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snowcrash19 vernonfelton's article
Feb 15, 2018 at 4:56
Feb 15, 2018
American Classic Calls It Quits... For Now
www.bicyclepartsupply.com has them
snowcrash19 vernonfelton's article
Feb 9, 2018 at 7:11
Feb 9, 2018
American Classic Calls It Quits... For Now
I needed to buy some parts for my AC wheels. I found them here: https://www.bicyclepartsupply.com/
snowcrash19 vernonfelton's article
Dec 15, 2017 at 4:34
Dec 15, 2017
Bike Standards—How Did We Get Here?—A Podcast
@vernonfelton: Thank you for acknowledging this comment :) I work in the manufacturing side of cycling and I know many of these standards are very difficult for smaller companies to do. It requires a lot of adjustments, new SKU, marketing, etc which is very expensive. Boost does not outweigh those expenses for most smaller companies - the aren't selling all kinds of new products because of it.
snowcrash19 vernonfelton's article
Dec 14, 2017 at 4:58
Dec 14, 2017
Bike Standards—How Did We Get Here?—A Podcast
Whats most interesting to me is that they didn't get a chance to ask the people who actually brought the standard. SRAM and TREK. Specialized tried to do a new wheel standard with SCS which failed miserably (however in concept its actually not too bad - just horrible execution).
The new standards have much less to do with the Hub than it does with the Chain line, Tire Clearance, Q-Factor, and Frame Stiffness. The hub is a poor byproduct of frame engineers. They didn't start with the hub. They didn't even really design any wheels when they were doing it. The rear wheel just becomes marketing garbage.
Because the biggest companies in the industries make the standard everyone else must follow. The people above can have opinions but ultimately if they want to be in the industry they have to follow what the others do. If i9 didn't make boost they wouldn't sell much - whether they like boost or not.
These new standards are not really an improvement at all on the rear hub. Front hub however is great!
snowcrash19 vernonfelton's article
Oct 5, 2017 at 12:43
Oct 5, 2017
Have Your Say on the Ever-Changing Bike Standards
@raditude: Maybe the should be... that's a $13b industry...
Selling
Sep 16, 2017 at 4:33
Sep 16, 2017
American Classic - 29" Wide Lightning
$449 USDFor Sale:
29" American Classic - Wide Lightning
- Shimano 10/11 Cassette body - works with SRAM NX all the way up to XTR. I can swap to SRAM XD if needed.
- Less than 300 miles, excellent condition
- 30mm Internal width!
INCLUDES:
- 15mm Thru Axle KIt
- 12mm x 142mm Thru Axle Kit
- Extra roll of 32mm Tape for Tubeless
- Tubeless Valve Stems
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Selling
Jul 13, 2017 at 16:16
Jul 13, 2017
4 Tires - Kenda Nevegal / Kenda Small Block 8
$25 USDFor Sale:
4 Tires - 26" x 1.95 - (2) Kenda Nevegal / (2) Kenda Small Block 8
New - Never Used.
snowcrash19 AJBarlas's article
May 5, 2017 at 12:06
May 5, 2017
Does Boost Spacing Really Make a Stronger Wheel?
A 3mm wider triangle isn't stiffer if the spoke tension is lower. If it has the same spoke tension it is, however then the wheel is out of dish.
snowcrash19 AJBarlas's article
May 5, 2017 at 11:56
May 5, 2017
Does Boost Spacing Really Make a Stronger Wheel?
@Bustacrimes: agree'd - I think MOST independent wheel manufacturers like American Classic would have preferred the wider spacing. But while Trek / Niner / Santa Cruz / Etc make Boost frames it forces companies make Boost. Since they had to make a new "Boost" wheel why not think of the best way to work within the spacing. If logic was applied as you stated - Boost 148 should have been skipped which I bet most independent wheel manufacturers would agree!
