lechatnoir Posted November 27, 2020 Share How bout 27.5 this thread is on standards in the bike industry. please stay on topic Wayne pudding Mol and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacBrand Posted November 27, 2020 Share How bout 27.5Then it must be the right foot Edited November 27, 2020 by JacBrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted November 27, 2020 Share Then it must be the right foot But then you have to have a 27.5 saddle... MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 27, 2020 Share Sibling? 0_0That was a specific point for you Gauteng lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted November 27, 2020 Share ...and please, right hand, front brake. Left hand is for clutch or rear brake onlyleft handed might run front on left .. dominant hand on front brake . or not there no rules on a bicycle except sit facing forward . or not . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted November 27, 2020 Share I have no problem with right - rear brake, rear gears also right so for me it make sense everything rear is on the right ... If its such a big bother, change it, although not bought like that it is not rocket science to swap the hoses or get someone to do it for you. Personal preference, do what ever the hell works best for you. BigDL and Me rida my bicycle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted November 27, 2020 Share I do plenty of enduro on my husky, commute on a z1000. My bicycle brakes all have a rear brake on the right..... no issues or confusion +1 Never got confused... But.... trying to lane split with the car... that's another story... BigDL, ChrisF, bertusras and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted November 27, 2020 Share I really hope SRAMs Universal Derailleur Hanger catches on and becomes the standard. I recently broke a rear hanger and finding a spare is can be a pain, especially for older bikes. It looks like I'll have to have one custom made or pay for a really expensive replacement. Edited November 27, 2020 by MrJacques BigDL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted November 27, 2020 Share It is like kissing your cousin or sibling ... you can do it, but it should not be done ... do the right thing Front Brake = Right Leverdude, have you checked my cousin? TheoG, arendoog and BigDL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Headshot Posted November 27, 2020 Share ...and please, right hand, front brake. Left hand is for clutch or rear brake onlyNo. Not a standard. Its user variable. TheoG, MrJacques, BigDL and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted November 27, 2020 Share That's a very small list. Btw, I remember those old Shimano BB's well. They weren't the best sealed and were a pain to change esp if the puller threads in your crank were fooked. The best system by far is the Shimano pinch bolt system on their external BB. No special tools bar the BB spanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted November 27, 2020 Share Trek's Knock Block... I understand why it's needed on some frames, but you either have to use their own expensive stems on it or buy an expensive lock ring adapter to use a normal stem. It's not an item that gets changed frequently, but it makes sourcing spares more difficult and costly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavo Posted November 27, 2020 Share Trek's Knock Block... I understand why it's needed on some frames, but you either have to use their own expensive stems on it or buy an expensive lock ring adapter to use a normal stem. It's not an item that gets changed frequently, but it makes sourcing spares more difficult and costly.That's much like Giant's OD/OD2 steerers... "Oversized headset bearings (1 1/4-inch top and 1 1/2-inch bottom bearings) and a tapered steerer tube combine for unprecedented steering performance with no additional weight" Yeah right, thanks for nothing besides a PITA Giant! Similarly expensive exercise to get things aligned with what everyone else used MrJacques 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted November 27, 2020 Share That's a very small list. Btw, I remember those old Shimano BB's well. They weren't the best sealed and were a pain to change esp if the puller threads in your crank were fooked. The best system by far is the Shimano pinch bolt system on their external BB. No special tools bar the BB spanner. Exactly, and I use a modified, L shaped butter knife for that..... I had to remove a DUB BB last week. I couldn't find the right cup/tool so landed up using water pump pliers and some cloth. It worked, but I was sweating! I don't mind if the spindle size changes etc, but at least use the same number of dimples so one doesn't need 50000 different tools. That's just childish mikkelz, MrJacques and Wayne pudding Mol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted November 27, 2020 Share I don't see the problem. Rode left-front for more than 30 years on my bikes. Got on a motorbike for the first time in my life and it wasn't a problem at all. What if you don't moto? Besides, I don't think this is a bike industry "standards" thing. It's more personal preference IMO. You can still use brakes from 10 years ago on a bike today if you wanted, can't say the same for wheels (for example) The context is standards in a bike industry. If all motorcycle manufacturers around the world could agree where clutch and brake levers go then surely all bicycle manufacturers and assemblers can just all align in one way or the other. This is not like all the other issues mentioned where advances in tech have lead to new variables- this is just not getting their ducks in a row. All bikes parked in a bike shop should have the same control set up to start. You don't walk into a car dealership and have to ask if the accelerator is on the left or the right, or find that out in the first drive do you? From there you can personalize away, esp if you are a lefty. I have a friend running a left thumb brake on his R1 in the American superbike series, works for him, other guys have tried and found it a waste of time. each to their own to personalize, but it should have a standard to start... Zebra, LBKloppers and CraigT48 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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