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Platystemon posted:Folks, I have sinned. What is the functional purpose of these, I’ve never heard of them. Or do you mean hood covers?
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wooger posted:What is the functional purpose of these, I’ve never heard of them. Or do you mean hood covers? Cold aluminum is unpleasant to touch.
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Dec 10, 2023 13:17
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just get pogies
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The Fool posted:just get pogies In 30min or so of standing outside, the metal reaches equilibrium with the ambient temp.
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Dec 10, 2023 21:38
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Get free heat from the steam engine you’re straddling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvS8wtnNQz4 Ridden a couple minutes from the end of the video.
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Anyone have experience running SRAM DUB cranks with a BB86 bottom bracket? I don't know why Giant and Canyon would sell so many bikes running this setup if the bearing life is as bad as they say 
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My mtbs are both PF92, which is the same diameter but a little wider. Hei hei has the wheels mfg bb, which is just two double row bearings with a flange and a 29mm ID. Pretty funny since it's like, how the original bb30 worked. You do have to do a little trial and error on the spacers unlike the sram dub bb that tells you exactly what to put on each side. Not entirely sure they're worth it. Bike needs a new bb about every year and doesn't seem like the fancy wheels one lasted that much longer than the much cheaper sram part. Although, to be fair, the last one was perfectly fine until I did a pretty long ride in the rain and mud. Replaced it with the same thing. https://wheelsmfg.com/bottom-bracke...d-bearings.html my trek that's also bb92 and dub just has the sram bb in it. So far so good after like a a year and 1200mi. When it dies i might put in the wheels one? Annoyingly expensive for two bearings though.
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Dec 11, 2023 04:25
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My brother just bought a new fork for his gravel bike and it's got those three vertical bosses on each fork blade. Isn't there a common term for those, like three-pack bosses or something? i wanted to get him something dumb to attach to them, but can't for the life of me remember the term (i'm getting old). I know I could get an Anything Cage or that kind of thing, but was trying to see what else is out there.
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Sphyre posted:Anyone have experience running SRAM DUB cranks with a BB86 bottom bracket? I don't know why Giant and Canyon would sell so many bikes running this setup if the bearing life is as bad as they say It's "eh fine" if you ride in fair weather conditions and if your BB shell is perfectly aligned. Also what jamal mentioned. The direct-fit double-row flanged 4130 bearings are definitely going to be more durable than SRAM's own press-in cups with single-row 4030 bearings. TobinHatesYou fucked around with this message at 06:34 on Dec 11, 2023 |
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Bouillon Rube posted:Anyone have experience with this type of trailer? The double will be wider, so there's a non-zero chance you'll cycle through a gap at speed and only find out it's too narrow for the trailer when you go over the handlebars. That said, I've got a single Thule Chariot which both my children (2 and 4) now try to squeeze into at the same time (for walking, not cycling) and I really wish I'd spent the tiny bit extra 4 years ago for the double.
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kimbo305 posted:In 30min or so of standing outside, the metal reaches equilibrium with the ambient temp.
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I'm looking at getting some winter boots after my feet got soaked/frozen walking through flooded areas a few times recently. Was looking at these Lake ones, but have also seen Northwave mentioned here quite a bit. https://www.lakecycling.com/products/mx-146 Are there any favourite winter boots I should look at?
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Dec 11, 2023 16:51
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I like Muck boots.
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Yeah I did forget to mention cycling in that post
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Heliosicle posted:Yeah I did forget to mention cycling in that post /me checks the that title ... Muck boots. Sticking with it. The perfect cycling shoe!
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Heliosicle posted:I'm looking at getting some winter boots after my feet got soaked/frozen walking through flooded areas a few times recently. If you’re walking in a flood there not much to be done imo. You’d need flats and rubber Wellington boots. I have those mx146 boots in the largest available size. They’re a bit much most of the time tbh, quite bulky and the stack height difference vs. my normal mtb shoes is big enough that I need to raise my saddle. I also mostly ride road, so don’t use them too much outside of some horrific winter commutes and gravel snow epics. It’s very important to get the right size, and they’re kind of roomy inside so you need to wear big socks. Heel retention isn’t great, but you can bake them in an oven and heat form them around your foot to fit a little better. Yet still easier to get on quickly than Spatz overshoes… I struggle to wake up early enough to actually use those. With any boots or overshoes, your feet *will* get wet unless you stop water getting in at the top. A rubber gasket like this https://www.gripgrab.com/products/cyclingaiter-shoe-cover-cuffs?variant=42118870738 is a good idea. The most waterproof overshoe is the velotoze, essentially a latex condom for your feet and lower leg, but it generally won’t last more than a few weeks of riding without ripping.
