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05-24-2023, 08:07 PM #10451Registered User
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The 25$ a roll 3M product which will do a bike , I cut patterns out of paper to make the curve, I thot it turned out pretty good, I sold the bike to an MD for a pretty good price
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05-24-2023, 11:32 PM #10452Registered User
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Swapped the cable, no change. Finally put a new derailleur on and had it shifting perfectly within 5 minutes (tighten cable, set B screw, set limit screws, turn the barrel adjuster a few times, done).
I’ll take a look at the old derailleur and see if I can get it warrantied (the bike is less than a year old). But if I have to replace the derailleur every 300 miles I’m going back to SRAM.
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05-25-2023, 07:05 AM #10453Registered User
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05-25-2023, 08:02 AM #10454Registered User
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^^that is awesome!
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05-25-2023, 08:54 AM #10455
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05-25-2023, 09:22 AM #10456Registered User
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I've had the exact same experience several times. I'm now on my 4th shimano derailleur in 2 years. Each one I believe took a minor hit and got thrown out of whack. Can't tell from looking at it other than a few minor scratches. Has me considering giving the new sram transmission stuff a try someday.
My last bike I had for 7 years and never had to replace the derailleur. It was a sram medium cage for a 2x10 setup- I think it not having to extend down so far helped. Both bikes 29ers.
I just switched to the SCC tech stuff from squirt- holy shit I'm blown away so far. Can't believe I was dealing with all that gunky wax getting on everything for so long. Never had a drivetrain stay so clean before.
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05-25-2023, 09:30 AM #10457
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05-25-2023, 09:39 AM #10458Registered User
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SRAM bottom bracket question:
Does anyone know if there is a difference between the DUB BSA 73 MTB (00.6418.015.000) and the DUB BSA 73 MTB Wide (00.6418.015.005) other than the included spacers?
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05-25-2023, 09:54 AM #10459
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05-25-2023, 10:00 AM #10460one of those sickos
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What's that, data? Get out of here with your science and shit!
ride bikes, climb, ski, travel, cook, work to fund former, repeat.
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05-25-2023, 10:11 AM #10461Registered User
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05-25-2023, 10:21 AM #10462
That that shit over to the Queso thread!!! (no seriously that is some top level nerd shit and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter........I've been happy with UFO Drip for a few seasons now.)
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05-25-2023, 10:22 AM #10463
While I'm sure their testing methods are decent and I don't doubt that the data they collected is accurate, I also don't think it's perfectly applicable to the riding I do. All of the chain lube tests I've seen come from roadies. It's some variation of testing lubrication while spinning at an even cadence, maybe with some water or sand or mud thrown in the mix.
A huge part of my chain going dry is just from it flopping around. The dryest and squeekiest my chain ever gets is after a day of riding lifts and downhilling, which at the risk of stating the obvious, involves very little pedaling. But the chain is getting whipped all over the place and most lubes don't stay put. It's the same deal (to a lesser extent) on pedaly rides - I'm generally pedaling to the top of the roughest descent I can find. The descent takes a larger toll on my lube than the pedaling does.
I don't know what that means in terms of what the best lube is. I do know that some of the lubes that rank higher on that list will last like 3 laps on a DH bike before the chain sounds like a rusty fork on a chalkboard.
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05-25-2023, 10:36 AM #10464
Is there anything in that chart that scores well that you can just put on a go ride?
a positive attitude will not solve all of your problems, but it may annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
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05-25-2023, 11:02 AM #10465Registered User
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I've found that Squirt generally does pretty well for my MTB riding in California. It isn't wet & oily, so it doesn't attract dust like any of the shitty Muc Off products. It does build up to a small extent on teeth & jockey wheels, but less than other wax lubes (like Rock n Roll). If I clean off the factory grease and then follow the instructions for application, it lasts a fair amount of time (3-8 dry rides) before starting to make noise. It's biggest weakness is wet, rainy rides where the chain gets covered in wet sand & dirt, and then the bike gets hosed off after. That will kill it in 1 ride, which means letting the chain dry out and a heavy reapplication after. For wet, shitty riding in abrasive soils, it seems like heavy, oil based lubes like WD40 bike lube stay on the chain longer, but they also tend to attract grit along with that (which in turn wears the chain & cassette/chainring).
