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Ready for spring road riding! Bluemels 45mm fenders with alloy bolts Wahoo Element Bolt V2 Supacaz Super Sticky Kush Star Fade Tape (picked up for C$20 from a Specialized clearout!) Sram Force 22 shifter - was a new…
jstrawks wrote: My CFR-696 is up today in the GCN "bike vault". It wouldn't go amiss if a whole lot of Carbonda riders went and gave it a "supernice". 😎 Obligatory 'Super Nice' given 👍
jmm wrote: That is exactly the spot I had a chip of carbon come off as well. This happened when I build the bike up, brand new. I contacted Carbonda about it. They never offered a replacement and said it would be fine…
For info, 4iiii offer two types of PM, one with a replaceable battery and the other that you charge via USB, which is also narrower. I was able to get my Sram Red cranks retrofitted with the narrower type, it's close…
Another reliable option for thru axles are J&L, reasonably priced and lightweight (21g fr/29g rr), same specs as the Robert Axle Project ones listed above.
jmm wrote: How does those 32c tires handle on the 696? Are they worth putting on? I guess it depends on your definition of 'worth it'. For general road riding, hardpack, and light gravel (depending on your skill/comfort…
So i've never been happy with the 'blandness' of my frame, so I added the same black reflective strips (to match the fork) and a smaller roundel on the seat tube. I also had some grey Carbonda logos made up a while back…
Chuddism wrote: Anybody know why I'm feeling like placing another order for a completely different color to build up differently? madness... Isn't the optimum number of bikes n+1? Where n=the number of bikes currently…
jmm wrote: Only 2 concerns. 1) putting on RD resulted in a chip of carbon coming off in pic above. I have no idea how this happened. I wouldn't worry about the chip at this point, it looks more like filler and therefore…
Walv!s wrote: I’ve decided that I want to order a CFR696. However, I am still a bit unsure about which size to go with. My height is 184ish cm with a inseam of about 84 cm. Currently I ride around on a size 58 road bike…
eeeya wrote: Hi Guys, I recently built a 696 with the Sensah SRX groupset and Juin Tech F1 cable / Hydro brakes with compressionless housing. I've probably done about 1500km on it so far and it shifts great. However,…
On the subject of power meters, using road cranks it is tight, but doable. I had a 4iiii PM retrofitted to my Sram Red cranks, the AA battery test didn't quite pass at the radius of the stay but I took the chance anyway…
Walv!s wrote: I'm really curious if there are people on this forum who use a 32mm 'road' tire, like the 32mm GP5000, on a 696 for road rides. I've been trying to find as many images as possible to see what this looks…
Zurichman wrote: Max Schnell lol on reading online ride reports of races. I am on a quest of riding a 50 mile gravel ride/race in all 50 States. Truth be told most of the rides on the East Coast could and are ridden on…
Meds wrote: Looks great! I stole from Max, you stole from me.. So it's a well recycled design with a few changes along the way.. Trend setters!! It's a revolution.. ! And tbh, i got the inspiration for the colours from…
Meds wrote: I do still quiestion myself over the change from a high end Alu Mason to a cheap chinese carbon. While the performance gaines over the Mason Bokeh are marginal, it's no doubt a 'better' frame based on…
mtgrvl wrote: ....... Problem is, "technical" is such a tough term to pin down. Bikers that came to gravel from mountain bikes are going to have a far different definition of "tech" than a roadies. This. As mentioned…
ljsmith wrote: I must have missed the part about the OP being a crane operator. Are SPD shoes any good for operating cranes? Marketing opportunity here maybe, for crane operators that commute to work by bike 😉
With the growing number of sub-disciplines within cycling, the lines between each are starting to blur more than ever, plus it seems to be a thing to make races more 'epic'. Here in QC there is still a decent choice of…
jmm wrote: What do people recommend for cable disc brakes for CFR 696? I just ordered the 696 in 52 and Wing told me that Juin Tech F1 will not work with size 52. I run the F1's with 160mm rotors on a 52 frame, it's…