Recent content by waffleShirt

Its not exactly "Brisbane" but Mapleton has some good tracks and a very well graded dirt road that any car could get up.

So far the bike mechanic work has paid the bills, but as im moving house/country every 6 to 12 months I live pretty frugally. Once I settle somewhere it might be time to reevaluate the job. But for now it sure beats sitting at a desk. And fortunately Di2 helps keep the computer nerd skills in use!

I think you might be SOL on this one. The FH-M756 is compatible with a couple of other hubs, but I don't believe there's any freehubs that are compatible with your hub shell. Unfortunately I don't have access to the Shimano webshop at the moment to check if there's any listed alternatives, but...

So then The Dude is going to have a straight 1.25" steerer, increasing the difficulty in finding a headset to the most extreme degree. I like it. Maybe that will be the Giant OD3 standard.

teK beat me to it. Your local giant dealer should have in stock the Giant brand (aka, FSA rebranded) OD2 headsets. From memory they are a regular ZS44/56 headset with a larger ID top bearing. You may be able to get something from the Hope Pick N Mix range or Superstar components as well. Have...

Hi everyone. I don’t know how long I've been registered on here, it was a surprise when I went to create a new account and found that my email address was already in use. (Looks like it was 2013, not sure where I’ve been for the last 5 years....) I've been riding since I was a kid and started...