serviceguy
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Oh, hell no! What was the issue with the 38?
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serviceguy
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I’ve seen those and off corse I thought I needed them…but, I couldn’t figure out what problem they solved, so I left them alone. I’ve bent or scratched a couple of levers, but never had them pulled forward, is it a thing?
Ian F
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Anyone who knows me knows I love tools. It doesn't take a lot of convincing for me to buy a tool, no matter how specialized it is or how often I might use it. Hell, I have a Park CRP-2. Which is nothing compared to some of the specialized tools I have for working on cars.
Last weekend, a friend asked me to swap the hub body on her I9 Torch hub. An operation I've done a few times in the past, although not recently. Step one: remove the axle cap. Should just pull off... "Hmm... WTF? This MFer is on there...." So off to the Rectangle of Knowledge I go.... So it seems if the cap has never been removed before, it can really be a task to get off. Does Park make a tool for this? Of course they do... clickety clickety... a slight dent into my Discover cash-back balance... and one is arriving Sunday:
Last weekend, a friend asked me to swap the hub body on her I9 Torch hub. An operation I've done a few times in the past, although not recently. Step one: remove the axle cap. Should just pull off... "Hmm... WTF? This MFer is on there...." So off to the Rectangle of Knowledge I go.... So it seems if the cap has never been removed before, it can really be a task to get off. Does Park make a tool for this? Of course they do... clickety clickety... a slight dent into my Discover cash-back balance... and one is arriving Sunday:
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one piece crank
1pc Cranky
I know what I’m doing tomorrow…
EDIT: That front hub was made in Ukraine!
EDIT: That front hub was made in Ukraine!
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Ian F
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Agreed. The only shifters I like more than Shimano is AXS. Apparently SRAM users don't like the OEM paddle, but as a long-time Shimano user who has used his index finger for upshifts for decades, the AXS shifter is perfect. Thumb on the paddle for down shifts (larger cogs), index finger on the forward edge of the paddle for upshifts.
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they are put together at the factory and the air shaft is COVERED with grease....which blocks the transfer port...the negative pressure builds up and the fork gets sucked down. So right from the start, the fork wouldn't even extend all the way. Rides like absolute garbage. Sits very low in the travel....with my 34 and 36, I just took it apart myself, cleaned the airshaft and fixed it. My 34, this worked and it seems to be fine now. My 36 had to be taken apart every month or so. With this 38, its BRAND new and man does it piss me off to have to fix something that is REALLY expensive and brand new...so I sent it back to them.
I have to say, between 3 forks, 2 shocks....i have really lost confidence in fox, their quality has gone to shit. @Ryan.P lent me his manitou mezzer last year for my bronson....to say that its better than my fox 36 is like the understatement of the year.
Ian F
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That is a bummer to hear about Fox. I have a 34 SC on my Spot and it's been fine, although after two years it's probably due for a service. The other two bikes have Cane Creek Helm Mk 1 (mainly because the Mk 1 has an awesome QR axle they ditched for the Mk 2 for some reason).
I ran Manitou forks for years when we had a grassroots deal with Hayes. I hung onto my 2015 Dorado 275 on the off chance I decided to build up another DH bike, although I'll probably put it up for sale soon. I was constantly bugging our rep, "When are we getting a long travel 29er fork???" Then our rep left and the new rep basically ghosted us (this was a few years ago, pre-pandemic). I gave up and ordered a Helm for the Megatower since we had a deal with Cane Creek. Liked it enough that I bought a used one off Pinkbike when I was gathering parts for the Chameleon.
I ran Manitou forks for years when we had a grassroots deal with Hayes. I hung onto my 2015 Dorado 275 on the off chance I decided to build up another DH bike, although I'll probably put it up for sale soon. I was constantly bugging our rep, "When are we getting a long travel 29er fork???" Then our rep left and the new rep basically ghosted us (this was a few years ago, pre-pandemic). I gave up and ordered a Helm for the Megatower since we had a deal with Cane Creek. Liked it enough that I bought a used one off Pinkbike when I was gathering parts for the Chameleon.
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You say that like it's bad.
I do not. Unless you mean rigid forks, in which case, yes.
Karate Monkey
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I have no such memory 🙂
mwlikesbikes
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Hmm, who knew? All these years I’ve been yanking them off with a slip joint plier with a rag over it to prevent most scratches…
iLuveketchup
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Do want!
iLuveketchup
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I was unsure whether the Deity bronze would match the Transition's copper color. Surprisingly, matches.
man all those blue haired ladies at the villages are gonna be sweating you now 😂
serviceguy
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either them or the fire ants...
Ian F
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I tried that method. Still wouldn't budge. If it were my own hub I would have probably said "eff-it" and lived with the scratches. But since it's not mine... Tool time! 😛
Ian F
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It's a thought... but the one I have is meant for larger diameters than 12mm. And I9 left very little gap between the axle and the cap for a puller to grab onto.