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+1 to the e13 cassette for gravel. I run the 12sp with a 40T on my racier bike and the 11sp with a 34T on my 2.2” tire drop bar MTB. Another big plus is that they are plug and play with Rival/Force long cage derailleurs (mechanical or AXS).

Drops for descending unless I’m racing cyclocross (hoods pretty much always for CX). Tops almost never. I went CX->Road->MTB->Gravel, but all in the same year so no real habits had been formed.

I like this idea but I’ve had a hard time getting a 49mm chainline to work well with 12-speed SRAM and boost. The chain skips against the 12T when I’m in the 10T, due to the crazy angles you get in the small cogs when you shift the chainline in. I guess I rarely spend time in my 10T but it bugs me when the whole drivetrain doesn’t function perfectly…

Edit: I might be thinking of the time I tried a 3mm narrower chainline on my 142mm gravel bike with 11speed. Which should also be better theoretically? I have a 6mm offset 32T ring lying around that looks like it will clear the chain stays on my big MTB: I’ll try that out for sure.

Thanks Darren, that explains it.

It’s a 2018 Lux: the prior frame design that has a vertical shock along the seat tube. I think it’s a model from the year before Canyon entered the US market, but I bought it directly from Canyon USA as a used bike (demo presumably) with a full warranty. Decent deal, probably $600-800 less than new. It was my first MTB and I didn’t know much at the time. 

I don’t think the mixed standards is a big deal in this case, aside from making angle sets impossible. The IS lower just needs a bearing, so if you need to replace the headset you can get a ZS pair and toss the bottom cup.

Good point on extra leverage from the stacked cups. I’d be willing to experiment if I had the part lying around: I’m not worried about catastrophic failure and a ZS cup is easy enough to replace. But I’ve been hesitant to spend $100 on the idea. I’ll live with the 69* headtube.

Not to point fingers but… Canyon.

Can anyone think of a reason not to use this with a ZS44/IS52 bike? The ZS44 bearing is the same as the one you’d use for IS41, so I assume the upper Slack-R piece would sit in the ZS44 bearing cup just fine… I asked 9point8 about this last year and they didn’t want to have anything to do with it, only saying it’s not recommended for anything other than IS.

PNW Loam is comparable to the OneUp in stack height and total length. About the same price, and adjustable travel too. Those two are my go-tos for min-maxing dropper length on bikes with longer seat tubes/shorter max insertion depths/shorter riders.

Pretty pumped about this. I was searching for a OneUp in 180 a few days ago since it offers the longest drop of all posts that will fit in my XC frame, but they’re not available anywhere. Stumbled on the Loam launch the next morning and it’s actually 7mm shorter in insertion length (for 170, but I won’t miss those 10mm too much). I ordered it Tuesday and it arrived in two days. Looks very well-designed and weighs the same as my KS Lev 100mm dropper. Well done PNW.

Glad to read this: I got a Tectal Race Spin a couple weeks ago and have been liking it a lot. Funny enough, I too found POCs parts and ordered new pads already because the only thing I don’t like about the helmet is how much moisture the pads hold on to, which is fine when riding but a bummer when you have to put your helmet back on after a break and it’s cold outside. I’ll bring the second set with me on long days when I can swap pads out at the car. Also nice that I can toss the pads in the laundry and not worry about having them ready for tomorrow’s ride.

I’m not sure about this: I think when AJ says standard 203/180 rotors he’s just referring to “standard” rotor diameter. The corresponding pictures identify them as 2.3mm wide. I too am interested in how these perform with 1.8mm rotors.