justinfoil
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justinfoil Nukeproofinternational's article
May 27, 2023 at 7:02
2 days
Nukeproof Launches New Horizon Pro Wheel Range
"reduced the spoke count of the wheels to 28. This is thanks to the increased tension and strength by using straight pull spokes (vs a J-Bend)"
Pretty sure j-bend is almost never the weak point re: high tension. A spoke hole is going to give long before either a J or a straight spoke breaks at the head, leading to another spoke breaking, and usually at the threads, which is the same for both straights and Js.
justinfoil dariodigiulio's article
May 25, 2023 at 8:32
May 25, 2023
Interview: Talking About Tires With Bontrager, e*thirteen, Michelin, and More
@Whataboutism: Hootie and the No Fish: pretty sure it was just Darius on that cover that popularized the song a-new.
justinfoil dariodigiulio's article
May 25, 2023 at 8:29
May 25, 2023
Interview: Talking About Tires With Bontrager, e*thirteen, Michelin, and More
You only need two, though, so half as much cost.
justinfoil dariodigiulio's article
May 25, 2023 at 8:28
May 25, 2023
Interview: Talking About Tires With Bontrager, e*thirteen, Michelin, and More
I thought the tire stretch question was done and dusted last time... Literally the same gamut of answers this time.
It also means that any calipering of tires under test should only be done after at least one ride and reinflated to normal pressure, or after a (silly) max pressure overnight sit.
justinfoil dariodigiulio's article
May 25, 2023 at 8:27
May 25, 2023
Interview: Talking About Tires With Bontrager, e*thirteen, Michelin, and More
Who cares what Bonti says about tires... their own factory race team is running Continental!
justinfoil dariodigiulio's article
May 24, 2023 at 11:18
May 24, 2023
First Look: Pivot's New Mach 4SL
Those who negged this... why? Am I wrong about the shock sizing? (No.) Wrong about how extra travel at the bottom affects pedaling? (Maybe.) Wrong about saving weight? (Not as I can tell from Pivot's site: same exact frame and links)
justinfoil dariodigiulio's article
May 23, 2023 at 9:46
May 23, 2023
First Look: Pivot's New Mach 4SL
Why would anyone choose to run less travel on an identical frame? If you're not saving weight* from a frame that doesn't need to handle the same travel range, wouldn't you just run the max travel? Especially with Pivot's usual dw-link tune, it's going to get up and go when you get on the pedals no matter if there is any extra 10mm at the other end of the travel. And since it's probably the same shock just travel limited at bottom out (Fox shocks generally all have at least a 5mm stroke range for each eye-to-eye with identical parts), it's not even like you're getting a drastically different spring on the short travel. Just limiting for the sake of limiting, seems silly.
justinfoil dariodigiulio's article
May 23, 2023 at 9:29
May 23, 2023
First Look: Pivot's New Mach 4SL
"as well as a cleanly tucked away multitool under the bottom bracket."
So cleanly it will probably be invisible after just a few rides anywhere with actual rocks. Will make a nice frame protector while it lasts, though.
justinfoil seb-stott's article
May 23, 2023 at 9:22
May 23, 2023
Review: Deviate Highlander 2 - A Better Sequel
@TopherJones93: You are correct that the swing arm length might be slightly longer, but that's the direct cause of any added anti-rise from the brake torque: the length, not the pivot position. If the pivot position is the cause of the length increase, that's one thing. But to try and say that the pivot location alone changes the torque from the brake, that's incorrect.
justinfoil TectonicComponents's article
May 23, 2023 at 9:12
May 23, 2023
Tectonic Components Releases Altar v2 Pedal
@TectonicComponents: They don't look very recessed in those pics.
RE: not seeing bolts that "cannot be removed or replaced": I'm assuming you meant "with a normal allen key", because that's very different from just the threads and pin hole maintaining integrity.
All I know is that the leading edges, and especially corners, of my pedals are the first to get beat up after the pins themselves, and those bolt heads are directly in the firing line. Even if they hold up shape wise (I'm doubtful), I would still not want to be trying to scrape dirt and such out of that 3mm hex hole in order to change a pin. And since it's been a long time since I actually mangled a conventional pin hole, I don't see the practicality of it, especially since I might also end up throwing out pins that are still half good.
