David Yang said:

Hm, will have to look for Zinn's disc brake articles.  Maybe it's just FUD, but all this stuff seems to add up to a technology that still needs maturing before they stop being finicky and annoying to setup and use.

brakes are finicky!  try adjusting cable actuated integrated brakes on the bottom bracket of a TT bike

mugwump said:

Didn't his happen with the Wahoo computer?

good point! i had pushed that tragedy from my memory...

For when you want some old school MTB hotness on your contemporary 1 1/8" steerer…

710mm of shred-ready Nitto made goodness. These are going on the MTB im building up for bikepacking. 

I don't understand why this is new technology that needs to mature. Hydraulic discs have been in MTB for decade(s). This must be a sub-optimal implementation of the technology.

I'm assuming MTB and road brakes need to perform differently (sporadic hard short braking vs continuous high speed slowdowns) and hit different spec points related to each discipline (weight, aero, toughness). Disc brakes are also totally proven in motorsports, but so are tubeless rim/tires and we know how finicky they are (were?) on skinny, high pressure applications.  But yeah I don't know if it's just perception or reality that the fiddly shit hasn't been worked out yet.

David Yang said:

I'm assuming MTB and road brakes need to perform differently (sporadic hard short braking vs continuous high speed slowdowns) and hit different spec points related to each discipline (weight, aero, toughness). Disc brakes are also totally proven in motorsports, but so are tubeless rim/tires and we know how finicky they are (were?) on skinny, high pressure applications.  But yeah I don't know if it's just perception or reality that the fiddly shit hasn't been worked out yet.

I think it's that we don't need to notice whether or not we're getting a little brake rub when we've got an internal combustion motor providing the watts.  My old VW Beetle had 55hp, and that crushes the 1hp or so Merckx managed the year before my VW was built.

With MTB's, again, there is the rub, but lots don't notice because there's plenty of extra noise or don't care because they're pretty slow to begin with.  And front and rear suspension would be much harder to do with cantilevers or V-brakes.  

re: rub, thru-axles make it much better.  disc brake bikes with QRs make alignment more difficult and less reliable.

ian ellis said:

I don't understand why this is new technology that needs to mature. Hydraulic discs have been in MTB for decade(s). This must be a sub-optimal implementation of the technology.

Agreed.

I've never heard rubbing (whisper or otherwise) in my 2009 GT Zaskar with hydraulic discs unless I ride through mud. 

DC Rainmaker on the new Kickr Climb Simulator

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/hands-on-wahoos-new-kickr-climb-incline-simulator.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whsAX8o53E4


 --- I find it all kinda ridiculous, but we could expect this path, of attempting to simulate outside conditions inside, to keep improving.

Next version will have built in lean and negative angle for descending simulation.

Version after will have two handlebars with fake limbs on either side of your station bumping you from side to side for positioning simulation.

Version after that will have a rear wheel overlapping your front to chop you for full on Sagan/Cav sprint simulation.

Version after that will be a 65" super AMOLED monitor that says "GO RIDE YOUR BIKE OUTSIDE" for which you'll have the privilege of paying $9,999 not including bike and programmable drone coach that follows you on your outside ride with training instructions.  There will be an unlockable easter egg mode that simulates a 1974 3rd string continental team's overweight and cigar chomping director sportif screaming at you to go faster, you stupid mongrel, the break is just up the road and if you don't catch it you'll go back to working on your uncle's vineyard picking grapes for wine that even american swine wouldn't drink.




Well that escalated quickly.

(Also why does the demo bike have a saddle bag?!?)

It's actually a fake saddle bag with a fake flat kit and tube to simulate random punctures.  It'll time you and then factor it into the session's TSS for the ultimate real world experience.

eloy said:

(Also why does the demo bike have a saddle bag?!?)

because DCRainmaker is a total nerd and can't make concessions to vanity.  he cares not for the hotness!  he is the anti eloy.

hahaha, actually, DCR makes it very clear this is not his bike on the video.

My computrainer sitting next to that thing...

