Thanks Iron, I'm def going to run into issues with chain width as I am currently using a ridiculously overwide halflink chain. SS is meant to make life easier not MORE complicated!
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Started by Iron, Oct 27 2011 04:05
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Posted 15 November 2011 - 09:57
XTC1, on 15 November 2011 - 09:26 , said:
Thanks Iron, I'm def going to run into issues with chain width as I am currently using a ridiculously overwide halflink chain. SS is meant to make life easier not MORE complicated!
Well SS for me was more hassle than fun till i did this , now im as happy as a pig is crap. never worry just ride and clean.
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Posted 24 November 2011 - 11:52
I haven't ordered the tensioner yet but got lucky on a magic ratio of 32 x 17 on a Medium Niner MCR. I thought I'd be hopelessly overgeared as it's pretty steep where I ride but compared to my Inbred with 32 x 18 this bike climbs like a homesick squirrel...am loving it.
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Posted 25 November 2011 - 07:32
Magic gear eh? What chain are you using?
I had a magic gear once. Lasted about 100km then the chain stretched and I had to put the tensioner back on....
I have a cheapie SRAM PC-1 1/8 inch chain....
I had a magic gear once. Lasted about 100km then the chain stretched and I had to put the tensioner back on....
I have a cheapie SRAM PC-1 1/8 inch chain....
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Posted 25 November 2011 - 10:23
Got a halflink on at the moment.
The magic gear is just a interim fix until I get my tensioner so I'm not too stressed about it. Maybe when the chain becomes too slack for the 17 I can replace it with the 18 I really prefer...anyway probably placing a sneaky order today. To tell you the truth I wasn't planning on building the bike till next year until after I'd collected all the bits I needed but then I was tinkering in the garage one evening last week and next thing I new the Niner was built and the Inbred lying in a hundred pieces on the garage floor.
The magic gear is just a interim fix until I get my tensioner so I'm not too stressed about it. Maybe when the chain becomes too slack for the 17 I can replace it with the 18 I really prefer...anyway probably placing a sneaky order today. To tell you the truth I wasn't planning on building the bike till next year until after I'd collected all the bits I needed but then I was tinkering in the garage one evening last week and next thing I new the Niner was built and the Inbred lying in a hundred pieces on the garage floor.
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Posted 25 November 2011 - 10:25
XTC1, on 25 November 2011 - 10:23 , said:
Got a halflink on at the moment.
The magic gear is just a interim fix until I get my tensioner so I'm not too stressed about it. Maybe when the chain becomes too slack for the 17 I can replace it with the 18 I really prefer...anyway probably placing a sneaky order today. To tell you the truth I wasn't planning on building the bike till next year until after I'd collected all the bits I needed but then I was tinkering in the garage one evening last week and next thing I new the Niner was built and the Inbred lying in a hundred pieces on the garage floor.
The magic gear is just a interim fix until I get my tensioner so I'm not too stressed about it. Maybe when the chain becomes too slack for the 17 I can replace it with the 18 I really prefer...anyway probably placing a sneaky order today. To tell you the truth I wasn't planning on building the bike till next year until after I'd collected all the bits I needed but then I was tinkering in the garage one evening last week and next thing I new the Niner was built and the Inbred lying in a hundred pieces on the garage floor.
I know that feeling well.
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 02:28
XTC1, on 25 November 2011 - 10:23 , said:
Got a halflink on at the moment.
The magic gear is just a interim fix until I get my tensioner so I'm not too stressed about it. Maybe when the chain becomes too slack for the 17 I can replace it with the 18 I really prefer...anyway probably placing a sneaky order today. To tell you the truth I wasn't planning on building the bike till next year until after I'd collected all the bits I needed but then I was tinkering in the garage one evening last week and next thing I new the Niner was built and the Inbred lying in a hundred pieces on the garage floor.
The magic gear is just a interim fix until I get my tensioner so I'm not too stressed about it. Maybe when the chain becomes too slack for the 17 I can replace it with the 18 I really prefer...anyway probably placing a sneaky order today. To tell you the truth I wasn't planning on building the bike till next year until after I'd collected all the bits I needed but then I was tinkering in the garage one evening last week and next thing I new the Niner was built and the Inbred lying in a hundred pieces on the garage floor.
Nice one ... so can we please have pics of the new build and the naked inbred
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Posted 23 January 2012 - 11:09
I am looking for a retro fit EBB system such as the link below .... anybody seen something like this in an SA LBS?
http://www.mtbnj.com...ead.php?t=22411
http://www.mtbnj.com...ead.php?t=22411
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Posted 23 January 2012 - 09:35
Hairy, White Industries make an eccentric rear hub which can be purchased from Aspire Velotech.
http://www.aspirevel...Code=WHITE_HUBS
http://www.aspirevel...Code=WHITE_HUBS
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 11:24
Thug, on 23 January 2012 - 09:35 , said:
Hairy, White Industries make an eccentric rear hub which can be purchased from Aspire Velotech.
http://www.aspirevel...Code=WHITE_HUBS
http://www.aspirevel...Code=WHITE_HUBS
Thanks Thug
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 11:28
What I don't like about the Hub option is that you then have to build up a whole wheel or rebuild your existing wheel and then you also have to use those silly screw on sprockets ... had those sprockets on the old inbred and I must say I did not really enjoy them at all
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 04:50
I'm running the screw on SS freewheels on a DMR Revolver SS specific hub and they are a pain as they wind themselves so tight onto the Hub you are close on guaranteed of damaging them when removing them and they are becoming increasingly difficult to find. For the amount of money I've spent on those I could have bought myself a very nice rear hub and a handful of replacement sprockets.
