Nice new ride dooder, all this talk of ss is making me think about converting the ht....no, it may go 1x9, but never ss
join us join us joooiiiiinnnnn usssss did i mention i did powerlines today without stopping? 32:18. still thinking 19 or 20 may be better...
whaaaaat? kudos to you sir. we definitely need to team up on our 1 gears. 32:20 will be much easier on the climbs, but you're windmilling on the straights and even worse on descents. i think 32:18 is a good target ratio for starters, ride it more, you'll get stronger. that's what i'm shooting for.
a couple of times i didn't have the power to get up some steep spots. i'm already windmilling. i guess that would be a benefit of going fixed, but i'm not crazy. i'll give 19 or 20 a shot, but right now, i'm pretty comfy.
el dooder1no It's good to see th eFrame got there as fast as it did and that you're happy with it. I have a 737EBB and have put no less than 2000K on her. So you know in all the riding I have done and experiance I have Had with the zion Frame make sure that you torque those bolts no more than 34 -36 foot pounds (about hand tight and a quarter turn) any tighter and you start meesing with the shell shape. trick is to tighten one then the other till you get to about the right tension, after that make sure the opposite bolt didn't loosen up. If you look for a thread I posted called New Rig Miss Fit yo can see pics. I use her mainly for my Commute rig, but half of my ride is on the rails to trails that has yet to be built. I am still supprised how fast I can climb and desend on these frames and LOVE them. Have Fun !!
Thanks! I don't know how much I torqued the other one, but I was careful with this one. I went back and forth tightening just a little more until it felt pretty snug w/o really cranking down.
so how does that thing work? are there set screws in the frame that jam into the EBB shell to keep it from moving?
ugh. doesn't sound too secure. sounds like it would ovalize the shell if you tightened it too much. how many set screws? no key ways to support the pedaliing torque?
like pakiha said above, that could happen if you torque it too much. there are two screws. they're pretty big on the new frame. i set the offset part so that going clockwise with force should put more pressure on the chain should the set screws slip. not sure if that's the preferred method. so far, once i have it properly tightened, i don't worry about it. there are grooves that won't let the whole thing slide sideways, and the crank arms would prevent sliding too much. the thing i was thinking was improper with the design is the set screws might be better placed where my weight isn't on them (they're on the bottom). the ideal solution imo is the adjustable dropouts. some of them are real purdy too.
I think I'm with you on that one. Horizontal fork ends and a chain tug would be the most efficient way to go. I dunno much about EBB frames but it doesn't sound like there's alot of R&D behind them. Are they fairly new on the market?
