[konifere]

I despise headset routing because it's just plain stupid, but I tolerate internal routing for shifters and droppers since I don't replace my housing too often.

Just leave fucking external cable clips for the rear brake hose! It's much easier to get a perfect rear bleed when the brake line is 100% vertical and you can tap it all the way up with the caliper on the ground. I use an old handlebar that I bolt the lever to with a quick grip holding the bar to something higher and just make the bubbles go up. It's easier to clean the floor than the bike, and then I can just bolt it to the bike knowing I won't have to fuck with it again. With internal routing, since I'm cutting the lines, I'm always going to bleed it again when it's on the bike to make sure no air entered, which I would't have to do with external routing.

 

[sethimus]

Fuck's YOUR point? Captain obvious

you complaining about something you can charge more for, or do you have fixed prices for different jobs?

 

[Gary]

I genuinely enjoy roadbikes and Ebikes... Some folk enjoy skimobiles, Tacomas (do I have that right?) and dirtbikes... I have mates who repair those. I don't even enjoy driving.
Crazy fuck of a world where we can happily enjoy different but similar things eh?

 

[Gary]

you complaining about something you can charge more for, or do you have fixed prices for different jobs?

I wasn't complaining. I actually enjoy* a challenge and get job satisfaction from the work.
I also fix quite a lot of bike issues out the good of my heart. We're not all profit obsessed cunts.

*This in no way means I'd ever choose super awkward time consuming aesthetically pleasing(?) routing over a more maintenance friendly design on my own bikes.

 

[joeg]

Jesus Christ, it didnt take long for this to become a pendantic debate about meaningless bullshit. as it should.
I am happy to be able to lurk less and post more, in between my busy schedule of skidding ebikes and drinking whiskey.

 

[Westy]

Jesus Christ, it didnt take long for this to become a pendantic debate about meaningless bullshit. as it should.
I am happy to be able to lurk less and post more, in between my busy schedule of skidding ebikes and drinking whiskey.

This thread is the MTB version of this

 

[Gary]

drinking whiskey

E bike Whisky?

 

[SylentK]

E bike Whisky?

Hmm...sounds like a business opportunity. Just like ebike specific forks, shocks, tires, etc. Why not whisky?

I'd probably call it "Canadian Whiskey" you know, to make it more authentic.

 

[Lelandjt]

Fully agree with @Leafy here! I am on my first santa cruz and struggle with the dropper cable... how do you guys do? My dropper is a oneup v1. I got the cable through but it doesn't slide freely

I often need to put a dab of suspension grease on the end of the housing to help it slide through that final bend from the shock tunnel into the seat tube. Occasionally I can feel a bit of extra carbon in there and it takes a monumental effort.

 

[jstuhlman]

E bike Whisky?

Whisk-E!

 

[canadmos]

I've created this invigorating powerpoint presentation, which summarizes the last few months on Teh Monkey.

 

[sethimus]

you forgot old shit and back in the day™

 

[Westy]

you forgot old shit and back in the day™

The gears are lubricated with Geritol and Vap-O-Rub.

 

[Gary]

This l'il fella belong to one of you guys?

 

[Gary]

I hoarded 26” tires ten years ago. Still have a lifetime worth. Not exactly proud of this.

I just sold another two 26" DH tyres from my stash tonight... that's six I've sold since christmas. still a fair few left

 

[SylentK]

I've created this invigorating powerpoint presentation, which summarizes the last few months on Teh Monkey.

View attachment 206825

well you get bonus points for that! Not really a .ppt prezo. But it'll suffice. I like how Ridemonkey is bigger than the "Bike Industry", then there's "Shimz". I mean, what do you got to know people?

I might add "Shimano Brake Point" as a thing. And maybe even "Suspension" Naw, just leave it as "Shokz". Call it a day.

Good work. See ya at the pub with Joeg and some Canadian Whiskey.

 

[Lelandjt]

Zirk fittings on them seem like a dumb idea. Great in theory, but then you're left with all this old grease and jump that will attract every piece of sand and debris on the trails.

I push until the slightest amount of grease starts to come out the seals. Then I use Q-tips to wipe away any I see.

 

[Lelandjt]

Jesus Christ, it didnt take long for this to become a pendantic debate about meaningless bullshit. as it should.
I am happy to be able to lurk less and post more, in between my busy schedule of skidding ebikes and drinking whiskey.

