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yeah, fresh cable & lube and still wouldn't operate reliably for long. post itself seemed otherwise fine (worked great on the bench). alas, couldn't be bothered with the faffing & gave up on it. *shrug*

the highline i have had super finicky actuation. wondering if it has to do with the spiral actuator mechanism, but the planets had to be perfectly aligned (lubrication, cable tension, routing, etc) to actually drop (and stay down) consistently. eventually gave up & now it sits on a shelf. is there a simple trick to these I'm unaware of?

not sure if i've asked you this before - do you know if the zee will index across 11 speeds? i believe the cable pull is a bit different, but sometimes it kinda / sorta works (good enough). every time i see a wee zee reminds me i want to try a super compact setup.

shifting under load (the inability to do so) is the big one for me as well. though i'd rather a trigger, i don't hate grip shift; not bad to use in practice.

that was their story. most of the frame run had problems with the box, so they've halted production for now.

i'm not the gearbox evangelical that i once was (current tech still has nagging quirks that keeps me from buying in), but this build is rad.

ok, those berds look pretty sweet; 1400g for the set, on a 30mm rim.

the berd's are around 2.5g per spoke; good bit of savings there. ti is around 4g (2.0mm straight); not a huge savings over a fancy steel spoke like a cx ray, but the ti dye colors has lured me on more that one occasion. can still buy them, but they're a bit finicky (and expensive). 

but yeah, given these rims are pretty similar in weight to a stans mk4 (which relatively light me can't kill), it'd be interesting to see how light one could build a "reasonably" durable (ie, no lifetime warranty) trailbike rim with current composite tech.

And just wait till rear centers catch up, and we can corner aggressively from a neutral, centered position.

this reminds me - curious what happened with resistance bikes. had an impressive proto mule - and even a reasonably fleshed out website - but disappeared soon after. https://www.resistance-bikes.com/homepage

pretty neat. love the minimalist aesthetic. that it's 3lbs (!) lighter than my (same travel) meta tr is impressive.

^i've got a pair. actually really like them. lighter fabric than the NF's, with a couple perforated panels, so prefer them to the NF's in warmer weather. nice fit (at least for my 6/0, slim build - in 32's), super comfy, with a longer inseam than the regular NF (similar to the new dp4 longs). build quality seems good, no issues yet. though i haven't crash tested them, not going to have the same abrasion resistance as the nf (though the knees are reinforced). pretty happy with them - esp for the price.

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My only gripe with the DP3 is that the phone pocket is on the right thigh. Being left handed this is less than ideal - but I totally get why they did it and understand that if you are only going to install 1 phone pocket it should appeal to the larger demographic of right handed people.   Wish I had of caught that sale!  I'm anxiously waiting for them to restock their 6 day pants. Those are totally up my alley.

there's a 30% black friday sale. 

though the dp4 has only one zippered pocket on the right, the left pocket is quite deep, so that's where my phone lives. 

they've also got a new "heavyweight" pant that's an evolution of the berzerker, but no long inseam option, alas. that said, they've been known to accommodate custom requests.

NF had a 30% off flash sale a couple weeks ago, so jumped on some DP4's. same awesome fit, just with revised pockets & (finally) a longer inseam option. love em.

xt's appear to be a better pedal (unless you want colors). lighter / cheaper / easier engagement / proven bombproof.

rad build. what's the reach? i like the idea of longer rear center & higher stack. i'm thinking there's progress to be made in that general direction - ease up on reach a bit & move upwards to achieve a similar hand/foot distance, & focus on balancing weight distribution between wheels so you can drive with a centered position (rather than have to shift weight front & back to compensate for a long front / short rear bias).

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Posted by: mammal

I see. So what they've been cooking up over the years has substantial power density gains over what's being produced currently. I wonder how long it will be until those types of packs are included on the motor bikes of the Shore...

One thing we can be sure of: they won't make them backwards compatible and whatever is high end right now won't maintain much upgradability or resale value.

if they keep using the 18650 cell form factor i could see people re-stuffing older packs with current tech batteries. though i'm sure they're not service friendly...

Posted by: Sethimus

Posted by: mammal

I'm no battery expert, but their new battery appears to be ever so slightly better performing than the one they came out with last year. So how is this ground breaking?

my range extender is the size of a bidon and has 252wh

those are different metrics though, aren't they? wh/l is a density measure (ie, 810wh produced by one liter of battery volume). i don't think wh/l data is typically specified with battery packs, just wh with no cell count info (given most packs use 18650's i guess you could calc the density if you knew home many were stuffed inside). time to break out the hacksaw.

said mec sale was over before i had a chance to order. perhaps a mistake on their end? seems odd to deeply discount such a hot commodity. anyways. TBS is my regular source for maxxis; $105-109 / pc, free ship to my doorstep within a couple days. that said, may be time to do a bike24 schwalbe haul again; the maxxgrip rubber disappears painfully quickly.

oh shit, great intel - 35-40% off maxxis. $83 for my front tire of choice (MG EXO+ assegai). thanks!

i've drilled a couple older frames for droppers. works dandy.