The QUICK question thread.....

[HamboCairns]

I really should start a proper wheels thread, I bet I already have...

 

[leitch]

Confirmed, DT Comp spokes too. Also can get a good price on 56T(?) ratchet.

Will be 36 or 54t. Quoted price is pretty good, and a wheelset that will last a lifetime and always have spares available.

If you do it, keep your current wheels in the shed so you can take the DTs with you when you buy a new bike in two years.

 

[Minlak]

Confirmed, DT Comp spokes too. Also can get a good price on 56T(?) ratchet.

56T have a reputation on the internet of being made from butter - Yet any one I know and have asked about them have never had an issue - Sooooo ./shrug

 

[dirtdad]

I really should start a proper wheels thread, I bet I already have...

Start one so I can hijack it with my own...

What about BTLOS? 1k for dt350 + crabon?

 

[creaky]

Confirmed, DT Comp spokes too. Also can get a good price on 56T(?) ratchet.

Giddy up I say

 

[Calvin27]

Why are large sized folk tightarses?

All the medium size bikes seem to be coming back down to earth but large size bikes are being hoarded like mad, or they want covid tax x2.

 

[beeb]

Why are large sized folk tightarses?

All the medium size bikes seem to be coming back down to earth but large size bikes are being hoarded like mad, or they want covid tax x2.

Because decent used bikes in XL sizing are like hen's teeth. Plus with the vast majority of bikes up until a year or two ago, the XL sizes were more like a large with a longer-than desirable seat-tube. Low supply, high demand, bugger all new options. We all know this story by now...

 

[shiny]

While we are mentioning Hope is their current blue a darker blue or lighter blue? Photos look to be on the darker side?

 

[Ultra Lord]

They get lighter with age.

 

[Ultra Lord]

@HamboCairns
Buy them. You won’t need to replace them ever unless you really mess up in which case you’ll probably die in the crash.

 

[shiny]

They get lighter with age.

Wish I could say the same thing. My red Hopes are still red, front hub is 10 yrs old!

 

[Asininedrivel]

While we are mentioning Hope is their current blue a darker blue or lighter blue? Photos look to be on the darker side?

They're a bluey kind of blue, match the Fox logo. Lighter than Chris King blue.

Gratuitous photo to confirm:

 

[beeb]

Just floating rotor things. Shimano floating jobbies don’t warp much because they aren’t “proper” floating rotors. The pins are too tight.

I guess in time we shall know for sure!

 

[beeb]

Mine were definitely thicker than 2mm, they read 2mm now after a year of running metal pads.

I measured two new rotors as well, mine were purchased not long after the Cura 4's were released IIRC, maybe they thickened them up after that?

 

[Flow-Rider]

I measured two new rotors as well, mine were purchased not long after the Cura 4's were released IIRC, maybe they thickened them up after that?

Sorry, just checked again, look like 1.9mm, verniers must have moved as I removed them from the rotor.

 

[Ultra Lord]

I guess in time we shall know for sure!
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Yup, floating rotors look better.

 

[beeb]

Yup, floating rotors look better.

Not as bad in person (surprisingly!)

 

[HamboCairns]

I have a Maxle stealth axle on the Rockshox Recon, but taking the wheel on and off to fit the bike in the car is a ballache. Are there any alternatives to the Maxle Lite/Ultimate or should I stick to the RS ones?

 

[leitch]

@HamboCairns the only third party alternatives will also be hex head bolt-up. If you want a lever one it’s RS only afaik.

 

[HamboCairns]

@HamboCairns the only third party alternatives will also be hex head bolt-up. If you want a lever one it’s RS only afaik.

Thanks, off to WTB I go!