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[Whiteroom_Guardian]

I'm pretty sure I've got a 76 Projects stick-on one that plays nicely with a GG that I can send you for shipping. I prefer K-Edge stem spacer mounts myself.

Edit: this is the thing. I'll check when I get home this afternoon. https://us.76projects.com/products/e...43305374318831

Sick thanks dude.

[singlesline]

I have a rubber case on my Elemnt v2 and I just have a little cord looped around that. Not as secure as the screwed in one, but agreed that its a pretty stupid design compared to Garmin.

A rubber case might actually work well here, because I want the tether when I am doing stupid things with the bolt...like strapping it to a SUP paddle.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

FWIW my bolt is from like 2019 I think.....maybe 2020. Not as fancy as that one above but I think the mounts are the same?

[beaterdit]

FWIW my bolt is from like 2019 I think.....maybe 2020. Not as fancy as that one above but I think the mounts are the same?

I just upgraded, they mount the same. I use the same knock off K Sport stem top cap mount.

[jono]

Ti is less stiff but lasts forever. It has an amazing fatigue life and has the best bend-back ability of any metal. While not as stiff as aluminum it is far far stronger. It just doesn't break.

Unless you CNC machine a super amazing, light crank out of it, apparently.

Fortunately, titanium's marketing team guarantees there's always a reason to go that way, maths be damned.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Shimano Xt 12 speed shifts fine the first 7 or 8 gears from small as I move up the cassette. By gear 7ish it will start to shift two gears at a time with one click of the shifter. Bent hanger probably? Rear mech/cage seems to be pretty wobbly too.

I REALLY don't want to buy yet another XT mech. With the shitty ass housing routing on this bike I need to just buy a transmission setup and call it a day.

[HAB]

Have people been seeing the 5 Dev Ti cranks breaking too, or just the aluminum ones? Not that I'm in the market, but I've only seen photos of the latter.

[beaterdit]

I didn't think the Ti ones were actually available yet? I've only seen a few examples of failure of the alloy ones across the interwebs.

I prefer the aesthetics of the eeWings if I was gonna go ultra bling and it does seem like maybe they're more robust, at least than the alloy 5Devs. Never personally heard of eeWings breaking and can't find anything, be interested in seeing that. Doubt I'd break either one myself.

[Boissal]

Shimano Xt 12 speed shifts fine the first 7 or 8 gears from small as I move up the cassette. By gear 7ish it will start to shift two gears at a time with one click of the shifter. Bent hanger probably? Rear mech/cage seems to be pretty wobbly too.
I REALLY don't want to buy yet another XT mech. With the shitty ass housing routing on this bike I need to just buy a transmission setup and call it a day.

Bent hanger is likely. I have a XT derailleur with 2000 miles of abuse on it and the cage is loose as shit, as in I can jiggle it around by >1mm by hand since all the pivots are worn from repeated hits. It stills shifts perfectly as long as the hanger is straight.

[toast2266]

Shimano Xt 12 speed shifts fine the first 7 or 8 gears from small as I move up the cassette. By gear 7ish it will start to shift two gears at a time with one click of the shifter. Bent hanger probably? Rear mech/cage seems to be pretty wobbly too.

I REALLY don't want to buy yet another XT mech. With the shitty ass housing routing on this bike I need to just buy a transmission setup and call it a day.

If you turn the clutch off, does the shifting behavior change?

[Roxtar]

Have people been seeing the 5 Dev Ti cranks breaking too, or just the aluminum ones? Not that I'm in the market, but I've only seen photos of the latter.

I didn't think the Ti ones were actually available yet? I've only seen a few examples of failure of the alloy ones across the interwebs.

I prefer the aesthetics of the eeWings if I was gonna go ultra bling and it does seem like maybe they're more robust, at least than the alloy 5Devs. Never personally heard of eeWings breaking and can't find anything, be interested in seeing that. Doubt I'd break either one myself.

They are available and no, they haven't been breaking.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

If you turn the clutch off, does the shifting behavior change?

No. Gonna try a new hanger.


I think I almost have myself convinced to just run one bike for now. I got some brand new I9 300 w/ hydra mounted up since my Reynolds have cracks. The Reynolds still work just fine though so I am gonna mount those back up with some lightweight tires and play the two wheelset game. I like this bike so much that it's still kinda worth it to pedal uphill and having a wheelset without inserts and heavy casings will make a big difference.

[ticketchecker]

2021 Pike Charger 2.1 w/ HC97 vs 2023 Pike Charger 3 w/ buttercups, either one markedly better than the other?

Looks like with the sale PUSH is running I could score a lightly used Pike and the HC97 for less than a new Pike.

[dcpnz]

Struggling with a BB30 on older Cannondale Supersix Evo.
Felt very noticable drag spinning cranks so figured BB was shot.
I’m no pro but I’ve never had more trouble pulling crank/bb apart before. Crank spindle unbelievably tight in bearings - other bikes have just pulled by hand or maybe a light tap with rubber mallet - this required a jumble of pvc tubes and bearing press to press out.
Got bearings out and both spin very freely - moreso than repalcements.

