Recent content by RebornRider

I picked the Albert over their other radials because my regular ride (Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park) is all hard park clay. I'm pretty sure I have never ridden on loam. I paid $74 for each tire by shopping around. Not cheap for sure, but worth it to me because I REALLY like the decrease in...

In 2020 I replaced the original tires on my 2019 Turbo Levo with Assegais front and rear because the internet convinced me they provided the most traction. I had no complaints about them, so I bought new Assegais about once a year for 5 years. A few weeks ago I decided to try Schwalbe Albert...

I have a nonthreatening medical condition that results in extra-sensitive dangly bits. The Spesh Phenom on the bike now is tolerable, and is better than the Ergon I tried, but I'm wondering if there are other sufferers out there who have found a saddle with a big enough cut-out. If that's you...

Is your suggestion the cheapest? That is what the OP specifically asked for. If your suggestion is not the cheapest, then your suggestion is not helpful, either. I just want people to think carefully about what they really want. It's a curse I can't escape.

Bottom of the barrel, eh. Have fun with that! Paying more doesn't always equate with getting more. But paying less nearly always equates with getting less.

Coil springs are really cheap to manufacture. The damper has (*should* have) many precisely machined parts and a fussy assembly process. That all adds up to the damper being expensive to manufacture. The damper valving / shim stack should be designed and set up by an expert in mtb suspension...

When the OCD kicks in ...

The Topeak has not been calibrated. Calibration would probably cost more than the gauge, The one I have is accurate from the factory. Sometimes you get lucky! (Why do I claim the Topeak is accurate? Because it matches my Span, which was professionally calibrated recently.) Nothing happened...

Because I had it professionally calibrated 2 months ago. Did you read my post? Edit: Per the letter of accuracy, as-found, the Span was about 2 psi off. This means, prior to being calibrated, the large Span was less accurate than the little Topeak D2.

The Span, which I just had calibrated by a calibration service that used a deadweight tester. I trust the calibration service, who provided a letter of accuracy. The Jaco isn't too far off, but my Topeak is closer to matching the Span at 20 and 30 psi. Edit, FWIW. The Span lives a pampered...

Here's the guts of my Jaco compared to the gauge from the industrial supply company (McMaster).

I thought digital gauges were based on piezo elements or strain gauges, not bourdon tubes. I guess I'll take one of mine apart. Inspection beats speculation! :-)

I have a few inexpensive gauges for bike and car tires, and one expensive gauge that I bought from an industrial supply company. I had the fancy gauge calibrated recently by a company that uses a deadweight tester. The cal report states that the largest error is 1/2 psi over the 10-60 psi...

Mine got trashed in an exciting crash. I bought a replacement from amain cycling. They changed their name - I'll update this post after I find the new name. They carry a lot of Spesh part numbers. Here's their new website: Performance Bicycle - Your Best Ride Yet

My 2019 does that when I rotate the crank to clean the chain. I have the old connector style that can by popped out a little bit - enough to break the connection but the two connector pieces stay in contact. This prevents the connector and cable from getting twanged by the rotating crank. If...