I got to see this bike in person and it is actually more stealthy and black than the pictures make it seem.
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yep matching frame, fork, headset, stem, bars, post, saddle
Already did a titanium axle swap on the PD-ES600 pedals for narrower q-factor and a 52g weight savings
I was expecting to use some hoarded 180mm BB30 Carbon Cranks from Lightning Cycle Dynamics and quarq powermeter on this but the crank offsets donāt work at all here for the axle or chainline or q-factor, so Iāll probably stick with this style of crankarms
The previous owner didnāt use the internal routing in the bars, gonna try some different brake calipers and re-route them using aluminum housing Odyssey Race Linear Slic Kable | Odyssey BMX and maybe some of my hoarded powercordz
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F off serious
In this single-sided SPD case it uses the same axle as the R8000 road pedal, but thereās broader selection from other vendors for all the MTB SPD pedals
The annoying part is the managing 2 sets of 12 teeny tiny loose balls in each pedal, with the race being a moving steel tube and one cone being the axle itself. The second pedal went way faster after the first as practice, and I think Iād go through doing short axle swaps across my different XT pedals.
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Oh Fred, never change.
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the forbidden upgrade!
Hell yeah! Whatās the current weight?
Gotta get you some THM cranks and Carbon-Ti rings to really round out the WW deal.
It was 13 pounds without pedals as purchased with tubulars, and should be able to keep it under 15 fully equipped with tubeless tires and dynamo lighting
THM never made cranks longer than 175 which is against my principles, though I might get some replacement SRAM spiderless cranks in 177.5mm if theyāre cheap enough especially with a powermeter
Iām standardizing on CarbonTi road hubs for this though
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Were these S-Works jawns any good?
Those are lightning atmo
I thought the same and was curious so looked up the story. Yep, designed by Tim Brummer of Lightning recumbents, patent purchased by Specialized. Specialized also has their own later patents on it, I presume they changed some details (at first glance the splines/teeth of the spindle joint look different).
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With maintenance, maybe? Almost every set that came through the S shop had a seized bolt and had to be chopped out of the BB. A few had crushed or deformed splines. Iām assuming thereās a reason they went back to a one-piece spindle design.
I have a set of the S-works MTB version in 180mm with the hirth joint for the Marino hardtail Iāve been building
And I think the offsets of my 110bcd Quarq spider was meant for one of the specialized variants that kept the same spider interface, not the Lightning original
Iāve always wanted a set of lightnings but honestly aldhu/vegast is giving me all of it.
did this last month with a set of aliex axles on some M980 XTR dual sided jawns, would absolutely recommend- not a particularly finicky rebuild other than the aforementioned bearings. the weight savings and q factor reduction combined are way worth the $ atmo
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I tweaked the disco travel bike to make it easier to split it and hurl it into a car; my original scheme of puzzle retainers & continuous housing worked well for boxing, but not nearly as well for shoving into the mighty prius.
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Does it thunk?
Sadly, the back seats are too soft for a really good thunk.
Marin DSX wife bike: put on some bendy Igor bars and cushy Deity grips. Temporarily put my Swift boxy rando bag on it. Waxed the chain.
GT Tach: also added girthy Deity grips. Swapped the free but very MEH Spank flats out for Deity Deftrap. Waxed the chain.
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