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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Looking for: Gravel bike big tyre clearance 60mm/2.35i
« on: January 21, 2024, 08:13:16 AM »
Why not using a 29er + carbon fork with short reach and kinda-outdated geometry? (They usually come with 70-ish degree steerer, which may be suited for the task).

E.g. lexon reverse.

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Metal Frames / Titanium custom gravel build
« on: January 21, 2024, 07:53:17 AM »
Almost ready

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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Re: sensah hydraulic brake question
« on: January 13, 2024, 01:43:55 PM »
Let me know how the brakes work. I was forever considering converting my 29er to monstercross using a sensah or ltwoo groupset, but I am unsure if the brifters can pull enough oil to make the 4-piston XT 8120 calipers work properly.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: January 05, 2024, 03:24:40 PM »
Quote from: Dark17 on January 05, 2024, 03:04:16 PM
Maybe my unit is lucky because I get caught in the rain a couple of times and it's still flawlessly working. Tho I'll be changing the groupset to 105 Di2 because I wanted a more reliable brand and I'll be using the LTwoo as a placeholder for my next project which is a Gravel bike until I score myself some SRAM Force or Rival

Sounds reasonable. The more I read about these problems with Ltwoo, the more I am happy with my purchase of the Rival (aliexpress) + GX (bike-discount) AXS combo for the Ti gravel project. Almost at the same price than the Ltwoo offering.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: January 05, 2024, 03:23:00 PM »
Quote from: Pedaldancer on January 05, 2024, 02:29:15 PM
The thumb shifter is something ... well, you like it or hate it, I guess.  ::).
With all the rear derailleur failures,  my brain clearly says "no way". It's pretty bad, they must have underestimated the power of splashing water.

I don't really mind it, but have a slight preference toward the shimano styled shifters. Sensah style is not perfect either with that super long not-so-precise push for going up 1 or 2 times ;) .

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29er / Re: Supercaliber Clone
« on: January 05, 2024, 06:03:54 AM »
This one has been discussed already, it is more like a epic evo clone

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: January 05, 2024, 01:59:35 AM »
The mechanical ones work fine, at least the RX12. But yeah, really disappointing how much the electronic ones fail

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Component Deals & Selection / Handlebars similar to Alanera?
« on: January 04, 2024, 07:45:43 AM »

Does anyone have a link to decent quality fully integrated internally routed handlebars similar to those from Alanera (without logos and the like if possible). It would be for a gravel bike, but not necessarily I need flared bars

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Titanium custom gravel frame
« on: January 03, 2024, 01:04:38 PM »
Handlebar that I am going to use (also Aliexpress)


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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Titanium custom gravel frame
« on: January 03, 2024, 01:00:26 PM »
Opinions? how do you like it?

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Titanium custom gravel frame
« on: January 03, 2024, 12:59:18 PM »
the fork has a hole for routing a cable ... for a hub dynamo ?

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Titanium custom gravel frame
« on: January 03, 2024, 12:57:30 PM »
Pictures of the frame


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Metal Frames / Re: Why don't we get cassettes that are optimized for riding on flat dirt paths?
« on: December 31, 2023, 12:38:10 PM »
Quote from: genealogyxie on December 31, 2023, 05:43:48 AM
It seems that for all the MTB rear cassettes that I see online, the number of sprockets on the top gears seem to jump by two every time, as opposed to road cassettes that jump by just one for maybe half of the gears.

Why can't someone make an MTB cassette that has finer gear control for things like straight, level dirt roads, and for the occasional asphalt ride when training or just commuting?

SRAM kind of does that to a point, and then you get that jump from 42 to 52 that everyone complains about.

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Metal Frames / Re: Bona Ti
« on: December 31, 2023, 12:36:09 PM »
About Waltly, I read once someone cracked it and they offered a new frame at half the price or repairing it for free (but one has to cover shipping, which is not precisely cheap). I guess it is understandable for a rather small manufacturer.

Mine is already in Germany. Hopefully by the end of January I will start building it.

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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Re: Which chains is everyone using?
« on: December 27, 2023, 03:22:35 PM »
Sram GX, or if there is a good deal, Sram X01.

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