Wrong info, sorry. My fault. The chainring is not an X-Mod. I wrote to Miranda and they said it's a specific chainring in one piece with the crank. Bottom bracket is a square-taper type, the chainring has a sort of spacer (see photo).
To pedal strongly in 8th gear without a "crack" (chain...
I was fully aware of the limits of the bike, i did not think to buy a Ferrari with €1000.
But i was not aware that the chain was jumping on asphalt in 8th gear every 2 km just pedalling a bit harder.
That chain line is so bad that it makes me think that the E-ST 100 is just a "pout pourri" of...
Sure, i have a 32t chainring - it's too short gear and it's "domed" towards the frame.
The chain line is completely wrong. See photo.
I was thinking to make a slightly better chain line installing a 38t flat chainring, improving the offset.
That's the only solution to avoid problems in 8th...
Suntour XTC are quite common choice in the low budget bikes. Basically they are almost like rigid forks - no damping at all.
But if you add a loose chain / derailleur, the result is a total torture. I have owned bottom end bikes with $15 Tourney derailleur and they had at least a proper chain...
Considering that the bike is not really able to go offroad (believe me, you will finish either with a stuck chain or with your body still shaking for vibrations), the comparison must be done with citybikes or "city MTBs". So a side stand and cutoff lever are not an unnecessary request.
NCM...
Hi all, first of all, sorry for my bad English.
I have bought an E-ST 100 in December. I rode almost 700 km on it, then the shop replaced the bike (derailleur / chain problems - they decided to replace the whole bike), and i'm currently at almost 500 km with the new bike.
First of all, this...