Anyone have anything they'd like to rant about?

[Dee Hubbs]

I'm kinda annoyed that I have to buy yet another specialty tool just to change the chainring on a Shimano 12S crank.

The tool is only $8 on Amazon though, so at least there's that.

If you’re buying the crank aftermarket, the tool will come in the box.

[buttahflake]

Headset on my Crux won’t stay tight even after adding a wicked thin metal spacer at the bottom of the stack. What gives?

[jamal]

Compression plug slipping? I replaced the flimsy one that came on my cannondale with a cane creek and feel a lot better about it. I had a click I couldn't ever figure out that seems to have gone away after that too.

[buttahflake]

Okay good, didn’t even know about aftermarket compression plugs, thanks man. I’ll check into it

[XXX-er]

Headset on my Crux won’t stay tight even after adding a wicked thin metal spacer at the bottom of the stack. What gives?

So your stem must creep on your fork steerer to have the headset go loose ? you could try some carbon assembly paste on the steerer tube or SFT like that

my kid used to be able to loosen the headset from dirt jumping and a lot of hard use, I would set everything up properly but a day of dirt jumps the head set was loose

I supose I could have tried a different stem but instead I instaled a headlock, it worked/ was cheap to instal, just take out the starnut and it clamps the fork & stem together

https://products.mtbr.com/product/controls/headset/azonic/head-lock.html

[Yukonrider]

My stupid Industry 9 hubs have play in them again. Rebuilding once a year is kind of a lot for a guy who doesn't wash his bike much, or ride in the rain. The sealing on them is a total joke.

[El Chupacabra]

If you’re buying the crank aftermarket, the tool will come in the box.

Bought a different chainring, already had the crank

[buttahflake]

Update on my Crux headset, Specialized is sending new headsets for my rig and my buddies S-Works version. I think we’re not the only ones if they are sending out new components.

[Tips^Up]

Ibis got rid of one of the coolest head badges in favor of a lame printed logo. That's dumb. I suspect they're positioning for a private equity $ellout. Love my Ripley, awesome bikes, change is suspicious.

[Bushwacka]

My stupid Industry 9 hubs have play in them again. Rebuilding once a year is kind of a lot for a guy who doesn't wash his bike much, or ride in the rain. The sealing on them is a total joke.

Hope is the friend of bike neglectors.

I use Hope

[Vt-Freeheel]

Ibis got rid of one of the coolest head badges in favor of a lame printed logo. That's dumb. I suspect they're positioning for a private equity $ellout. Love my Ripley, awesome bikes, change is suspicious.

This^
And the new font is so bland it's less than a table water cracker.

[Reformed]

Specialized and their undersized, double-blind frame bearings that are located by a mind boggling array of washers, spacers and dust shields. I could rebuild 7 Santa Cruz rear ends in the time it takes to pull all 14!? bearings from a 2017 Enduro. I know, fuck Specialized, but this shit takes it to a whole new level! 14 fucking bearings!

[toast2266]

Specialized and their undersized, double-blind frame bearings that are located by a mind boggling array of washers, spacers and dust shields. I could rebuild 7 Santa Cruz rear ends in the time it takes to pull all 14!? bearings from a 2017 Enduro. I know, fuck Specialized, but this shit takes it to a whole new level! 14 fucking bearings!

Man, I actually loved that aspect of my enduro. All those extra seals work. The bearings in that bike lasted way, way longer than any other bike I've owned in the last decade.

[toast2266]

Ibis got rid of one of the coolest head badges in favor of a lame printed logo. That's dumb. I suspect they're positioning for a private equity $ellout. Love my Ripley, awesome bikes, change is suspicious.

Ibis always had cool little details. Remember the old "hand job" cable hanger for canti brakes?

It's a shame their head badges are going away.

[Reformed]

Man, I actually loved that aspect of my enduro. All those extra seals work. The bearings in that bike lasted way, way longer than any other bike I've owned in the last decade.

I used to feel the same and agree that Specialized does a better job than many. My Santa Cruz just makes all that stuff seem silly. Bearings are bigger, greasable in high load areas, easy to service/replace, located in links that are easy to pull out of the frame and work on and replacements are free.