I hope you have lots more free time in the near future for shit posting & riding. If you're ever passing through Breckenridge stop by one of the oldest SC dealers in the world, Avalanche Sports. We'd love to take you on a trail or two

 

[Happymtb.fr]

Nah. One up sell the decent actuator end. The shitty one just screws off and new one just screws in it's place

Does the v2 actuator fits the v1 post?
If not I will need some pointers!
I just had a simplified Burns night with my Scottish friend, no haggis, just some rusty nails.

Edit: v2.1 does not fit v1 dropper according to https://www.bike-components.de/en/OneUp-Components/Dropper-Post-V2-1-Actuator-p72377/?o=100001-universal-universal&delivery_country=SE&upid=google&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20492773404&utm_content=&utm_term=&gclid=CjwKCAiAzc2tBhA6EiwArv-i6QvtJsYsBTUgY8QH07M_2qtLOPxxfCABWmqipHpY-p92XDal20rrCxoCk_kQAvD_BwE

 

[Lelandjt]

Does the v2 actuator fits the v1 post?
If not I will need some pointers!
I just had a simplified Burns night with my Scottish friend, no haggis, just some rusty nails.

The V3 sounds so good it's probably worth dropping the money on. You can find some poor friend or townie bike to put the V1 on.

 

[SylentK]

I hope you have lots more free time in the near future for shit posting & riding. If you're ever passing through Breckenridge stop by one of the oldest SC dealers in the world, Avalanche Sports. We'd love to take you on a trail or two

Are you really going to be in Breck? I'll be there mid March-ish. Ya, spring Breck. When the town bus's smell like liquor, tobacco and weed. Not necessarily in that order. But I do love to lay down some sweet tracks.

Whales tail to base of 7. You heard me. Then hot tub time machine. If joeg shows up, I'll buy him a whiskey, hot tub time machine? We'll see..

You gonna be there? I may stop by your shop...

 

[Happymtb.fr]

The V3 sounds so good it's probably worth dropping the money on. You can find some poor friend or townie bike to put the V1 on.

Why not, let me first check if one of those droppers lying around in my shed could do the job. I have one from a Ransom size small. Diameter will be right but I am not sure if it is a 125 or a 150mm...?

 

[Gary]

Does the v2 actuator fits the v1 post?
If not I will need some pointers!

Pretty sure they're the same fittings. it just unscrews from the bottom of the post and there are two small securing bolts to remove it from the cartridge.
I've had two Oneup posts and swapped them both to the sensible actuator, it was a while ago but I'm fairly sure the first post was bought soon after they were released so would have thought it was a V1. (second post was a good while later and came with the sensible one)
But I'd Email Oneup to confirm whether the V2.1 actuator fits your post. they're really helpful.

I just had a simplified Burns night with my Scottish friend, no haggis, just some rusty nails.

Hahaha... I had my burns supper on Wednesday (a day early). I can't stand Whisky so washed it down with a can of Monster energy.

 

[Lelandjt]

Are you really going to be in Breck? I'll be there mid March-ish. Ya, spring Breck. When the town bus's smell like liquor, tobacco and weed. Not necessarily in that order. But I do love to lay down some sweet tracks.

Whales tail to base of 7. You heard me. Then hot tub time machine. If joeg shows up, I'll buy him a whiskey, hot tub time machine? We'll see..

You gonna be there? I may stop by your shop...

Well, I won't be there in March, and a little hard to say when I'll get back cuz that's up to how much help my Dad needs and where he wants to live, but Rich & The Boys at Avalanche will be up for taking Joe or any Monkey for a ride as soon as the trails are dry.

 

[canadmos]

Does the v2 actuator fits the v1 post?
If not I will need some pointers!
I just had a simplified Burns night with my Scottish friend, no haggis, just some rusty nails.

Edit: v2.1 does not fit v1 dropper according to https://www.bike-components.de/en/OneUp-Components/Dropper-Post-V2-1-Actuator-p72377/?o=100001-universal-universal&delivery_country=SE&upid=google&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20492773404&utm_content=&utm_term=&gclid=CjwKCAiAzc2tBhA6EiwArv-i6QvtJsYsBTUgY8QH07M_2qtLOPxxfCABWmqipHpY-p92XDal20rrCxoCk_kQAvD_BwE

It fits, but you'll have to file down the long push rod thing a bit.

 

[Happymtb.fr]

a can of Monster energy

Which flavour is your favourite for haggis?

