The newer Trace hubs are supposed to have been improved over the old ones - like what I had.

Might be a good idea to pull apart the freehub and inspect just before the one year warranty...

Which wheelset did Knolly send?

I bought some discs off Amazon last year for really cheap - supposedly Avid, may or may not be knockoffs, but they've been fine. Something like $20 for two.

I got that same set of Wera hex tools for Xmas too. My 30-year old set from Bondhus is worn out on the 4mm and 5mm ends.

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These are excellent. I've been using one for about 1.5 years, in place of the stupidly designed Kind Shock one that came with the post.

I used one of those rigid carbon Exotic forks on a singlespeed for a couple of years. Mine was the version with carbon legs, but aluminum crown and steerer. It started making creaky noises after...

Thanks!

Can you post a link to what you ordered? I'm thinking that would make a great gift.

Worth linking:
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You could change your name to "Deore."

And if it were my old Haro, it'd be Carolina Blue.

I wish I had a leftover Lyrik laying around!

Once it warms up some, I need to do some work on that bike. Came with Level brakes, will swap over the SLX from the old broken SS. Has NX 1x11, 30x 11-42 gearing - may change that up. I think it...

Picked up this Surly Karate Monkey off Craigslist yesterday. Barely ridden. First plus bike for me - hope I like it more than the cheap 26" fatbike I briefly had.

It's going to take the place of...

This. And Osprey has a couple similar ones with the pack suspended off the back.

I was looking at these in spring at REI, and they went out of stock fast. A friend got one but in the wrong size for me - but I could check it out anyway.

They came back in stock and I bought...

Guess this goes here, though I picked it up several days ago - finished making my tweaks and additions, need to dial in suspension still, and take it for its first ride.

Salsa Blackthorn carbon...

I'm in that camp too, though have used FSA cartridge headsets more recently, just because they've been a good bit less than Cane Creek, and seem just fine.

I just ordered replacement bearings for...

Replaced the freehub bearings on Mrs C's rear wheel - Mavic ITS-4 hub. Amazon delivered promptly. Nice and smooth, no more play...

Ooh. Machine Tech cantilevers...

Nice score! I was deeply tempted by those last year -- but Merlin wouldn't ship to me in the U.S. How did you get it shipped?

So much going on here...

Single speed... with a road rear derailleur tensioner!
Zefal pump as rear shock
Spare Zefal pump on chainstay
USE (?) suspension seatpost -- what's strapped onto the...

A little higher pressure (27ish) seems to help the rolling resistance feel for the HR II rear. But then it feels a bit too loose for descents. I'll either just put up with it for the rest of the...

This bike has 24mm internal rims, and the HR2 on it is 29x2.3. I liked it quite a bit as a front tire, but the side knobs undercut quickly.

I'll try higher pressure. I had this set at 25 psi...

First ride on this bike since moving the High Roller II from the front to the rear, because the side knobs were undercutting a lot and feeling squirmy. (New DHF on the front.) Center knobs look fine...

I installed a Sunrace 11-46 cassette in place of a Shimano 11-42. Staying with the 30T chainring. A little more low end and better cog spacing.

The old chain was a little too short, so pulled...

I've got one of those on Mrs. C's bike, though I paid more like $110 at the time. The BrandX/ TransX/ etc (some are the same as some of the PNW and One Up droppers) are the best deal in dropper...

Noted. A lot of aftermarket dropper remotes have ridiculous pricing -- and my point is just that a cable remote simply doesn't do that much, so it shouldn't cost that much. I can buy a clutched...

It's just a dropper remote, so all it has to do is pull some cable -- and hopefully do it smoothly, without feeling crappy. No reason that should cost $70. I haven't compared it side by side to a...

I'm pretty satisfied with my cheap Ztto knockoff of that Wolf Tooth dropper remote.
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Congrats!

I didn't have one. So I got a Lezyne plug kit. There are a bunch, most seem pretty similar.

Placed a couple of orders:

XT 11-spd shifter (replacing SLX, which feels a little plasticky - Mrs C has XT and it's much crisper)
Sunrace 11-46 11-spd cassette (replacing SLX 11-42)
Tubeless...

Installed a new rear tire on my hardtail - Maxxis Minion SS. The Maxxis Tomahawk that was on there didn't last too long - was OK when new, side knobs' inner edges quickly shredded. (Came with bike,...

Check out the gearing on the Deore 11-51 -- it's available online for $65-70ish if you look around. I'm pretty sure I'm going to grab one. I bet it weighs a decent chunk more than, say, an XT 11-46...

That's a good chart, thanks.

Thanks. I'm not likely to swap to 12-spd Shimano on this bike (not sure if it's possible to get a micro spline freehub for the Race Face Trace hub), but a wider range 11-spd for cheap sounds good.

Are you using the newish Shimano Deore 11-51 11-spd cassette? Like it?

I'm considering picking one up to get a wider range than the 11-42 SLX cassette on one bike.

Racing Ralphs, get rid of the dropper, and drillium!

So... anyone have any very gently used 11-spd Shimano group set they wanna sell? (like, less than a season use)

I've been looking around casually for a shifter / rear derailleur / cassette / chain...

That Reynolds wheelset was a deal!

I bought some Race Face Aeffect R wheels for my hardtail. $300 net after cashback, and then less whatever I can sell the old wheels for.