Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

I don't think it's the flexibility of the carbon BB shell that's an issue, more the difficulties in getting tight press-fit tolerances in something that's moulded rather than machined. For ali frames which can have the BB shell machined after welding there's no excuses.

Yeah I can see the issue with that for sure. Only as good as your carbon forming techniques are. it does explain certain manufacturers moulding frames around Alu BB shells.
It was always the Alu frames that creaked though. I rarely remember a carbon one doing so.

The headset isn’t really a press fit, except for canyon whose bearing is press into the frame like a BB30 one.

I woke up this morning after dreaming that I was continually flying off the road, unable to stop. The problem: single-pivot long drop brakes...am I okay?

Almost negative bricks!

I count 0 bricks

my custom build will arrive end of april

The headset isn’t really a press fit, except for canyon whose bearing is press into the frame like a BB30 one.

Eh? On every traditional EC34 headset I've fitted, I've had to fit the headset cups by pressing them into place with a headset press. How's that not a press fit?

Mainly cause you just drop in a cartridge bearing or loose bearing in the cup/headtube without even needing a tool to push it in the first place and carefully preload it.

I guess my comment were pretty vague, isn’t there’s a difference between that and pressing an actual cartridge bearing into a shell?

https://www.hambini.com

Also his YouTube account is a real eye opener. Shows how much BS there is in the bike world when a car industry level design engineer put things under the microscope.

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Sheeeeeeeesh

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Yeah sure I'll let you know when im up in London. 2 beers an hour sound fair?

How's the saddle?

Holds my bum up. Can’t tell whether the blisters on my gooch were there already or what. But one of the more comfy perches I’ve had the pleasure of gracing with my behind. :)

To be fair, I don't think he needs the money.

Maybe he just really knows his shit? Some of the analysis he's done has very little to do with selling his bb's and would have taken a lot of his time.

It’s content marketing.

Nothing wrong with that, lots of people do it - nice way to make money and gain exposure if you know what you are doing.

I don’t doubt he knows his stuff. I do believe he has a commercial motivation.

Any reason why the alfine Arkose would be a bad idea as an everyday stealth commuter?

Because Alfine.

The jtek shifter is supposed to be a bit meh and it's supremely nickable, but it's basically the ultimate C2W machine

I had one of the first gen alfines - it was great

They are great bikes.