Recent content by shenchman

need for speed

does the oem chainring work with the XT cranks? got XT 165mm waiting to install.

in other news I finally received my off the bike charging adapter ordered from Japan in September via surface shipping to the USA! super duper extra unobtanium part. it works.

As much as I love the pedal strike clearance of 160s, if your battery dies and you have to climb out of somewhere they are torture..like trying to climb a hill on a 55 pound kids pixie bike. I also wonder if you'd get more power out of the motor with longer cranks because longer cranks increase...

for those swapping to aftermarket bars, I ran the wire from display to left thumb button through 2 holes I drilled in the stem. cleans up the wiring vs running the wire under/over/around the stem & you can spool up the excess wire inside the stem between the 2 holes. stem warranty voided!

I think this app does that https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stunlocker.app.ride

if you want to know your battery capacity to the 1% increment instead of the ridiculous 'am i at 80% or 61%' shimano 5 bar disaster as you ride, Garmin 530 works--i have tested it. wahoo etc probably have options too. https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=q4RSx3lPFL8dWJ9lk12Kk9 garmin has a...

anyone finding the e-spec fox 38 factory to have way too little HSC for big drops even dialed all the way in, & way too much HSR & LSR to make the front end poppy even dialed all the way out? re compression watch this..

added you on strava (schwinn stingray) & FB. i'm in SF & up for longer rides! done up to 6300' 100% eco on my single battery & i'm definitely noticing dependency on exact eco settings ie torque multiplier & max torque, & also wary of gradual battery degradation.. curious if you got BT-E8036...

i ordered this SHIMANO STEPS SM-BTE80 Battery Charger Adapter which despite the url text is actually the correct EP8 part # SM-BTE80, NOT BTE60 which is E8000 & won't fit EP8. they are now out of stock. i can't find anyone online selling these, i presume they don't exist.

are EP8 batteries even available? i've been waiting for my charge off the bike adapter forever. i did discover during my 3 rides in 24 hours camper van weekend that modified sine wave inverters DO NOT work with the EP8 charger, & lithium battery chargers in general per my subsequent research...

related, fyi there's an ongoing fox transfer dropper post seat clamp issue which happened to me as well. it is detailed here: https://www.mtbr.com/threads/2021-fox-transfer-seat-clamp-problem.1143675/ the narrow shaft below the flared head of each seat rail clamp bolt slots into a groove +...

screensnip of commencal's response to my complaint (below) attached. imo their response is lame & they're definitely in the wrong ie the consumer spec was ALWAYS listed as 175mm for size L+XL, whatever their internal b.s. memo said. that said, given that their USA customer service has been...

i'm quite sure the spec was listed as 175mm on the size L signature at least when i ordered it 8/31/2020; this link with the original signature color scheme & specs has been static since august as far as i know...

heads up, check your actual oem installed dropper post length vs spec: i just discovered my size L meta power 29 signature came with a 150mm dropper installed when it should have been a 175mm!