AM Mega Murmur
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It's great! Run an 1150mm bar height across all my bikes. Nice central, upright position.
Just kept going higher and higher until I found the limit.
First big ride on the weekend at Mt Beauty with alloy wheels and sticky WE's in the wet. Lots of positives so far coming coming off the 141. The suppleness, grip and lack of noise standout so far. 28km/1050m and it pedals great in and out of the saddle. More compression tinkering required. Stoked so far.
I could! Was definitely well needed on the 141. Just kept it on for the chain silence/feel.
Only a few small changes recently. Moved back to the carbon wheels. Had the alloy set on for a while. Alloy is feeling is great for comfort but don't get the direct feeling of the plastic wheels. Also moved to an oval ring, Trick stuff rotors, Tacky Chan front tyre and Rimpact Pro in the rear. Absolutely loving how it rides and how capable it is .
Only two rides in but seems reviews were right in it coming alive when pushed hard. Great grip so far in the dusty conditions.
Been a while but a few small running updates. Went back to alloy wheels, shorter cranks, new grips, rotors and tyres to suit dry hardpack conditions.
Really enjoying the silent hub to hear what the bike and tyres are doing. Hard to fault Reserves' warranty. 2x warrantied rims in a month, no questions asked replaced to my doorstep in 2 days so hard to fault these days.
Onyx Vesper/Reserve HD 30 AL Wheelset
Intend Skinny 203mm Rotors
Praxis Cadet Gen2 165mm Cranks
Continental Xynotal Soft Enduro Casing Tyres
Wolftooth Mega Fat Paw 40mm Grips
Really enjoying the silent hub to hear what the bike and tyres are doing. Hard to fault Reserves' warranty. 2x warrantied rims in a month, no questions asked replaced to my doorstep in 2 days so hard to fault these days.
Onyx Vesper/Reserve HD 30 AL Wheelset
Intend Skinny 203mm Rotors
Praxis Cadet Gen2 165mm Cranks
Continental Xynotal Soft Enduro Casing Tyres
Wolftooth Mega Fat Paw 40mm Grips
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Ooft, that's a lot of rim damage! Ever tried the Moto 3 Zeros?
Square edge rock will do that. Inserts only do so much. I haven't but seems they aren't common at all anymore. Is there a reason? 2 guys at the NZ MTB Rally raved about them but disliked the complexity of the rim taping sealing the front rim.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
They were pretty mental expensive and somewhat heavy for carbon. Probably the main issue was if you wanted a warrantable wheel you got stuck with some random Zipp hub (IIRC). I have read the occasional comment about tape application or keeping tape seated could be technically difficult. Haven't run them myself (and I wouldn't ride hard enough to test them properly if we're being honest...), but they are meant to be incredibly durable. Possibly good as a rear-only solution where the flexy characteristics don't meddle with the steering? Just a thought bubble really!
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
Yeah I think as a wheelset they're a bit uninspiring on paper given for the outlay you're not getting a top shelf hub. Make more sense as a rim / wheel build (but obvs then even more expensive). I don't ride anything hard enough to test properly either but I really, really like my set. Traction everywhere and all sorts of off camber stupidity is an option (within reason).They were pretty mental expensive and somewhat heavy for carbon. Probably the main issue was if you wanted a warrantable wheel you got stuck with some random Zipp hub (IIRC). I have read the occasional comment about tape application or keeping tape seated could be technically difficult. Haven't run them myself (and I wouldn't ride hard enough to test them properly if we're being honest...), but they are meant to be incredibly durable. Possibly good as a rear-only solution where the flexy characteristics don't meddle with the steering? Just a thought bubble really!
I have pondering going to Hopes currently on Dominions. What was the issue?
Bikes looking great.