 

[HardtailHack]

Back to Archer and their shitty shifter again.
Grab the dual sus bike for a night ride, turn the gears on, go to go up the street, no gears.
Turn it all on and off, still nothing, put it in to the micro adjust mode or whatever and get back out of it and they start working.

Get to the bush, stop working again, but now it decides to do every shift i had done a minute ago and I end up with a bent chain, yay.

My right thumb is no good so I can't use a cable mech full time which means I'm sorta stuck with this shit system.

 

[slimshady]

Back to Archer and their shitty shifter again.
Grab the dual sus bike for a night ride, turn the gears on, go to go up the street, no gears.
Turn it all on and off, still nothing, put it in to the micro adjust mode or whatever and get back out of it and they start working.

Get to the bush, stop working again, but now it decides to do every shift i had done a minute ago and I end up with a bent chain, yay.

My right thumb is no good so I can't use a cable mech full time which means I'm sorta stuck with this shit system.

Can't you either try AXS or the Chinese copy? Maybe get some used AXS RD/shifter combo now that all the cool boyz are going full retard transmission

 

[sethimus]

Back to Archer and their shitty shifter again.
Grab the dual sus bike for a night ride, turn the gears on, go to go up the street, no gears.
Turn it all on and off, still nothing, put it in to the micro adjust mode or whatever and get back out of it and they start working.

Get to the bush, stop working again, but now it decides to do every shift i had done a minute ago and I end up with a bent chain, yay.

My right thumb is no good so I can't use a cable mech full time which means I'm sorta stuck with this shit system.

old one or the recent version?

 

[HardtailHack]

Can't you either try AXS or the Chinese copy? Maybe get some used AXS RD/shifter combo now that all the cool boyz are going full retard transmission

Can you get any E stuff in short cage? I have no need for a 50t first gear and I want a mech that can crush rocks if the need arises.
I have run Saint mechs for 10+ years because they are so damn strong.

 

[HardtailHack]

old one or the recent version?

Both I guess, new remote with the older shifter.
New shifter supposedly has pretty crappy battery life.

 

[slimshady]

Can you get any E stuff in short cage?

Yup, AXS DH exists:

X01 DH - SRAM

X01 DH delivers quicker shifting, smarter gear steps, & more precise chain management. Lightweight & durable, this is the absolute top of the field.

www.sram.com

 

[Gary]

Which flavour is your favourite for haggis?

In all honesty I drink so many energy drinks a day I can't even remember with 100% accuracy which flavour it was. Possibly Pink (pipeline punch) . But if we're bring all wine snob about monny. Ultra Black probably suits the taste of Haggis better.
[EDIT] Just remembered. I took a pic of my burns supper plate.

Peach Relentless for breakfast this morning

 

[Happymtb.fr]

Peach Relentless for breakfast

What's wrong with tea?
I ordered the v2.1 actuator this morning. It was way cheaper than any new dropper. The droppers I have in my shed are either 125 which is too short on the super low santa frame or external with the wrong diameter

 

[scrublover]

Nah. One up sell the decent actuator end. The shitty one just screws off and new one just screws in it's place

the v2 and v2.1 actuator is not compatable with the v1 post. or so i've always read/heard.

i've got three v1 posts in use - no issues with the actuator bits once you figure out the housing movement bit and use a bit of tape and an o-ring to keep things from moving about and the housing end from popping out of the actuator bit.

 

[jstuhlman]

my v1 is still running, although there's a lot of side to side play and the valve now spins when you attach the pump so if i forget to grease the threads/thread it too tight it's almost impossible to get off. time for a v3 soon...

 

[4xBoy]

Yup, AXS DH exists:

X01 DH - SRAM

X01 DH delivers quicker shifting, smarter gear steps, & more precise chain management. Lightweight & durable, this is the absolute top of the field.

www.sram.com

Don't see no axs.

 

[4xBoy]

My ЯEEB is axs shifting and dropper, bolt on external brake line.

Best cable routing ever.

 

[6thElement]

My right thumb is no good so I can't use a cable mech full time which means I'm sorta stuck with this shit system.

I'm in the fubar'd right thumb club.

Gripshift on my trail, XC and fat bikes.

 

[sethimus]

In all honesty I drink so many energy drinks a day I can't even remember with 100% accuracy which flavour it was. Possibly Pink (pipeline punch) . But if we're bring all wine snob about monny. Ultra Black probably suits the taste of Haggis better.
[EDIT] Just remembered. I took a pic of my burns supper plate.
View attachment 206852

Peach Relentless for breakfast this morning

thats edible?