Is incredibly tight spindle bad tolerance? Could this be binding bearings in frame when reinstalled?
Could frame cups be misaligned causing issue - any reasonable way to diagnose at home?
Is this scoring on spindle and wear pattern on frame cups abnormal?

[Tailwind]

I had a bearing in the upper pulley go out that caused this as well. For the life of me couldn’t get it to work well then realized it was the pulley casing a bunch of drag and not guiding the chain reliably (bunch of play).

No. Gonna try a new hanger.


I think I almost have myself convinced to just run one bike for now. I got some brand new I9 300 w/ hydra mounted up since my Reynolds have cracks. The Reynolds still work just fine though so I am gonna mount those back up with some lightweight tires and play the two wheelset game. I like this bike so much that it's still kinda worth it to pedal uphill and having a wheelset without inserts and heavy casings will make a big difference.

[beaterdit]

Struggling with a BB30 on older Cannondale Supersix Evo.
Felt very noticable drag spinning cranks so figured BB was shot.
I’m no pro but I’ve never had more trouble pulling crank/bb apart before. Crank spindle unbelievably tight in bearings - other bikes have just pulled by hand or maybe a light tap with rubber mallet - this required a jumble of pvc tubes and bearing press to press out.
Got bearings out and both spin very freely - moreso than repalcements.

Is incredibly tight spindle bad tolerance? Could this be binding bearings in frame when reinstalled?
Could frame cups be misaligned causing issue - any reasonable way to diagnose at home?
Is this scoring on spindle and wear pattern on frame cups abnormal?

To me all that says the cups aren't straight in the frame. Whether they're not seated properly or the frame's not faced properly or just misaligned wold take some more investigation.

[skaredshtles]

I mean - it's a Cannondale... have you checked for cracks?

[toast2266]

To me all that says the cups aren't straight in the frame. Whether they're not seated properly or the frame's not faced properly or just misaligned wold take some more investigation.

X2

[teledad]

No. Gonna try a new hanger.

Good luck but my guess would be a bent derailleur. Had a similar issue and the hanger alignment was perfect, didn't go away until I replaced the derailleur.

[rideit]

Crazy enough, but the XTR derailluers are much stronger than the XT’s, IME.

[Duffman]

Not worth it's own thread to avoid starting religious battle , but for a 5' 4.5 woman with a s 30in inseam (without bike shoes on) would you go 29 or 27.5 if given a choice in the same bike for a EC light trail/ downcountry bike . Wants to ride rougher rooty and rocky trails but zero air time. Can someone that size handle a modern 29in?

[Dee Hubbs]

Not worth it's own thread to avoid starting religious battle , but for a 5' 4.5 woman with a s 30in inseam (without bike shoes on) would you go 29 or 27.5 if given a choice in the same bike for a EC light trail/ downcountry bike . Wants to ride rougher rooty and rocky trails but zero air time. Can someone that size handle a modern 29in?

Yes, modern 29er geometry can accommodate a size small frame.

[jackstraw]

Wahoo bolt frame mount?

Right now I have my wahoo bar mount ziptied to my MTB frame on the top tube but way down by the seat tube. Has to be down there because the tube is narrower there. Nice and out of the way but I can't see the screen very easily. On the top tube up by the headset would be sweet. The area where the top tube and down tube meet is too thick for zipties to be practical. Do you think any of the extreme velcro products would be sturdy enough for hard trail/enduro abuse? Just put it directly on the back of the wahoo where it's flat and not use the twist mount at all....

Anyone that can keep those things on mtn bike...hats off to you. I bought a watch.

[bamboocoreONLY]

Struggling with a BB30 on older Cannondale Supersix Evo.
Felt very noticable drag spinning cranks so figured BB was shot.
I’m no pro but I’ve never had more trouble pulling crank/bb apart before. Crank spindle unbelievably tight in bearings - other bikes have just pulled by hand or maybe a light tap with rubber mallet - this required a jumble of pvc tubes and bearing press to press out.
Got bearings out and both spin very freely - moreso than repalcements.

Is incredibly tight spindle bad tolerance? Could this be binding bearings in frame when reinstalled?
Could frame cups be misaligned causing issue - any reasonable way to diagnose at home?
Is this scoring on spindle and wear pattern on frame cups abnormal?

When you say "bearings spin very freely, more so than replacement" that's actually a good thing. Some think a bearing is only worn out if it's seized or crunchy, but an extremely free-spinning bearing can be just as bad. Bearings should spin freely but not that much.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Good luck but my guess would be a bent derailleur. Had a similar issue and the hanger alignment was perfect, didn't go away until I replaced the derailleur.

New hanger barely made a difference on yesterdays ride. Checked limits and b-screw as well. Randomly when giving her some mustard the chain etc just seems to want to slip on the cassette/switch gears at random. Chain is like 3 days old. Cassette not worn etc etc.

I'm real fucking close to just pulling trigger on GX Transmission and drinking the koolaid. This bike in particular just does not play well with cable/housing anyway.