Quote from: 00Garza on October 06, 2026, 05:02:57 PM
Is the garmin mount metal? Does it have a hard edge where it meets the handelbar?

The part that you can see feels like cheap plástic, it's a cannondale specific mount included with the stem oem stem. He couldnt/didnt want to undo the screws more, idl if it was a real thing or he didnt want me to see the full damage.

No clue, could the garmin mount inside the faceplate make the readings wrong?
I'm really confused to the point that i dont know if i should trust the rear of the build.

They had the weekend to think about it, they kindly replace it. The groove was quite deep under the stem faceplate.

The bolts were hard to undo, they might have crossthreaded them and torque readings were wrong.

Quote from: james7 on October 03, 2026, 02:41:40 PM
The crankset power meters will fit just fine, they use the same 24mm spindle. Something like the magene pes515 is just a drop in replacement. No change in bottom bracket.
Might need a new chainring but thats about it.
The other option would be pedal based, like the favero assioma pedals.

It depends on how wide tires or how big chainring you want to use. I couldnt use my pes505 on my new gravel bike because of clearance, bought some favero spd pedals instead.

Quote from: clayp on October 03, 2026, 10:09:42 AM
I've also finally completed my build. Here are the specs:

• Frame: Size L
• Cranks: SRAM Force with spider PM (160mm), 36T Alugear thread-mount chainring
• Shifters/brakes/RD: Shimano Ultegra Di2, with a Deore Di2 RD-M6250-GS rear derailleur
• Cassette: Shimano XT CS-M8200, 9-45T
• Wheels: Elite Wheels Gravel Aero+
• Tires: Specialized Pathfinder 2.2 (they measure up to 58mm on these rims)
• Stem: Deda Superzero. The included compression ring was a bit too thick and left too much of a gap, but with the optional HDRS-COMPR-ME it fit perfectly.
• Handlebars: Deda Superzero Gravel Alloy
• Rotors: Campagnolo 03 AFS, 160mm

Just did my first test ride. The bike felt very comfortable, and I really liked the new Pathfinders.

One strange thing: I had to set the rear derailleur indexing to -18 (the maximum) for it to shift properly. Not sure what's going on. Could it be an issue with the wheels/freehub and how the cassette sits? Has anyone seen this with these wheels or a similar setup?

There is road microspline and mtb microspline, freehub is the same in both versions but the endcap isnt, road one is a bit longer to account for narrower hub. I had to use an extra spacer ring on my wheeltop rd because i couldnt find 9mm QR endcap for road microspline.

Quote from: Serge_K on October 03, 2026, 08:48:51 AM
dont leave a bad review just yet, keep the legal threats in your back pocket. if they refuse to replace what they broke, unleash hell onto them. contact any carbon expert and ask them if a bike shop could possibly advise customers to go and ride their bike with a broken handlebar. That's insane.
It's not exactly the same as a garage telling you that you can drive your car without brakes, but qualitatively, it's not that different. Or like "is your rear axle broken? yes. But you'll be fine, go race". Shops have insurance in theory, i'm sure the insurance company would love to know that they're telling their customers to go risk their lives for lols.

Yes, I'm not going thermonuclear until I have reach a dead end.

The frame and fork are different color and they day it's a effing features of the bike.

I got a p2r helmet, the USB rear light says not to use USB pd, just 5v USB not to damage the light.

Using an old 2.0a charger with USB a to USB c cable probably is the safest option.

I have used that di2 adapdor with an old powerbank (without quick charge) a couple of times without any issue.

Quote from: Serge_K on October 03, 2026, 02:51:04 AM
you mean the handlebar crack, right? on the right of the picture? if we're looking at the same thing, that's overtorquing the bolts that cracked the bar. you can't safely ride that, and if the bike shop did that, they need to replace it free of charge because they broke it. A bike shop that cracks bars like this is crazy, and it's even crazier that they would pretend it never happened. It's not a safe bike anymore, and they know it. Realistically, you'd need to be super heavy, go very fast, and hit a pothole at exactly the wrong time to crash, but it's broken either way, and unsafe.

Not happy about it, i need the bike for a long gravel event this month, dont want to be f*cked up because of it, i want a bike i can trust.

When i got home and saw it they told me it's quite common and that it wont break, will go there on monday. I havent left a google review in 15 years but i might have to leave one, and fill a form for my consumers' rights, and not even go back again to that butchers.

I took my new bike to the shop (10 rides), for the first free bike check. I asked them to install a stem garmin mount, when i got home i realised about this crack. Is it cosmetic damage or better not to ride it?

When I first got the bike you could see that top 2 stem bolts were uneven, you could see 2 thread pitches on one side and 3 on the other, no creaks, cracks or any visual damage before i took it to the shop.

I should have bought a mondince instead of this cannondale and have it built at my local bike shop instead of boutique butchers.

Quote from: makin012 on September 18, 2026, 05:03:40 PM
If this is legit, it's going to change the power meter market.  It's sooooooooo cheap, if it works (GpLama) it's going to be epic!

It s a lot of brands selling the same stuff, hope it works.

Quote from: Sebastian on September 15, 2026, 05:08:20 AM
I have successfully used a DT Swiss freehub on my Serenade gravel wheels. Those have the SR032 Hubs, however. I'm running an N3W freehub for Campy Ekar on those.

I was told by Marya in the past that their hubs should be compatible. I have however not tried it on my other Serenade wheels with the SR278 hubs.

i run dt swiss 54t on my sr278hubs without any issues, using dt springs and axle spacer too

Spoke with matter, it's just paint . I can't wait to get them.running.

Received my new tagoola xplr wheelset today.

Everything seemed flawless until when i was to apply rim tape and saw this line with exposed fibers, I am no carbon expert but i have taped many carbon rims and never saw something like this.

Contacted tagoola, waiting for the answer. New Bike Day without carbon wheels for me .

Use *any* chain compatible with your cassette and chainring.

I did the switch from 1500grams DT swiss road wheelset, to a similar weight DT hub + asian carbon rim.

It's not only the weight, you upgrade to a material that is better suited for a wheel that doesnt use rim brakes, ride quality is better and you get the option to go as wide or deep  as you want without a noticeable weight penalty. It s a good opportunity for 23+ internal width.

Asian hubs are good these says, i ride some serenade and elitewheels ratchet hubs and feel similar to DT, they are smooth and reliable, i have been riding the elites for 3-4 years, and serenade wheels around 7k km.