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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-23-24, 04:43 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 755
Posted By adlai

Are there more flexible shifter cables? I think...

Are there more flexible shifter cables? I think I'm using the standard ones but the flex that this shifter puts them through is just too much. Have there been any advances? Maybe the arsis 10 was...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-23-24, 04:00 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 755
Posted By adlai

Oh yeah, these are AliExpress specials. ...

Oh yeah, these are AliExpress specials.

​​​​​​i think the main fault with the shift cable routing is with Microshift. Those never really routed well even on normal handlebars. Microshift should...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-22-24, 05:00 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 755
Posted By adlai

Carbon handlebars

So I just installed some carbon handlebars.

Pros: light, there is some flex, slight aero with the tops, does not transmit heat/cool like metal. Internal routing for cables is the most unique...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-27-24, 07:56 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,571
Posted By adlai

The motor helps yes but the additional weight...

The motor helps yes but the additional weight makes it help less.

But yes more motor helps with hills and it can keep you in an optimal cadence range more where your body is doing optimal levels...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-27-24, 05:22 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,571
Posted By adlai

Ebike virtues

Having owned both a carbon road bike and an ebike, The carbon road bike has a complicated derailleur gear system that needs to be cleaned every hundred miles or so, sometimes less, it also goes out...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-13-24, 01:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,047
Posted By adlai

Update: it fits! i Took the hub and removed...

Update: it fits!

i Took the hub and removed two axle flats from the right side drive and I removed the fat axle flat from the disc side. I moved one of the thin axle flats from the right to the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-30-23, 11:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,119
Posted By adlai

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-30-23, 11:27 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,119
Posted By adlai

Radius Hydraulic brakes

Front brake has lost fluid pressure. How to refill it properly? I think I see a fill port on the brake lever but I'm not seeing any openings on the brake. Also, the nut holding the hose in is...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-28-23, 03:59 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,047
Posted By adlai

Eh? It seems to me a mid drive would be fine. ...

Eh? It seems to me a mid drive would be fine.

The fork is cro mo steel so it seems it would be okay for a front hub. Probably thru axle is best for a front.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-28-23, 11:03 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,047
Posted By adlai

I had a bike with a roller brake and it was kind...

I had a bike with a roller brake and it was kind of clunky and would fall out of place.

Also this bike im planning will have an ebike motor installed.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-27-23, 08:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,047
Posted By adlai

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-27-23, 07:33 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,047
Posted By adlai

Is it possible to fit a Sturmey Archer 3 speed disc hub into a 120mm frame?

I’ve been looking at this product page here.

https://www.sturmey-archer.com/en/products/detail/s-rk3

it looks to me that the o.l.d. Is padded out with some spacers. Thus, if I removed those...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-05-23, 02:28 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 5,639
Posted By adlai

Whoever made that call is a sucky human being....

Whoever made that call is a sucky human being. Yikes.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-27-23, 07:43 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 5,639
Posted By adlai

That's why you offer the class, to get them away...

That's why you offer the class, to get them away from this junk
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-26-23, 05:21 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 5,639
Posted By adlai

You can literally say the same thing about...

You can literally say the same thing about everything taught in high school and college.

A bicycling class is a great experience for young kids which could hook many on a lifetime of cycling and...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-26-23, 03:07 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 5,639
Posted By adlai

None of my posts said anything about bicycling as...

None of my posts said anything about bicycling as a career choice. I know the industry is tough. But I pretty much self taught myself on bicycles and that was a missed opportunity for the school...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-26-23, 07:33 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 5,639
Posted By adlai

I also mean as like general usage for bicycles....

I also mean as like general usage for bicycles. Not necessarily a career at all, more for general transportation. A lot of people simply don't know the intricacies of cycling, don't know any...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-26-23, 07:31 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 5,639
Posted By adlai

That is a bot/spam account. It should be banned...

That is a bot/spam account. It should be banned and deleted.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-25-23, 12:32 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 5,639
Posted By adlai

Bicycling class in high school

I was thinking today that middle and high schools should teach bicycle mechanics. Especially for a lot of young people, a bicycle would be a great way to transport without having to worry about...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-25-23, 12:30 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,070
Posted By adlai

Sorry, I didn't mean cable. Of course you can't...

Sorry, I didn't mean cable. Of course you can't extend a cable. I meant cable housing.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-25-23, 11:31 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,070
Posted By adlai

extending a shift cable

Like the title says, the shift cable some some routing through the bike frame so I don't want to remove it. I think to remove it would also require me to remove the mid drive motor.

What's the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-12-23, 11:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 548
Posted By adlai

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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-12-23, 11:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 548
Posted By adlai

Is there supposed to be a cap on the inside of the fork?

I checked a bicycle of mine and the front fork has a lot of rust in the area at the very center. Is there supposed to be a weather sealant cap of some sort there?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-02-23, 02:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 769
Posted By adlai

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It doesn't really super fine tune it however. There is too much give...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-01-23, 02:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 769
Posted By adlai

Nuvinci/Enviolo shifting setup is complete crap

Unlike other bike shifters, you cannot use force when shifting but have to be really delicate like it is a slider. It is more like a slider control than most bike shifters. Meaning that it is easily...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-28-23, 11:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 649
Posted By adlai

Butterfly handlebars

I installed a butterfly handlebar on a hybrid ebike because I just didn’t like the wide handle bar that it was using. I’m not sure if I’m doing it right. Installed in the standard way, you have the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-11-23, 07:33 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,619
Posted By adlai

Bullhorns are just for looks

They look great but are probably the worst handlebar design to actually use.

The flat section is narrow of course so you don't get the leverage of a typical wide handlebar.

