Mongoose!

The higher the price the higher the expectation...just saying

Three resent disappointments in a row ... Used for road and gravel riding in the dark. 1. Magicshine CBL 1600 - extremely poor battery life and poor cheap plastic mount. If the battery life was not that poor I would have bothered to buy a new mount. but making this part from cheap plastic is just a bad idea. 2. Extreme Light (Trail) - weights a ton. The not so bright beam and average battery life does not make up for the weight. This thing is heavy on a handlebar with no other mounting option. 3. Wuben 1300 Lumens - Don't believe all YouTube revies... If you select the brightest option, it dims to a lower light after 1 min. No matter what. fully charged - other brand-new battery. Heavy as it uses a bigger 21700 battery. The 1000 lumens Ryder at the front outperforms all above: Wider beam; better battery life; weight (use a 18650 battery and can be replaced) and mounting options.

To Brandfort and back first ja...🤣

To Brandfort and back first ja...🤣

Thanks for the reply. Haha. Yes my Sram is GX 11 speed. Typo.... I have Grx on my gravel bike🤦‍♂️. Think my original post was maybe too long... In short: I have currently a Sunrace 11 - 42 cassette on my bike. ( HG free body) . Front a 34 oval ring. The groupset is GX 1 x11. I am going to spin out on the 11. If I go bigger at the front I may struggle with the climbs. The price of a new 1 x 11 XD cassette is too close to a new SLX upgrade kit. SLX upgrade kit will require a microspline hub. Not an option for my old wheels. Thinking of going 2x10 with parts I have 42/28 front and 36/11 rear Or Cheap Aliexpress 42 - 9 XD cassette- but worried about bad shifting. First world problems....lol

well i just ordered a 36 and a 38 from Richey here on Bikebub. Guess I will have to test them on Raderkop here in Bloem...😬

Thats what I currently have (42 - 11) but will definitely spin out on it (oval 34 front)

I did one TB many years ago. As roadie I don’t ride my mtb. (my off road riding is on a gravel bike) Decided to give it a go this year again… with my mtb Not going for the win – mid pack finish. My current setup is a Black inc Scalpel (2018 I believe) and with a 42 – 11 rear and a 34 oval ring at front. (Sram GRX 11 speed) I removed the XD freehub when my original GRX 42-10 cassette was done to replace it with a cheaper HG cassette (but still have the XD freehub) Appears 11 speed Sram XD cassettes are rarely available and overpriced if you can find one. There are generic XD cassettes on AliExpress but mainly 42 – 9. Online research showed that my shifting will be very poor with my GRX rear derailleur and 9 t at the back? Can anyone confirm from firsthand experience with this? Though to go the SLX route but realised I will need a microspline freehub. I believe my wheels are too old (American Classic Wide Lightning Race) – Not really keen on re building a new microsline hub into this old (but good contention due to minimum use) wheels and spokes… Frame non boost. The thought of using an Eagle cassette on the XD freehub with a SLX drivetrain also crossed my mind but unfortunately, I have O C D…lol (also heard only bad things of Sram NX…) So here my thought : I have good 2 x 10 parts lying in my garage 42 /28 on a Hollow gram SL crank (28 brand new / 42 still good and will accept a new chain) New 36 -11 Sram cassette New 10 speed Sram chain XO 10 speed rear derailer and shifters Luckily kept the front derailleur hardware for frame when I converted it to 1 x Unfortunately, the only front derailleur I have that will fit the frame is a X7 but for a 39 – 26 chain set… Question: Should I go back to 2 x for this event? (I am a back yard mechanic and can do all conversions myself) Weigh difference will not really bother me and I will probably convert back to 1 x after the event. Will a 39-26 front derailleur work on a 42 -28 crank? Will the gear ratio 28 front – 36 rear be sufficient enough? Should I try al cheapo 42 – 9 cassette?? From AliExpress?? Or should I just buy a new bike….lol 🙃

Yip. I am also owner of the Lefty 's 👌

Lefty' s are cool.... but comes with a price...🤑

Excellent choice. Enjoy!!

Not a great idea if the frame is carbon, which I guess is.

Usually these sleeves comes with glue and its bonding into the frame when pressed in. Basically, a permanent fix for a creaking or over / under sized missed lined BB?

Maybe the “toughness” of Epic can be measured on the % of entrants completing it successfully. If 90% +(not sure – can be more?) of entrants (weekend warriors / corporate invites / ex Springbok forwards, local “celebrities” etc.) can complete it, the question arise : is it maybe more tough on the wallet than the legs…😜

Thank you so much. Really appreciate 🙏

Thanks

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/mountain-bike-hubs/813717/american-classic-hub-cannondale-lefty

thanks. 👍 is it possible to delete from the app's menu?

I am trying to deactivate "Synchronized shift mode" on my Di2 12 speed 105 groupset. when go into the menu -- "Operation" option in the app the option is there but turns white with no response. Internet connection is fine. All batteries (shifters and Shimano battery fully charged). I have tried the following without success - Uninstall and reinstall the app (Android) - thus it is the newest version. - all firmware for shifters and derailleurs is up to date. - Shimano battery was disconnected for while and reconnected again. - groupset does connect - I deleted it and reconnected it with a "fresh" Bluetooth connection. / Phone restarted - Tried this without the app - not working 12-speed Di2 synchro shift LEDs Blue (2 seconds): Manual shift Flashing blue (2 times): Shift mode 1 Flashing blue (3 times): Shift mode 2 Groupset talks 100% through my phone to my Garmin device (gear indicator battery life etc.) Any advice will be highly appreciated 🙏 - (I was able to do it in the past.)

On one of my builds (Caad X) I had "Pro" hydro to cable calipers. No modulation and did not impress me. The Avid BB7 I have is fantastic and outperform the above by far. The choice of lever also very important (In my experience even more important than the cable housing choice). I started using the Avid BB7 first with Sora shifters. A lot of flex. Appears the flex was in the shifters (plastic construction). Changed to Sram Red with a solid carbon construction. Difference was day and night. I even did one Swartberg Gran Fondo on them. Swartberg pas down.... excellent braking.

I built my first monster cross on the thread Eldron started. That was before the Hub "crashed". Also a Giant XTC frame (aluminum) and Sora 8 speed STI shifters. Can be 11 to 12 years back. Here in Bloemfontein I was definitely the first guy with drop bars on gravel 🤣

What will be the maximum limit spend to repair this bike for example at Solomons? So if the "op" [original poster] takes it to Solomons for a quote, where should he continue and above what amount should he walk away?

I have 29 x 2.2 tyres fitted on my Revolt , but my rims are also not standard. (swoped and converted my mtb wheels from my non boost Scalpel to use on my gravel bike. - so my internal width of rim is a little bit wider than the stock wheels)

Tariffs are looming...🤪 And a possible VAT increase...

My Revolt also came with this FSA crank. I replaced it with a GRX crank. Fun fact: this crank weights 1071 g...👀...without bb. It has a 19mm spindle. So if you want to change the crank, you also going to need a 24mm bb.