# Bicycle Secrets
**URL:** https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682
**Category:** Bikes
**Created:** [June 15, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682 "2014-06-15T18:14:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 34
### Author:  [@mdilthey](https://tarck.cc/u/mdilthey)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2017, 5:13am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/661 "2017-05-20T05:13:52Z")
Just watched “Children of Men” for the fourth time and that film has aged frighteningly well.
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### Author:  [@hiimjoshimabike](https://tarck.cc/u/hiimjoshimabike)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2017, 7:12am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/662 "2017-05-20T07:12:35Z")
> [@ckd](#):
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> ^ If you’re gonna reproduce, only do it once. Humankind could benefit from some reductions, and if everybody only contributed to the creation of half of a child for a few generations, it would help for sure.
Or adopt. There are hundreds of thousands of children who need a loving home.
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### Author:  [@BEEutiful\_Wednesday\_DDS](https://tarck.cc/u/BEEutiful_Wednesday_DDS)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/663 "2017-05-21T23:57:55Z")
one kid crew checking in here.
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### Author:  [@ergott](https://tarck.cc/u/ergott)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/664 "2017-05-22T10:02:02Z")
> [@fixed](#):
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> one kid crew checking in here.
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### Author:  [@ergott](https://tarck.cc/u/ergott)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/665 "2017-05-22T10:02:07Z")
> [@fixed](#):
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> one kid crew checking in here.
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### Author:  [@Blakey](https://tarck.cc/u/Blakey)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/666 "2017-05-25T01:11:12Z")
Discovered this the other day:
Sqourx nipples take an “E5” socket, but disc rotor bolts that use a T25 driver happen to be the same size. So you can just screw a rotor bolt into a rod and use it to spin them up.
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### Author:  [@Andrew\_Squirrel1](https://tarck.cc/u/Andrew_Squirrel1)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/667 "2017-06-08T21:48:00Z")
oh damn, must have missed the release of Epic Ride Weather app for IOS (previously only android).
> **[Epic Ride Weather Now Available for iOS](https://www.epicrideweather.com/2016/10/17/ios-launch/)**
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> The Epic Ride Weather app, previously only available for Android, was released today for iOS devices such as iPhone and iPad.
and it now synchronizes with RideWithGPS for easy use!
> **[Epic Ride Weather App](https://support.ridewithgps.com/hc/en-us/articles/10127652535963)**
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> Epic Ride Weather is an app for iPhone and Android that allows riders to generate weather forecasts tailored to their specific route, speed, and riding date and time.
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> Download the Ride with G...
For those that have never heard of the app:
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> Epic Ride Weather is an app for iPhone and Android that allows riders to generate weather forecasts tailored to their specific route, speed, and riding date and time. If you’re wondering if you’ll need a rain jacket or whether you should bring an extra bottle on your next ride, Epic Ride Weather can help you decide.
This is great for those doing longer distance rides over multiple days in places with micro-climates.
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### Author:  [@cousinmosquito](https://tarck.cc/u/cousinmosquito)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/668 "2017-06-08T22:13:30Z")
Thats pretty cool.
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### Author:  [@blackholelectron](https://tarck.cc/u/blackholelectron)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/669 "2017-06-09T02:10:31Z")
[quote=Blakey]Discovered this the other day:
Sqourx nipples take an “E5” socket, but disc rotor bolts that use a T25 driver happen to be the same size. So you can just screw a rotor bolt into a rod and use it to spin them up.[/quote]
Holy shit
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### Author:  [@Face](https://tarck.cc/u/Face)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/670 "2017-06-10T14:27:41Z")
[quote=Andrew\_Squirrel]oh damn, must have missed the release of Epic Ride Weather app for IOS (previously only android).
> **[Epic Ride Weather Now Available for iOS](https://www.epicrideweather.com/2016/10/17/ios-launch/)**
>
> The Epic Ride Weather app, previously only available for Android, was released today for iOS devices such as iPhone and iPad.
and it now synchronizes with RideWithGPS for easy use!
> **[Epic Ride Weather App](https://support.ridewithgps.com/hc/en-us/articles/10127652535963)**
>
> Epic Ride Weather is an app for iPhone and Android that allows riders to generate weather forecasts tailored to their specific route, speed, and riding date and time.