Gold chain! https://cyclingtips.com/2017/09/eurobike-2017-extras-part-one/

@twoyacks

i keep seeing pictures of your derailleurs going into the wheel, methinks you need a 1x RD with a roller clutch system, less likely to ghost shift

It won't help when he slams his bike into a pile of rocks.

I like 2 front chain rings...both times I snapped these der.'s was on my old American Classic wheel.  I replaced the spoke on the DT Swiss wheel and put it back on...awaiting a new der. from Red Beard...also awaiting a new cable and spring from The Slingshot Bicycle Company
http://slingshotbikes.com/technology-slingpower.php
The voice message is priceless 888.530.5556
Now I've dealt with the old Spooky Bike Company when Mickey was running it and my frame took about 9 months to procure...and I can tell you Slingshot makes the old Spooky seem like a well run organization with top notch customer service...still I likey
the Sling did not have it easy this summer

I don't know much but if I was a read mech I'd snap too if somebody with THSOE ARMS tried to ride me...

Giro has just debuted a new website that just deals with helmet issues.

www.helmetfacts.com

In case you're wondering about who they are and why they're doing it:  "In the interest of full disclosure, those of us on the Dome payroll are currently employed by the same company that owns several helmet brands including Bell, Bollé, Cébé, Giro, Raskulls and Krash. Rather than showcase marketing terms and glossy campaigns, however, the Dome’s intention is to be an unbiased resource for consumers and other helmet brands alike. The reason is simple – head protection is serious business and we all benefit from learning."

Haven't looked at enough to decided if it's unbiased.  

But it is interesting.

Slingshot got a new cable and spring today...also pimped the shok post with a coil spring

@MaxThorn in re Stan's hubs it depends on which hub they are. It looks like there are "type 1"and ‘type 2" 3.30 hubs. As well as Rd,hd, and ti variants with different compatibility.

But if I've identified your hubs correctly (not necessarily true) as 3.30rd rear, 3.30 front

 this kit should work for rear wheel: 
https://www.notubes.com/end-caps-rear-stans-3-30rd-qr-paired-kit

This for front
https://www.notubes.com/qr-caps-for-ztr-3-30-3-30ti-front-hub

Edit: keep in mind that hubs sometimes are not what they appear to be, especially if they are oem or made to be sold on a bike by a separate manufacturer. They might not be the normal version with the same compatibility. 

edit: you might need to swap the axle too?

I’ve always though recumbent bikes were lame as F, but this thing looks fuuuuun http://www.icetrikes.co/products/full-fat

Rotor will be celebrating their launch of their UNO hydraulic components, with a big demo/party at R&A. Thursday Nov 2nd, 7pm.

Colin Strickland (of Red Hook crit fame) will be there to answer questions and hang.

They have reached out to invite the club at large, you can just show up, but prefer if you RSVP via their FB event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/123730364998270/

the flite saddle on my cross bike is 10+ years old, gotten quite a bit of abuse on a few bikes. Time to replace it.

Simple task, get the same saddle new, measure tip to stem, good to go...

Except Selle Italia uses completely different rails. UGH wtf. Why?!?

Putting old saddle back on, measuring from top to crank... frustrating...

Honest, why?!?

totally silly question, but when people race cross, does anyone care about the hollow spindle on sram cranks? does mud and sticks and animals get in there?

I've had all sorts of things stuck on my bike after races but surprisingly never anything inside the hollow spindle on a sram crank. Here is my favorite from a race where the temperature dropped to freezing and the mud and grass became frozen on the bike at Horseshoe Scramble in 2013:

psst...

Not sure what the back story is, but Clement tires have been rebranded as Donnelly tires. So your trusty PDX and MXPs have a new label. Sorta weird that this would be mid-season. If you are having trouble ordering clements, trybasking for Donnelly. 

innnnteresting.  IP! http://www.bicycleretailer.com/international/2017/08/28/donnelly-sports-ends-clement-license-launches-donnelly-cycling#.WfC3MFtSyUk

edit: nice invisible spokes on that wheel Patrick. dedicated stretching apparatus?