With offerings like bluetti etc. not being good for diesel heaters start up Amp draw. I was looking into a DIY lifepo4 box. Then found these on Aliexpress. For less than doing it DIY I can get a 12v 120ah for around $360 CAD. Wondering if anyone has experience with these. Most of them come with Kungfu battery cells.
Trying out some sweep! Bassi Bobby bar on my 2004 explosif. 650b conversion.
Build complete:
Only hiccup was the flat mount rear Caliper, using a regular post mount brake with adapter wouldn’t work. Clearance was too tight and would hit the seat stay. I got a Shimano GRX flat mount Caliper and it works great now. Cable routing in the chainstay was pain in the A$$. I wish I had one of those kits with the magnets etc.
The headset routing wasn’t too bad. It comes with an Acros headset and the assembly was much smoother than others I’ve done.
I greased and put loctite on all the pivot hardware.
When I first felt the linkages it felt very stiff but after I rode it around a bit, I checked it again and everything has settled and feels smooth.
The carbon is top notch. The inside of the frame is as clean as the Stumpjumper I had.
Very nice finish. The lid for frame storage feels cheap compared to my specialized one. Hopefully it holds up. Overall impressed with paint and Carbon though.
My elitewheel rim cracked from light trail riding within the warranty time. This is the response I got from Elitewheels. After denying a warranty they offered a discount on a replacement. I believe 30% would have been acceptable but..
A discount of $25 to replace it, yay. I think I’ll pass.
Looking to convert this shocks remote lockout to a regular lever style. Does RS sell just this part?
looking at some XC geo charts, I usually ride a medium trail/enduro bike with a 450-460mm reach being the sweet spot.
these bikes I'm used to have an effective top tube of around 600mm
when looking at a bunch of geo charts for xc bikes the reach is closer to 435mm with that same effective top tube.
should I be sizing up to a large to get that 460 reach and then work with a top tube of around 630-635mm?
or stick with shorter reach and factor in a longer stem?
whats your experience with sizing of an XC bike vs AM/Enduro?