What have you done to your bike today?

[1speed]

Sweet build. A dropper would complete that bike.

what's the gear ratio?

@JDurk - I'm a registered NeverDropper ...

@NJsinglespeedtrek - right now, it's a 34:19, but since it's a Melvin tensioner, I can run anything within 20 teeth of chain wrap. and that covers pretty much every gear I'd ever use. That metric is typically applied to differences in front chain rings (for so-called "Dinglespeeds") but the same principle can be used to figure out how many cogs you can use without resetting the tensioner - basically, I can go between a 16t and a 22t without having to reset tension. And that's wider than the range I'd ever use with a 34t ring (I'm pretty much staying between an 18 and a 21 these days.)

 

[Juggernaut]

After bitch’n about the sram G2 brakes on the 5010 since.. well….from day I got it, I finally got off my fat a$$ and swapped them out for Saint’s.

Anyone taking odds on me forgetting to bed them in before I NEED to stop?


I also pulled the rear end of the Maniak back about 8mm, swapped out the brooks c15 for an c17 and swapped out the 170mm for a 200mm dropper.

 

[extremedave]

Kinda done-ish? Any suggestions on SRAM DB8 (mineral oil) bleed kit? Rear line is like extra mega long. Could always just drop it off with Vreeland and solve it that way….

 

[serviceguy]

Elsa gets a bath. New drops with shifty bits. And a Mirror saddle in prep for Polar Roll.

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Sooo nice!

 

[tonyride]

Kinda done-ish? Any suggestions on SRAM DB8 (mineral oil) bleed kit? Rear line is like extra mega long. Could always just drop it off with Vreeland and solve it that way….
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The bike I just got came with DB8s. Do you use regular SRAM bleed kit but use mineral oil instead of DOT?

 

[jShort]

Kinda done-ish? Any suggestions on SRAM DB8 (mineral oil) bleed kit? Rear line is like extra mega long. Could always just drop it off with Vreeland and solve it that way….
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If the brakes have that SRAM bleeding edge port, get the knockoff sram kit with that adapter. You can get the sram kit but it’s a rip

 

[extremedave]

If the brakes have that SRAM bleeding edge port, get the knockoff sram kit with that adapter. You can get the sram kit but it’s a rip

Apparently the fittings are different from bleeding edge. Research needed now, durnit.

 

[Santapez]

Apparently the fittings are different from bleeding edge. Research needed now, durnit.

Specifically so people don't swap back and forth between DOT/Mineral. Which makes sense.

 

[extremedave]

Specifically so people don't swap back and forth between DOT/Mineral. Which makes sense.

That what the literature says also. Which is fine, just now I have to find a cheap kit with the right fittings. Derp.

 

[extremedave]

The bike I just got came with DB8s. Do you use regular SRAM bleed kit but use mineral oil instead of DOT?

Supposedly the fittings are proprietary to the DB8's. I found a youtube video where they tried the universal Jagwire kit and it did not have the correct adaptor. I got the DB8's on a deal but maybe shoulda looked into this. Oh well.

 

[Ryan.P]

Made a truing stand to rebuild a set of flows with some light bicycle jams .

 

[JDurk]

Added some color to the IndyFab from the Enve sticker pack that's included with the bars. Matches the crowns.

 

[zmartene]

Let's get rowdy

 

[Kaleidopete]

Fixed that rubbing sound on my rotor, an unwanted branch

 

[Steve Vai]

This bike is dope I actually paid money for one.

Swizzle STR build coming.

 

[NJsinglespeedtrek]

new toy thanks paul

 

[NJsinglespeedtrek]

yes

 

[serviceguy]

This bike is dope I actually paid money for one.

Swizzle STR build coming.

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How is the seat tube held in place within the…seat tube?!?!?

 

[Steve Vai]

How is the seat tube held in place within the…seat tube?!?!?

You can't see it from this angle but there's a clamp just under the Bottle Bosses that holds the bottom of the Flex Tube and the top is held by the shock mount.

 

[JDurk]

new toy thanks paul

yes

You have adjustable dropouts. Why the tensioner?