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This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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Low quantity with expensive tooling, they're going to sell what, a few thousand a year if they're lucky? A production mold designed and machined in China for that foam shit is probably $50k and they'll probably change their product line before they wear the mold out. Its the same reason everything in MTB is expensive, you can get a whole ass dirtbike with a transmission, a motor, front and rear suspension for $3k brand new, because it only comes in 1 size and they can keep selling the same exact thing for decades allowing them to amortize the tooling costs way more.
plus high performance foams like the ones used in armor (d30, vpd, etc) are not inexpensive. also, not all sizes use the same size foam inserts, so there's also that.
Yea, I have to carry the 16mm Allen adapter tool on rides, as my RF cranks are the only cranks I’ve ever owned that will loosen up over time... even after properly torqueing them to 10million foot-pounds or whatever.
I just use my small needle nose pliers to tighten/loosen that cap. A special tool really isn't necessary.
this...
Someone ran over some horse diarrhea.....this...
nah they just forgot to clean the molds
I was thinking yesterday...when the hell is someone going to design a transparent/translucent tire? If I can't have a jet pack, I at least want some freaky transparent tires. Think of the $$$ we'll make selling them to insecure bikers that are afraid their sealant has dried up!
Kashima Jizz colorwaythis...
Those look rad! Where did you find those?transparent tires would sell super well with the same kind of crowd who buy these cultxvans tire schemes
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edit: shit! 20" only
They actually do come in 26 and 29 because 29er bmxes are a thing.
Vans x Cult Cruiser Tire 29" (single)
** TIRES SOLD INDIVIDUALLY ** * All over tread pattern based off the classic VANS WAFFLE pattern * * Grippy in all situations ** Lightweight *
www.cultcrew.com
Vans x Cult Cruiser Tire 26" (single)
** TIRES SOLD INDIVIDUALLY ** * All over tread pattern based off the classic VANS WAFFLE pattern * * Grippy in all situations ** Lightweight *
cultcrew.com
They look class if they match the bike. I think a similar idea for different colored treads/sidewalls would be cool for MTB. I wish maxxis or schwalbe would make skinwalls at least for DH tires
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Don't jinx it! I want the "limited edition" grey color Fox 40 that was just announced but can't order it for another month. They better not have made it too limited.
I see this along the lines of fancy watches. When I work the NAHBS show it's full of overly expensive stuff no cyclists actually needs. But clearly there are a LOT of people in the world with money to burn so I'd rather they direct it into the bike industry than the watch or exotic car industries.this...
CeramicSpeed's $549 Carbon Derailleur Cage and Pulley Wheels Apparently Save You Watts - Pond Beaver 2020 - Pinkbike
Or maybe you're interested in the $1,700 version with 3D-printed titanium pulley wheels?www.pinkbike.com
You bottom out your shock in 1st gear? (take link out)
You can buy an aluminum E13 pre-load ring and put it on a Cinch crank. Also, you can add 1mm and .5mm spacers inboard of the preload ring so you don't have to tighten it at all or just barely. Having more threads engaged is a good thing.
The grey/white would match my roadbike's Lizard Skins bar tape. 700×23 folding bead available?transparent tires would sell super well with the same kind of crowd who buy these cultxvans tire schemes
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bmx:transparent tires would sell super well with the same kind of crowd who buy these cultxvans tire schemes
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helmets no, hideous tires yes
Once every bluemoon, when I do a wheelie drop to flat, which I seldom do these days TBH (bulging L5 disc). Not that is when I typically drop the chain... moving at crawl pace, usually in 2nd gear. My buddy asked me the same thing.
I did shorten my chain by one link at Big Bear on the closing day last year out of desperation, when my new chainguide with missing/incorrect parts failed me multiple times.
And that didn't make appreciable difference. So when I replaced the chain earlier this year, I opted to cut the new chain the same way I've done. I sorted out the chain guide/retention issues by then, and I figured slapping chain would be better than possibly damaging the derailleur.
Just explaining my reasoning... not saying it's the right way but so far it has worked well enough for me.
I was wrong earlier, there is a 29x2.1'' version actually https://www.cultcrew.com/products/vans-x-cult-tire-29
no roadie sizes sadly
I don't know if this has been thrown into the hat by now, but.....Presta Valves? 3 threads to do the job of 1? Incompatible with normal gas station pumps or air chucks or pressure gauges without an adapter? Can unthread itself during normal use? Long and gangly stem that can catch debris easier? Moving part on the tip that's flimsy and can get bent? Where do the benefits end, I mean, start?
I have none of those issues, but I may try Schrader sometime due to latex clogging.
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None of those really bug me.
What bugs me is the air restriction when setting tubeless AND pumps that are not meant to be used without the valve in place. These two things are insanely stupid in today's world of tubeless. And yes, I know there's always going to be someone that says they set their tubeless with their shock pump and some milk for sealant, but in the real world things often do not go as planned and you need moar power to make it all work given the incredible variability of tires and rims. Like jesus christ, why not make things EASIER!?? Anyone who designed one of these charger-type pumps to not work without the valve core should be kicked straight in the nuts. Part of the problem is the presta, with schrader, you COULD get a bigger passage-way. It's not currently designed like that, but with the bigger design, it's possible. You could probably do an over-size valve core or something. That little sliding cylinder over the stem thingie in presta just needs a tiny bit of debris to work like fuck-all.