In the ZF testing, he shows that compared to the queso stuff, Squirt starts out with high chain wear but then essentially doesn't change. He chalks that up to it taking a while to penetrate the rollers, but once its in there, it does an ok job.
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05-25-2023, 11:20 AM #10466Registered User
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05-25-2023, 11:34 AM #10467
For anyone interested, this video goes over the ZF test protocol in detail:
If you just want to see what he’s doing for contamination testing, that starts at 20:30.
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05-25-2023, 11:37 AM #10468
No idea what would explain what you’re experiencing riding DH. Only think I an think of is that it’s extra dusty?
FWIW, Zero Friction guy races MTB, and maybe cyclocross too.
Edit: just an additional thought - does it even matter that a lube isn’t great for DH? Like you said, you’re not pedaling much anyway, so probably not wearing the chain a ton.Last edited by J. Barron DeJong; 05-25-2023 at 12:00 PM.
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05-25-2023, 11:42 AM #10469Registered User
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No love for Dumonde Tech ey?
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05-25-2023, 11:51 AM #10470
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05-25-2023, 12:12 PM #10471
It's not the dust, it's that the chain is getting banged around and slapped against the chainstay repeatedly. The lube is being physically removed from the chain.
And that exact same thing is happening every time I go downhill, regardless of whether I took a lift to the top or if I pedaled to the top. So for the 95% of the riding that I do that involves pedaling to the top, it matters. Obviously if I'm pedaling, I'm getting less vert and doing less descending over the course of a ride, but the descending still takes its toll. My lube lasts way longer if I'm pedaling around on relatively smooth trails than if I'm hammering down something rough.
My point being, roady science isn't perfectly applicable.
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05-25-2023, 12:20 PM #10472
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05-25-2023, 12:25 PM #10473
I mean, take a freshly lubed chain and slap it on your workbench. There is now lube on your workbench that is no longer on the chain. Do that a few thousand times to replicate riding down a rough trail. There's a bunch of lube on your bench, and a bunch less lube on the chain.
Some lubes seem to hold up better to that kind of thing, but I haven't conducted any kind of coherent experiments to know which ones are best.
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05-25-2023, 12:28 PM #10474
Working on a friends bike. Its an older Rocky Mountain. 2x10 etc etc.
Ok so the B-screw is totally bent over. I assume if I try to straighten it it will break and then I am going to have to drill out/extract.
Newer (3 or 4 years maybe) OneUp dropper, "Will only stay up if I make the seat collar really tight".......Ooops, so he strangled it. Had 26psi in it lol lol lol. I aired it up and it works, but now gets stuck on the way up and needs an extra pull to get it fully extended. I assume he fucked up the internals when strangling it with the seat post collar?
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05-25-2023, 12:32 PM #10475
Tru-Tension Tungsten All-Weather is probably what you’re looking for.
That, Ceramic Speed UFO drip, and Silca Super Secret Drip, are the closest to hot melt in terms of properties and performance. A big one of which is cleanablility: the chain can be cleaned by just swishing it around in hot water - three changes, swirling about 30 seconds and the chain is clean
And you should only need to clean the chain after wet/muddy riding. For dry road riding no cleaning at all, though you could wipe some surface dust off with a cloth. For dry off-road, you can wipe the chain off with a cloth sprayed with some alcohol. Then just drip on the lube and spin the cranks to work it in a bit. (Can also do submersive with those lubes, but if you’re going to do that, just do hot melt. Easier at that point, and better performing).
If your riding is going to require regularly cleaning the chain though, I’d suggest that hot melt is the way to go. It’s way less effort than most people think.
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