and now procure the base-model cheap ones whenever I see them at a discount. The springs are the same on high and low end ones, so I scavenge them for parts if ever I wear out or bend a spring. They can be had pretty cheap if you're paying attention - like $40 for a pair. The last time I bought replacement springs, it was $35 for two springs - enough for one pedal....
fwiw, I contacted the warranty dept at SRAM (maybe 3 years ago now?), and they said that at the moment they don't sell replacement springs, and weren't planning on it. but if enough people asked, they might consider it.
Well this is annoying and (another) reason to hate eebs: Canyon battery Recall on Spectral:On and Torque:On with Shimano & Trend Power Battery:
Seems like it's been an issue that's being going on for awhile, but Canyon has been dragging their feet.
TLDR: Canyon shipped ebikes with faulty batteries and now wants owners to not ride their bike until they receive a replacement battery (god knows how long that will be).
Seems like it's been an issue that's being going on for awhile, but Canyon has been dragging their feet.
TLDR: Canyon shipped ebikes with faulty batteries and now wants owners to not ride their bike until they receive a replacement battery (god knows how long that will be).
Haha, E bikers love the 'Extra Stability' until it's an overweight pedal bike.
It's Aussie dollars, but still, $70 to rebuild a pair of pedals that shits out in no time is dumb!
>grumpycatgood.jpg<Well this is annoying and (another) reason to hate eebs: Canyon battery Recall on Spectral:On and Torque:On with Shimano & Trend Power Battery:
Seems like it's been an issue that's being going on for awhile, but Canyon has been dragging their feet.
TLDR: Canyon shipped ebikes with faulty batteries and now wants owners to not ride their bike until they receive a replacement battery (god knows how long that will be).
From PB's review on the Devinci Troy
"SRAM Code brakes The Code is such a great brake for bikes like this and arguably would have a better reputation with riders en masse if it had never been positioned as the all-out gravity brake. I don't necessarily think the flak the system comes in for is justified, and on a shorter travel bike, you get the great feeling and adjustment the Codes always had, but without the demands of needing the power they don't have. Devinci complements the Codes with the thicker HS2 rotors, which seems like a no-brainer to me."
Looks like gaslighting us and telling peoples its a great DH brake if you like having actual modulation instead of stupidly having good power is finally out, and recognizing it's an under-powered piece of shit is finally in. Maybe at some point we can get some acknowledgement that it's just a piece of shit and doesn't belong on any bike at some point here, but baby steps I guess.
"Great feeling" my ass, it feels like pulling sludge with a mushy bite point that doesn't really do shit about fuck.
"SRAM Code brakes The Code is such a great brake for bikes like this and arguably would have a better reputation with riders en masse if it had never been positioned as the all-out gravity brake. I don't necessarily think the flak the system comes in for is justified, and on a shorter travel bike, you get the great feeling and adjustment the Codes always had, but without the demands of needing the power they don't have. Devinci complements the Codes with the thicker HS2 rotors, which seems like a no-brainer to me."
Looks like gaslighting us and telling peoples its a great DH brake if you like having actual modulation instead of stupidly having good power is finally out, and recognizing it's an under-powered piece of shit is finally in. Maybe at some point we can get some acknowledgement that it's just a piece of shit and doesn't belong on any bike at some point here, but baby steps I guess.
"Great feeling" my ass, it feels like pulling sludge with a mushy bite point that doesn't really do shit about fuck.
Good ol' YouTube comments, he was the Fraggle Rock dude.
I still remember loading the preview tape of Boondock Saints in to the ol' Panasonic VHS having never heard of the movie and having zero idea what it was about.
It was so damn good!
Having to watch shit like Gladiator, that was what was wrong with the movie industry, I was not entertained.
Anyway, back on topic, tapered steerers and E bikes can still get fucked!
Whats the actual weight difference these days? I haven't looked in ages.
*edit* looks like about 240g - 450g depending on shock model . Not too shabby given the reliability increase and more consistent feel. Gets a bit more gnarly when you do a coil fork as well I suppose
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just get a backpack ffs
I once tried to carry 2 water bottles attached to a hippack, and riding uphill felt awful. The weight tugged on my (herniated) lower back, and the front wheel was wandering more than usual.
For any longer ride, i always grab my evoc backpack.
I already have that pack, it's called the Camelback Skyline.
And yeah, if you really want your back to breathe and not sweat out, get a USWE IME. That actually does a good job at cutting down on the amount of water needed and is secure.
.Sorry, 7/200th of a stone. Better now?
Please only use an integer in the denominator for fractional measurements
Some of the Camelbak packs have like a mesh wind tunnel thing between the backpack and the rider (Air Support or something). From my experience with them, its actually works really well at making them feel cooler
USWE, it takes up a lot less real estate on your back and straps config just makes it a lot cooler IME, better flow around it and good use of mesh.
Hope (and I guess others) are now making cranks that work on a 73mm wide BB now!
No, no... Not a 73mm wide BB. A 73mm WIDE BB!
How do I know? Well, my fucking cranks have a 7mm gap between the BB and crankarm now. Apparently the ol' 73mm wide BB was too good for too long. Hope says on their website- "We are seeing a number of new bikes using a 55mm chainline, therefore we have designed the Hope Evo 73mm wide specifically for this application.". Notice how "wide" isn't emphasized? Apparently the shop didn't notice a difference and just ordered that crank.
In turn, the crank spindle is now longer by 7mm to adapt for this. FFS, USE A FUCKING 83mm BB ALREADY!!! Call it 83mm and stop fucking with this shit.
No, no... Not a 73mm wide BB. A 73mm WIDE BB!
How do I know? Well, my fucking cranks have a 7mm gap between the BB and crankarm now. Apparently the ol' 73mm wide BB was too good for too long. Hope says on their website- "We are seeing a number of new bikes using a 55mm chainline, therefore we have designed the Hope Evo 73mm wide specifically for this application.". Notice how "wide" isn't emphasized? Apparently the shop didn't notice a difference and just ordered that crank.
In turn, the crank spindle is now longer by 7mm to adapt for this. FFS, USE A FUCKING 83mm BB ALREADY!!! Call it 83mm and stop fucking with this shit.
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