This is still compatible with 5800/6800 shifters (and the 5800/6800 FDs) too right? I'd seen some anecdotes about a slightly different spacing but seems unlikely that makes it incompatible.
Yup. Well I'm running R8000 50/34 with ST685 shifters (Disc non series hydraulic, basically 5800/6800), 6800 FD & RD with no issue. Same chain rub from FD I've had all along!
I've read reports that R7000 front derailleur is much easier to set up so there's no rub using more extreme gear combos, but I'm still on 5800. For the sake of £25ish, I will probably buy an R7000 front mech, as and when I replace the chainset.
Have heard the same with the R8000 FD, just have not picked one up to try. The 5800 & 6800 I've had have both been the same. I also have an 'issue' where the long pivot arm of the FD catches on my mudguard with the end of the cable if it's any length, the R7000/R8000 have a different mechanism which is a much shorter pivot so should solve my issue. They developed it as people had issues with them snagging rear wheels.
Happy to trust anything Brant Richards has given the nod to
Who!?
Has anyone ever used a stand like the Scorpion?
https://reviews.mtbr.com/review-scorpion-bike-stands
There's a few on the market, but I'm only interested if they can go in via the non-drive side.
The review above features a picture of just that...
... but I can't understand quite how that work.
My bike has a Sram Rival22 drive train, and the cranks have a massive opening on the drive side and a much smaller hole on the non-drive side. Every way I can imagine it working results in some rubbing.
Gimmick. Work as a basic stand, possibly even just for display, but I can't comprehend as a workstand as certainly any road crankset with a hole rotates...
@Roady sorry to be confusing.
It was a BB30 converter that would work with PF30 frames too. I think the
actual praxis bb for their cranks are different again.
Yup, as I found!
Can I ask why? The frame is said to be good, but the wheels poor? I have had advice elsewhere it's not a bad price for what it is and in very good condition (barely used).
So she wants 40-50% value for a bike 5-6 years old. As you can judge from the feedback here that's seeming quite a high asking, but you're right to be considering it as you know its 'provenance'. From what I can tell from pics it does look very tidy, low mileage and to have been well looked after. That has to be worth paying a little over 'market' value for.
I have a 2015 Giant Defy 1, alu frameset. Majority 5800 groupset (so 11 speed). Originally a £900 bike.
Would be lucky to get £300-
400 for it. More around 30-40% value. That's on a bike 5 years old, so not too dissimilar. To be fair, as I've upgraded cranks (from FSA gossamer the same as your Felt!), calipers to 105 (from 'Tektro') it could be worth a little more. Then again it's done 9.5k miles now, although 40-50% of that on the turbo trainer...
not so long ago rims were £30 and an hours labour, with hubs going on essentially forever. Now the rim wears out and you throw the whole lot away. Progress?
Don't get me started on bottom brackets! From spindles to cartridge bearings for easy changing, now they're not meant to be changed (lose warranty by doing so) and you're meant to change the whole BB.
Sidenote: come across anywhere in the UK selling Zipp rims?
There's no traffic in Scotland and the surface is so poor you basically don't need to brake to stop
I don't think I've worn out any braking surfaces and that includes some rims that have done over 15k miles, can barely even notice any wear. One rim (Zonda rear) did crack though
Could be it - roads so heavy/poor in the UK you're more likely to replace a rim by breaking it, rather than wearing it out. Wet/gritty conditions obviously don't help, but we also don't generally have 10km descents with switchbacks...!
You are correct.
Well, you WERE, correct. The traffic this year from all the Dutch, German, Englishes is unbelievable. The NC500 is a pain in the ass!
Perfect excuse to Scottishxit?
I can get the Diverge E5 Elite 2020 Model for a shade under £1,000. Thoughts?
I love my 2016 Carbon Comp. It's done everything. Equally I've changed BB, cranks and wheels on it. The later year models (like that 2020) will have better wheels and possibly BB. Mine has done 10k miles. But they're not a light bike, they are supremely comfortable though - mines running 32mm tubeless with loads of clearance under full guards. Weighs over 11kg the majority of the time, but still feels fast and I can keep with most club rides. I'd have to get a much faster rider (lighter & more powerful) to really benefit moving to a lighter & aero bike. But I am considering one for a 'summer' bike (when I can afford to/justify it). Until then the Diverge does everything.
