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The Bike Shop / Re: Steerer Tube Threading/Compression Bolt Size and Fork Failure

« on: January 27, 2015, 01:42:00 PM »

haha yes,  sparky's literally keeps 25mm alive

Bonedeth, Mutiny, Shadow and Subrosa do all use 25mm...

But so do Colony, Deco, Demolition, Fly, Kink, Macneil, Premium, Snafu, Stolen, Total, Verde... (as far as I can tell).

statistics will be taken into account as soon as someone actually runs something from one of those brands

There are definitely people running forks from Colony, Demolition, FBM, Fly, Kink, and Volume (among the others that I listed which I personally would not touch with a ten foot pole) and all are 25mm.

FBM, for instance, would not be using a catalogue part - so why use 25mm? Seems strange.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Steerer Tube Threading/Compression Bolt Size and Fork Failure

« on: January 27, 2015, 12:19:49 PM »

Just a guess, but I would imagine Odyssey and their designers have decided against welding a nut in the steerer as to not add more heat/stress to the area when applying said nut.

If I remember correctly, Odyssey and Sunday forks used to use M18 bolts and switched more recently to M24. I am curious if this was a result of issues from welding in the steerer (heat/stress, like you say) or if this was a cost saving technique (I imagine welding is more costly than threading?).

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The Bike Shop / Re: Steerer Tube Threading/Compression Bolt Size and Fork Failure

« on: January 27, 2015, 12:14:54 PM »

haha yes,  sparky's literally keeps 25mm alive

Bonedeth, Mutiny, Shadow and Subrosa do all use 25mm...

But so do Colony, Deco, Demolition, FBM, Fly, Kink, Macneil, Premium, Snafu, Stolen, Total, Volume, Verde... (as far as I can tell).

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The Bike Shop / Re: Steerer Tube Threading/Compression Bolt Size and Fork Failure

« on: January 27, 2015, 11:20:18 AM »

But then, I wonder, if there is such a huge difference between 25 and 24mm compression caps and wall thickness, is a welded star nut (like S&M, Fit, Cult) not superior? Would, for instance, an Odyssey fork (which I run) not be better if it didn't have any threading? Or is there more to it?

Also, you would think that if 25x1.5mm forks were failing constantly, switching to 24mm would be an easy fix. Yet, I see companies like Shadow (who has had forks that evidently failed miserably) opting to develop oversized fork crowns (38mm) and what not... Could these brands really be that ignorant?

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The Bike Shop / Steerer Tube Threading/Compression Bolt Size and Fork Failure

« on: January 27, 2015, 10:21:42 AM »

In the past I have read that forks that are threaded for 25x1.5mm compression bolts (correct me if I am wrong) are more likely to fail.

Sam from Tree, for instance, writes on their website (when describing their Okan forks): "I have found that forks with a 25mm compression bolt have a higher risk of snapping off the headtube."

Why is this the case? Is this based purely on anecdotal evidence? Can 1mm really have such a difference (24x1.5mm vs 25x1.5mm) and if this is the case why not use 10x1.25mm (like S&M/FIT) or 18x1.5mm (Cult) etc...?

When I browse forks online, it seems that the majority of brands are manufacturing forks for 25x1.5mm (a quick browse on Dan's for instance, will confirm this).
If they are inferior why is this still the case?

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Bike Gallery / Re: T-1 Barcode (2014)

« on: December 19, 2014, 11:56:12 PM »

How's the clearance with the brakes and the BSD tires?

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The Bike Shop / Re: New odyssey stampy video

« on: December 09, 2014, 11:41:52 PM »

I think the blue ones are Skavenger Flat Irons. Also I seem to see a pair of Cult IC, S&M, and Eclat Stream forks.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Mid school "collecting"

« on: October 14, 2014, 02:08:16 PM »

I have a mint set of Macneil Ruben Bars, a first run Macneil Ruben Stem in excellent condition (that I have used recently and likely will use again), and a mint pair of original Terrible One Ruben bars. I also have a Maas built Terrible One Barcode that I plan to eventually paint and hang on a wall. Everything else I sold or gave away. I held on to the items listed purely for sentimental reasons...

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The Bike Shop / Re: Frame History?

« on: March 22, 2014, 01:45:54 PM »

DK General Lee
DK SOB
Macneil Ruben
Macneil Ruben 2 (No gyro tabs, symmetrical dropouts - I think this frame was somewhat rare, coming out just before Ruben left for T1 and only being available in blue)
FBM PW Moto
We The People Phoenix
Sunday OG
We The People Ovoid
Terrible One Barcode (MAAS)
Terrible One Barcode (Solid)
Terrible One Ruben (Taiwan)
Terrible One Barcode (FBM)
S&M Credence CCR