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I'm prepping for 'Chase The Sun' in June so could easily be 14+ hrs
My concern is if I don't manage to get to the other side by nightfall I'll need to use it as a light so the final few hours are the most important, I don't want to be worrying about battery life 
The GPS will be connected to the powerbank too.I've been working on a few more tweaks to the GPS mount today. I wasn't happy with the lower light mount part so started from scratch with a similar design but slightly more sleak. I've hollowed it all out and put internal reinforcement ribs too this time so it'll be much lighter than before.
It should finish printing later this evening. I've got a 60 mile ride planned for the morning so hopefully it'll be cleaned, cured and fitted in time to use straight away
It should finish printing later this evening. I've got a 60 mile ride planned for the morning so hopefully it'll be cleaned, cured and fitted in time to use straight away
I've had another set of carbon rims turn up for this bike 😄 They're from LightBicycle again but this time they're 650b rather than 700c as I want to try and squeeze a wider gravel tyre in - there seems to be room but it could be tight. The spokes didn't arrive today so hopefully they'll be delivered on Saturday, otherwise they won't be getting built this weekend
Here's a teaser...
Here's a teaser...
A quick break from DIY this morning to build a wheel - the spokes arrived first thing, or at least half of them did... There was a big hole in the parcel and all of the spokes for the rear wheel had escaped 
Fortunately all of the spokes for the front wheel were present and correct so I got busy with the spoke wrench...
Tyre clearance is going to be tight, I reckon I'll have 1mm either side between the rear tyre and the chainstays. I may have to find a narrower pair
Fortunately all of the spokes for the front wheel were present and correct so I got busy with the spoke wrench...Tyre clearance is going to be tight, I reckon I'll have 1mm either side between the rear tyre and the chainstays. I may have to find a narrower pair
The rotors for these wheels finally arrived today so I've just finished them off. I'd built the rear wheel a few weeks ago but without the rotors of course I couldn't do much with them
I decided 1mm of tyre clearance wasn't a sensible amount so sourced some 35mm Continental TerraSpeed's to replace the 42mm WTB Resolutes. This will likely drop the BB height slightly further but I'll find out the damage when I pop them on the bike tomorrow Anyway, here they are all ready to go on finished off with black Hope rotors and purple Hope lock rings 
I decided 1mm of tyre clearance wasn't a sensible amount so sourced some 35mm Continental TerraSpeed's to replace the 42mm WTB Resolutes. This will likely drop the BB height slightly further but I'll find out the damage when I pop them on the bike tomorrow
Anyway, here they are all ready to go on finished off with black Hope rotors and purple Hope lock rings 
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Slightly OT...I'm running 28s on the Scott at the minute, giving 1mm clearance twixt tyre and seat tube. No issues so far, but...
I spotted a while back that Hope had released a new variant of the flatmount rear RX-4 caliper without the +20mm offset that had caused me issues in the original build, and required switching the rear caliper for a post mount with a homemade adapter bracket. I ordered one ages ago but have only just gotten round to fitting it. The zero offset caliper mated to the +20mm frame mount means I can now run the rear 180mm rotor with no bodgery
Of course I swapped my purple piston caps in to the new caliper before I filled it with mineral oil 😊 These new RX4+ calipers are supposed to be easier to bleed, but this one still showed some resistance
I took the opportunity to give her a good clean too, with the cassette and chain spending 20 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner for good luck
Of course I swapped my purple piston caps in to the new caliper before I filled it with mineral oil 😊 These new RX4+ calipers are supposed to be easier to bleed, but this one still showed some resistance
I took the opportunity to give her a good clean too, with the cassette and chain spending 20 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner for good luck
I spotted a while back that Hope had released a new variant of the flatmount rear RX-4 caliper without the +20mm offset that had caused me issues in the original build, and required switching the rear caliper for a post mount with a homemade adapter bracket. I ordered one ages ago but have only just gotten round to fitting it. The zero offset caliper mated to the +20mm frame mount means I can now run the rear 180mm rotor with no bodgery
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Of course I swapped my purple piston caps in to the new caliper before I filled it with mineral oil 😊 These new RX4+ calipers are supposed to be easier to bleed, but this one still showed some resistance
I took the opportunity to give her a good clean too, with the cassette and chain spending 20 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner for good luck
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That grass looks awful………oh and theres a bike too, which is stunning.
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
I spotted a while back that Hope had released a new variant of the flatmount rear RX-4 caliper without the +20mm offset that had caused me issues in the original build, and required switching the rear caliper for a post mount with a homemade adapter bracket. I ordered one ages ago but have only just gotten round to fitting it. The zero offset caliper mated to the +20mm frame mount means I can now run the rear 180mm rotor with no bodgery
View attachment 658007
Of course I swapped my purple piston caps in to the new caliper before I filled it with mineral oil 😊 These new RX4+ calipers are supposed to be easier to bleed, but this one still showed some resistance
I took the opportunity to give her a good clean too, with the cassette and chain spending 20 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner for good luck
View attachment 658006
Very, very lovely.
Harry Jacques
Well-Known Member
- Location
- zwolle, the netherlands
Hey @JhnBssll , long time ago that i visited this site…and very happy to see you did lots of work on building your Pilot even more “tailor made”. Compliments and nice to see all the purple stuff. Is it an idea you place an overview of all the things you made yourself and place it in the Pilot. FB group….ennuh, if you have the luck to be in Holland with that bike, i will come toe you to admire it😍😀.
