What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
- Thread starter Minlak
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Jabubu
let you google that for me
I'm good thanks
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Noticed a creak somewhere around the BB or seat post area yesterday. Drove me crazy and flipped the OCD noise switch somewhere in my head.
A quick clean and lube of the BB. See how it goes.
As much as Shimano cranksets are rarely the prettiest, but after years of just riding it and doing zero for it, it is all clean, very little embedded dust, and bearings are still smooth.
The humble Hollowtech Shimano BB and crankset is a beautifully simple design, easy to remove and does way more right than wrong. Nice one. Won't mention DuraAce though.
I just wish it looked like Caramba double barrels, eWings or other pr0n unobtainium cranksets.
A quick clean and lube of the BB. See how it goes.
As much as Shimano cranksets are rarely the prettiest, but after years of just riding it and doing zero for it, it is all clean, very little embedded dust, and bearings are still smooth.
The humble Hollowtech Shimano BB and crankset is a beautifully simple design, easy to remove and does way more right than wrong. Nice one. Won't mention DuraAce though.
I just wish it looked like Caramba double barrels, eWings or other pr0n unobtainium cranksets.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
It is worth a try.. A quick lap seems to have cured it. Will see if it stays quiet.
Rorschach
Didnt pay $250 for this custom title
Nice! PYR pls.
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
Ah everything is the same as the Nicolai was, just frame swap. Float X/36 Factory, EXC1200, M8100/Cura4... 14.00kg as pictured so just a little less than 1kg lighter than the S14.
How does it pedal?
I very nearly got one with the 135mm linkage when they were on sale, but was concerned about pedal efficiency (I do the occasional XC race). That and the offset rear wheel put me off.
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
Look I'm not telling you what to do or anything but you should do a PYR so we can look at it for research purposes.
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
Dunno yet, only just built it. The leverage curve is a fairly standard digressive-progressive-digressive horst link vibe, and anti squat is not super high, so I'm expecting it to be fairly active. But it's also what I'm hoping for as I have a 105/120mm Saturn11 too which does XC/marathon type duties so this is really for going fast down hills/jumps etc. That said I also got the 135mm link given it was only $150, so have that on the shelf. The 135mm link still runs the 230x60mm shock which brings the leverage rate down pretty low so I suspect that might be a bit more supportive.
Rear wheel didn't really bother me as it's just a 4mm re-dish rather than going to a stupid 157mm hub. No requirement for new spokes or anything just a little time in the truing stand.
Jpez
Down on the left!
Looks so good. Fresh! I read that one of the designer/owners did some time at BMC which make the Scor bikes. If it’s anything like the Scor I hired in Switzerland It should prove to be a lot of fun! Especially at that weight.
The lightness of the Scor and it’s suspension platform which was super active made it so sprightly and agile and ready to hop and pop whenever I asked it but still capable In the rough stuff.
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
Yeah that's what I'm hoping for! I love the S14 but there's a fair bit of weight in it for a 135mm bike, and it's got the long reach/long wheelbase of a bigger bike, so on one hand you sort of expect it to be poppier and livelier than it is but then also to have a bit more depth properly rough stuff than it does.
That's good to know because I was considering trying the standard pads as they are like $20 a set. I guess I'll keep paying the $30 for the Power
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
They make a massive difference, my favourite pads ever... Though I am going to try the Uber E-Matrix next. Just fitted my last set of Power so will place the Uber order in the next few days.
Try the Power + for even more oomph.