What with actual quantifiable units and facts?If that's your way of measuring things.
Weird AF eh?
What with actual quantifiable units and facts?If that's your way of measuring things.
Would you be so kind to put that in libraries of Congress or some other easily understandable units?What with actual quantifiable units and facts?
Weird AF eh?
I'll just agree to disagree.What with actual quantifiable units and facts?
Weird AF eh?
Please stay out of this unless you can actually prove you have two bikes with the different set ups.Would you be so kind to put that in libraries of Congress or some other easily understandable units?
There IS a very good reason for that.But can't really prove it
Nope. Not at all.And there is something to be said about ease of set up. Can we agree on that?
You fuss over cables? Why. They're really very very simple things.There's no cable to fuss about with, right?
Not always. No.It just works, right out of the box.
probably not many. But only because I lose interest fairly quickly when forced to repeat myself over and over. *hint*How many times can you say that? About anything these days?
Oh... SRAM has tons of room for improvement.Hey boys of SRAM, take note. Gary thinks there's room for improvement.
If T stands for terrible and you can "shift" it from the bike to the bin, then yes.Since when did SRAM make a T-type Reverb? and since when dide it "shift"?
But who actually does that in the real world? I see your point. You did your due diligence. Right on.There IS a very good reason for that.
I have a video of a brand new T type AXS setup on a brand new bike shifting through the gears while on the workstand. pedalled at a reasonable cadence it takes an incredibly long time to shift from 10 to 52T and back to the 10T when just holding the shift switches in.
I don't know how to post vids from my phone to here. The Vid's a dull AF watch anyway TBF
Wow bro. Just wow. Have an IPA on me.Nope. Not at all.
You fuss over cables? Why. They're really very very simple things.
But then I must've fitted tens of thousands of bicycle brake and gear cables in my time. So I'm perhaps not the most sympathetic to that complaint.
I'd agree routing cables can be a ballache from time to time. But the worst frames you'll ever come across are Ebikes and Roadbikes which are universally hated here so irrelevant to this discussion.
Not always. No.
Plus it needs to be paired, OG AXS often still needs indexed and Both still require the battery to be charged. ie. MOAR faff.
T-Type can be a nightmare to sort out when it doesn't "just work" out the box. Not often. But believe me. it IS a thing. That whole indestructible , You can stand on it shit. is just marketing BS too. Much like spreading jam on CDs BITD! When asked to stand on one. My mate, to much amusement broke the demo T-Type derailleur at the UK launch. We've warrantied a few now.
probably not many. But only because I lose interest fairly quickly when forced to repeat myself over and over. *hint*
also. The SRAM UDH and T-type derailleur connection has slight a flaw in it's design. As it's been designed to be able to rotate on the frame. If it's hit, or when the rider removes the rear wheel it (even when torqued to spec) it can rotate out of alignment and fuck up their mech's operation. and there's actually no exact position for the mech to be set at due to difference between frame design. Tell me that won't be a faff for your general non mechanically ept rider trailside?
Nu Shit is still shit! Ie. still stinks
What? Who changes more than one gear at a time?But who actually does that in the real world?
Have you ever tried to stop the bike with the brakes, just for a change, instead of going full Fred Flintstone?Adidas has done a fine job with 5:10 impacts..brand new cut the tag off today , 2nd run down and bike park and sole was hanging off, other is tearing off...so I rode today with no bottom to my shoe..View attachment 214953View attachment 214954
I like my RC's but the toe box is so damn low, I tried to run a different innersole but couldn't because my toes were pressing on the top of the toe box. Decent shoes but they are narrower than 5/10s and the heel cup is weird but I'll still buy them again if they go on spesh.I never liked 5.10s anyways. I am about to order another pair of Ride Concepts.
I was just thinking about how much I hate the local Spesh shop but I figure I'll have a look at the Spesh Aus site, this is the first thing that came up when looking for apparel.I’ve switched to Specialized 2FO from 5.10’s after many years and couldn’t be happier. My last pair of Freeriders had about as much grip as wet noodle. All of the2FO options have been 50-60% off lately too.