Don't get me started on that muck-off shit, to try and overcome some of this, they made it bigger (with the same core), which made it so my pump wouldn't lock around it anymore, as it was for a "standard" presta. It wasn't best for me to figure this out more than a hundred miles into the Iditarod race in the wilderness. Obviously we have reached the limits of the design with tubeless IMO.
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Not this, then?
bikerumor.com
Legion VMAX high flow tubeless valve stem seats road tires w/ any floor pump
Wondering how to seat a road tubeless tire with a standard floor pump? You might just need better vavle stems, like these high flow ones from Legion!
bikerumor.com
So, in this vein, I blame myself for getting an ultralight, compact ‘emergency’ road pump from Lezyne. Had to use for real today for the first time in three years of lugging it around with me, piece of shit. Any pump that you have to thread on sucks, for starters, and then the pumping action gets worse from there. At least I was only trying to pump it up to 70 psi and not 100 like back in the day.
anyone wanna buy this?
ride.lezyne.com
edit: didn’t actually work as ‘slip fit’ in any way. I’ll knock $5.00 off for that.
anyone wanna buy this?
ROAD DRIVE
Premium bicycle hand pump built from lightweight, CNC-machined aluminum construction. Efficient and compact overlapping handle optimized for high pressure applications, e.g. road bike. Presta compatible ABS Flex Hose with integrated valve core tool. Includes Composite Matrix frame mount. 160 PSI...
ride.lezyne.com
edit: didn’t actually work as ‘slip fit’ in any way. I’ll knock $5.00 off for that.
Y u no CO2 cartridge?So, in this vein, I blame myself for getting an ultralight, compact ‘emergency’ road pump from Lezyne. Had to use for real today for the first time in three years of lugging it around with me, piece of shit. Any pump that you have to thread on sucks, for starters, and then the pumping action gets worse from there. At least I was only trying to pump it up to 70 psi and not 100 like back in the day.
anyone wanna buy this?
ROAD DRIVE
Premium bicycle hand pump built from lightweight, CNC-machined aluminum construction. Efficient and compact overlapping handle optimized for high pressure applications, e.g. road bike. Presta compatible ABS Flex Hose with integrated valve core tool. Includes Composite Matrix frame mount. 160 PSI...
edit: didn’t actually work as ‘slip fit’ in any way. I’ll knock $5.00 off for that.
Because they are one and done, generally.
Good point. But I only had to use one in 4 years and so I'm ok with it.
I have serious doubts, on the similar muck-off, my hand-pumps wouldn't seal on the bigger muck-off valve without holding the pump head in place constantly.Not this, then?
Legion VMAX high flow tubeless valve stem seats road tires w/ any floor pump
Wondering how to seat a road tubeless tire with a standard floor pump? You might just need better vavle stems, like these high flow ones from Legion!
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Yeah, I don't care for the screw on at all, over time it unscrews your valve core and then it pops out at the most inopportune time. I have a cool cannondale one that looks like my syncros, but the head is this cool two-way push thing where you push it onto the valve to seal it. Best part is that I found it on the trail. The syncros was asinine because when your fingers are a little numb it's impossible to get the pump head out of the pump body. They figured this out and added a tab a few years later on the same model. My best is my bigger topeak mountain morph. Solid, for around 17 years.So, in this vein, I blame myself for getting an ultralight, compact ‘emergency’ road pump from Lezyne. Had to use for real today for the first time in three years of lugging it around with me, piece of shit. Any pump that you have to thread on sucks, for starters, and then the pumping action gets worse from there. At least I was only trying to pump it up to 70 psi and not 100 like back in the day.
anyone wanna buy this?
ROAD DRIVE
Premium bicycle hand pump built from lightweight, CNC-machined aluminum construction. Efficient and compact overlapping handle optimized for high pressure applications, e.g. road bike. Presta compatible ABS Flex Hose with integrated valve core tool. Includes Composite Matrix frame mount. 160 PSI...
edit: didn’t actually work as ‘slip fit’ in any way. I’ll knock $5.00 off for that.
I have two Lezyne pumps, not that model, and they work just fine.So, in this vein, I blame myself for getting an ultralight, compact ‘emergency’ road pump from Lezyne. Had to use for real today for the first time in three years of lugging it around with me, piece of shit. Any pump that you have to thread on sucks, for starters, and then the pumping action gets worse from there. At least I was only trying to pump it up to 70 psi and not 100 like back in the day.
anyone wanna buy this?
ROAD DRIVE
Premium bicycle hand pump built from lightweight, CNC-machined aluminum construction. Efficient and compact overlapping handle optimized for high pressure applications, e.g. road bike. Presta compatible ABS Flex Hose with integrated valve core tool. Includes Composite Matrix frame mount. 160 PSI...
edit: didn’t actually work as ‘slip fit’ in any way. I’ll knock $5.00 off for that.
No. Nope. Nada. That ain't "men's" shit. That's for these boys without balls. Men don't wear tight shit and men don't fit in this shit. A 2xl fits someone who's 6'-2" tall and weighs 180. Fuck you industry!
