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flag ajax-ripper
Posted: Oct 17, 2017 at 20:06 Quote
soulless wrote:
can a zee wide ratio rear mech be setup to run more then a 36 tooth cassette!

im looking at either a 11-36 or an 11-42 with a 30 tooth up front will the 6 extra teeth make that big of a difference?
Worth a rad cage you could go up to 42
flag nubbs
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Posted: Oct 17, 2017 at 20:07 Quote
a-prince wrote:
I'm having a problem with my free hub. When I tighten my rear axle (thru-axle) the freehub locks up and won't spin. The free hub works perfectly without the through axle tightened down. From looking around online it seems you can preload the bearings in the free hub and that can cause this? Does my free hub need to be rebuilt? It's a new stans 3.3 HD xd driver I just swapped out for an old destroyed one.

Any help? I had a fully functioning bike before I removed my cassette two days ago and has not worked since reassembling. Bummed...I don't know what I did.

Small washer might sit between freehub bearings and hub Shell bearings. Old one may have stayed on old freehub.
flag cyberoptixs
Posted: Oct 17, 2017 at 21:00 Quote
ajax-ripper wrote:
soulless wrote:
can a zee wide ratio rear mech be setup to run more then a 36 tooth cassette!

im looking at either a 11-36 or an 11-42 with a 30 tooth up front will the 6 extra teeth make that big of a difference?
Worth a rad cage you could go up to 42

would 42 teeth make that much more of a difference
flag sadevil
Posted: Oct 17, 2017 at 21:35 Quote
Quick question,
Am I right in thinking a MY15 26” Pike uses the same uppers as the 27.5 model?
And I could turn my 160mm 26” Pike to a 150mm 27.5 by just swapping the lowers?

Somebody let me know if I’m missing something here.
flag el-booto
Posted: Oct 17, 2017 at 22:26 Quote
ajax-ripper wrote:
soulless wrote:
can a zee wide ratio rear mech be setup to run more then a 36 tooth cassette!

im looking at either a 11-36 or an 11-42 with a 30 tooth up front will the 6 extra teeth make that big of a difference?
Worth a rad cage you could go up to 42

or a goatlink/pilo link

am running a zee w/pilo link and a praxis 40t cassette on my HT fatty, could squeeze a 42 on if i added a link to the chain
flag VTwintips
Posted: Oct 17, 2017 at 22:44 Quote
Why not just get XT in the first place if you're gonna put a longer cage on it?
flag iffy
Posted: Oct 18, 2017 at 1:40 Quote
VTwintips wrote:
Why not just get XT in the first place if you're gonna put a longer cage on it?

the difference is the Radr cage has an offset guide pulley to clear the 42t sprocket without having to screw the b-tension all the way in and loose shifting performance in the high range. It is also a little bit shorter than a med.
flag arphia
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Posted: Oct 18, 2017 at 2:19 Quote
soulless wrote:
ajax-ripper wrote:
soulless wrote:
can a zee wide ratio rear mech be setup to run more then a 36 tooth cassette!

im looking at either a 11-36 or an 11-42 with a 30 tooth up front will the 6 extra teeth make that big of a difference?
Worth a rad cage you could go up to 42

would 42 teeth make that much more of a difference

Running a 30t with an 11-36 is comparable to having an 11-42 with a 34 or 36t chain ring. If you want to pedal up hill and have decent speed on the flat ground those 6 teeth are pretty helpful.
flag bartb
Posted: Oct 18, 2017 at 7:36 Quote
Frightening wrote:
I have some fairly new Race Face Chester cranks, about two months old. I noticed some play when I wobbled the cranks laterally. The BB was greased thoroughly. I have a pet peeve about stuff being loose or wobbly, please help me out! I have four spacers on the non-drive side.

Hmm, I just received the same cranks. I'm curious what could cause this so I don't do it on my build lol
flag goytay
Posted: Oct 18, 2017 at 8:48 Quote
bartb wrote:
Frightening wrote:
I have some fairly new Race Face Chester cranks, about two months old. I noticed some play when I wobbled the cranks laterally. The BB was greased thoroughly. I have a pet peeve about stuff being loose or wobbly, please help me out! I have four spacers on the non-drive side.

Hmm, I just received the same cranks. I'm curious what could cause this so I don't do it on my build lol

Are the cranks torqued correctly? needs 45 foot pounds. Other than that, place the non drive side arm in a vise,and check for play at the arm / spindle interface.
flag Duderz7
Posted: Oct 18, 2017 at 8:53 Quote
bartb wrote:
Frightening wrote:
I have some fairly new Race Face Chester cranks, about two months old. I noticed some play when I wobbled the cranks laterally. The BB was greased thoroughly. I have a pet peeve about stuff being loose or wobbly, please help me out! I have four spacers on the non-drive side.

Hmm, I just received the same cranks. I'm curious what could cause this so I don't do it on my build lol

Review their instructions closely, race face provides numerous spacers to be put on bb shell and/or crank spindle to fine tune chainline, it's possible you've left something out. 4 spacers on non drive side seems like a lot.
flag cyberoptixs
Posted: Oct 18, 2017 at 10:40 Quote
VTwintips wrote:
Why not just get XT in the first place if you're gonna put a longer cage on it?

Build cost man a zee setup is only 200 bucks that's chainring, shifter , rear mech ,cassette and chain. Where the XT is 150 more before shipping and VAT
flag sopro13
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Posted: Oct 18, 2017 at 10:42 Quote
Hey everyone, so I'm about to dive into servicing my own rear shock (rockshox monarch rt3) for the first time, I have Phills water-proof grease, I notice a lot of people recommending Buzzys slick honey, does one work better than the other for this purpose?
flag its-chris
Posted: Oct 18, 2017 at 10:56 Quote
soulless wrote:
can a zee wide ratio rear mech be setup to run more then a 36 tooth cassette!

im looking at either a 11-36 or an 11-42 with a 30 tooth up front will the 6 extra teeth make that big of a difference?
I got one to work with 42t shifting was good (no modifications, but would be better with rad cage or goat link
flag spencer81
Posted: Oct 18, 2017 at 11:11 Quote
sopro13 wrote:
Hey everyone, so I'm about to dive into servicing my own rear shock (rockshox monarch rt3) for the first time, I have Phills water-proof grease, I notice a lot of people recommending Buzzys slick honey, does one work better than the other for this purpose?
Slick honey is a suspension grease, not sure about the phils, it might be too sticky

 


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