Plus, hope has oversized bearing balls, that gives more durability and performance...inspires more confidence when navigating rough terrain: drops, hops, and pops....no pun intended.😎🍻
OEM is junk. Hope and Cane Creek were my two top choices. But go to the begining of this non-ICR headset thread for the full list all 5 ZS56 tops prices and links if you haven't already.👊
Well, I've got one steel foldable Park (heavy) home-stand and a nice aluminum Spin doctor tripod mobile stand to do hardcore repairs.
A cradle stand is just smaller and more convenient at the trailhead or campsite. Or home to just to prop up freestanding (like my feedback rear wheel stand)...
Yep. But on a cradle-type design stand you can access both wheels without touching the rig if you need to remove the front wheel. Just preferences. Hence, why I referred to it as all-access. Just a matter of what the purpose is. It's fantastic engineering at a reasonable price but just gives...
No hole. Just pools up and or drips into the linkage potentially. I used Phil Woods water proof grease prior to putting the rocker arm back and to help reassemble easier to the tight fit. At least that's what I did to minimize water ingress.🤞
Looks nice! I like the 840Wh battery.
I'm just converting my M600 to 1000 Wh battery and looking forward to hitting more mountainous terrain in the near future.💪
Yeah, I've had to invert (wheelie) off the stand to dump out extra water outta and stick a cloth in there to sponge any remaining. I usually wipe down with a wet cloth unless muddy (which is rare in my area.)👍
It looks like abt 100 USD, if no VAX (from Italy doesn't use the tax somehow). Sure, $50 would be awesome, but given nothing commercially is out there yet (surprisingly) and that seems a sturdier style while allowing all-wheel/crank access....I'd do a bengy max! Aluminum would lighter and...
SZZS is the frame manufacturer. Can buy it directly from them via Alibaba.com.
Jean seems most knowledgeable over others. Just tell her you're interested in the CEF50.
https://x.alibaba.com/AwCm7y?ck=pdp
Mine was definitely aluminum. I got one of the first upgraded ICR headsets in October...so maybe they changed it up when they decided to glue the cups in. Very strange overall.🧐
Or the bearing is just out of spec. Going from memory here. But when I put the SZZS bearing cup in on my painted frame a little while back, I greased it then press fit by hand fairly easily (easier than the first stock ICR cup). Plus, it popped out very easily when I did the ICR frame conversion...
Yep, and the engineering team likely chooses the 3rd party fabricator to make the plastic. Same with the headsets, 3rd party. Unfortunately, they still don't seem to work. So, failure on the SZZS team to outsource well ultimately.
To be fair they make frames not high precision mechanical...