>
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>
>
>
> Download the Ride with G...
For those that have never heard of the app:
> [@](#):
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> Epic Ride Weather is an app for iPhone and Android that allows riders to generate weather forecasts tailored to their specific route, speed, and riding date and time. If you’re wondering if you’ll need a rain jacket or whether you should bring an extra bottle on your next ride, Epic Ride Weather can help you decide.
This is great for those doing longer distance rides over multiple days in places with micro-climates.[/quote]
This is awesome and I’m totally checking this out for my multiple hour rides passing through multiple micro-climates. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@mdilthey](https://tarck.cc/u/mdilthey)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/671 "2017-07-10T02:42:42Z")
This is kind of the worst / most irrelevant secret ever.
I bought Sram’s 7-speed XO1 downhill group last year because I wanted a 7-speed Pugsley, but I didn’t go through with it. i sold everything except the cassette, which is sitting in my basement.
Well, without the big fat spacer on the end, the 7-speed cassette fits my Hope Trials SS hub perfectly. So, if I wanted to, I could set up my Crockett as a 1x7 using that cassette, the Sram DH derailleur and shifter, and the Paul drop bar MTB shifter mount.
I just think its funny that Sram picked the SS cassette as the spacing for their 7-speed… intentional? Some other quirky DH spacing thing i’m not aware of?
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### Author:  [@jimmythefly](https://tarck.cc/u/jimmythefly)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/672 "2017-07-10T03:00:11Z")
People have been building 5,6,and 7 speed cassettes onto free hub type ss wheels for a while now. (Depends on exact hub and cog spacing what combos will work). I’m sure SRAM designed with that in mind, that some DHbros would be able to reuse existing wheels.
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### Author:  [@Mankato\_Pet\_Cremation\_LLC](https://tarck.cc/u/Mankato_Pet_Cremation_LLC)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/673 "2017-07-10T04:51:37Z")
Jeff Jones has been suggesting exactly that for years now on his custom builds. Something something stronger wheels.
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### Author:  [@oogens](https://tarck.cc/u/oogens)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/674 "2017-07-10T21:34:33Z")
and i think oneup make a spacer to replace the 3cog carrier on road cassettes to give dhers the narrow spaced gearing on a price point
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### Author:  [@frank\_doktor](https://tarck.cc/u/frank_doktor)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/675 "2017-07-10T21:53:09Z")
> **[DH BLOCK](https://www.oneupcomponents.com/products/dh-block?variant=1079771509)**
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> Upgrade your downhill bike to a 7 speed DH specific drivetrain. Get the major benefits of X01DH for a fraction of the cost. OneUp Components' DH Block converts a 9,10 or 11 speed mountain cassette to a 6 or 7 speed downhill cassette, with integrated...
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### Author:  [@Face](https://tarck.cc/u/Face)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/676 "2017-07-10T22:08:37Z")
> [@oogens](#):
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> and i think oneup make a spacer to replace the 3cog carrier on road cassettes to give dhers the narrow spaced gearing on a price point
Dudes been doing that with individual spacers since forever. The oneup piece is cool, looks like it prevents shifting into the spokes.
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### Author:  [@mdilthey](https://tarck.cc/u/mdilthey)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/677 "2017-07-10T22:08:51Z")
They do, but SRAM makes a GX version of the cassette now that is a pretty good price. I actually unfortunately have both, but who knows, some future project etc. etc.
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### Author:  [@NOVELTYNAME](https://tarck.cc/u/NOVELTYNAME)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/678 "2017-07-10T23:09:56Z")
I have a king SS hub but it’s got the stupid proprietary cassette body (no narrow shimano spline)
The king isn’t wearing pants
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### Author:  [@Rusty\_Piton](https://tarck.cc/u/Rusty_Piton)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/679 "2017-07-12T15:50:13Z")
> [@liquify](#):
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> [https://www.oneupcomponents.com/products/dh-block?variant=1079771509](https://www.oneupcomponents.com/products/dh-block?variant=1079771509)
It’s the world’s most expensive pie plate WTF LOL!
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### Author:  [@kmcdon1](https://tarck.cc/u/kmcdon1)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bicycle-secrets/20682/680 "2017-07-12T16:01:43Z")
what the shit, why would you want to downgrade 11sp to 7? i don’t even???
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