this better be revolutionary for 2.3kg
Is that thing specially designed to pinch your testicles?
Just imagining getting a little grit in that thing and unholy noises it would make on every pedal stroke.
âIntended for ebikesâ is also interesting given those are the easiest to pedal!
crap did I miss 9 speed friction chat?
Itâs like a pinch roll though, so it scratches them while you ride
Looks sensual
Cane creek offers an innovative approach
Was looking at the trek and Ritchey options for the Emonda, this one is lighter and cheaper, and in the case of the trek, better sealed and less ugly
Aluminum spacers
Guess Iâll just keep waiting for the +30° version
Iâve been off tarck for a bit mostly riding my friction or ss deadenders. Im building up a new dumb bike so Iâve gotten up to speed on some of the latest tech developments.
Is the bike industry totally fucking itself with the mass proliferation of proprietary standards now? Half the wheelsets for sale out there dont even obviously say what freehub driver they have now. Cranks have a billion spline to spider interfaces that seem to just be standard BCDs with extra steps. A bunch of whacky proprietary bar/stem/internal routing situations.
I know theres always a rich guy market, but the barrier to understanding what part to buy as a casual now seems to be much higher than a decade ago. Tons of proprietary wheelsets with God knows what freehub and bearings. At least with cup and cone you could be fairly sure your hubs would be serviceable.
I get that 102bcd XTR chainrings and a million other whacky things used to exist , but im so hesitant to put any money into some flash in the pan standard if I can help it. I can obviously still buy 104bcd cranks , dt350 hubs etc , but just seems like part soup out there.
Im like the 2nd youngest tarcker too before im accused of being a grumpy old man.
Around 11 years ago, I asked so many questions about building up pretty-standard-build steel road bike frame that I got a thread named after me. To some degree, itâs always been tricky shartmo
I have finally been putting some miles on that bike and Iâve been thinking about it. Nearly every other jock and roadie on the trail is on some sort of carbon this with proprietary this, proprietary that. Thatâs the normie shit now. Nerds are the only people who care about universal/standard parts or even having a stem and handlebar that are different pieces. If you are going to go to a dealer for every service, I guess it doesnât really matter
Always has been
Youâre right though
There is no future proofing when there is no future
Ill admit my future proofing stems at least in a part over concerns about what the future holds.
I always have future proofing in mind. Friction brifters. Cable disc brakes. Pads that are pretty generic. 2 wheel sizes. Screw in BB with replaceable bearings. It is carbon but really has taken a hiding so far. If it ever breaks I will transfer it all onto another frame. Steel or ti. Steel is a PITA tho in wet climes. Rust never sleeps. If my brifters die I will likely be the first person to put downtube shifters on an OPEN UP. Maybe I should be prepping for this now.
[always has been astronaut meme]
We get these weird competing standards around every boom cycle. We donât see cottered cranks, 141 BCD, threaded freehubs, or BB threadings that arenât BSA. During the fixie boom, a lot of those old bikes came out of the dusty garage.
The industry has largely standardized around a few things, but we still get weird shit like DUB and T47.