ericbenjaminjr

oh my god I wish I could unsee that

Thats one sexy rig!

I did a photo shoot to document the final result of my build project. I was able to get a small orchestra hall for a few hours. Setup some construction lamps and built spots with cardboard boxes. A black paint pen and some photoshop for the scratches I managed to collect before the shoot, and I was all set. Updated specs Frame: Ozonys Cannibal V4 Frame Geometry: Wheelbase: 1055mm, BB Rise: 45mm, Head tube angle: 71.5° Front Wheel: Rockman 28 hole rim, Schwalbe Rocket Ron tire, custom carbon fiber weave rim tape, Trialtech Sport Light hub with ti bolts, Sapim 2.0/1.8/2.0 spokes, VIZ aluminum nipples, 2 cross half radial lacing Rear Wheel: Rockman 32 hole rim, Schwalbe Nobby Nic tire, custom carbon fiber weave rim tape, Trialtech Sport Light hub with ti bolts, Sapim 2.0/1.8/2.0 spokes, VIZ aluminum nipples, 3 cross lacing Drivetrain: Trialtech SL cranks, Trialtech single cage pedals with Stan titanium axles, Try-all Symetrik rock ring, Echo SL Freewheel, Trialtech SL bottom bracket, Trialtech 15t rear sprocket, KMC Z610HX chain, Clean snail cams Steering: Trialtech SL bars, Trialtech foam grips, Trialtech Sport stem with ti bolts, Trialtech SL Ti Topcap, Bonz Pro Light integrated headset, Trialtech Sport Light disc only fork Front Brake: Magura MT-2, 180mm Ashima ARO 08 Ultralight disc rotor, ti bolts Rear Brake: Magura HS-33r with Trialtech Y splitter, Heatsink CNC Yellow brake pads, Echo TR brake clamps, ti bolts I put a gopro in the corner and timelapsed the whole thing...

I love that frame. If I ever go high bb I think thats what I'll get..

I guess I missed the word "street" in the title

Oh I've never even seen this :-O

Anyone?

saweet!

Thats a static hop. Here's some info on it. http://www.trashzen.com/static-hop-wheel-transfer.php Trashzen is a great turotial site BTW. And the video is part of a playlist, all the trashzen tuts are in there..

I'd like to know if anyone has ridden Stan Ti pedal axles for longer periods of time. How well do they hold up? Can they handle lots of big drops? How often do you think they should be changed? Are they something for everyday riding or strictly competition use?

I wound up dissecting the chain tug and removing this bit. The trialtech hub uses pretty big washers so they hold them in pretty well. Interesting. The trialtech hub uses a huge m10 bolt but it doesn't seem to be able to resist the pedal forces. The heatsink tensioner was my final resort if this didn't work. I wanted a rolling instead of a rubbing solution. This is much lighter as well.

I just recently turned my bars forward (TGS) to test it out and found a new stability on the back wheel I never knew. I found my posture to be straighter and consumed less energy. I also find getting my weight over the front wheel is allot easer. But my bunny hops take much more energy in this position and I cant lower the front wheel as far before drops or gaps.

You got one laying around? Can you post a pic? Thanks, I didn't think it needed to be knurled because its capped off with the serrated washer. I think the knurled spacer is for when you leave out the washer for use with snail cams.

I just happened to have a friend with that tensioner and didn't want to accept the fact that it wouldn't fit. These things come out of necessity. I also ran into another necessity while installing this. Without snail cams the drive side axle would back into the dropout due to the pedal forces. I had to push a small round piece of metal into the dropout to act as a stopper. I have some trialtech chain tugs laying around. I noticed the shape of the part that slides into the dropout. So I thought different size spacers to wedge between the inside of the dropout and the axle would be a good little helper to have. The washers hold them in place nicely on my setup. Hopefully I can get these made as well...

I've been having massive chain tension problems. Just no sweet spot between under and over tension. The only elegant solution I saw was the echo sprung tensioner but it doesn't fit my trialtech sport lite hub. So a friend of mine purchased a new echo tensioner and gave me his old one and I went to the drawing board to come up with a solution that would make it fit. This is what I came up with. I basically had to create a spacer that would hold the tensioner. Took me 3 designs till I came up with the final one that works. 1 2 final 3 3.1 I got a friend to make me a prototype. Brass was the only thing he had laying around. I'm not sure if thats gonna hold but the final version is gonna be steel for sure. Spacer next to the original Hub with original spacer Hub with new spacer I also had to machine open the tensioner itself to fit over the new spacer. Everything attached It worked out nicely. I used an old spoke to make a tension spring. There was just enough space on the right side to wrap the spring around the trialtech serrated M10 bolt spacer. I stuck one side of the spring in a snail cam bolt hole. I stuck one side of the spring in a snail cam bolt hole.

Oh wow I so love that frame! The geo is all wrong (so they say) but I've always wanted one.

Dammit, I thought he was just "thinking" about it :-O

I've read thread after thread about brake pads for magura MT series. I haven't found a satisfying answer I haven't tried. I've been very dissatisfied with original magura pads for my MT-2. I just got a set of LOQ.7 semi metallic kevlar-ceramic pads and the bite is just amazing! Its like throwing an anchor compared to the old pads. Now they even compare to my hope mono's. I usually don't ride wet weather and haven't tested them in the rain but I'll keep this thread updated with my experiences. Modulation is great so far although it may still be bedding so that may change. I also got a set of alligator ceramic sintered pads for testing. I wanted to ride LOQ.7 a week and then test the these. I may not even do that since I'm so impressed with the LOQ.7 but incase I do I'll post the results as well. Hope this helps anyone looking for MT series pads!

Can anybody on the planet get me this old try-all bash ring?

I think its beautiful

So what drawbacks would there be? Like with gaps to front, especially if you can't do them. I'm guessing it puts more stress on the fork and rim. Rocket Ron is also somewhat low profile, about 43mm high. So less bounce and impact absorption.

I've seen allot of 24" and mods with 1.85. I seen a guy in facebook running 26 x 1.8 schwalbe Rocket Ron. Its super light (375g) but it seems kinda on the slim side. Anybody running fronts that slim?

Sound like the logic of a child. I never appreciated my health when I was younger. Things break and heal. Then things start to heal slower and if you're unlucky just don't heal fully at all anymore. Somewhere in between you start to preserve what you can. Its that simple. Just keep living...

I never need shin guards as long as I have them on. I swear my pedals have never touched them. Its only when I don't have them on that I need them. Then this happens..

Yeah Gizmodo has a habit of overstating they're always getting crushed for that in the comments.