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Buddy bought a Starling Murmur this spring. He seems alright with it. It's heavy, but most of his comments are about getting used to the geometry. Sounds like the suspension works fine, although I'm not sure he's that picky. As with a lot of the single pivots, the leverage ratio is super linear, which can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what you're looking for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toddball
The frame wasn't super expensive - $2k without a shock.
175 is pretty average, so with no tokens, no compression and low pressure you should absolutely be able to bottom it on a very hard hit. If not, something is messed up. Go back a page to post #10381 by me yesterday, I wrote a post on how to check. Good luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
How long would you expect pivot bearings to go before a need to replace for a Norco Optic frame? Schematic drawing shows 12 total 12x24x6mm at $8.50 a pop from JensonUSA. I ride in the northeast where it is not insanely dusty like other regions. This will be the third season of use.
So many variables... I would have years I needed to replace bearing more than once when I lived in the PNW... lots of hosing off the bike...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fred Pabst
I would personally just check them and replace as needed. Sometimes bearings are just shitty from the start, while others are magical and last when they shouldn't.
Frame wrap? Just bond a few teeth, couple crowns, and buy new.
Good to hear. I ride a coil shock on a frame with only 14% progressivity, so maybe the linear leverage ratio would be fine. I found a deal on a frame and shock for $2k CAD, but would be looking at purchasing pretty much everything for the build, so it would not be a super cheap experiment.Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
Just take the shock off and cycle the linkage to see if the bearings are smooth, quiet and without play. If so, you are good to go. Bearing life has a lot to do with conditions, but also the frame/bearings specced. I had to replace bearings on a Santa Cruz after a season or two, while bearings in a Devinci frame were still fine after four seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fred Pabst
Hmmmm ok. There may be something to this. 100% the fork does not budge or sag under it's own weight at all. When I pulled the lowers and changed the seals a couple days ago they didn't seem overly tight, but also didn't seem to slide on the stanchions that well and putting new seals/oil didn't change the way it felt at all. Not even a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dromond
I did a ride this AM with a nice 5 mile downhill. Mix of chunk/big rocks and some flow. I pulled the token out and went up to 65psi from 50psi which gave me about 15-18% sag........again it's hard to get accurate sag because the lowers seem to move on the stanchions a bit "notchy" like you said.
I will say this dramatically improved the ride. Bars stayed nice and high, etc. Didn't realize how much front end dive I was riding with before. That said, I even tried a couple times to intentionally stuff the front end and I am not using the last 1.25" of travel now.
It's ridable at least, but still not where I want it at all. No sensitivity whatsoever. Maybe it's bushings. Maybe it's just a ghetto walmart fork. It will get me by for now I guess. I have NAEC in less than a month. Need to just put a fork on plastic and deal with the "wife" later.
Is the fork within warranty? What model is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
After I had this bushing problem I told my local suspension tech about it, and he says he has been seeing it more frequently from all the big manufacturers in the last few years. Brand new forks/shocks that don’t work correctly from the factory due to bad QC.
It's a 2022 Zeb Select 170mm. Purchased late 2021 so it should be under warranty. I bought it with a complete bike direct from GG. So according to SRAM website I need to take it/send it to them in Denver? Either way I will just need to get another fork and warranty this one if possible to not be without a fork.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dromond
EDIT: I guess I can go to any SRAM dealer since my POS is far away. Still I'm not just gonna not ride bikes for like 2 months so I'm gonna just run this until I can get another fork.
I sent my Fox fork direct to Fox warranty and got it back it two weeks. You seem to really want to buy a new fork, but I'd stop wasting your time and just contact warranty and send the thing in as soon as you can.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
When my EXT Era v1 had tight bushings, if I dropped all the air out of the fork, the lowers would slide down until about 2/3 of travel then stop. I would then have to put all my weight on the fork, with no air in it, in order to get it to advance to bottom out. After I complained about it, they inspected it and found the left lower bushing was tight.
