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Re: ceramic OSPW and BBs! Agreed.
Adding your own bearings from the likes of enduro or ntn along with the wheel will probably be great.
September 14, 2021, 09:26:01 AM 		1
Re: Through Axle recommendations - ZTTO or Wiggles BrandX So i bought thru axle from ZTTO. Tips on on this TA (also most of the TAs) is to make sure you slot the allen key fully on the axle before putting any effort to tighten or loosen. The surface of the allen slot on the TA is quite soft aluminium eventho its a 7075 aluminium.
September 15, 2021, 01:16:08 AM 		1
Re: Through Axle recommendations - ZTTO or Wiggles BrandX Weight for reference
September 15, 2021, 03:32:18 AM 		1
Magene P325 CS - First Impressions I really wanted a power meter for my bike, but did not want to pay the normal rates for the a dual-sided meter
Noticed the Magene P325CS was a dual meter option for a reasonable price, so I pulled the trigger.

I think it retails for about $450/$550 CAD, but I picked mine up for about $350 CAD.  I got a standard 53/39, with 170mm cranks.

Packaging:
It comes in a pretty box, and is well-packaged.  Left crank is packaged in a separate box within, and the crank set protectected with a custom-cut piece of packing foam.
Includes: Chainrings, Cranks, magnetic charging cable, instructions

Build:
Everything looks well-machined.  Smooth, with no burrs.  All parts fit perfectly. 
The cranks are hollowed with 3-holes, 2 of which are visible.  Anodization does not run the length of the holes, and stops about an inch in
They are a bit chunky at 775 grams.
The power meters are rechargeable, and come with a charging cable that magnetically sticks to the charging ports on either crank
There are reports of chainring flex under sprinting conditions, but I cannot comment as I swapped out the rings for 1X.
The spider LOOKs like a direct-mount SRAM 8-bolt AXS interface, but it is not.  The SRAM 8-bolt interface has one shorter spline.  This means that if you switch chainrings, you will need to take a round file to one of the splines to get it to fit on the cranks.  (I had to do this with my Stone AXS-to-5-Bolt Adapter)
Note: If you want to switch out the chainrings, you will need to get one that allows access to the drive-side charging port.

Installation:
As easy as can be.  Fits standard BB road shell width, with 24mm crank shaft. 
Slide through BB, pre-load with 10mm hex bolt, tighten left-side pinch bolts.  done

Accuracy:
Can't speak to this, as this is my first power meter.  GP Lama reviewed, and it is not as accurate as he would like.  This was also looked at by Ronald Kuba, and to a lesser degree Charles Ouimet. 
Both of them believe it is fit for purpose, unless you are at a competitive level (which I am not, and early data from the power meter backs this up - lol)
At the end of the day, I am only competing against myself.  At the very least, it will be useful in trending performance changes.

Set-up:
Connected easily to my Magene C406 using the Onelap utility, which then syncs with Strava.  No issues here
One a few rides, but so far no signal drops

Features:
The Onelap utility provides all the metrics you could ever need.
Basic things it does track are: Power, cadence, left/right balance, pedaling efficiency, torque effectiveness.
It then makes other calculations, such as Power Zones (Anaerobic, VO2 Max, etc.), Watts/kg, Training stress, intensity, normalized power, etc.

All in all, I am quite happy with it.  For the same price, I could have gotten a single refurbished 4iii or Stages crank. 
Whether it is as accurate as a pair of Assiomas is irrelevant for me.  It is accurate enough for my purposes.
September 16, 2021, 11:06:15 AM 		1
Re: Magene P325 CS - First Impressions I got the same on kickstarter.

I'm very happy with mine. used them for 1000+ KM. Compared to my Elite Suito the power is spot on - no complaints. Easily good enough for anyone who's not doing scientific tests/pros. Never get dropouts, amazing 1-month battery even when using 7 hours/week. No complaints whatsoever. I think they'd be robust enough for gravel riding too I think.
September 16, 2021, 11:35:58 AM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Quote from: Tcsufferclub on September 16, 2021, 09:34:42 AM
Hi! I'm new here. I have ordered this frame from velobuild, and it is going to arrive any day. My question is for any of you guys who did a sram etap axs build. What bottom bracket did you use? I am reading that bb86 frames mixed with dub crankset is less than optimal do to the necessity of using thinner bearings. I'm looking at the token ninja vs the sram dub. Any negative experience with the dub cranksets in this frame? Thanks

that's perfect



my Velobuild with SRAM etape
September 16, 2021, 12:42:53 PM 		1
Re: Light weight high pressure pump The Lezyne Pocket Drive is small and about 80g, has a little hose too.
September 17, 2021, 06:21:04 PM 		1
Re: Juin Tech GT-F brake calipers (dual piston)
Quote from: OlieSimpson on August 10, 2021, 09:19:57 AM
Hey 1Sigma,

Do you have a ride report on these? I'm debating between these and Juin Tech F1 brakes for a VB-R-168 I'm waiting on so you input would be appreciated  :)

So, I’ve put about 70km or so on these. And I’m pretty satisfied.
I don’t really notice the difference so far compared to the 3-piston Shimano MT-BR520 brakes I had.
As others have mentioned, modulation isn’t as good as full hydro but still good.  It’s not on/off as some people make hybrid brakes out to be.

UPDATE: I guess the pads just took an ungodly amount of time to actually bed properly.
The braking power on these have significantly improved.  I don't know what is considered good, as I otherwise use fully contaminated v-brakes on my other bike, but I can go from 40kph to 0 in roughly a car length.

At higher speeds (40kph+) they stop faster than rim, and about the same at lower speeds (<30kph).  Haven’t ridden in the rain with them, but I’m sure they’ll be infinitely better than rim in the wet.

Honestly, I don’t know why I was hoping for.  They don’t blow me away, but I guess with brakes boring predictability is a good thing.
September 17, 2021, 10:32:54 PM 		1
Re: Magene P325 CS - First Impressions
Quote from: curvenut on September 17, 2021, 10:06:55 PM
Nice review !

 Why didnt you buy a 4iiii .. recognize brand, and a canadian cie !
I got the left side Ultegra from their store .

I have mine for 5 months so far, no complaints .

Thanks!
A few reasons:
1) for the price of a single side 4iii refurb, I got a dual power meter plus chainrings
2) I did think about 4iii, but that’d have necessitated sourcing the drive side separately, which would have increased my costs
3) But mainly, my challenge was to build a bike almost exclusively with Chinese brands. I dubbed my bike the MIC (Made in China) Mark I (the implication being that as Chinese parts improve, my n+1 will be MIC Mk 2)


Working with some of the manufacturers directly, you can really tell they are trying to shed the made in China stigma with their products.
September 17, 2021, 10:46:50 PM 		1
Re: Recommendations for a carbon saddle?
Quote from: hazzer19 on September 18, 2021, 08:29:28 PM
I ordered one of these based on the previous recommendations. Waiting for it to arrive any day now. I’m closer to 89 Kg or so, so we’ll see how long it lasts! Would be a huge weight savings compared to my Specialized Power Comp.

If it helps, I think I know when it happened. 
I was sitting a bit forward in the saddle at around 35kph, and encountered an unexpected bump in the road.

This made my bottom slam into the saddle, as I was didn’t anticipate the bump. This resulted  in a large dynamic load placed on the nose of the saddle, and I heard a crack at the time.
Stopped to inspect, but didn’t notice anything until I got home.

Looks small enough to patch though
September 19, 2021, 09:03:41 AM 		1