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djjohnr

djjohnr

Turbo Monkey
Apr 21, 2002
3,109
1,799
Northern California
jstuhlman said:
having fun routing the derailleur housing through the bronson? especially the chainstay? patience, my friend . . . :D
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Chainstay wasn't that bad, down tube sucked as the ports are pretty small. They give you long strips of rubber tubing to keep the cables quiet, but the diameter of the tubes is much bigger than the ports - the chances of you ever getting them out again if you use them are slim to none. They only give you two ports for cables at the headtube on the alloy frame, and the port covers are singles, so there's no way to route dropper, brake and derailleur without ditching a port cover. Since I always route my rear brake externally using stick-on c-clips it's not an issue, but still kinda sloppy.
 
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jstuhlman

jstuhlman

bagpipe wanker
Dec 3, 2009
17,317
14,125
Cackalacka du Nord
djjohnr said:
Chainstay wasn't that bad, down tube sucked as the ports are pretty small. They give you long strips of rubber tubing to keep the cables quiet, but the diameter of the tubes is much bigger than the ports - the chances of you ever getting them out again if you use them are slim to none. They only give you two ports for cables on the alloy frame, and the port covers are singles, so there's no way to route dropper, brake and derailleur without ditching two port covers. Since I always route my rear brake externally using stick-on c-clips it's not an issue, but still kinda sloppy.
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Interesting - downtube on the nomad was the easiest of the three, followed by the dropper (getting the bend back up into the seat tube was a bit of a pain . . . but the one on the chainstay definitely took me many frustrated attempts (and beers).
 
rockofullr

rockofullr

confused
Jun 11, 2009
7,342
924
East Bay, Cali
djjohnr said:
Chainstay wasn't that bad, down tube sucked as the ports are pretty small. They give you long strips of rubber tubing to keep the cables quiet, but the diameter of the tubes is much bigger than the ports - the chances of you ever getting them out again if you use them are slim to none. They only give you two ports for cables at the headtube on the alloy frame, and the port covers are singles, so there's no way to route dropper, brake and derailleur without ditching a port cover. Since I always route my rear brake externally using stick-on c-clips it's not an issue, but still kinda sloppy.
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They're just fucking with you since you bought AL. If you had bought the CC it would all be primo.
 
lobsterCT

lobsterCT

Monkey
Jun 23, 2015
278
414
jonKranked said:
my money is on them building their own rims, eventually.
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Seems like they have the optimal technology to do it, and could undercut the competition if their frame is any indication. 300% impact resistance is awesome for frames, but really awesome for carbon rims.
 
slyfink

slyfink

Turbo Monkey
Sep 16, 2008
9,785
5,603
Ottawa, Canada
Gary

Gary

my pronouns are hag/gis
Aug 27, 2002
8,494
6,385
UK
hah ha

I'm one of the few folk here who even admits to having an ebike and I'm not dumb enough to read a fucking Ebike specific rim review.
 
mykel

mykel

closer to Periwinkle
Apr 19, 2013
5,474
4,209
sw ontario canada
FlipSide said:
Speaking of eBike-specific products...I saw this at my lbs earlier today.
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Seriously :rolleyes: well guess we gotta keep the S&M chuckleheads occupied removing coin from the stupid Joey's.o_O

Can't wait for the inevitable - "Yo dude, you gotta step up your lube game, that OG shit aint gonna handle the awesome twist output of teh electro-steed, yous needs to get you some E rated juice"
 
mtg

mtg

Green with Envy
Sep 21, 2009
1,862
1,604
Denver, CO
jstuhlman said:
GG could call their rim “the circle pit”...or go old skool badass “the ring of fire”
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Ring of Fire would be a good name. It’ll be awhile though, the frame/bike order queue is getting pretty long. We just hired four more people to help speed things up. We’re gonna need a bigger boat...
 
Lelandjt

Lelandjt

adorbs
Apr 4, 2008
2,636
998
Breckenridge, CO/Lahaina,HI
mykel

mykel

closer to Periwinkle
Apr 19, 2013
5,474
4,209
sw ontario canada
rideit said:
You think our Lizards are bad...

https://blinkhighend.com/shop/speakers/raidho-d-5-1/
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Bike Lizards are still in the egg compared to the Audiophool world.
I have a Naim audio system that would buy a nice car. but my entire system is less than some spend on cables.
I have been out of the world now for several years, but this is the first thing that came to mind and it is far from the most expensive.



Wilson Audio WAM Master Chronosonic @ a mere 685 000.00 (2016) the pair.

Would the good sir like a pair for the conservatory as well as the a pair for the main parlor? :monkey:
 
Toshi

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,647
8,688
I’d be happy with a mere low five figures set of Dalis.
 
Bikael Molton

Bikael Molton

goofy for life
Jun 9, 2003
4,088
1,235
El Lay
oof

so "downcountry" is the new enduro since we made fun of enduro too much?

how many months until we decide to go back to calling them freeride bikes?

also, they obviously specced a non-res shock so they could fit a water bottle in there.
 
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