What have you bought/upgraded today.

[XXX-er]

There's no reason to pull and repress new housings in a HS if you just need new bearings. They're just housings that the bearings sit in. No movement & no wear.
The bearings wear, the housing is just an inert, well, housing.

The only reason to buy a complete new HS is if you're upgrading.

apparently with mixed results

[sfotex]

BTW the star nut doesnt hold the fork on, the stem holds the fork on, the star nut does help you set head set tension after that other than a place to screw on the top cap the star nut doesnt really do anythingso you could take it off and save grams, havent seen that yet

Yeah, but then if your headset needs to be tightened on the trail your screwed - the other day I wrecked and knocked the bars out of alignment, and had to loosen the stem to realign everything... without the cap I would have lost tension in the system.

[XXX-er]

In theory you could take the top cap & bolt off but like I say I havent seen it yet

usually I just hold wheel and twist the bars straight

[Roxtar]

apparently with mixed results

Had nothing to do with swapping bearings. This was an issue caused by using a mishmash of parts due to availability.

Works Components 1.5* Angleset = $125
or
Enduro ABC 4545 1125 BO (top bearing)= $19
Enduro ACB 4545 150 BO (bottom bearing) = $22
+
Not having to painstakingly align and press angleset housing into frame = Priceless.

[unitofstuff]

Got some RF Era bars, 800mm and 40mm rise plus some of the PNW XL grips. Also went to a 220mm front rotor and moved the 200mm to the rear to replace the 180mm that was there. Everything felt good, but biffed it pretty good which seems to have been a season ender.

[sb]

[sfotex]

^^ Curious to see how you like it. People love to bag on Polygon, but they are selling a lot of stuff, and its probably out of the same factory that makes some dentist bikes....

[sb]

Will do so when i have some rides in on it.

Have to say i am impressed so far going over it after the assembly.

[east or bust]

Picked up some Launch Elite knee pads locally today at 40% off. They are so damn comfy right out of the box, can’t wait to formally break them in. Got them specifically for long pants bike park riding.


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[jamal]

Got my cyclocross stuff all sorted out. You definitely end up with a lot of shit and I in no way need this to race local beer league plus a few weekend races (plus pan ams again). And on the other had if you want to go racing seriously it's like, just barely a start.



One set of new wheels - DT350 hubs to nox zolder rims, came out to 1350g for the set. New tires for the old wheels, fresh drivetrain because mine is toast after the year of riding and gravel racing, a second cassette, and another set of rotors.

all the tires are glued and we're ready to go i guess. First race next weekend

[sfotex]

Nearly bought a Felt with Ultegra Di2, but I stumbled into this today for less money and figured this was about as good as it gets for road bikes..
Kind of doubted the whole 'superbike' thing, but I shaved 2 mins off my PR on a local 2k climb. And the thing is a rocket on the downhill....

[buttahflake]

Fast road bikes are fast! Great looking bike, nice and aggressive. Super Record, I don’t see that often, Viva Italia.

[halliday]

Nearly bought a Felt with Ultegra Di2, but I stumbled into this today for less money and figured this was about as good as it gets for road bikes..
Kind of doubted the whole 'superbike' thing, but I shaved 2 mins off my PR on a local 2k climb. And the thing is a rocket on the downhill....

Looks like a nice hill climber.

[sfotex]

Looks like a nice hill climber.

How are you liking your Aeroad?

[McShortyShorts]

My riding buddy bought trickstuffs (cz they were on sale at Smith Creek Cycle!) 2nd ride on them he OTBs and popped a lever. Pretty sure he'll just need to replace a retaining ring and maybe a seal, but still funny it happened.

BTW, trickstuffs are the real deal. Haven't tried Mavens yet but the trickstuffs are like having EMERGENCY STOP buttons on your bars compared to my dominions. just takes no effort at all to brake with them.

