Newly Released Suspension & Components General

[ashes_mtb]

Its getting there with the UDH (Universal Derailleur Hanger)

Its got a couple of smarts built in too, pivots away when hit from the front and stops chainsuck.

Brands already using or transitioning to it are -

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Surely the coax derailleurs aren’t far away now?

 

[hambonanas]

Who would not notice rotor bolts being loose?

I wouldn't know..

 

[nzhumpy]

 

[pink poodle]

I wouldn't know..

There a familiar bike! Welcome back @hambonanas

 

[Isaakk]

This might be of interest to people - 9point8 have released HA shifting headsets for integrated IS41/IS42:

https://9point8.ca/collections/slack-r-kits

Considering one for the Jet 9.

 

[birddog69]

This might be of interest to people - 9point8 have released HA shifting headsets for integrated IS41/IS42:

https://9point8.ca/collections/slack-r-kits

Considering one for the Jet 9.
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This looks promising. I would like to push the Chameleon HA out a bit.

 

[PJO]

This might be of interest to people - 9point8 have released HA shifting headsets for integrated IS41/IS42:

https://9point8.ca/collections/slack-r-kits

Considering one for the Jet 9.

 

[shiny]

3D printed titanium cleats for Shimano, Crank Bros and Time. $85US a pair, ouch but supposedly 4x the life. @ozzybmx @Cardy George want to purchase and verify that

https://bikerumor.com/3d-printed-ti...romise-1-2-the-weight-with-4x-the-durability/

 

[Cardy George]

3D printed titanium cleats for Shimano, Crank Bros and Time. $85US a pair, ouch but supposedly 4x the life. @ozzybmx @Cardy George want to purchase and verify that

https://bikerumor.com/3d-printed-ti...romise-1-2-the-weight-with-4x-the-durability/

Hmmmm, nope, not for $85. The problem I have is because I wear them all day while I'm doing my side job, the rubber soles wear down so the cleat scrapes on the ground. If it wasn't for that my cleats would last an eternity.

As we often hear, though, marginal gains accumulate into massive savings. Silca provided a calculation of what that 25g might mean for a rider: “25gm reduction x 100 rpm = 180kg of mass not lifted per hour of riding, 90kg per leg!”

Perhaps a somewhat questionable claim for those pedaling with two legs, and thus a second cleat countering the weight of the first.

 

[shiny]

Hmmmm, nope, not for $85. The problem I have is because I wear them all day while I'm doing my side job, the rubber soles wear down so the cleat scrapes on the ground. If it wasn't for that my cleats would last an eternity.

If you drill some holes in your shoes would you save 25g? $85US at todays rates is $116 plus shipping. That’s a hella lot of money for one pair of cleats.

 

[rockmoose]

Aren't you also losing the gains of that bonus 25g on the downstream? Free powa.

 

[SummitFever]

3D printed titanium cleats for Shimano, Crank Bros and Time. $85US a pair, ouch but supposedly 4x the life. @ozzybmx @Cardy George want to purchase and verify that

https://bikerumor.com/3d-printed-ti...romise-1-2-the-weight-with-4x-the-durability/

1/2 the weight is great, but 4x the durability just means you're wearing your pedals out. There are very good reasons for making cleats out of a material softer than the pedal and its retention mechanisms.

 

[Jpez]

Hmmmm, nope, not for $85. The problem I have is because I wear them all day while I'm doing my side job, the rubber soles wear down so the cleat scrapes on the ground. If it wasn't for that my cleats would last an eternity.

I’ve got an image of you clip clop prancing around at work in carbon cleat shoes like a roady at the cafe getting coffee!

 

[leitch]

3D printed titanium cleats for Shimano, Crank Bros and Time. $85US a pair, ouch but supposedly 4x the life. @ozzybmx @Cardy George want to purchase and verify that

Quality comment on CyclingTips FB:

 

[Cardy George]

I’ve got an image of you clip clop prancing around at work in carbon cleat shoes like a roady at the cafe getting coffee!

It's like you were there!

 

[shiny]

1/2 the weight is great, but 4x the durability just means you're wearing your pedals out. There are very good reasons for making cleats out of a material softer than the pedal and its retention mechanisms.

Interesting. They have the following on their website:

Enter 6/4 Titanium, only slightly less hard than tool or spring steel used in the pedals,

So the cleat is not so hard that it will blow your pedal up or has marketing been on the juice again.

 

[ozzybmx]

3D printed titanium cleats for Shimano, Crank Bros and Time. $85US a pair, ouch but supposedly 4x the life. @ozzybmx @Cardy George want to purchase and verify that

I would settle for the steel that SPD cleats are made of.

That results in a 6AL/4V titanium cleat that claims to be 2.25x stronger and 3x harder than brass or mild steel.

 

[Flow-Rider]

What a PITA to change the shock.

 

[Minlak]

Guess this goes here

 

[rockmoose]

Guess this goes here

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It'd have conniptions on singletrack.