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Moosa Claasen at Bridge Cycles in Cape Town did my SMP. Woodstock leather also does saddle recovering, specialising in leather (see what I did there) if the original cover is still intact then it’s an easier job because that can be used as a template for the replacement cover.

The cut out makes it a complicated job. I've had a Selle SMP recovered so its not impossible. I suspect your saddle eating your bibs is more to do with a mismatch between your inner thighs and the saddle shape and or edges if its wearing away there. Its very rare to see the seat pad area wearing away on a saddle with a smooth cover like the Specialied Power

an new kit in the DH scene? More high pivot bikes? Trend back toward aerosuits? PS: Don't forget Alan will be racing NMNM too. He's just back off a big training block whicl MVDP is back after a bit of rest. I'd reckon these two are going to break the SFR domination of the podium this weekend

That is the standard Stan’s conversion kit as it has stood since 2004 when they ditched the fibre tape and replaced it with PU tape on the spoke bed to support the rubber sealing strip.

please show me your current tubeless set up that does not support a rubber tube over the spoke holes with either tape or a rimstrip. I’m curious

That won’t work without a fibre reinforced tape to support the inner tube over the spoke holes. For this reason alone, rim strips didn’t work very well because once you sealed up the spoke bed the rim was basically tubeless ready without a plastic strip over the top. We used to convert rims for schrader valves using a 20inch bmx tube over the 3M fibre tape. Slit the tube along its length and trim the edges. Mount the tyre , remove valve core , sealant in , core back into the valve and air up. It was a hack version of Stans rimstrips but for schrader valved rims

Maybe early 2000’s . I bought one of the first kits in 1999 and it had a separate valve with 3M fibre tape. The rim strip arrived in autumn 2001. And you’re right it wasn’t as good as the original kit because the valve would always break off the strip. Stan went through about 4 strip changes before he got it working reliably and it became a long lasting install that was as hassle free as a UST rim. Eclipse made a nice PU strip , DT Swiss bought them and trashed the marketability by only offering the kits with their rims ( which were made of Swiss cheese in the Y2K years)

The problem is those rim strips worked reliably because they are moulded for that rim. There isn’t a manufacturer making generic rim strips since the Eclipse / DT Swiss PU rim strip exited the market some 10 years ago. Schwalbe offered something for a short period but I haven’t seen it on shelves anywhere for a long time. So if you can get the Bontrager strips to work that’s your first prize

this won't work on road tubeless. The pressures are too high

this is the old Rolf Wheels tubeless rim strip system that was developed in the early 2000's. When Trek bought Rolf Wheels they also bought the tubeless rim strip IP. No one else makes that sort of rim strip. Even NoTubes dropped this system because it was not as reliable as a rim tape. Rolf Wheels used this plastic rimstrip because their paired spoke and offset spokes made it very difficult to seal the spoke bed with a fibre tape in the widths available at the time

But those are rim tape, just plastic

My only gripe with the Lyme product is that the sliding nuts rust faster than pogi being chased by Jonas wolftooth b-rad bracket has lasted 7 years without fail. It’s a good investment

Buy maxxis light weight road tubes and you’ll get rimstrips in the box gratis

My RTL500 appears to be dead. Won’t switch back on and when I press the on button the status LED emits a faint orange blip for a split second. before I send it back to Garmin has anyone experienced a similar issue with the RTL 500 and what was the fix? I suspect it’s the battery that’s toast but maybe someone has other insights. if it is the battery has anyone here replaced the battery successfully?

Yes , but that sanction doesn’t have to be public knowledge unless the sanctioned presents a danger to the public at large and there are legal processes that need to be followed. let’s use an employment example; if someone is pinged for sexual harassment in the workplace does the company make the suspension or dismissal of that individual public knowledge? They will keep a list of people they consider undesirable for employment but it would take a court order to make that list public and it would have to be in the public interest. the exception is the anti doping code, some USA states and Islamic countries where sanctioning can be made public.

They will have a List but it is likely not public as it may not be compliant with the PoPi act

I do t think there a list other that what SAIDS publishes because there is specific exemption for dooong authorities to publish sanctions against individuals. If the sanction is applied for other reasons I believe (and may be wrong) that the sanction is only published by the authority applying said sanction once and there no list as this could be used for continued discrimination against the individual or individuals. If it is a criminal record then that should be accessible via the appropriate channels.

Csixx is one of the shareholders from what I gathered from the press release .

Have you done this? I know it works with the lefty 2.0 and lefty max when coupled with the brake mount adapter for lefty50.

I’m assuming you have a hardtail?

This is true as Lefty 50 front hub is not compatible with Lefty Ocho since there is no brake adapter available to shift the brake caliper into the correct position O2 Lefty hub isn’t expensive though so…

Nope not confusing them. Qfactor -20mm will give you an idea of distance from inner cranks arm face side to side. the distance across the chainstays of an Mtb must be about 10mm less than the cranks inner face distance to clear the stays while riding (leaves 5mm clearance) some bikes have stays with compound bends and the curvature of the cranks won’t match that of the chainstay meaning there could be less clearance closer to the pivot in the area where the front derailleur used to sit. with road and gravel cranks the q-factor is often <160mm with distance between inner faces around 140mm +_ 3mm (some exceptions) but still can achieve 52mm chainline through positive or negative positioning of an offset chainring. sram road wide has a q-factor of 150 which leaves even less space for chainstay clearance on an Mtb. Chainline is 47,5 mm, even narrower than 142x12 mtb except maybe a 26er. so you would have to be more specific around which cranks on which frame with what bb you’re trying to achieve this combobulation. PS to qualify my comments . I have fitted a longer axle road hollowgram crank to a Mtb frame and got it to work. But that’s because the hollowgram system allows a high degree of modularity. SRAM road wide is much more restrictive in positioning (use of spacers) and allowable frame clearance. It is dependent on the mtb frame whether it will fit and then have sufficient clearance to actually work reliably.

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Make sure you get the right adaptor kit for the right lefty Ocho. There is the lefty CL Ocho carbon in 90,100,110 and 120 mm travels with a bonded crown race of 40mm and 36 degrees. the alloy Ocho uses a pressed on crown race of 40mm and 45degrees. The crown race you get is not the issue but the lower bearing inner race chamfer is the issue if you buy a carbon Ocho. The Omnico adaptor headsets have 45 degree chamfer lower bearings . Throw that bearing away and buy 52x40x 7 or 8mm 36/45 degree bearing. if you opt for the alloy version you can use all the parts as the crown race can be replaced unlike the carbon leftyocho crown race.

Eagle chains say “eagle” on the plates