The QUICK question thread.....

[pink poodle]

It’s probably like e-parts. Same, just heavier, shittier and dearer.

Also, you never mentioned 1x or 2x.

And so specific to delivering more power.

 

[Minlak]

It’s probably like e-parts. Same, just heavier, shittier and dearer.

Also, you never mentioned 1x or 2x.

My ebike chain is 0:5 stretch now 900kms in $139 replacement chain - ooopsss

 

[Scotty675]

No use me trying to derail this thread

 

[Minlak]

No use me trying to derail this thread

It’s what makes us all Rotorburner’s - we can derail any thread

 

[moorey]

My ebike chain is 0:5 stretch now 900kms in $139 replacement chain - ooopsss

Spoiler: Spoiler

chains don’t stretch

 

[Minlak]

Spoiler: Spoiler

chains don’t stretch

Yes they do otherwise I wouldn’t be able to measure it

 

[hifiandmtb]

No, the roller pins wear out. Nothing stretches.

 

[Flow-Rider]

Does a chain get shorter or longer in overall length when the rollers wear ?

 

[Scotty675]

No, the roller pins wear out. Nothing stretches.

This is true with no stretch of imagination

 

[SummitFever]

Not only do the rollers wear, but the pins/links wear and this results in a longer chain which people then mistake as "stretch".

 

[beeb]

chains don’t stretch

You picked up on that but not $139 for a chain?

 

[moorey]

You picked up on that but not $139 for a chain?

I know plenty of people who pay that, or more, and do zero maintenance on them, getting 1/4 of the life I get out of $35 XT chains. It’s good for the economy, I guess...

 

[Dales Cannon]

Does a chain get shorter or longer in overall length when the rollers wear ?

Both

 

[pink poodle]

Your chains might not stretch pussies, but I deliver so much energy into my chains that they heat up enough to become malleable. I'm currently in training to get up to forging temperature, but in the mean time I will make do with stretching them under heat.

 

[droenn]

Which grease and where from for DT Swiss hubs? Go with their own, or is there some single-origin fair-trade locally sourced option?

 

[creaky]

Which grease and where from for DT Swiss hubs? Go with their own, or is there some single-origin fair-trade locally sourced option?

Star ratchet grease? I've always used the DT one. The little tub lasts for ages as you don't need much.
@Oddjob has alternative suggestions from memory.

 

[droenn]

ahh there's a whole thread: https://www.rotorburn.com/forums/index.php?threads/dt-swiss-special-grease-substitute.317791/

 

[safreek]

Hey guys, concerning direct mount stems.
How much steerer is needed above the crown, is it only the top crown that holds the fork to the bike. I assume that the top of the steerer could be level with the crown.
Hope it's not a "whoops I did it again" thing

 

[pink poodle]

I like enough steerer above the stem/crown (though I hear had dual downs for a long time) to run a 10mm spacer. I feel this gives me a little bit of extra power with the top cap when clamping it all up.

 

[safreek]

I like enough steerer above the stem/crown (though I hear had dual downs for a long time) to run a 10mm spacer. I feel this gives me a little bit of extra power with the top cap when clamping it all up.

So the top crown holds it on and all the top cap does is tighten the headset. Still hoping I haven't fucked myself again.
The steerer could effectively be level with the crown when tightened and be cool