[Robik]

Ok, this is going out of hands...
Beginning of the year, Forbidden Druid V1. A little too short reach in size XL, suspension felt amazing going down, but pretty toothless on the climbs.
Next onto Propain Hugene. This one climbed better than any bike that I tried, great handling, good geometry but would wear me out quickly on rougher descents.
Enter Forbidden Druid v2 MX, size S4. This one climbs really great. Geometry and suspension are more balanced for both up and down. My first mullet so it can also contribute but my times both up and down are faster than on Hugene or Druid V1, despite being heavier than Propain. Shifting is surprisingly better than with either with exactly the same setup.
Tried with both Mattoc Pro at 150mm and Mezzer Pro at 160mm and prefer the overall feeling of Mattoc. Truly amazing bike!

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[J. Barron DeJong]

My riding buddy bought trickstuffs (cz they were on sale at Smith Creek Cycle!) 2nd ride on them he OTBs and popped a lever. Pretty sure he'll just need to replace a retaining ring and maybe a seal, but still funny it happened.

BTW, trickstuffs are the real deal. Haven't tried Mavens yet but the trickstuffs are like having EMERGENCY STOP buttons on your bars compared to my dominions. just takes no effort at all to brake with them.

I had that happen right at the top a race run at Bromont. Basically rode the course with just a front brake. Did not finish well.

(That was with Grimeca brakes back in the day, which became the first Shimano XT brakes the next year.)

[Falcon3]

Just submitted my service request for Diaz to custom tune and overhaul my Zeb. I swapped in a Fox 38 to see if I like it better and it feels even harsher than my Zeb. I'd open the 38 air spring and clean out what I assume is gobs of grease, but I don't have a shaft clamp and bullet tool to get everything apart and back together.

[halliday]

How are you liking your Aeroad?

I really like it. The geometry and measurements are very close to my old #1 bike so it only took a couple days of short rides to get it dialed. Ive never had disc, electronic shifters, or tubeless so it's been a blast working with all of that stuff. Im not a racer so I don't really need everything the bike offers performance wise but Ive gotten used to it over the past couple of weeks and have no plans to go back. Im keeping my old bikes (a couple Kleins, DeRosa King, and a Bill Boston) and I only took the Kleins to Georgia when I moved a few years ago, the others are up in NYC somewhere. I think the bang for your buck with Canyon is pretty hard to beat. My normal 30 mile morning ride has been shortened up by ten or fifteen minutes.

[VTskibum]

Ok, this is going out of hands...
Beginning of the year, Forbidden Druid V1. A little too short reach in size XL, suspension felt amazing going down, but pretty toothless on the climbs.
Next onto Propain Hugene. This one climbed better than any bike that I tried, great handling, good geometry but would wear me out quickly on rougher descents.
Enter Forbidden Druid v2 MX, size S4. This one climbs really great. Geometry and suspension are more balanced for both up and down. My first mullet so it can also contribute but my times both up and down are faster than on Hugene or Druid V1, despite being heavier than Propain. Shifting is surprisingly better than with either with exactly the same setup.
Tried with both Mattoc Pro at 150mm and Mezzer Pro at 160mm and prefer the overall feeling of Mattoc. Truly amazing bike!

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Definitely have some serious bike lust for the V2 Druid! Buddy liked his so much he added a Dreadnaught. Need to ride the Druid, seemingly a really ideal bike on paper for me.


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[Wes Mantooth]

Put a new and slightly longer stroke shock on my rascal to get closer to 140 travel. Difference is crazy noticeable but not sure how much it’s due to a higher quality shock (old was a super deluxe select). Significantly more plush, smooth, and planted both uphill and down. I do notice being slightly lower in the travel overall so might make some front end tweaks to match




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[snoboy]

Got suckered in by the end of season sales in Fernie and seem to have a new EDC stem mount tool setup.

[Robik]

I'm a sucker for aftermarket bling. Got some new Garbaruk Enduro crankset and their chainring. It's lightweight, it's blingy and hopefully they are strong.

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[bamboocoreONLY]

did some swapping of frames n such and was able to sell one for more than what I paid for the "new" one, so I treated myself to some eewings cranks. Man, I don't think I'd purchase these if I didn't have a pro deal and the expendable cash, but wow they're quite amazing. We'll see if I noticed a difference in the ride vs carbon.

[buttahflake]

Oh shit! Got a deal on a new Tarmac SL8.
Ultegra di2, two Silca Ti cages with assioma power meter pedals, 16.2lbs!