Hello endpoint peoples. I bought a basically scrapped first gen Coffee Grinder (QR for reference, I think it’s first gen?) from Nate with a whisky #9 fork (9/8 to 1.5 steerer). This would mean I’d need a ZS44/28.6 - EC44/40 headset, correct?
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That’s correct.
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@EndpointBraden what happened to the rear upper mounts on the new Hunter Gatherer frames? I see them in your product photos and mentioned in the description, but my frame and one other I’ve seen posted here don’t have them.
Ooh… good question. After some hemming and hawwing we decided to leave them off. We should probably update that photo and description.
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@EndpointBraden can you run a post mount rear brake on a current iteration coffee grinder with adaptor? ideally 160 but 140 would probably be fine.
i got out of the game before flat mount really hit so my waning knowledge is more useless than usual
Yes. Maybe not on a small. But definitely on a M or bigger.
I suppose the extra moment strength and stiffness of a TA helps in getting an inverted fork to work, vs qr
The RS had a proprietary hub and thruaxle and didn’t work
I think this is Lauf-style with no damping whatsoever
like just tuning the air spring to have an extreme progressive rate?
Everytime I see an inverted fork I have 2 thoughts;
-Now i can scratch the part of the legs that actually need to be a smooth surface
-When my fork seal blows I can contaminate my brake pads with a new oily fluid
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So it is. Its the Intend one that seems a bit more better.
“we decided to leave them off” was maybe a fever dream Tarck response.
I am going to clarify. We decided to ship the first wave of Hunter Gatherers after they were built and painted and noted they were missing bosses. We did send out notes for the frames we caught offering a seat clamp seat stay rack option but a few might have been lost in the shuffle.
We’ve updated the drawing and talked with Glen to make sure we keep it included given the intended use and design of the bike. Who wouldn’t want to go bikepacking and throw a rack on there?!
Not our best moment but wanted to make sure the design intention and mistake was clarified. Hit us up if you need anything and we will do our best to make it cool.
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Thanks, I really appreciate the detailed response.
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Damn I thought my og HG didn’t have upper mounts just because low trail
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tbh my experience with spritely tubed bikes is they suck with considerable load on the back. but as a guy who doesn’t ride bikes outside of my fever dreams, who am i to say what people who ride bikes should do?
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If I already have a Black Mountain Road+, which Endpoint bike should I buy?
I don’t know what you are talking about.
But the person who made that video shared the brand in the comments.
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A night moves with a carbon fork?
A coffee grinder with aero wheels?
A hunter gatherer with an Igor bar?
You tell me.
I did see that, just wondering overall how pleased they are with their purchase lol