Are Alfines robust enough for ebike applications ?
Is the 8 speed better than the 11 ?
I wouldnât put power through any IGH.
On my 11 I need to basically stop pedaling to shift or it sounds like Iâm breaking everything.
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can you apply tinted powder clear coats over raw metal? or do these top coats require a base?
You can, I got tinted purple powder on a bike a while ago. The clears donât adhere as well as opaque colors to the base metal though so less durable and more likely to get rust spreading underneath.
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Yes
Clear powder over raw wonât last long.
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The translucent purple finish on my v1 HG was not very durable at all.
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The ugliest quill stem on Earth, the Profile H2O, has a removable face plate. I have a zero degree 100mm jobber in the bin, I think.
Itâs great 
I absolutely relish the ability to cheaply run 46-30 rings on normal easily available cranks
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There are definitely some limits to these rings. First off, on a road chainline crank with a GRX pusher they wonât work. They sit too far inboard for the pusher to down shift.
They work best with a crank that has a wider chainline. Iâve assembled a few cranks using mtb arms with a road spider + these rings.
I had solid results with Sram pushers and road chainline cranks.
Side noteâŚ. The Absolute black take on this that fits 4 arm Shimano cranks works really well too.
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I feel like you need your own thread of âbradens brambles in bicycleryâ where you bestow upon us the discrete bike hacks of a knowledgeable nerd bent on bringing joy to enthusiastic amateur hobbiests after your years of velocipede wrenchery
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I donât recall where I saw this, but somewhere online an LvH dealer mentioned you needed to dial down the STEPS torque settings to run with Alfine 11 (and not kill it)
Our eBullit has a Nexus 5 which suggests it is designed for eBike usage.
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Iâm seriously considering building a ss wheel for my Bullitt. Should I go for it?
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yeah! youâre in the right city for it, for sure.
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Smdh
All faceplates are removable, but not all are replaceable
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but some only once
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Pookieâs bike is this one:
Itâs beautiful and looks great ~10 years later.
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thatâs what I want black/rainbow sparkle to look like always, I feel like it never has enough rainbow in practice
ok are the replacement struts for PDW full metal fenders just super long? are you supposed to trim them to fit? did they just send me the wrong size?