The new “what did you do to your Z today” (with off topic replies) XXXVIII

redondoaveb · 10-15-2020, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Zingston

Those low weight components can break the bank for sure!

It can add up quick. I built it in 2013. It still has mechanical shifting. Now it's all wireless electronic.

Zingston · 10-15-2020, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Zingston

Those low weight components can break the bank for sure!

I shifted those dollars all to my ktm exc... now i just try to hold on and avoid trees!

Zingston · 10-15-2020, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

It can add up quick. I built it in 2013. It still has mechanical shifting. Now it's all wireless electronic.

Wireless? $$$$$$$

redondoaveb · 10-15-2020, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Zingston

I shifted those dollars all to my ktm exc... now i just try to hold on and avoid trees!

I'm scared to fall on my bicycle, my motorcycle days are long gone.

redondoaveb · 10-15-2020, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Zingston

Wireless? $$$$$$$

No more cables, easy to set up and it works flawlessly. Not too expensive anymore. It came out about 5 years ago.

Zingston · 10-15-2020, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

No more cables, easy to set up and it works flawlessly. Not too expensive anymore. It came out about 5 years ago.

Actually sounds pretty cool.

eastwest2300 · 10-15-2020, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

I just built a new set of wheels for my bike. Installed new tires too and re-wrapped the bars. It's ready for some miles. Time to put the hybrid bike out to pasture. See if I can get back into my old 250-300 miles/week with 10000-15000 feet of elevation.

damn dude, thats nice.

redondoaveb · 10-15-2020, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Zingston

Actually sounds pretty cool.

12 speed instead of 10 speed. Sequential or compensating shifting.
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/02/...mart-tech.html

redondoaveb · 10-15-2020, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

damn dude, thats nice.

Thanks EW

Zingston · 10-15-2020, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

12 speed instead of 10 speed. Sequential or compensating shifting.
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/02/...mart-tech.html

No cables connected to the derailleurs... just looks wrong.

redondoaveb · 10-15-2020, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Zingston

No cables connected to the derailleurs... just looks wrong.

I like my mechanical shifting but it's got internal cable routing. It can be a bitch to change cables.

Rusty · 10-15-2020, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

12 speed instead of 10 speed. Sequential or compensating shifting.
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/02/...mart-tech.html

For a road bike, yea. For a MT bike. I wouldn't want it. When you're miles from no where in the deep sticks. I can fix a cable. That, I don't think so.

Rusty · 10-15-2020, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

I used to joke that it's worth more than my car. That's my eclipse though, not the z. Didn't cost me too much though (about 5k). I bought a used frame off ebay and built it up from there.

The lighter the bike. The more is costs. I've looked at bikes that were 10 grand plus.

redondoaveb · 10-15-2020, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

For a road bike, yea. For a MT bike. I wouldn't want it. When you're miles from no where in the deep sticks. I can fix a cable. That, I don't think so.

If you break a cable on the rear derailleur, you can rig it up to stay in one gear if you're mechanically inclined. If not, it defaults to the highest gear (smallest cog). If the battery goes dead on the rear derailleur on electronic shifting, you can use the battery from the front derailleur which doesn't get as much use as the rear and should be pretty much fully charged. That is, if you charged the batteries before you left.

redondoaveb · 10-15-2020, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

The lighter the bike. The more is costs. I've looked at bikes that were 10 grand plus.

My bike has close to 10k in parts on it and it weighs 15lbs. Not super light but it's an aero frame which is a little heavier along with 44mm wheels which adds more weight than a shallow wheel. And a power meter that's built into the crankset. I prefer a stiff frame with a stiff bottom bracket over a super light but flexy frame.

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