What have you bought/upgraded today.

[Dee Hubbs]

Right on. Thanks for the info. I wonder if any of these little tankless compressors can blast enough air to set a bead, because that'd be handy to have in the truck.

I keep a good pump and a few big 38g Co2 canisters on hand if I can't get a bead set with just a pump.

I haven't found a booster/blaster pump that I like.

[toast2266]

I keep a good pump and a few big 38g Co2 canisters on hand if I can't get a bead set with just a pump.

I haven't found a booster/blaster pump that I like.

Yeah, that's what I've been doing. Was just hoping for something a little more efficient. Especially since a pump just kinda lives in my car anyways.

[singlesline]

I keep a good pump and a few big 38g Co2 canisters on hand if I can't get a bead set with just a pump.

I haven't found a booster/blaster pump that I like.

My backup is rejiggering a garden sprayer to blast the tire (the intake tube inside the sprayer fits over a presta stem and you can remove it and place it where the sprayer wand goes)

But it is not always enough...I've made many a trip to the gas station to seat a bead.

[Andeh]

Yeah, that's what I've been doing. Was just hoping for something a little more efficient. Especially since a pump just kinda lives in my car anyways.

Just for reference in terms of what volume works to seat a bead, I have a 1 gal / 1/2 hp Makita air compressor in the garage that I use. It seats beads no problem as long as the tires aren't super loose on the rim. It does start working on refilling the tank after you get the tire to about 10psi, so I'd guess that a 0.5 gal compressor would be marginal for seating a bead.

[smartyiak]

Thanks NOS. I love NOS!!!


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[scrublover]

New Propain Hugene frame. Everything swapped over, just needed to get a new BB. Will get a first ride in later today.

[smartyiak]

SOLID! Let us know how you like it!


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[toast2266]

New Propain Hugene frame. Everything swapped over, just needed to get a new BB. Will get a first ride in later today.

Sick! Welcome to team Hugene.

[Dantheman]

Tell me Propain hasn't quite caught up with modern STAs, without telling me they haven't

Great looking bike.

[Andeh]

Tell me Propain hasn't quite caught up with modern STAs, without telling me they haven't

Great looking bike.

Some people always want a steeper seat angle, regardless of the ESTA on paper. I've got my saddle fully slammed forward on both my bikes, both of which are ~77 according to the chart.

[scrublover]

Tell me Propain hasn't quite caught up with modern STAs, without telling me they haven't

Great looking bike.

it's 76.1...

though mine is a touch slacker since i'm running it as a mullet.

near identical on paper to the commencal i was on before, also as a mullet. just swapped all my parts over to the new frame.
i am having to get used to the taller stack at the front. not a huge difference, but i'm noticing that way more than the STA. had to slam the seat way forward on the old bike as well. no big deal.

[rideit]

First off, thanks to SMokan for his patience yesterday, he was a rock star putting up with my fididdling.


Observations on shakedown ride with too many new parts:
Helm: no complaints, setup was almost perfect just guessing at air pressure and rebound. Impressed. Stiffer than a pike, for sure.
Kitsuma: Very similar impressions, ran everything basically in the middle of all four adjustments. Possibly could have used 5 psi more, but I was on a brisk ride with new friends, so I didn't fuck with it. The 'lockout/compression' lever seems to be an infinite needle/aperture, so I was able to 'fine tune' compression in-between lever positions.
I found the cable tension on the One Up V2 to be super duper finicky, had a little trouble dialing it in quickly on the trail after the cable stretched a bit.
Sweet Wings came loose at the very end of the ride, I'm not a fan of the 16mm Allen bolt. (Who happens to have one of those out on the trail, LOL) Made due with a few different Allen's, but not ideal. I thought I torqued the crap out of it at home. It's not a friction interface, so once it came loose, it was loose.
Galfer 220x2.3 was titties once it had broken in.
XTR pedals we're perfect out of the gates.
Couldn't really get any impressions of the One Up bar as the ride was short, I usually only start noticing bar stiffness when I'm really fatigued. But it seemed excellent, I guess.
Awesome shakedown ride on rocks and rocks.

[Eluder]

Got some new mx wheels for the big bike. Hard to say if it will be noticeable but I put a vibracore rim up front. For hubs I wanted lower engagement so went Hope Pro 4s. Kind of regret not going silver on the spokes.

[nickwm21]

broke in the new front rack with a take-n-bake


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[scrublover]

broke in the new front rack with a take-n-bake
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Nice! I love having a big basket on the front of my commuter/townie. Ends up getting used more than the rear rack/pannier setup does.

[Roxtar]

I found the cable tension on the One Up V2 to be super duper finicky, had a little trouble dialing it in quickly on the trail after the cable stretched a bit.

I had a similar problem. The issue I found was the V2 ferrule guide/holder. It's much shallow than most and doesn't hold the ferrule very securely. This allows the ferrule to slip out if the cable tension is even slightly loose.
It was really bad on my wife's bike as her seat tube was so short that the cable had some side tension. Any looseness at all and the ferrule would disengage from the guide.

[Boissal]

I had a similar problem. The issue I found was the V2 ferrule guide/holder. It's much shallow than most and doesn't hold the ferrule very securely. This allows the ferrule to slip out if the cable tension is even slightly loose.
It was really bad on my wife's bike as her seat tube was so short that the cable had some side tension. Any looseness at all and the ferrule would disengage from the guide.

I've had the same issue with the OneIp, I usually end up pulling it out of the frame a couple times early on to readjust the little ferrule. Once everything is stretched out though, the barrel adjustment allows me to get just enough tension that I can barely brush the lever and the post actuates which is really awesome when I'm constantly in and out of the saddle in bumpy terrain.

[grabtindy]

Tires, wheels, grips, fender and pedals for the wife's new rig.

[VTskibum]

That purple is hawt!

[Dee Hubbs]

I like it. Purple frame is good, purple parts is not so good.

[joetron]

That is a hawt build.


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[grskier]

That bike looks awesome, nice work.

[XtrPickels]

Tires, wheels, grips, fender and pedals for the wife's new rig.

This is love

[ClarkleberryFinn]

Seems the whole bike industry is 50% off atm, so picked up a few new bits n pieces...

- Renthal Fatbar Lite + stem (at 760cm a little narrower than my old bar, 10mm more rise at 30mm, and 40mm stem instead of old 50mm)
- Swapped my Code R brake levers out for RSC levers (though the contact adjust dial on one refuses to move...)
- Leant into the 'brown lights' with the Chromag Trailmaster LTD saddle
- Thought fuck it and leant into brown lights even more with copper XX1 chain + bronze Peaty's tubeless valves













Only one quick ride on it last night and was too dark to ride properly but first impressions are good. Bike definitely feels a lot more agile with the narrow bar and more confidence inspiring on the one steep pitch I rode. Sliiiightly more wayward going up steep stuff but the difference is less noticeable there. Saddle is comfy and looks hot. Kinda slippy too which is nice when moving weight/position around. Brake levers feel soooo much nicer, but I'm gonna have to do something about the callipers/pistons too.... Hopefully cleaning the pistons or something will do the job - both front and back the pistons on one side of the calliper are permanently more out than the other side - but kinda wondering if I should have just bought full new brakes rather than just the levers...

[scrublover]

those dials can get stuck at the extreme ends of adjustment. sometimes need to grab them and give a turn with a needlenose (gently) or something to get it moving. then just try to make sure you don't crank them too much and get them stuck again.