The Official DMF Bicycle Thread

[triangleforge]

Looking back at the pictures you posted, it appears the crankset is a pretty standard 4-bolt arrangement, which means you could get the bigger chainrings you want and put those on your existing crank while you're waiting for an XT to come available. And you'd need to buy new the chainrings anyway, since the XT crank is going to come with the smaller, MTB oriented rings to begin with.

Are you sure you are fully spun out with the chain on the 42 in the front and the smallest cog (probably an 11 or 12) on the back? A 42 is plenty on my MTB even rolling down some fairly steep hills on pavement.

[DarkMonster620]

Looking back at the pictures you posted, it appears the crankset is a pretty standard 4-bolt arrangement, which means you could get the bigger chainrings you want and put those on your existing crank while you're waiting for an XT to come available. And you'd need to buy new the chainrings anyway, since the XT crank is going to come with the smaller, MTB oriented rings to begin with.

Are you sure you are fully spun out with the chain on the 42 in the front and the smallest cog (probably an 11 or 12) on the back? A 42 is plenty on my MTB even rolling down some fairly steep hills on pavement.

Not quite get the "fully spun out" . . but, when against wind and I go to next rear gear, I pedal too fast and barely move . . . If you follow my Strava, you'll see my avg speed is 20km/h and mostly doing it 42/12, can't go to next 2 gears unless wind is really hard to pedal against, then the resistance allows me to use said gears . . . Maybe the 29ers are part of the equation, I rode from 89 until 2009 with a 26 and my front was a STX/XTR hybrid with a 48 large chainring and rear 7sp either Alivo or STX cassette

[DRKWNG]

Here's a new shot of the Seven, just after I cleaned the drivetrain

[DarkMonster620]

Very nice bike . . . What material is it? Ti? CF? Al? Hybrid Ti+CF?

[DRKWNG]

Thanks.  It's Ti for the head, top and down tube, as well as the chain stays and bottom bracket.  Carbon seat stays and seat tube.

[DarkMonster620]

Nice . . . Will assume is very light

You have a 29er MTB also or not anymore?

[Kopfjager]

"What's in the box?!"

[triangleforge]

Seven Cycles builds some beautiful rides! I always forget who spawned whom in the incestuous world of Northeast bike builders - Indy Fab, Merlin, Fat City, Serotta, a bunch I'm forgetting... Didn't Seven come out of Merlin (so to speak)?

[Kopfjager]

Seven Cycles builds some beautiful rides! I always forget who spawned whom in the incestuous world of Northeast bike builders - Indy Fab, Merlin, Fat City, Serotta, a bunch I'm forgetting... Didn't Seven come out of Merlin (so to speak)?

Yes, Vandermark was the R&D guy for Merlin. I always felt it was Chris Chance from Fat City that got it all started up there. (?)

[Randimus Maximus]

Some of the Serotta folks are now working at Alchemy. 

[Speeddog]

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Are you sure you are fully spun out with the chain on the 42 in the front and the smallest cog (probably an 11 or 12) on the back?

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+1.

Likely you're pushing too tall a gear, not spinning fast enough.

http://www.bikeroar.com/tips/cadence-101-nail-your-ideal-pedaling-speed

More benefit from the exercise and less stress on the joints, especially your knees.

[DarkMonster620]

Read the article; after the Cadence/Time chart, there is a parragraph that says "don't go to an overly easy  gear, go down one or two"  . . . As said, riding on the 42 fr/14rr comes a point when I can pedal fast enough but, on next 42fr/16 rr(will count later) comes a time where I pedal and go nowhere . . . I tried a "long hill" and with muscle effort did it with 42/14, tried it with next 2 rr cogs and was easier with less effort and maintaining my speed . . .

That's why I think, I need to replace fr large chainring.

Edited size of rr gearing, for some reason I have a 14-28 rear cassette instead of the 12-28 that is supposed to be installed

Speeddog, did read article, I will order a bike computer that measures cadence, but, I do think I am around said goals, not the 120 but more between 95-105

Which would you recommend(directed to all the question):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BAPM39A/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2HOK0IJILCC8K&coliid=I2XB4A83KD90SR

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B2PT7WY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2HOK0IJILCC8K&coliid=I1PRV26ZCSWUKX

[DarkMonster620]

OK, 3 days trying out this cadence thing, I call it "rhythm", so instead of going for avg speed or time, today I decided just to do this thing, was able to only put 16.8km in 55:36mins, must say I did finished a little more tired, yesterday and Monday, did it usually on last lap or half lap. Feels totally different on leg; will continue to do one mixed day one full day . . . Tomorrow is mixed, regular/cadence.

Also, if someone has an idea about this, that I received yesterday here in Panama, thank you

, pic taken at around 0600h

[ducpainter]

OK, 3 days trying out this cadence thing, I call it "rhythm", so instead of going for avg speed or time, today I decided just to do this thing, was able to only put 16.8km in 55:36mins, must say I did finished a little more tired, yesterday and Monday, did it usually on last lap or half lap. Feels totally different on leg; will continue to do one mixed day one full day . . . Tomorrow is mixed, regular/cadence.

Also, if someone has an idea about this, that I received yesterday here in Panama, thank you

, pic taken at around 0600h

I just want to know how you'll act when you actually get old.

[triangleforge]

Yes, Vandermark was the R&D guy for Merlin. I always felt it was Chris Chance from Fat City that got it all started up there. (?)

Quite a coincidence... Just last week I finally got around to putting the new singlespeed kit on my Fat Chance Yo Eddy and have it out in the wild again!

2016-09-28_03-32-13 by triangleforge, on Flickr

The Fat and my geared MTB (an old K2 Razorback) both share the same mojo; two years in a row, I found the baby in my slice of Mardi Gras king cake, so thought this might be the most appropriate use:

20160925_113439 by triangleforge, on Flickr