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MattiThundrrr said:
Seat time got me thinking. I've been getting pains in the palms on longer rides. Not the whole palm, just the outside edge. I'm thinking about trying a bar with a little sweep to change the wrist angle. I don't want to shorten the stem yet, I like the handling as is.
I need tires too, more tread because it's always muddy here.
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I know people who swear by ergonomic grips for easing palm pain. I’ve never used them.
 
us56456712 said:
I know people who swear by ergonomic grips for easing palm pain. I’ve never used them.
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I've got a pair in a box. They've got that flat surface at the outside of the grip. Haven't tried them yet, but if stars align correctly, I might finish a mountain bike someday.
 
I know. It has no seat. But I just rode it for the first time.
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this means that @ingola doesn't have to beat me with my chain whip
 
Monolith, because one speed Hardrock
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Chainline is still a little funky on the tensioner, but I can deal with that for a minute, I've had to make all kinds of adjustments to make this kit work
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I'll do some testing and adjusting, but I think it'll be ready for camping in a week or two
 
Captain Awesome said:
Yesssssss!!!!!!!! SS rules

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Complete? I need to take the wheel apart to change gears, this will never be completed! I chucked 32-16 on there, but am already thinking it might be too spinny. Will need to do some testing on hills and features
 
MattiThundrrr said:
Monolith is not right yet. It was throwing chains like crazy, usually at the worst possible time View attachment 242101View attachment 242102
Lotsa hills, was a good testing zone. Like, testing my ability to stay chill as I pushed up a hill and the guy on the 1x11 Trek casually rode past...
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1. Alignment?
2. Get a good narrow wide chainring to keep it on the front
3. Try a shorter chain and run the chain over the top of your tensioner


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Captain Awesome said:
1. Alignment?
2. Get a good narrow wide chainring to keep it on the front
3. Try a shorter chain and run the chain over the top of your tensioner


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You pretty much nailed my To Do list. Both of the rings I'm using were salvaged from the 3x8 system, so the chain wants to shift off. And I think a half link chain will help to shorten it more and tidy it up. Not completely happy with the tensioner either, the urethane wheel is goofy. It just slides on a shaft with nothing to locate it on the axle, and the bearings just slide out of the wheel. This initial test was to see if I would enjoy onespeeding, and in spite of the issues, we passed with flying colors
 
MattiThundrrr said:
You pretty much nailed my To Do list. Both of the rings I'm using were salvaged from the 3x8 system, so the chain wants to shift off. And I think a half link chain will help to shorten it more and tidy it up. Not completely happy with the tensioner either, the urethane wheel is goofy. It just slides on a shaft with nothing to locate it on the axle, and the bearings just slide out of the wheel. This initial test was to see if I would enjoy onespeeding, and in spite of the issues, we passed with flying colors
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Half link chain should allow you to find a magic gear and not need a tensioner so that’ll be nice. I always advocate a narrow wide front ring
 
Do odd tooth count rear cogs mess with the narrow wide front? Do they work with halflink chain?
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*Narrow wide is a way of cutting the teeth so they match the links better. Also, they're single speed specific, so all the shifting pins and ramps are not there
 
MattiThundrrr said:
Do odd tooth count rear cogs mess with the narrow wide front? Do they work with halflink chain?View attachment 242135
*Narrow wide is a way of cutting the teeth so they match the links better. Also, they're single speed specific, so all the shifting pins and ramps are not there
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Odd tooth count shouldn’t matter but many half links won’t pass over the wide in the narrow wide

Race face, SRAM, and the HL1 chain seem to be the exception for most. I have some parts on order so I can check it out for you
 
Monolith is out of the riding rotation again. Was going to mess around with the spacers again to try and get some alignment, and I discovered that my stupid rack for putting bikes on the car injured yet another bike*. Not happy with the situation, it's one of the kind that clamps down on the top tube, and the clamp shredded my brake cable. So I need one of those now, and a new rack too


* Lil Thundrrr's Miele, the only new bike I've ever purchased, got the paint and stickers destroyed, Snakebite got all scratched up, the Lovely Ms Dice's Hardrock took some too. Ingola wanted to lend me a bike, but I couldn't say yes because I knew what would happen to it
 
MattiThundrrr said:
Monolith is out of the riding rotation again. Was going to mess around with the spacers again to try and get some alignment, and I discovered that my stupid rack for putting bikes on the car injured yet another bike*. Not happy with the situation, it's one of the kind that clamps down on the top tube, and the clamp shredded my brake cable. So I need one of those now, and a new rack too


* Lil Thundrrr's Miele, the only new bike I've ever purchased, got the paint and stickers destroyed, Snakebite got all scratched up, the Lovely Ms Dice's Hardrock took some too. Ingola wanted to lend me a bike, but I couldn't say yes because I knew what would happen to it
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What kind of rack is it?
 

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