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29er / Re: Chinertown's 10,000th Post Giveaway!
« on: June 10, 2016, 12:04:04 AM »
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: LTWOO
« on: June 05, 2016, 03:26:45 AM »

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29er / Re: Workswell WCB-M-062
« on: June 04, 2016, 01:20:21 AM »
Coming back to the matchmaker dispute, it's not entirely impossible to mix Shimano Sram that way : http://problemsolversbike.com/products/mismatch_adapters . I think I saw some matchmakers for Formula and Magura brakes as well ;)

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http://www.smud-carbon.eu/carbon_bottle_cage.html

this one looks cool, but there is nothing holding the bottom of the bottle? Still works? Just wondering how. haha

Conical bottle included with the cage ;)

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It's a small Polish company, operating for over a decade now probably. I haven't ordered anything from them personally, but they are recognized and acclaimed in the PL light-bike community. AFAIK the only way of contacting them is by e-mail and sometimes it takes a little bit to receive an answer, but it's worth it.

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Component Deals & Selection / New Fox 32
« on: April 13, 2016, 11:05:52 AM »
Now I'm regretting a little bit that I didn't wait for a new model but who would have known ... Going sub 3 pounds (around 1350g) on 29er fork is huge:
http://reviews.mtbr.com/fox-32-step-cast-fork

New options for heavier models (34,36 and 40) are also very nice

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / SpeedX Leopard
« on: April 01, 2016, 06:29:04 AM »
It's not quite a chiner (probably made by cooperation with one of the manufacturers though) but it looks really good price and spec wise. Have you heard about it ?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/speedx/speedx-leopard-the-first-ever-smart-aero-road-bike

A guy from local light bike forum ordered a pro version, waiting for his review.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: chinese carbon saddles
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:17:42 PM »
I have one of the saddles from Peter, not wide enough for me unfortunately (125mm) but the finish is nice.

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26er & 27.5 (650b) / Re: My FM 196 build
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:05:43 PM »
You have a little axle guide on extralite page, with thread stepping and all, then you will know which axle you need:http://www.extralite.com/Products/Black%20Lock.htm

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29er / Re: MY IP-256-SL Build
« on: March 24, 2016, 02:56:04 PM »
I'm riding 34T Oval (large axis as in 36T) and it barely clears as well (with SRAM S2200)

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29er / Re: Danish CS-036 build
« on: March 18, 2016, 02:31:19 AM »
Around 10mm each, OEM are 95.5 mm long if I remember correctly.

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29er / Re: MY IP-256-SL Build
« on: March 17, 2016, 03:37:02 PM »
It all depends on the budget really, the biggest weight savings I see ATM are probably hubs, rebuilding wheels with Extralite Hubs would save at least 150g, R2 sells hub sets as well as whole wheels (even under 1200g) but they cost arm and leg. Extralite headset is a good option (their topcap is nice as well) and their stem would help too [http://www.extralite.com/Products/HyperStem%20O6.htm]. Big savings can be made with seatpost/bars in your setup contacting Schmolke would be the best bet, they ask premium prize but can everything according to your needs and still freaking light (  http://www.schmolke-carbon.de/carbon/carbon_uk/index.php ). There is also around 50g to lose on crankset (Tune Blackfoot or THM Clavicula come to mind). Pedals are individual thing and with your 220lbs Ti spindles are probably out of questions, yet even steel Speedplay or Bebops come at around 210g [ http://www.speedplay.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.zerospecs ; http://www.vpcomponents.com/product/bebep-pedals-cro-moly/]. You could also ask these guys making aftermarket CB spindles if their weight limit is increased compared to OEM [http://stores.ebay.com/tispindle?_trksid=p2047675.l2563]. If so, you could get pedals as light as 150-160g after some tuning. I understand your concerns about breaking power, the light yet still powerful combination is Formula R1 Racing + Hope Floating Rotors X2. Going with XTR should be pretty safe too. Saddle is another personal thing, but you can find quite a lot of saddles in 50-70g range (probably R2 is a god place again). Finally, bolt tuning (steel-> ti/alu/nylon/carbon bolts where applicable  , old but nice guide here http://weightweenies.starbike.com/articles.php?ID=16). I'm not suggesting new frame since it's chinertown ;) Briefly, that would be it.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: XTR M9000 with KMC X11SL chain?
« on: March 13, 2016, 01:34:39 PM »
I can confirm no problems as well, M9000 with X11SL going on together flawlessly.

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29er / Re: MY IP-256-SL Build
« on: March 13, 2016, 01:33:13 PM »
Good to know you are alive and kicking after such crash. There are still some parts in the bike you could make lighter, but overally it's a very nice setup.

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