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The RH tires can be really annoying to set up tubeless, while the Schwalbes are "set it and forget it". Having run both I'd say the RH tires are a nebulous "nicer" ride, and maybe anecdotally "faster" (I have no numbers…
Velo Orange's new Voyager is also an excellent choice on the bigger and burlier side of things. The DT 460 is a great value, I've been running them for several years and don't have a single complaint.
The Schwalbe G-One Allround comes in 27.5 x 2.8. Have you thought about borrowing some 29er wheels?
mack_turtle wrote: how far in would a 650x42 tire be from that space? bigger question: am I really gaining enough by going from big 35mm tires to slightly smaller 42mm tires to make this all worth the effort? 650b bead…
The RX600 rear derailleurs should have more aluminum parts to save weight, similar to what happens with XT which has an aluminum inner cage instead of the steel one on SLX.
No, XT 786 uses the 10 speed DynaSys pull ratio and is not compatible with any Shimano road shifters.
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Panhandle Pedal Grinder in Chadron, NE, no date yet for 2020 https://www.facebook.com/pineridgetrailsrace/
I've heard speculation that OEM road resin pads are especially soft to avoid squealing. I've seen people go through a set of road pads on a wet descent that MTB resin pads would have survived multiple times.
NoCoGreg wrote: And the brazing/welding process, if done incorrectly, will weaken the frame. Even if done "correctly" fitments create stress risers. It's as much an issue of design - a perfect weld in the wrong place…
chas wrote: Not all metals will fatigue fail. If you keep the flex of the metal within the ductile range, it is like a rubber band. It will never build up the stress concentration that leads to fatigue fail. But of…
There's also the Bikingreen 30-46 chainring combos on eBay for about $70. The chainrings are offset inwards and use a 6mm bolt instead of standard chainring bolts to fit the 30 tooth ring on a standard 110mm BCD. Some…
True but the Sunrace 11-46 goes 36-40-46 and gets the extra low gear by turning the 15-17-19-21 to 15-18-21. Going from 2-tooth to 3-tooth jumps in that range is pretty noticeable.
4600 has the "old" 10 speed pull. In the upgrade to 4700 they moved the shifter cables under the bar tape, and switched to the "new" 11 speed pull even though the shifter only has 10 clicks (the longer pull is more…
A friend tried to set up the GRX cranks with a CX75 front derailleur and he couldn't quite get it to work. Is your Ultegra FD one of the new toggle-cam styles?
Tiagra 4700 shifters use the 11 speed pull ratio so you should be able to use the 11 speed GRX RD-812 1x optimized derailleur with your current shifters. The main reason to consider going 11 speed is that the 11-42 10…
nellborg wrote: I've also begun, very preliminarily, discussing a custom build with a guy out in Seattle who - I'm fairly confident about this - builds lively, springy frames on purpose. Then you might as well start…
Endpoint Hunter/Gatherer is only single-oversized, steel fork, TAs front and rear. The only catch is that it's got low trail geometry. Their Coffee Grinder has more of a road geometry but the tubing is double-oversized.…
Nothing production is going to get as flexy as a 70s bike because those frames don't pass the factories' destructive tests. You have to go custom if you want classic tubing diameters.
I'd almost say that Rawland is too small - you have almost 2" of spacers and your bars are still several inches below your saddle. You definitely want more stack, but also consider that as you swing your arms upwards…