1. Raw brushed finish is totally smoking
2. X9 short cage will work awesome with a schmidt, but i'd stick with what your running now. BTW do you have a pic of the 28T?
3. Nevegals
Did you mount a 28Tgranny ring on the inside of that Granny God. And by doing so did you have to shim your bottom bracket out any farther to correct any alignment issues?
Ok, crazy thought but since my X-Fusions forks accept a 650b wheel I was thinking of build one up. A little taller wheel, slack out the front end a little more. Hmmm, not sure had a bored moment at work and thought - Why not?
What is your definition of pedal slap? Sorry having a senior moment.....oh pedal strikes? If thats what you mean than yes I hit my pedals but not alot once or twice a ride.
Not a lot BUT enough and at the worst times- really not even every ride just in the rougher stuff. Using a long cage for now- modifying my stinger which will help as well.
Also I was looking at the ol bank account and the Hammerschmidt might not make the budget so I was looking at the FSA Afterbuner 386- looks like one could take the inner 27t ring and move it to the outer position and go single 1X9 or 1x10 from there pretty easily with a stinger and an e13 XCX -ST CX be pretty solid. I dont know seems like a lot of differnet options are out there to try.
I saw a new Truvativ XO crank in MBA that mounts chainrings directly to the crank without the use of a spider
I think this will be used by more than just 29ers.
Homebrewed Components make the chainrings as well. Sram X9 and X0 and AKA truvative have cranksets that allow the user to remove the spider and use chainrings designed to interface onto the crank in place of the spider. MRP's advantage (albeit a small one to some degree) is that they are designing their chainrings with a small amount of offset dish to move the single ring inboard a bit more to give a proper chainline. Both MRP and Homebrewed are good options
BUT I was thinking I could get what I wanted y simply using the FSA 386 Afterburner crankset and move the inner 27t ring to the out board position which seems like the correct location for proper chainline....not sure but I dont mind experimenting a bit.
A few updates on the finished frame- for now leaving it raw no clear coat. I didnt completely polish the welds I liked the unfinished look. I might leave like it is forever.
I need a new brake line for the rear brake and rear mech housing. Both look nasty and could use replacing before next season.
Also modifying my Stinger to work a little better with my set up - more pics on that tonight maybe. The problem is that the inner ring has always rubbed on the Stinger for some reason I couldnt explain or fix. So I am moving it inboard of the ISCG tabs, this and moving the roller closer to the chainring to accommodate the 28t ring- almost done with that.
Ok I was able to pick up a new OEM Hammerschmidt for a dang good price so got that. Also picked up a Bionicon c.guide- which looks pretty good. I picked up an X.9 short cage rear derailleur and have that installed now. Will get updated photos asap.
Now, still on the radar:
Wheelset: thinking of a set of Transition 28s, look nice and are convertible to whatever axle type I want.
Brakes: Hmm still not sure here, could blow a lot of money, wish I had the coin for Hope Tech M4's....sigh.
Adj Seatpost: Really liking the Specialized Blacklite- all mechanical less hassle. Even the new CB all mechanical is looking good.
Throw the Maxxis Minion and High Roller tires on there with the EXO sidewalls. Instead of a pushed RP23 I'd look into the RockShox Monarch RC3. Transition wheels are pretty heavy; you can find better options in the same price range. I run the X9 short cage. Works great. You can also find the Avid Elixir CR on clearance now and those are a nice step up from the X5.
Thanks derrick, its funny you mention wheelsets I weighed my frame et al- minus the wheels and rear cassette, just shy of 24lbs. Total bike 36lbs- heavy but bullet proof (well sort of) but I could lose so much weight just in the wheels so I am looking around and am amazed at some of the weights on decently strong wheelsets. money money money!
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