And today I did......

[jimo746]

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Well at least the fleet is slimming down
I've not tried road tubeless, but my modern mtb and gravel bike have been tubeless for a couple of years. With the correct tyres and rims it's probably no more time or hassle than fitting tyres and inner tubes.

No riding for me today, been a very wet and dreich day, again.... :roll:
When are we going to get some sunny weather?

 

[dyna-ti]

Ill be sticking to good old tried and tested innertubes well im clueless about tubeless,and i cant think of where it would really be of that use to me, for the little i get out into the countryside.


Current build giving a little grief. BB area, not as free moving despite all being new and the threads freshly recut :? X9 cranks fitted and moved fine, the rotor crank isnt so free moving, wont swing under its own weight :? very odd.


Still incredulous with the weight of this new build, despite its size, a chunky freeride frame and 150mm RS fork it is seriously light, well compared to a 38lb Claude butler. I can't be saving far off a stone in weight.

 

[clubby]

Current build giving a little grief. BB area, not as free moving despite all being new and the threads freshly recut :? X9 cranks fitted and moved fine, the rotor crank isnt so free moving, wont swing under its own weight :? very odd.

What kind of BB are you using?
If you are using a Sram GXP bb then other brands of cranks won’t work, as the non drive side bearing is smaller. Rotor cranks need Shimano style bb for 24mm axles.

 

[boxxer]

All this talk of tubeless brings me back to my new wheels

Built some Pro 4 onto Raceface ARC27's will be setting up tubeless if I can decide what tyres I want to run - well actually I know its the Maxxis Assegai but they dont do them in a decent sidewall yet and for under £60 a tyre

I'm running 2.5 shortys just now which with 40PSI climb ok but need about 24PSI to descend anything remotely steep

Now I just need to convince myself I dont need a Bronson....

 

[jimo746]

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Which Bronson though?

 

[dyna-ti]

Current build giving a little grief. BB area, not as free moving despite all being new and the threads freshly recut :? X9 cranks fitted and moved fine, the rotor crank isnt so free moving, wont swing under its own weight :? very odd.

What kind of BB are you using?
If you are using a Sram GXP bb then other brands of cranks won’t work, as the non drive side bearing is smaller. Rotor cranks need Shimano style bb for 24mm axles.

Shimano saint m800. I've lots of hope gold bits on it, and the saint bb is gold and only £16 new, with the gold hope, if you can find one is 70. No brainer there.
Once it's complete I've arranged for the local mechanic to run the pro eye over it, im sure its minor though, and maybe down to spacing or something :?

Which Bronson though?

Nothing carbon hopefully. It's not holding its price, and i think many are still afraid of it.
Though all these new carbon affairs is pushing the cost of the alloy version down a bit.


But I thought you were all going gravel :?

 

[clubby]

Now I just need to convince myself I dont need a Bronson....

Of course you don’t.
What you need is a Megatower

 

[epicyclo]

And today I started building a bike for Sunday's Vintage Gravel/Rough Stuff ride.

Appropriately a Dawes Windrush, one of the first rough stuff specific bikes. It'll be a right mongrel though with bits from 3 or 4 different decades.

 

[clubby]

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Actually a sunny day here so went out to test the tubeless road set up. Unfortunately I put too small a spacer behind the 10 speed cassette so it was moving slightly on the 11 speed hub. Had to turn back and swap it over before heading out again for another short tester loop.
Tyres felt good, but need to fiddle with pressures. Put in my usual but reckon I can go a bit softer without it feeling mushy. Bike definitely felt more lively. Probably a combination of new wheels and more supple tyres. Impressed so far, but time will tell.

 

[boxxer]

Now I just need to convince myself I dont need a Bronson....

Of course you don’t.
What you need is a Megatower

Ffs I only got into 27.5 a couple years ago - dunno if I can jump to 29...

Will be an alloy Bronson which I’ll transfer all the Cube parts and scrap the frame or hang it on the wall....