"Isn't modern bicycle technology absolutely wonderful?"😍

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Mmm this is reminding me of a thread called something like
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/state-of-the-industry-a-running-thread.471470/View attachment 838146
I'm feeling all nostalgic

Yes, but that was a special

 

[Mike Muz]

Recently had a two piece gear hanger snap in half not long after I used a shop torque wrench to adjust it

With the collapse of Wiggle and being a Vitus frame, finding a replacement was tricky and expensive.

So I looked around for another frameset to swap everything onto, should it happen again or if I decide to sell the Vitus. Bought that and the shop mechanic told me yesterday that it has a bearing specific to that headset! Bike specific headset bearings. I had to check it wasn't April 1st!

 

[brocklanders023]

Recently had a two piece gear hanger snap in half not long after I used a shop torque wrench to adjust it

With the collapse of Wiggle and being a Vitus frame, finding a replacement was tricky and expensive.

So I looked around for another frameset to swap everything onto, should it happen again or if I decide to sell the Vitus. Bought that and the shop mechanic told me yesterday that it has a bearing specific to that headset! Bike specific headset bearings. I had to check it wasn't April 1st!

Pretty sure someone on Singletrackword found a source of cheap Vitus hangers mate? Might be worth having a look as from memory they’re generic catalogue items rather than bespoke.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Frame specific hanger?
Sounds like a job for 3d printing.

There's only so many Darth Vader valve caps a cyclist needs after all.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Frame specific hanger?
Sounds like a job for 3d printing.

There's only so many Darth Vader valve caps a cyclist needs after all.

No one needs a darth vader dust cap. Think of wheel balancing and turbulence

 

[bikeworkshop]

No one needs a darth vader dust cap. Think of wheel balancing and turbulence

Is it ok to do a:

"I've had loads of blah blah blah on all my bikes and I've never noticed blah blah blah" ?

Or do I just point out that:
one man's Darth Vader valve cap is another's Chris King headset?

 

[wynne]

Is it ok to do a:

"I've had loads of blah blah blah on all my bikes and I've never noticed blah blah blah" ?

Or do I just point out that:
one man's Darth Vader valve cap is another's Chris King headset?

I hate Chris King components.
As princess Leia famously said: "only Hope (for me)"

 

[Imlach]

I'd sooner spend my money on darth vader valve caps than CK myself

 

[al-onestare]

The amount of salt on this thread

Since we're talking about him / them, all hail Chris King headsets. Absolutely bullet proof, super durable, and most of all, super-super smooth. They look ace as well. The single best investment you can make on a bike. Fit and forget

 

[bikeworkshop]

The 3d printed Darth Vader valve cap is a wonderful example of modern bicycle technology.

The Chris King headset belongs in the vintage section