mountainsofsussex
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mountainsofsussex dariodigiulio's article
Apr 18, 2024 at 9:27
Apr 18, 2024
First Ride: Michelin's Aggressive New Wild Enduro Tires
@souknaysh: the Argo is my winter cheater tyre, though for some reason I've barely used it this year. Very happy with the Krypto rear - I just like if forget it's there. Finally starting to round off, but wear has been good (for mainly natural self-propelled riding rather than park etc)
mountainsofsussex mattbeer's article
Apr 16, 2024 at 12:50
Apr 16, 2024
Review: Race Face's Era Chainring Uses Steel, Carbon, & Aluminum
@jethromtbr: the GX chains are still pretty wear-prone - the X01 chains last several times longer. Can't remember where the difference in hardening is, but they certainly work out much cheaper in the long run
mountainsofsussex mattbeer's article
Apr 16, 2024 at 12:47
Apr 16, 2024
Review: Race Face's Era Chainring Uses Steel, Carbon, & Aluminum
So a 90kg rider putting all their weight on a 175mm crank is 158Nm, close enough to a Ford 1.0L Ecoboost. Just under a quarter of the Cummins. If you put a safety factor of a 4 against the rider torque on the chainring, which seems plausible, then it would take the quasi-static torque (after the flywheel). Wouldn't last more than a few seconds if you're lucky in reality.
The potential human torque is the challenge for gearboxes - the gears have to be big (heavy, friction) to handle our torque even if our power is tiny. A step up gear to add speed and reduce torque adds too much friction.
mountainsofsussex mattbeer's article
Apr 6, 2024 at 9:52
Apr 6, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: Center Lock or 6-Bolt Brake Rotor Mounting?
Also, you can't do a full bike bolt check with centre lock before a race without taking the wheels out. 6 bolt, no problem
mountainsofsussex henryquinney's article
Apr 4, 2024 at 2:24
Apr 4, 2024
Review: Logos Eudae 29 HD Carbon Wheels
I really like bladed - if the nipples are tight, you can just hold the flat section easily, rather than the wind up you get in round spokes. And you can easily tell if you're actually tensioning the spine or just twisting it. And if they're loose enough for the hub end to spin, bad things have probably happened to the wheel anyway
mountainsofsussex henryquinney's article
Apr 4, 2024 at 2:20
Apr 4, 2024
Review: Logos Eudae 29 HD Carbon Wheels
@motdrawde: yes there is a cassette tool on it. However, unless you can pull the axle end cap off, the tool won't work. And on my road bike with CL you need to (guess what) remove the rotor before you can remove the end cap.
I've not had a cassette come loose, but I know plenty of others who have, so CL could too. CL hubs and rotors are necessarily more complex to make, so will be more expensive. Chances are if you bend a 6 bolt disc, a reasonable bike shop will sort you out a replacement from stock. Not so sure on CL...
mountainsofsussex bluegrass-eagle's article
Apr 3, 2024 at 3:24
Apr 3, 2024
Bluegrass Releases Jetro 3/4 Shell Helmet
My patella gets really hot, so a cutout there would be really valuable for me. Having high impact padding around the side of the knee will make me feel far more secure. I'm just not sure if the cutout pads would look better with knee -goggles or knee-glasses?
mountainsofsussex jessiemaymorgan's article
Mar 28, 2024 at 8:27
Mar 28, 2024
First Look: Crankbrothers Release SOS Line of Trailside Repair Tools
@lkubica: ps, what are you running instead? I have the Giant Clutch under the bottle cage on the road bike, which is nice but rattled until I stuffed some rubber alongside the tool
mountainsofsussex jessiemaymorgan's article
Mar 28, 2024 at 8:26
Mar 28, 2024
First Look: Crankbrothers Release SOS Line of Trailside Repair Tools
@lkubica: I struggle more with getting the darn thing out, rather than it making a bid for freedom. I've got the OG, with stuff in the capsule, so I guess it would have to be a visible distance out before escaping
mountainsofsussex jessiemaymorgan's article
Mar 28, 2024 at 3:01
Mar 28, 2024
First Look: Crankbrothers Release SOS Line of Trailside Repair Tools
The oneup has a rubber o-ring that keeps the tool chamber dry. I mainly have it in the steerer where it's fairly protected, but it gets ridden a lot in wet weather and there's no corrosion on it whatsoever after I guess 3 years
