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Re: "XT" tantan FM08 29er build Despite my thumb still being a bit tender, the ride today went extremely well.  pretty much the same track as last time: a loop with a mix of XC-ish twisty singletrack, combined with lots of rocks, a bit of techy climbing, lot of square-edged rock step-ups, a little techy downhill, some flowy downhill, but only a couple jumps, no big drops.

today was the coolest day in a while, and there was light rain when we arrived at the trail head.  this was actually perfect conditions, as it has been super dry and hot lately (dunno if you have heard about the weather and bushfires we have had in oz lately) so this actually improved the trail immensely, turning it all into hero dirt.  not enough rain to create any mud or puddles whatsoever, but there were a few moist rocks and roots to be wary of.

i checked the pressures at the start of the ride.  23 psi in the rear (tubeless) tyre, 22psi in the front (tubed) tyre.  just under 75psi (probably 73) in the fork, 130psi in the rear shock.  that 130 is a fair bit lower than what i had last time, but i thought i'd just leave it there, as i have been having problems using all the travel in past rides.  after taking 2 weeks off the bike over Xmas, and all the festive season drinking/eating, i reckon i am about 2kg heavier than i was a few months ago.  i went back to work on monday, so have put a few hours on the commuter bike this week, and the fitness is already coming back, so pedaling was no problem.

despite there being no big drops, i was pretty much using all the travel, bar the shock's internal bottom out bumper - i stopped a few times to check the o-ring (and reset it) and it was at 50-50.5mm (of 53.5) each time.  so the 130psi in the rear shock was too low.  post ride, i have increased the rear shock to 140psi.  i am guessing the square edged rocks on the techy climbs were using the travel.  i did not feel any harshness or bottoming.

i think i have found the final setup for the fork - at just under 75psi it was using 132-133mm travel (of 140mm).  post ride, i put a few psi into the fork to bring it to 75, to give a little more buffer against bottoming, for when i start hitting some bigger hits.  i think i will leave it there for a while, unless i get some frequent bottoming (in which case i would consider putting a volume-reducing token back in).

overall, the bike rode absolutely awesomely.  with that bit of grease in the rear shock mount, the bike is now blissfully silent.  the suspension (front and rear) disappeared beneath me, totally unnoticeable (the way it should be), and ironed out the bumps extremely well, both up, down, everywhere.  with the bike now at its slackest yet (probably 66.5 degree HA), it still went around the tighter XC-ish corners unbelievably well, had no downsides on the climbs, and only upsides on the faster/downhill stuff.  i simply couldn't fault it, nor could i imagine how it could be much better.  i think i will do a tiny bit more tinkering though:
- as mentioned before, drop the bars a few mm, via a lower stack height top headset
- might add another spacer in the rear shock - take out another 1.25mm of shock stroke & length, which would translate to 3mm less travel at the rear wheel (to about 138mm), and about a 2mm lower BB (to about 337mm).  with the way i had the shock today, with the too-low pressure, it must've been running excessive sag - yet i still very rarely hit pedals (and only minor scrapes when i did), even on a techy trail often navigating over and around rocks, and doing some sloppy pedal timing too.  as the steering is still not too slack, i think there is still scope to lower and slacken it a bit further, so i will try the experiment of putting in that extra 1.25mm spacer.
- maybe tilt the saddle nose down a tiny bit
- front tyre still yet to go tubeless

the only remaining gripe i have with this bike relates to my injured thumb: the shift effort is a bit high - not sure where the friction is, but even with an xtr shifter, i did get a sore thumb from pushing on that shift lever.
January 10, 2020, 10:01:40 PM 		1
Re: Chinese Carbon 29er Pic Thread. Spcycle M-05 Frame
Spcycle MF-01 Fork
7,9 kg
February 04, 2022, 12:00:09 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon LCM914 [YouTube]https://youtu.be/9RdarIRwHro[/YouTube]
October 01, 2022, 02:07:53 PM 		1
Re: LightCarbon 918?
Quote from: Patch64 on October 07, 2022, 05:31:48 AM
can u remind me the price
thanks
Frame is $550 plus shipping to your country.
October 07, 2022, 07:26:18 AM 		1
Re: Fake eeBrakes G4 Hi Jeff,

I also have these and the bolts are different also we probably all have the same serial on our calipers.

I have over 4000km on mine with some serious descents as well and so far so good.
January 27, 2023, 01:56:14 PM 		1
Re: Fake eeBrakes G4 Hey Jeff!

Yes they take the same pads currently using Swisstop Flash Evo Black Prince has my rims have an external width of 29mm (had to remove all the spacers from the brake calipers)

Super happy with the brakes been doing long descents with them no problem.
January 31, 2023, 06:22:16 PM 		1
Re: ICAN X-Gravel Build Advice There's plenty of 12 speed cassettes that use the HG 11 speed hub, including the one in the groupset linked in the OP.
February 07, 2023, 07:28:23 AM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Quote from: jefflinde on February 13, 2023, 07:22:01 PM
Have you had much time on these?  Do the decals look to be under the clear coat or can they be pealed off?

I have this crank. The decals are definitely under the clear coat.
February 13, 2023, 07:57:52 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-066 Rim brake (not dead yet?) I’ll be watching your thread with keen interest, as I’m sort of in the same boat.

Geometry wise, the velobuild 066 / Canyon Endurace are a perfect fit for me and my style of cycling. I was originally going to go for an endurace, but they have stopped doing a rim break version on the carbon version, so eying up the 066. I would be wanting to transplant components over from current road bike (running 28 tyres), so hoping they will fit!

If I like the rim 066 and don’t have any issues, was thinking about also getting the disc version and selling off my hybrid (which is disc). Alternatively, potentially get a used disc canyon to go with the rim 066.
February 19, 2023, 02:24:38 PM 		1
Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29 And one more LCFS947, this one in size M. Built for the fun of building for a friend of mine.
February 23, 2023, 01:06:10 AM 		1