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Bike Gallery / El Patron

« on: July 19, 2015, 10:57:10 AM »

El Patron 20.75"
Éclat Stevie 26
Colony TEN x 30, ODSY stem upside down, ODI/Vans
Thunderbolts, JCPC, Terrible One 33t, PYC510HX w/connecting link
Eclat Pulse front, Cult 9t LHD *OG Mix internals, Eclat/Sapim non butted spokes + 1 Ti spoke
Eclat Bondi straight front, Eclat Jaw rear + heavy Cult 2.4 tyres
Primo Balance alu rails, Fit I-beam post.








































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The Bike Shop / Re: Pedal design devolving?

« on: July 18, 2015, 06:50:23 PM »

JCPC for life. I was using disposable pedals (one of the reasons was the idea that plastic pins are not so aggressive on shins). I still have a full big box of bent loose ball axles, cracked bodies etc. When I switched to JCPC I realised Im not hitting my shins at all with pedals, cause my feet are not slipping.

Had first pair of JCPC for around three years. The right one was setup for grinding. I grinded thru two frames, cracked dozens of cranksets but JCPC were fine. They got loose, then pin heads wore out / dissapeared. No maintanance. The small hole from grinding appeared on the side. They were slightly loose (but still pretty noiseless). I still had them on my second bike. The 17mm hex is almost round. What is AMAZING that I usually cracked +-10 bodies transparent Polycarbonate (but solid Nylon which are stronger - like Twisteds, Animals too).  But JCPC is a solid brick, thick enought and INDESTRUCTABLE.

I tried BPE and they stuck in one day. No warranty. No spinning. Thick and ugly.

I just got another pair of JCPS. I even use them on my 650b Enduro bike. They are pretty big surface/flat bodies = good feeling. Slightly on the thicker side (mtbikes dont like the thick classic look).

getting rid of bushings/small bearings = BEST DESIGN EVER.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Broke my Fly cranks. Need new crank suggestions

« on: July 18, 2015, 06:11:20 PM »

The strongest I had was Tibia. I cracked two pairs, but with both I managed to pedal back home, they didnt snapped clean off. Just cracked but were still attached to pedal spindle. They never bent which is a big plus. And in the same period I would bend/snap few pairs of other mor egeneric cranks. (Im cracking usually dozens of crank pairs a year). I highly recommend them. But nothing is indestructable.

Currently Im on Thunderbolts, so far so good. Plus warranty makes them probably the best choice.

I will try Maverics for fun too, as I bent badly three pairs of Powerbites back in the days.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Fly geo

« on: July 18, 2015, 06:00:38 PM »

Also, dropped chainstays are terrible. Makes the chain tensioner easy, but way too prone to grind damage IMHO...

sorry for OT but I couldnt resist:
elevated chainstays are terrible too (at least in case of pedal grinds):