andeh23
- Member since May 23, 2017 O+ FL
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El Granada , California - 2 Followers
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andeh23 mattbeer's article
Apr 30, 2024 at 9:21
Apr 30, 2024
Review: 3 of the Latest Burly Tailgate Pads from Dakine, Fox, & Send It
The Send It is much better than the Fox/RF T2 it replaced, if you're the sort who doesn't leave the tailgate pad on year round. My fingers love drop-through straps, and make installation a breeze (~1 min).
My only complaint is the straps are too short for fat ebike downtubes. I replaced a handful of them with OneUp straps (Voile straps would work too), and they're long enough, hold the bike better, and are quicker to cinch down.
andeh23 jessiemaymorgan's article
Apr 26, 2024 at 9:08
Apr 26, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: Riser Bar or Extra Spacers Under the Stem?
This, although I'm size medium and have joined the Church of Stack. I put the same OneUp 35mm rise bars on every bike because I like how they feel, then pile on spacers until the bars feel right (usually 15-20mm worth).
andeh23 dariodigiulio's article
Apr 10, 2024 at 10:14
Apr 10, 2024
First Ride: Race Face Releases New Era & Turbine Handlebars
Who on earth rolls their bars forward/back 20 degrees from the neutral point (relative to stem)? Whenever I fiddle with bar roll, anything more than a couple degrees feels terrible and weird.
andeh23 mikekazimer's article
Apr 9, 2024 at 8:49
Apr 9, 2024
First Ride: 2024 Norco Range VLT eMTB - The Bosch-Powered High Pivot Machine
This. WTAF. My Levo that I just sold because it was too much of a pig was 52 lbs with pedals, a Zeb, and DH tires & rims. The Heckler SL I replaced it with is 44 lbs with pedals. Yeah it's got a 430w battery instead of a 720w like the Sight VLT, but it's still 11(!!!) lbs lighter than the Sight with the same or very similar parts.
andeh23 seb-stott's article
Mar 8, 2024 at 13:03
Mar 8, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: Do You Need Downtube Storage?
I have a Santa Cruz Nomad with frame storage. In my experience, if you load up stuff in there that makes sense to carry (like CO2s, micro Leatherman, etc.) there's a ton of knocking sounds unless you really pack it so full that the stuff can't move. And if nothing's in there, the door rattles, so I had to add some mastic tape around the lip to silence it. The best use I've found for the storage is throwing a windbreaker in there, but even that's problematic since the door isn't waterproof. So yea, most of the time my frame storage is empty.
andeh23 mattbeer's article
Feb 13, 2024 at 18:13
Feb 13, 2024
Chris King's New DropSet 6 Headset is Built for Abuse
@gtill9000: I do in fact live on the coast, but my bikes are stored in a garage. I had multiple CC 40 bearings die. After the second set, I stepped up to 110 bearings because they're inter-compatible with 40 cups. Still rusted out but lasted about 9 months instead of 6. For bottom brackets, I had a CC Hellbender bottom bracket (the one with the "solid oil" bearing) and that thing rusted solid within a few months. CC did send me some SKF bearings as a replacement and quietly discontinued that line. While waiting on that, I tried a RWC BSA BB which had Enduro bearings, which also rusted out. It's not just me, other guys who live here have experienced the same thing with CC/FSA headsets and BBs. The solution that works here is CK.
andeh23 mattbeer's article
Feb 13, 2024 at 12:58
Feb 13, 2024
Chris King's New DropSet 6 Headset is Built for Abuse
@justanotherusername: well, they turned orange-brown and stopped moving. Like many other shitty Enduro bearing products.
andeh23 mattbeer's article
Feb 13, 2024 at 11:44
Feb 13, 2024
Chris King's New DropSet 6 Headset is Built for Abuse
A couple years back I got tired of replacing rusty headsets & bottom brackets every few months that used Enduro bearings (Cane Creek, RWC, etc.). I had already tried using "Premium" versions (CC 110, Hellbender, etc.) and they still all rusted out within a matter of months. I sucked it up and got Chris King, and they are still flawless. This year I pulled them apart just to check and flushed the grease while it was open, but they didn't really need it.
So, going forward, every bike of mine will get the stock headset/BB removed and stored in the proper receptacle (trash can) and replaced with a CK one if my current ones don't fit. My silver CK BSA30 BB and eeWings will keep moving from bike to bike as forever components.
