I'm not positive but not sure the 36t and 54t are compatible with the 24t. I did run the 24t on my more powerful Focus Jam2 and it's pretty much indestructible. I had the the 350 Hybrid hub and the DT Swiss site said the the 36t and 54t would not work for that hub. But I don't think I would...
I use the DeMonde freewheel light grease. I guess I will try the 54t for a while and just keep a close eye on it.
I did install the 54t on my SL. The old 36t had about 750 miles on them and looks like very minor wear and maybe a slight nick or two that could probably be burnished out. The...
Old thread I know, sorry. But I'm considering the 54t for my 350 hubs that currently have the 36t. I have about 500 miles on the 36t with zero wear that I can see. I'm probably less aggressive than you at 73 yrs old and less powerful and as you are saying you didn't maintain the 54t as well...
Not sure that the syringes are leaking as you have stated. I did buy the sram kit and not a knock off. I do have some other medical grade syringes to test this statement for for myself. A vacuum oven if I had one would be a better method. One used to degass epoxy for example. Once you get the...
With DOT there is the issue of getting all the dissolved air out. The affinity for water absorption and of course the handling issues with DOT(corrosive to hands and many painted surfaces) in general. Mineral oil seems to be easier to deal with and maybe it's just the Shimano bleed process is...
Well after looking at this further I decided that for now the 1.5mm washers will at least preserve the angle established by the sram mount and move the pad slightly closer to the center of the rotor from what I can see at the top of the rotor/pad interface. I still have the Shimano mounting...
When I mentioned "conventional wisdom" I was not endorsing it and only pointing out that I've seen more than a few people just use the washers. And yes I can see the angled sections of the mounts as well and understand why one end might have to be different from the other end. And I'm not...
Conventional wisdom says if you used the larger Shimano rotor on a Sram brake then you need to add a washer equivalent to the difference in diameter/2. That would be a 1.5mm washer to go from a 200mm rotor to the Shimano 203mm rotor using the existing Sram 20mm mount (for an existing 180mm...
I have this posted in the Specialized section but thought I would add a link here. I know that SRAM brakes have a bit of a bad rep with many of us and I can't say I love the use of DOT fluid or the involved bleeding procedure. But I've come to learn to be better at it and I currently don't...
Here is another update on switch to shimano rotors. The one I used on the front came with the retail box. I only found the 2nd online at Commencal and it was an obvious OEM that came without the std packing and much less money but looked genuine. However it is not wearing the same as the std...
OK I finally had a quiet ride with zero squeals from my SRAM Code RSC brakes. And as I suspected the centerline rotors were the cause of all the noise. They are just not stiff enough at their 6 bolt attachment points causing a lot of resonance. The least expensive Shimano 203mm rotors (SLX...
Yes I used a small chamber to degas epoxy years ago. The epoxy needed to be free of air for better transmission of sound from a piezo slab that was bonded to another surface with the epoxy. I think it was an oven as well.
Here's a DIY version without the heater:
I never considered seal tightness before and do agree that could be an issue with piston movement leading you to think you have a stuck piston. I've bleed my code rsc brakes a few times now and learned several tricks along the way so the results are pretty good. SRAMs choice of DOT fluid I...
Thanks. I ordered some. I did see it's not water based so it may stay put longer and the reviews say as much. Oxy 10 seems to help heal it to a point but the pea like bump never seems to dissolve completely. At least not in 20 days but doesn't hurt either. I am dying to ride but promised I...
I was riding about 50 miles a week the past year of so but saddle sores that just won't go away have made me cut back and finally take a month off the bike (that's up Jan 1st). Wish I had jumped into mtn bikes in the 80's when I saw it taking off here (rode trials in the 70's) and I'd have 40...
Yes it's bad habit and have to remind myself on the trail constantly to break it. Now I'm fighting saddle sores and some sciatica too (new for me). Lots of stretches are helping the sciatica but off the bike for 20 days now because of one sore that continually comes back. Doc didn't want to...
Sounds like you have really great balance! Mine has improved doing my figure eights on my sloped driveway. I'm sort of grounded from saddle sores since Dec 1st so starting to work on balance standing up. I rode observed trials years ago and much of that balance translates to my mtn biking...
I too struggle with this wobble thing and I echo all this good advice especially looking ahead not down. Practicing track stands are a big help for me too. I try to do tighter and tighter figure eights in my sloped driveway to practice. A 35mm stem is great if your bars are perfectly...
State of Charge and used commonly for EV vehicles and li ion battery health. 3rd paragraph just describing my DIY pack with it's display behavior. It really doesn't have the smarts of the shimano display and only looks at battery voltage which normally will droop under load and then recover...