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04-20-2022, 06:45 PM #1301
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04-21-2022, 09:17 AM #1302
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04-21-2022, 09:49 AM #1303
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04-21-2022, 01:56 PM #1304
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04-21-2022, 02:44 PM #1305Registered User
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Thanks to all the help on the Ask The Experts thread (!!) I switched the 125mm dropper that came on my new Capra for a 170mm PNW Loam
Couldn't resist matching the grips and lever with that peanut brown while I was at it either...
Install was actually super easy, and it did work with the already-installed lever and cable on the bike (ie just plugging and playing with the post) if I wasn't planning on switching anyway. Max insertion on the (medium) Capra seems to be more than the 238mm YT told me as I can slam that 'max insertion' line past the rubber seal, but I have it about 1cm out for my ideal pedalling height.
Also got a Wolftooth B-Rad medium strap for the top tube mounts:
Comfortably holds a tubolito tube, multitool, 2 tyre levers and a 25g CO2 cartridge + inflator head. Still plan to pick up a hip pack for longer 'adventure' rides but this set up is pretty damn nice for pack-less afterwork laps on the local trails
Trimmed the bars from 800mm down to 780mm too and that made a HUGE difference: the bike feels so much more nimble, so much easy to steer into corners, but also feels like I can lean it and move the bike under me (/move me around the bike) much more.
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04-21-2022, 03:10 PM #1306
Tan wall tires for ultimate matchy-matchy?
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04-21-2022, 03:21 PM #1307Registered User
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04-21-2022, 04:44 PM #1308
And one of these!
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04-21-2022, 04:48 PM #1309
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04-21-2022, 05:18 PM #1310
That’s actually where I keep them stored out of harms way.
Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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04-21-2022, 07:04 PM #1311
New grips — ahhhh so plush!
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04-21-2022, 07:54 PM #1312
Built. Maiden voyage today at Klondike Bluffs. Will see Mag 7 and Ahab soon. Shoutout to Dee Hubbs and ssmokan for good deals on parts that made this build possible.
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04-21-2022, 08:09 PM #1313
Or you could get the non hipster version.....
https://us.chromagbikes.com/products...railmaster-ltd
FWIW, They're comfortable AF.
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04-21-2022, 09:14 PM #1314Registered User
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Pulled the trigger on a Ripley v4. First new bike since 2000 (previously riding a 2014 OG Ripley but I bought that used). I was dithering but Ibis just bumped the MSRP on their website by $500, figured I should get it now before the dealer changed their price to match (or just ran out of bikes). Wanted XT but could only find SLX in my size.
What should I upgrade? Thinking of getting the XT 8100 shifter for multi-shift, plus the usual cockpit stuff (saddle and grips). Other than that the SLX parts seem fine, a little heavier but not a big difference. Probably better to plow any leftover funds into a new wheelset. I can always upgrade the drivetrain as stuff wears out.
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04-21-2022, 09:16 PM #1315
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04-21-2022, 10:02 PM #1316one of those sickos
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Wheels for sure. My BTLOS 27mm IW rims with DT240 hubs have been great. I put DVO on both ends of mine and it gained back 200g or so but was worth it. The Fox stuff wasn't terrible though. I hate Shimano brakes so I went to Hope 4 pistons (actually lighter than the XT 2p), but SLX brakes are fine if you like the Shimano feel. I like the double upshift on the XT shifter and would say it's worth $73 to have it. Plus then you have a spare.
It's been a great bike. It isn't the new hotness, but I think it pretty much typifies the downcountry segment and remains the benchmark. (Plus Ibis doesn't make a moped, which gives them credibility in my book.)ride bikes, climb, ski, travel, cook, work to fund former, repeat.
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04-21-2022, 10:41 PM #1317
Not a Brooks, but I got a little carried away with the brownlights.
Copper chain and cassette for the dorks.
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04-22-2022, 07:37 AM #1318
I’ve had 3 of these saddles ( 2 dark brown leather and 1 black) and they are pretty damn comfy. I somehow bent a rail on one and Chromag gave me one for half off after multiple years of use so I think that was solid as well!
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04-22-2022, 08:50 AM #1319
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04-23-2022, 08:28 AM #1320
The upgrade that almost happened...
New bike, XT drivetrain. Wanted an Oval and also to pare some weight... so I was going to get an E13 LG1 Carbon crankset.
But stupid compatibility:
Need an E13 30mm BB that is $78 to replace the 24mm Shimano and maybe that E13 BB is a few grams heavier.
Very limited in options for Ovals, only Wolf Tooth makes an oval (CAMO spider) that fits on E13s proprietary direct mount AND is HG+ compatible, and I'd be limited to 32T or 34T, and its 10g heavier than an Absolute Black and $10 more than OneUp.
So all of a sudden I'm not knocking off 106g with carbon cranks, I'm only saving 89g for more $ than I thought.
Boo.Originally Posted by blurred
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04-23-2022, 02:00 PM #1321
A couple of thoughts:
Absolute black makes an oval that works with e*13 cranks.
The e*13 BB isn't much better than any others - I just swapped one in and it isn't any narrower than the Wheels Mfg that I can tell. I will use the Wheels elsewhere so it was worth a try. That said, any 30mm BB should work.
A difference of 17 grams (89 vs 109) shouldn't be a reason to not do an upgrade IMO. For that matter I'm not sure I'd do an upgrade to save 100g either, but to each his own.
I have a SRAM XO carbon crank and BB that I got from a mag for a good price that I'd pass along if you are interested. You should be able to have more chainring options of you go that route.
Seth
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04-23-2022, 02:38 PM #1322Originally Posted by blurred
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04-23-2022, 02:49 PM #1323
^ an HG+ chain will eat your nonHG+ chainring in less that 500km.
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04-23-2022, 03:35 PM #1324
good info... that would mean 3 rings a year at least lol! I bet that then eats the chain too?
Basically if I am going to use a Shimano cassette and want an oval, I have to use Shimano cranks or be satisfied with a 32 or 34 wolf tooth. And if I don't want a Shimano cassette I'm going have to swap out the freehub body or buy new wheels, yeesh. Bikes!Originally Posted by blurred
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04-23-2022, 03:50 PM #1325
Garbaruk has E13, Oval, Boost, HG+ Compatible in 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, in Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Orange Rd, Silver, Purple.
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