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frogbs posted:My brother just bought a new fork for his gravel bike and it's got those three vertical bosses on each fork blade. Isn't there a common term for those, like three-pack bosses or something? i wanted to get him something dumb to attach to them, but can't for the life of me remember the term (i'm getting old). I know I could get an Anything Cage or that kind of thing, but was trying to see what else is out there. 
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I was actually thinking of something that could hold a baguette, but a banana holder is also a great idea. Maybe banana holder on one side, baguette on the other.
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wooger posted:If you’re walking in a flood there not much to be done imo. You’d need flats and rubber Wellington boots. Oh nice, thanks for the write up. My current off road clipless shoes have a vent underneath and mesh down to the sole so they're fairly useless in even minor puddles. Really all I'm after is moderate sealing up to the top of my foot, so maybe the MX146 are overkill Your point about stack height is really useful though. I would definitely find that annoying since I use the same bike on road/gravel/indoors, so might look at some other options for now. Probably still have to be Lakes though since there's not many other truly wide options.
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frogbs posted:My brother just bought a new fork for his gravel bike and it's got those three vertical bosses on each fork blade. Isn't there a common term for those, like three-pack bosses or something? i wanted to get him something dumb to attach to them, but can't for the life of me remember the term (i'm getting old). I know I could get an Anything Cage or that kind of thing, but was trying to see what else is out there. https://bikerumor.com/tailfin-fork-pack-system-pannier-3-pack-mounts/
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Or get the ortlieb ones lmao
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I've been tempted to move my water bottle cages there to make room for a frame bag foolish y/n?
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in other news I experienced my first real flat on a tubeless last night and the plug did jack all so now I'm putting a tube back into that tire until I feel like replacing the set
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evil_bunnY posted:Or get the ortlieb ones lmao Supposedly the cool bit of these is the mount is minimal enough you can just leave it on
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On my Kona Libre, I think the 3 bosses aren't quite equidistant or something because I'm only able to use the bottom pair in each side for two-bolt cages and such. I put my pump there and it's been fine.
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I have shimano MW7 goretex boots. Pretty good, but if it's really wet out water will come in the top and then stay in the boot. I keep meaning to come up with some sort of a sleeve I can put over the cuff of the boot and under the bottom of my tights to try to help with that. Since they're heavier and bigger and bulkier than my normal fancy xc shoes I tend to not wear them unless I know for sure just shoe covers aren't going to cut it. So like under 30f or so.
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The Fool posted:in other news I experienced my first real flat on a tubeless last night and the plug did jack all so now I'm putting a tube back into that tire until I feel like replacing the set amenenema posted:Supposedly the cool bit of these is the mount is minimal enough you can just leave it on
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The Fool posted:I've been tempted to move my water bottle cages there to make room for a frame bag The one thing to be mindful of is you don't want the weight to be super different between the two sides - it makes handling weird. This gets tricky if you're drinking the water from one side.
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bicievino posted:The one thing to be mindful of is you don't want the weight to be super different between the two sides - it makes handling weird. Yah, when I had >50% difference in the sides of mine, the fork developed an insane speed wobble past 30mph. Really only a speed I was hitting on 5% gradients on tour, but still one of the scariest experiences. I pulled off after the second switchback and balanced my bottles out.
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More forks ought to have stanchions on the bottom.
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Platystemon posted:More forks ought to have stanchions on the bottom. What do you think a fork stanchion is? I think you mean the threaded holes on the forks for mounting stuff.
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I think it's called a reverse fork
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brand engager posted:I think it's called a reverse fork a Krof
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Platystemon posted:More forks ought to have stanchions on the bottom. I missed buying a spare Brodie Diablo frame and a Marzocchi Shiver off marketplace a couple years ago because I couldn't fit the $200 they were asking into my budget, and I regret it constantly.
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wooger posted:What do you think a fork stanchion is? No. The threaded holes should be on the top, moving with the frame. With conventional forks, they have to be on the bottom, adding to the unsprung mass of the wheel, because the top part is the stanchions. You can’t mount stuff on a surface that slides into something else. Invert the basic anatomy of a fork and then you can put mounting holes on the top half. The major downside of this arrangement is that the stanchions become more vulnerable to minor wear and tear as well as serious crash damage. It does have significant advantages for vehicle dynamics though; no one would do it just to mount bottles in the sensible place. That’s a small fringe benefit.
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The problem with USD forks on bicycles from what I can tell is that the axle area is really not very rigid. Conventional forks can have a brace going over the wheel to keep everything square and solid, whereas on USD's the lower half is entirely at the mercy of how rigid the axle itself is.
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Nine-millimetre QR axles are not at all up to the task, but with through-axles it’s possible to spec and buy stuff that is.
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Stanchions on the bottom has been done before, not very common and never really seemed to take off on the higher end stuff, generally speaking. https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/feature/RockShox-Introduces-the-RS-1,247
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