What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!

[Cardy George]

There's a RUNT in my house.

But he doesn't like us calling him that

 

[Cardy George]

Yep, so one valve bypasses into the main air chamber. The other one pressures the unit.

Tell me more!

 

[moorey]

There's a RUNT in my house.

But he doesn't like us calling him that

The delivery boy?

 

[fjohn860]

Joint battlefield airspace controller?.....and still no idea.

I had to name my version.

So JBAC. Or JB AirCoil

 

[Cardy George]

The delivery boy?

Middle Brother actually. The other two are going to be over 6ft, he's gonna be 5'9" just like his Dad

 

[fjohn860]

@Cardy George

So basically. At the moment I run 105psi.

With this, the idea is that the main chamber (airspring) can be dropped much lower and you run a higher pressure in this unit. It is basically just an IFP backed secondary spring.

Meant to straighten the airspring curve and bring it closer to a coil

 

[pink poodle]

Middle Brother actually. The other two are going to be over 6ft, he's gonna be 5'9" just like his Dad

That bike is way too big for you.

 

[Cardy George]

That bike is way too big for you.

Surprisingly not. I was concerned, but I fit beautifully.

 

[pink poodle]

Surprisingly not. I was concerned, but I fit beautifully.

All stretched out no doubt.

 

[link1896]

An explanation is here: https://nsmb.com/articles/coil-forks-vs-manitou-irt-air/

Manitou calls this technology Infinite Rate Technology.

Simon of SD Components brought the idea to market here.

Comes from the superbike world I believe.

 

[link1896]

I cheated a bit by using a spare RS top cap I had laying around.

Not cheating, time saver. Well done. What volume did you end up with? How close to the air piston are you getting?

 

[fjohn860]

Not cheating, time saver. Well done. What volume did you end up with? How close to the air piston are you getting?

Thanks, so if my maths is right the volume is 0.04litres or 39,819 millilitres cubed.

I'm running my fork at 150mm so enough room for 4 tokens which measures around 85mm.

So I made this at 80mm.

 

[Cardy George]

All stretched out no doubt.

Well, no. Hale sold it with a 50mm stem, I immediately bolted on a 70mm and could (but won't) go longer. And I need to raise the saddle a little.

I feel more stretched out on the hardtail.

 

[Ultra Lord]

I immediately bolted on a 70mm

When you got the dropper, I was like “thank christ somebody fixed cardy”.

70mm stem in this day and age?
We need to send you back for warranty.

 

[moorey]

When you got the dropper, I was like “thank christ somebody fixed cardy”.

70mm stem in this day and age?
We need to send you back for warranty.

In his defense, I pegged him for a 110 man......that’s not really defending him, is it?

 

[Chriso_29er]

This week was the road bikes turn.
New chain, cassette and double rings

Surprisingly none of the main online shops supply 5800 105! But even being in Melb my local was luckily still doing contact-less pickup, and were able to get in overnight.

For interest sake this drive-train had done 14117km with not even a chain change ha-ha. Yes I'm bad at bike maintenance lol.
It was very flogged out, but surprisingly still fairly rideable.

 

[Cardy George]

When you got the dropper, I was like “thank christ somebody fixed cardy”.

70mm stem in this day and age?
We need to send you back for warranty.

Wait a sec, the frame is from 2013. When did all this short stem/long tube malarkey start?

 

[moorey]

Wait a sec, the frame is from 2013. When did all this short stem/long tube malarkey start?

My 02 patriot runs 40mm. What’s your excuse?

 

[Ultra Lord]

Wait a sec, the frame is from 2013. When did all this short stem/long tube malarkey start?

Since forever. Short stem, wide bars because standing up and trying to carve turns with long stems sucks.
Didn’t you ever rear dirt mag? They knew what was up. Short travel fun bikes, chainguides for every type of bike, short stems and wide bars across the board. Regardless of tt length, it’s about steering feel.

 

[pink poodle]

I feel more stretched out on the hardtail.

How very pontifical of you.