X2 on this, and if the outside seal of the bearing is easily accessible, you can (after cleaning the area well) pop the seal with a pick and pack in new grease. Wipe out the old grease with a rag, but for frame bearings I'm not too concerned about mixing greases. Those bearings don't move very far or very fast. This can be a fairly quick and cheap way to extend bearing life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dromond
For whatever it's worth, I just warrantied some Sram cranks off my propain (direct to consumer bike). Cranks were creaking pretty bad but had no visually obvious problems. Took them to my local shop for warranty and had new cranks within a week. Total cost: a decent six pack for the shop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
The fork might be trickier since there isn't a clearly identifiable problem with it, but if the shop can diagnose something I think Sram's turnaround is quick.
Replaced my drivetrain about 300 miles ago with shram x01. On a typical ride, the first few miles after lubing chain (blue rocknroll) sounds fine, but at around mile 5 starts to sound like marbles in a tumbler. Pretty sure I have b-gap adjusted correctly. Shifting seems fine. What am I missing?
More lube? Use a different lube? Keep your cadence below 5000 RPM?Quote:
Originally Posted by 406
I dunno, but that's certainly not an inherent problem of sram stuff. With a half-ass application of whatever lube I have lying around, any sram chain I've had is good for 30 miles or so before it starts sounding a little chirpy.
12 speed SLX derailleur, XT shifter, SLX 12-speed chain, all with about 300 miles. Was JRA and the shifting went from perfect to crap, skipping gears, double shifting. However I set the cable tension it isn't happy - if I adjust it just enough to shift up I can't shift down, adjusted just enough to shift down I can't shift up. If I leave it in the middle it skips cogs in both directions (particularly in the middle of the cassette).
First thought was the clutch, but turning off the clutch didn't help, and neither did a clutch service. Checked the derailleur hanger alignment, it's fine. Adjusted the set stop screws and the B screw, no change. Tried another wheel with a brand new cassette, same issue. Replaced the chain, same issue.
The derailleur seems basically fine, no slop in the pivots and it moves back and forth OK when I unhook it from the cable. Shifter seems to be working fine.
What's next - replace the cable and housing? New derailleur? New shifter?
On the subject of chain lube, is anyone else here as enamored with SCC Tech/ Wolf Tooth lube as I am? I’m continually amazed how long that stuff lasts in rough conditions, wet or dry.
Apparently, the only thing left is the cable/housing. It's also the cheapest/easiest to replace. Would also possibly explain the instantaneous-ness of the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by teledad
Although you don't see cables completely go to shit very much any more.
This is probably way too obvious, but I recently had this issue when the thru-axle was loose out on the trail.
Took me a bit to isolate the problem.
after a service of the front & rear suspension my 2021 Zeb E specific fork was only moving 4 inches and seemed a little harsh on stutters so I dropped the pressure from 55 to 40 psi at 165lbs
a lot of air to drop for sure but the front shock is using more of the travel and is not as harsh, try less air
the rear shock is no longer losing air every night
Was thinking this, or perhaps the derailleur hanger lost a screw and moved out of place.Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
Seems like top tubes always get tons of little scratches on any park bike. So a run of tape there is worth it. Chainstays and Seatstays are worth it in my book.Quote:
Originally Posted by Huskydoc
I spent all my downtime for like a week cutting up helicopter tape to cover as much of wife's new DH bike as possible before building up. The first thing I learned is that if you aren't using soapy water, you're doing it wrong. It's pretty mind blowing doing the soapy water thing.
The second thing I learned is that whatever area isn't protected will be a tractor beam for the fist scratch. Happened first day out. Along with a stanchion scratch on the brand new Fox 40. This is why we keep our bikes forever.
The 25$ a roll 3M product which will do a bike , I cut patterns out of paper to make the curve, I thot it turned out pretty good, I sold the bike to an MD for a pretty good price
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Swapped the cable, no change. Finally put a new derailleur on and had it shifting perfectly within 5 minutes (tighten cable, set B screw, set limit screws, turn the barrel adjuster a few times, done).Quote:
Originally Posted by Roxtar
I’ll take a look at the old derailleur and see if I can get it warrantied (the bike is less than a year old). But if I have to replace the derailleur every 300 miles I’m going back to SRAM.