What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!

[Asininedrivel]

Nah, i change them it will be for a low engagement hub. I already get some occasional suspension kickback through the pedals on the Orange with whatever no name hubs are in it now...

FWIW I've been very impressed with White Industries so far. Around 40pt engagement (same as Pro 4s) and roll very, very nicely. Plus they look purty:

 

[Mr Crudley]

Mailman brought me some presents

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The keyboard also looks brand new. It is everything that mine isn't

 

[Haakon]

The keyboard also looks brand new. It is everything that mine isn't

Thankfully the biscuit crumbs and tea drop stains dont show up well in that photo...

 

[Mr Crudley]

Thankfully the biscuit crumbs and tea drop stains dont show up well in that photo...

At this point, I thought it was only appropriate to re live my own version of this fine hub and keyboard shot.

 

[beeb]

Nah, i change them it will be for a low engagement hub. I already get some occasional suspension kickback through the pedals on the Orange with whatever no name hubs are in it now...

Low engagement can still kick if they're near the engagement point. It just makes it either low probability or unpredictable depending on your point of view. If you don't already have Pro 4's for interchangeability, I'd keep the Pro 5's.

 

[Scotty T]

after a bit of playing around, going to do the superglue/graphite/sodium bicarb trick... seems to set well and quite hard

I did nail polish a couple of times, wore off in couple of months, have since ridden the bike 2500 odd km with no issues, just smooth it off with very fine wet and dry (which I did when doing the nail polish) and keep riding. Unless you are filling in proper gouges in the metal (your looks like just the coating taken off) I think there's very little point bothering.

 

[Haakon]

Low engagement can still kick if they're near the engagement point. It just makes it either low probability or unpredictable depending on your point of view. If you don't already have Pro 4's for interchangeability, I'd keep the Pro 5's.

Makes sense. Anyway, wont get around to lacing them into the wheels for a while - will run the current hubs for the rest of the good riding weather and this can be a winter evening in front of the telly project.

 

[birddog69]

Disagree. Too many issues with the Vespers if you are over 80kg and/or have decent leg strength. Classics are the go..bombproof and silent.

Could be. At 68 kilos with strong legs, they work great for me.

 

[pink poodle]

Swap wheels with your giant @Haakon

 

[Haakon]

Swap wheels with your giant @Haakon

But - that will leave it out of action... You cant seriously expect me to live with only one operational mountain bike...?! We are not savages.

 

[Lazmo]

At this point, I thought it was only appropriate to re live my own version of this fine hub and keyboard

So fine hub and keyboard is the new bike on oven?

 

[Mr Crudley]

So fine hub and keyboard is the new bike on oven?

No new bike sir. I would be happy to ride what I have a lot more

The parts bin always hands out unique challenges.

 

[Chriso_29er]

Finally got the courage to get the 20hr polish job dirty.

 

[ausdb]

Dropped the Spitty off in my lunchbreak to a LBS I trust to get the BB threads cleaned up, should be ready for pickup Thursday so Straya day or whatever it is supposed to be called now is looking like bike build day.

 

[yuley95]

Unpacked it after flying home from Canada . Fitted new tyres, new rotors and pads. New grips. Ready to rip up some dusty Aussie soil

 

[mas2]

Installed new one up bars that are 800mm wide. Previously I had 780mm wide. Cannot bring myself to cut them down. Don't know if I ever can. Also, they did not change my life. They feel just like every other bar I have used.

 

[Rorschach]

They feel just like every other bar I have used.

Until you clip a bar on a tree you used to be able to sneak past and throw yourself in a bush

 

[mas2]

Until you clip a bar on a tree you used to be able to sneak past and throw yourself in a bush

What are the odds of it happening to me twice in a row (Yes it happened last time)? Pretty low me thinks

 

[Chriso_29er]

What are the odds of it happening to me twice in a row (Yes it happened last time)? Pretty low me thinks

I tried the same, felt great at 800mm. Until the first tree clip!
Now back to 780. Doesn't seem like much until you ride a tight trail.

 

[Cardy George]

Unpacked it after flying home from Canada . Fitted new tyres, new rotors and pads. New grips. Ready to rip up some dusty Aussie soil

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Curious to know what you think about the rotors. Galfers get my attention every time.