SuperstarComponents
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SuperstarComponents ForestalBikes's article
May 30, 2019 at 0:45
May 30, 2019
Video: A Glimpse into the Design Process Behind Forestal Bikes
Thats about all the engineering which goes into most bike products from what i have seen from over a decade inside the industry. The process is: draw a sketch and send it off to someone who (hopefully) knows what they are doing to make it for you. Then start cranking out the marketing hype which customers believe hook line and sinker it appears.
A bit sad really in my opinion, i always hoped for more.
But im hopefully theres more substance than the marketing teaser seemed to lack, My cynical attitued hopes to be surprised.
Neil Superstar Components.
SuperstarComponents mikekazimer's article
May 4, 2019 at 10:25
May 4, 2019
First Look: DT Swiss' New Ratchet EXP Hub Design
Ok the fuel hub was supplied to us by Aivee in France. Again not our design and you can still get spares from them directly when we run out.
All our current and future model range are all designed and manufactured in-house in the uk. @StevieJB:
SuperstarComponents mikekazimer's article
May 4, 2019 at 10:23
May 4, 2019
First Look: DT Swiss' New Ratchet EXP Hub Design
The tool isn’t the problem but the seized threads which have had pedalling load tightened them for years before the service. Even when we had a custom made tool and a 1000mm breaker bar we struggled to get the threaded engagement ring loose. When we clamped the hub in a vice we sheared the brake mount off and the seized threads held! This wasn’t a Dt hub but I’m suspicious the same issue would come up. @Demoguy:
SuperstarComponents mikekazimer's article
May 3, 2019 at 10:27
May 3, 2019
First Look: DT Swiss' New Ratchet EXP Hub Design
@ssteve: your relying on the threads to hold a bearing concentric with bearings either side. its not ideal shall we say but it will work. I might be wrong but thats what it looks like.
As you point out its going to be a hard job undoing that threaded ring which has been under load and corrosion etc for years. I know from experience on changing engagement rings on older taiwanese hubs its near impossible sometimes.
im sure they have got it in hand
SuperstarComponents mikekazimer's article
May 3, 2019 at 10:20
May 3, 2019
First Look: DT Swiss' New Ratchet EXP Hub Design
@StevieJB: hello i presume you are talking about the Novatec hub from 4-5 years ago with the blue freehub? unfortunately that was a design choice by novatec. all our hubs now are designed and manufactured inhouse in our factory in Lincoln, so not really the same. As you say if you have a problem we sort it and we still do.
SuperstarComponents mikekazimer's article
May 3, 2019 at 3:42
May 3, 2019
First Look: DT Swiss' New Ratchet EXP Hub Design
Probbly has something to do with their patent lapsing and it being fair game to make ratchet type hubs for any brand now....
Im trying to work out if the bearing actually presses into the threaded ring, if so that could be a tolerance nightmare.
Im sticking to pawls for now but watching this with interest. Personally i struggle to see the differences between DT hubs and how they can magic up the sales for the overpriced high end ones with minimal design changes
Neil (superstar components)
SuperstarComponents burgtec-limited's article
Apr 6, 2019 at 7:07
Apr 6, 2019
Burgtec Announces MK4 Composite Pedal
Hello. To be clear we don’t make Burgtec parts. Unfortunately we can’t discuss clients projects due to commercial NDAs.
We do manufacture for lots of other people both inside and outside of the bike industry. But most people won’t let us discuss this publicly.
The guys at burgtec ive known for years and they are great guys. While I would love to manufacture their parts, they are owned by a big machine shop so they can do most of their parts in-house
I’m interested to see how well the plastic pedals go down for them. From my point of view we can’t give our ones away, but that’s probably as aluminium nanos are such a good product! @justanotherusername:
SuperstarComponents burgtec-limited's article
Apr 4, 2019 at 4:30
Apr 4, 2019
Burgtec Announces MK4 Composite Pedal
@ Konyp (22 mins ago)
yup you shred it up and make fenceposts with it. still recycling as it makes a good material for making bulky things out of for low cost. they look like marble snot and are made of all sorts of plastic.
technically pretty much anything is recyclable. you can grind up carbon frames and use them as filler in tarmac for example...
SuperstarComponents mikelevy's article
Mar 29, 2019 at 14:27
Mar 29, 2019
FSA's New High-End Crankset Skips the Carbon - Taipei Cycle Show 2019
Who said anything about copying? That’s a bit of a presumption there.@justanotherusername: