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Re: ICAN triaero A9
Quote from: natasha on August 12, 2021, 07:42:19 AM
Hello all,

Finally got my ICAN A9 and started building the bike.

I have run into some trouble and I'm not able to understand what to do now. The length of the front caliper is not matching with the threads provided in the fork.

What do I do? Please help  :'(

I cannot really see your brake caliper from that angle but it seems like it might be a post mount caliper. If it is then you need a post to flat mount adapter to install it.
August 12, 2021, 01:33:41 PM 		1
Re: Elite Wheels - Hubs Question & Tubeless vs Clincher As far as I know tubeless rims have different hooks on the side of the rim than the clinchers. I think they are bigger or more prominent or something else to help the tubeless tyres to achieve a good seal. So it is true that clincher rims will not accommodate tubeless tyres but the tubeless rims can fit clinchers. I have gp5000s on my tubeless wheels at the moment and did not have a problem with it. I also had pro one tle tubeless tyres before but after having 3 punctures in a week I ditched the whole concept of tubeless and went back to clinchers.

I have tried many wheelsets with different hubs but all of them had the same flaw. Most of the pawl based hubs are annoyingly loud. I hate that. Then I tried the dtswiss 350 hub with an 18 teeth star ratchet system and I can say it is a huge difference. They are really quiet. So for me the extra $100 would totally worth it.

One thing I am keen to try out are the dtwiss star ratchet copycat hubs on ali. Also the RD13 hub from elitewheels is such a dtswiss copy.
October 15, 2021, 01:42:52 PM 		2
Re: Titanium bolts StiffWeenies already mentioned the brand called Risk from AliExpress and I can only recommend them.

I started to replace the rusty bolts with titanium ones sold by them. I am using their chainring bolts for over a year and their headset bolt for 6 months now without any problems.

My only complaint is that their packaging is too fancy. They send the bolts in a metal box which is padded with form fitted foam. In my opinion it is just too much waste. I would have been perfectly happy just receiving the bolts in paper bags. :)
January 31, 2022, 01:37:07 PM 		4
Re: Brake Cables for Hybrid Disc brakes for internal routing https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000389861445.html

I bought these red coated steel brake cables for a new neo retro rim brake build I am planning to do. I did not have the chance to try them out yet as I need to take the frame and fork to the LBS for some minor repair.

I tried to justify why I need the golden one but I could not because it was just too expensive. This red one cost the same as the bog standard ones I could buy from wiggle and the other webshops. So I thought why not.
September 05, 2022, 12:21:20 PM 		1
Re: Brake Cables for Hybrid Disc brakes for internal routing I was also wondering if lubing the cable would be a noticeable improvement. I have not done it in the past. And as I was browsing AliX i found these prelubed cable guides with some dust caps: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001046329415.html

I do not know how useful the dust caps are but their description was just too good to not to try them.  :D
(It was just funny to read how many iterations they had before finding the right structure for the end caps.)

The frame has full outer cabling so my plan is to run the cables in these prelubed guides through the full length of the bike with these dust caps at end. My expectation is that dust will not really get into the system with these steps. Time will tell.
September 07, 2022, 07:09:45 AM 		1