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10-26-16, 03:27 PM
Your cog is slipping.
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Chain tugs are a pain in the ass and you don't need to "tighten the hell out of" your axle nuts like a gorilla to keep your wheel from slipping.
10-26-16, 08:44 PM
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I know someone riding them on the crappy streets here in SD who weighs considerably more than you and he hasn't had any issues. As long as you're not aiming for huge potholes and crashing into things on purpose, you'll be fine.
A huge box of those low flange hubs is arriving early next week. I'll be building a bunch more of those wheelsets ASAP.
A huge box of those low flange hubs is arriving early next week. I'll be building a bunch more of those wheelsets ASAP.
10-28-16, 09:43 AM
You think I would need the 5mm or 8mm for the Sonik dropouts?
I like the way they look.
10-28-16, 09:48 AM
Your cog is slipping.
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Measure your dropouts. My guess is they're thicker than 5mm.
10-28-16, 10:53 AM
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Not Scrod, but I have 2 cents I'd like to throw your way. Those things are way, way, way, way, way, more of a pain in the ass than they are worth. After using them a few times you will wonder why you didn't see the many obvious drawbacks (like I missed as well) before buying them. Then you will throw them in the trash can. You will not feel bad about the money you wasted because you hate them so much. Then you will laugh at them as you bury them with more trash.
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10-28-16, 11:01 AM
Your cog is slipping.
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That's my opinion too. In fact, if someone comes into the shop to have us fix a flat and they've got any kind of axle-mounted chain tensioner, we charge them more. We call it the tug tax.
10-28-16, 11:04 AM
Not Scrod, but I have 2 cents I'd like to throw your way. Those things are way, way, way, way, way, more of a pain in the ass than they are worth. After using them a few times you will wonder why you didn't see the many obvious drawbacks (like I missed as well) before buying them. Then you will throw them in the trash can. You will not feel bad about the money you wasted because you hate them so much. Then you will laugh at them as you bury them with more trash.
hmm.
10-28-16, 11:08 AM
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It appears you have a kung fu magic touch. The nice ones should work just as well, or better, than the cheap ones. Proceed and enjoy.
10-28-16, 11:16 AM
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I have a Surly Tugnut on one of my bikes, but only because I'm using a quick release skewer with a hollow axle hub, and cannot get the QR tight enough to keep the wheel from slipping in the dropout. One good thing about the Tugnut is that you don't have to unscrew it to remove the wheel or readjust it again when installing the wheel.
10-28-16, 11:25 AM
Your cog is slipping.
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10-28-16, 12:17 PM
Your cog is slipping.
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10-28-16, 12:22 PM
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But you need both hands to hold the tensioners in place, so the don't move backwards, or shift up and down, or tilt, and to make sure the axle doesn't move fore/aft inside the gap in the tensioner hole.
It's a team effort. F' 'em.
10-28-16, 12:34 PM
10-30-16, 05:43 PM
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I'm not sure if this is the place to ask about RG stuff but I saw someone else mention a product from the site. I was wondering if the Norwegian Track Metal shirts will ever be maki
11-01-16, 12:06 PM
Your cog is slipping.
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If you're asking if more of that shirt will be made, nope.
11-03-16, 07:11 AM
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Dear Scrod,
Will I be mocked and ridiculed for wanting to put a disc brake on my commuter? Would you trust those bolt-on caliper mounts or get the lugs brazed on? Thanks.
-Brakeless Biker
Will I be mocked and ridiculed for wanting to put a disc brake on my commuter? Would you trust those bolt-on caliper mounts or get the lugs brazed on? Thanks.
-Brakeless Biker
11-03-16, 08:39 AM
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The bolt-on disc brake adapters I've seen are pretty janky. They might be okay for occasional use but if it were my bike I'd probably just use a different fork.
11-03-16, 08:58 AM
Your cog is slipping.
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Pretty sure the only place you can even buy them is on eBay. Tweakers tend to use them on cobbled together "rat-rod" bikes in these parts, if that tells you anything.
11-03-16, 09:49 AM
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Dear Scrod,
What's the tightest you'd run your spokes with Dura Ace 7600 high-flange laced radially?
And how about the 2-cross spokes in the rear? I presume it would be best to go a little tighter back there?
Using a Park Tensiometer and the CX-Ray spokes I got from you.
What's the tightest you'd run your spokes with Dura Ace 7600 high-flange laced radially?
And how about the 2-cross spokes in the rear? I presume it would be best to go a little tighter back there?
Using a Park Tensiometer and the CX-Ray spokes I got from you.
11-03-16, 10:58 AM
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