Recent content by 7Speed

Spotted in Amsterdam so no hills to worry about!

Direct drive and a 2sp centrifugal clutch hub…That’s a fancy set-up. But not old…

This may be true - but it certainly wasn’t the case when full-suss XC bikes first came in…a lot of frogs were kissed to get to where we are today and we were often told some shocking bikes (no pun intended) were great XC machines when they were just better going down technical downhills, but bad...

For me the things that started to feel difficult and made me spend more time on the road: 1. Too much focus on downhill vs XC. So few DH trails and opportunities where I grew up. 2. Suspension becoming a standard when in reality we didn’t need it much (until bike parks came along). 3. The move...

That’s a lovely bike and build.

That is really nice.

My 126mm axle is for a 73mm shell 😣. It’s not the chainring bolts - the biopace is recessed as the chainring is thicker and the machined teary are on the outside of the ring (I.e. it has a lip on the outside).

Finally found the original BB - 126mm…

Checked the biopace crankset the bike came with vs the one I picked up and the bolts are recessed vs the one I am installing - might take the rings off and look more closely.

OK - so a little time again this weekend - I took the crank off and the axle is 122.5mm. I don’t think I overtightened - I think it’s normally ~30Nm torque (40Nm for those with the lever/guns for it) for a square taper BB. This puts me on the frame. Thoughts? I have a 126mm axle available…

hopefully it is just a prototype issue that will improve in the final version.

Yes - just under 600g IIRC.

I am so hoping these are not my size 😫

My mistake - don’t know what I was thinking…

My god - they weigh a kilo each…that’s a kilo of extra rotating mass on the outside of the wheel…