All of Specialized products seem to be perpetually on sale since a year ago or so. Maybe they've changed management?of the2FO options have been 50-60% off lately too.
Pretty sure they haven't actually made that version of Impact for like 8-10 years. It definitely predates Adidas acquisition. They don't even make the Sam Hill anymore.Adidas has done a fine job with 5:10 impacts..brand new cut the tag off today , 2nd run down and bike park and sole was hanging off, other is tearing off...so I rode today with no bottom to my shoe..View attachment 214953View attachment 214954
Nope...lol..good ol BMX days of a shoe in back tire to stop ..Mom got pissed if have sideways holes in shoe bottoms within a couple days..Have you ever tried to stop the bike with the brakes, just for a change, instead of going full Fred Flintstone?
Can you see threads above the nipples on your wheel?A spoke broke on my rear wheel on the bikepark bike. It broke just at the start of the thread. This spoke was on the low tension side of the wheel.
Sapim race spoke 2.0 butted to 1.8 mm mounted on dt350 hub with ex471 rim.
You might be onto something! I built this wheel with the dreaded squorx nipples. I usually don't use them and for whatever reason I don't remember I did... the spoke length was most likely calculated for standard nipples. I could see the thread a bit below the top of the nipple on the broken spoke. Maybe 1 or 2 mm below the top.Can you see threads above the nipples on your wheel?
Well, seeing the thread ABOVE the nipple is a quick and easy check to see you don't have enough engagement. If you don't see that, then you have to look inside the rim and if the nipple is flush or even slightly protruding into the rim by a mm or so you are usually good.You might be onto something! I built this wheel with the dreaded squorx nipples. I usually don't use them and for whatever reason I don't remember I did... the spoke length was most likely calculated for standard nipples. I could see the thread a bit below the top of the nipple on the broken spoke. Maybe 1 or 2 mm below the top.
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When I check with Dt's calculator, the spoke length should be 1mm longer with squorx nipple compared to standard. It doesn't sound like enough to make a meaningful difference, what do you reckon?
The next pawl is cracked too.Hmmmm
I think I got super lucky that the broken pawl didn't tear everything up, can probably chug along until I find some new ones.
But it also appears that the drive ring is cracked in a bunch of spots. Le sigh.
I guess I better start budgeting for a new wheel...
Yikes didn't notice the other pawl. I didn't look for numbers on it.The next pawl is cracked too.
So that's a Novatec premium?
If so, do your pawls have numbers stamped in to them? I think it was on the underside of the pawl.
My new hub, got maybe 30km out of it.
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I got maybe 300 French Miles out of two sets of pawls, I should see if the ring is cracked.Yikes didn't notice the other pawl. I didn't look for numbers on it.
This hub is from before they called them Premium, when they were under Factor.
I can probably lookup how far this one has gone, but I've had this one since the start of 2019. So it's at least done a fair bit of work..
That sucks. I don't remember ever hear or feeling that, which is odd. Did yours snap off like that one?I got maybe 300 French Miles out of two sets of pawls, I should see if the ring is cracked.
Climbing and hitting a root or something seemed to be when my pawls would pop, they'd go one at a time.
The ring looks cracked at about 7PM in the last picture:I should see if the ring is cracked.
Yeah, mine sent out a big bang sound and shock through the frame, seemed to happen on rough climbs.That sucks. I don't remember ever hear or feeling that, which is odd. Did yours snap off like that one?
Where'd you get replacements from?
Oh right, I'm guessing you took the pawls from your other freehub?Yeah, mine sent out a big bang sound and shock through the frame, seemed to happen on rough climbs.
I didn't bother with new ones, shit hub and I laced it wrong which weakened the flanges, did the usual by lining the middle of the logo up with the spoke hole but that put the spokes in the wrong locations and couldn't be bothered fixing it.
EDIT, My pawls had 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4 stamped in to them, not sure why, they all looked the same.