The long sections...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-31-23, 01:25 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 3,029
Posted By adlai

Wheels, generally, are the easiest to upgrade. ...

Wheels, generally, are the easiest to upgrade.

IMO groupsets make a middling difference. What matters most for a groupset is the overall gear range.

Frame weight is also always noticed.

Seat...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-31-23, 01:18 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,526
Posted By adlai

Perhaps the way around that is to keep the exact...

Perhaps the way around that is to keep the exact course route a mystery to the riders until they actually go on the race.

Hell, it is possible IMO to design a race course where skateboards would...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-31-23, 01:14 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,526
Posted By adlai

OP does own an ebike which I use sometimes when...

OP does own an ebike which I use sometimes when I'm feeling lazy. But for pure feel I vastly prefer a good road bike. But it's interesting to me to think about the tradeoffs of the ebike versus the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-31-23, 01:00 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 588
Posted By adlai

Nuvinci/Enviolo shifters are really delicate

Most bicycle shifters you have to put some force into them to get them to shift. Nuvinci shifters are the opposite. You have to be delicate with them and not push them hard or else they will break on...
Forum: Electric Bikes
08-29-23, 01:56 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 517
Posted By adlai

Trek domaine vs giant momentum voya e+1

Both are road/gravel style bikes with rear hub motors.

trek domaine is $3500 and the voya is $2000 though its original price was comparable.

domaine is impressively light at 30lbs. Voya is 40...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-28-23, 11:58 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,526
Posted By adlai

bicycle diversity in competition

bicycle diversity in competition
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-27-23, 07:03 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,526
Posted By adlai

Well varied terrain as in part of it would be...

Well varied terrain as in part of it would be mountain bike terrain and part of it would be road bike terrain. Mountain bikes could blast through the mountain bike portion while road bikers would...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-27-23, 12:22 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,526
Posted By adlai

Varied terrain racing

Has anyone tried to hold a race that would allow people to hold different bike technologies against each other. For instance, a hundred mile race section and electric bikes are allowed but they have...
Forum: Electric Bikes
08-25-23, 09:37 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,107
Posted By adlai

I have to replace

I'm replacing the shifter. I had pulled it too hard on uphills trying to get an easier gear somehow. It ended up damaging the shifter.
Forum: Electric Bikes
08-22-23, 10:43 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,107
Posted By adlai

Further thoughts on the torque sensor and power...

Further thoughts on the torque sensor and power settings.

2 is the best power level to use. It makes the belt drive feel like a chain. 3 can be used with slight uphills and is close to 3 in...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-16-23, 10:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 269
Posted By adlai

What direction to mount butterfly bars?

Unlike most bike handlebars, there are four possible ways to mount a butterfly bar. What is the best way to?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-16-23, 08:59 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 578
Posted By adlai

So i thought for a long while that igh was...

So i thought for a long while that igh was interesting. I am less interested in them now.

the ability to shift at a stop isn’t a big deal. More of a problem is being unable to shift under load. ...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-16-23, 08:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 221
Posted By adlai

Advent 9 proper chainring

I have an advent 9 system built into a bike of mine. Currently it is out of commission but I’ll be fixing it up soon.

the advent 9 was advertised as a single chainring system but I installed it...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-06-23, 12:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 638
Posted By adlai

Hidden gems in wheel building?

I'm in the position of needing to buy an 11 speed wheel set. What are some good values? On Amazon there's this wheel set.

700C Road Bike Front Rear Bicycle Wheel Set Ultra-Light Aluminium Alloy...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-06-23, 09:34 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,481
Posted By adlai

Yeah, I figured out the problem. Wheelset...

Yeah, I figured out the problem.

Wheelset is 8-10 speed. 11 speed needs a new wheel standard. That is why the wheel seems too small for the frame.

Im so behind on the times.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-06-23, 09:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,481
Posted By adlai

I bent the derailleur hanger and it still caught....

I bent the derailleur hanger and it still caught. I replaced it and it still caught. I think that the rear wheel is to blame now. There is some flex in the rear triangle by the dropouts. It appears...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-26-23, 03:47 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,481
Posted By adlai

I think it is the hanger. Not sure how to get the...

I think it is the hanger. Not sure how to get the right replacement.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-25-23, 04:11 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 5,709
Posted By adlai

I really hope that the ebike thing results in...

I really hope that the ebike thing results in advances in the 7 and 8 speed systems. Between 9 and 11 speeds I can't tell teh difference and the angles and system width and new fragility of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-25-23, 04:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,481
Posted By adlai

Okay, I installed an “official” AFAIKT shimano 11...

Okay, I installed an “official” AFAIKT shimano 11 speed chain. It is pointing in the right direction.

This has largely solved the problem of the derailleur hanger catching. It has largely solved...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-25-23, 01:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,481
Posted By adlai

THe brand is toopre. Yes I know they're a generic...

THe brand is toopre. Yes I know they're a generic brand but anyways.
Forum: Electric Bikes
07-25-23, 07:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 422
Posted By adlai

With a big enough motor you could just use single speed gearing

Most ebike systems have basically two gear settings: the motor strength and then the gearing of the bicycle. There is a lot of redundancy there IMO, basically where the power ratios are duplicated,...
Forum: Electric Bikes
07-24-23, 06:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 558
Posted By adlai

So I've restored the recumbent to the original...

So I've restored the recumbent to the original function as purely geared. And...it's surprisingly fine. By that I mean that the weight and complexity and need to charge of the electric system had...
Forum: Electric Bikes
07-24-23, 07:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 558
Posted By adlai

I think it is a bionx p350 system left it...

I think it is a bionx p350 system

left it plugged in overnight. Was still orange in the morning. Disconnected everything and plugged in again. Now at least the light is green.

The controller...
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