Titan Racing Disappointment

[ChrisF]

21 minutes ago, Mongoose! said:

My Giant  Revolt has external cables mechanical shifting  thus brake and gear cables. I mount my front light under my Garmin upfront mount.  Internal cables would have been much easier as the cables are in the way of the light and cause rattles sometimes / can sometimes also intervene with steering . But i can replace a headset bearings very easily 

 

I had to choose between the Giant Revolt and the Merida .... the Merida looked good with the internal cables, but I am not buying into that maintenance nightmare.

 

I am using the FORZA out-front mount for the Garmin, with the light below it.  It has a slight upward angle on the install, keeping everything clear above the cables.

[no calves]

44 minutes ago, Mongoose! said:

My Giant  Revolt has external cables mechanical shifting  thus brake and gear cables. I mount my front light under my Garmin upfront mount.  Internal cables would have been much easier as the cables are in the way of the light and cause rattles sometimes / can sometimes also intervene with steering . But i can replace a headset bearings very easily 

You just woke an OCD tick I only get evenings. 1 brake cable keeps pusing my light slightly off centre... 

 

My OCD got to a point where I now bought a Forza stem mount to keep me sane...

Edited 5 hours ago by no calves
OCD Spelling

[NC_lurker]

3 minutes ago, no calves said:

You just woke an OCD tick i only get evenings. 1 brake cable keeps pusing my light slightly off centre... 

 

My OCD got to a pount where i now bought a forza stem mount to keeo me sane

I'm surprised your OCD doesn't explode when it sees your spelling....😉

[no calves]

12 minutes ago, NC_lurker said:

I'm surprised your OCD doesn't explode when it sees your spelling....😉

Fixeted

[Gerlach]

iiisssshhhhh no man guys!!! where was the old days where you mounted the garmin on your handlebar stem. Problem solved.......

 

OOOoooo wait, the head units got bigger now.  

OOoooooooo wait, I got Forza mount on my bike to. Spotted a mount the other day that actually slides, so you mount your garmin 1040 and then it slides it back closer the handlebar mount point to give extra 200watts for the 126gram you added with the 1040 😛  

Edited 5 hours ago by Gerlach

[Headshot]

I cannot fathom why anyone in their right mind would want through headset cable routing, but a birdy told me that Titan Racing did market research and found that the average punter ( ie someone who knows nothing about bikes or fixing them) would rather buy a bike that looks more aero or neat or something and has terrible to work on cable destroying headset routing.

Thanks for nothing "average punter" and possibly the OP too.

[tinmug]

28 minutes ago, no calves said:

Fixeted

Go look again again.

[BuffsVintageBikes]

6 minutes ago, Headshot said:

I cannot fathom why anyone in their right mind would want through headset cable routing, but a birdy told me that Titan Racing did market research and found that the average punter ( ie someone who knows nothing about bikes or fixing them) would rather buy a bike that looks more aero or neat or something and has terrible to work on cable destroying headset routing.

Thanks for nothing "average punter" and possibly the OP too.

Yup, my new Anthem has it and I'll do everything in my power to stop water getting into that headset, from never riding it in the rain to wiping the bars clean with a rag rather than using a hosepipe. Quite possibly the shittest design idea on the planet. Aesthetically pleasing but a practical nightmare.

[Super Sywurm]

Whys is the OP so quiet?

[Gerlach]

15 minutes ago, Super Sywurm said:

Whys is the OP so quiet?

We keeping thread up and going for his part

[Shebeen]

29 minutes ago, Super Sywurm said:

Whys is the OP so quiet?

At a current rate of one post every 20 months, can expect a reply by Jan 2028. He is "online" and following the thread, so maybe there will be some positive feedback before then and we can downgrade the status from "disgusted" to "mildly miffed". 

If I've learnt anything from this thread, I clearly don't service my headset bearings as much as I should.

 

[Super Sywurm]

Just now, Shebeen said:

At a current rate of one post every 20 months, can expect a reply by Jan 2028. He is "online" and following the thread, so maybe there will be some positive feedback before then and we can downgrade the status from "disgusted" to "mildly miffed". 

If I've learnt anything from this thread, I clearly don't service my headset bearings as much as I should.

 

In 5 year, mine has not been touched.😲

[milky4130]

59 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

At a current rate of one post every 20 months, can expect a reply by Jan 2028. He is "online" and following the thread, so maybe there will be some positive feedback before then and we can downgrade the status from "disgusted" to "mildly miffed". 

If I've learnt anything from this thread, I clearly don't service my headset bearings as much as I should.

 

I was doing the "homer disappearing into the bush" gif when I saw what some okes would sacrifice for a headset bearing service 👀

[NotSoBigBen]

Yoh ... didn't realise I was so much in the minority. I would take the time and effort for the very occasional headset service I do to have such a neat 'cockpit' any day. If I could afford such a fensie bike that is!

I do have a bike with tricky internal cabling, albeit not through the headset, but have acquired the necessary routing kit and it has become way less of a chore now

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, Shebeen said:

 

If I've learnt anything from this thread, I clearly don't service my headset bearings as much as I should.

 

everybody knows mosigge trail runners don't wash anything....

[Rowl]

Nuff said:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wzggJmJvzM4