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Sharpen the guillotines

Yeesh. Reckon that's a little more concerning than tiny holes in carbon

I've got the earlier version of Empire with the plastic bit in the RD and in the shifters that should be metal and was changed to metal. Did an early YouTube vid about it that got a bunch of views.

Haven't used it much so it hasn't gone bang, but the FD broke my hanger because its nose didn't extend down far enough to go past the end of the slot in the hanger, bit fucken shit.

Got another hanger (not easy for front) and made a spacer to go between.

It's pretty incredible value, but rough edges, which I gather have mostly been fixed (dunno about the FD though), but the main annoyance is large shifter throw. Could be a real contender in future generations, I love how they ripped off Shimano's actuation and SRAM's escapement and combined the two to give you a single lever for braking and shifting (although bumping the right lever easily puts the bike in a taller gear, which can be a problem).

Anyway, I'd say it's not there yet, until lever throw is reduced and the FD doesn't break your bike.

I use one of these, and I reckon it works great.

Holy crap!

Is that a threadless quill adapter? Know about these?

I'd like to see how the RD fared when the chain jammed on a front shift, lol.

Seen some parts around, but I'll probably never get a chance to ride this system...

Why's the Seven not porn, not enough drop?

L-cranks boggle my mind. How they ever got beyond the sketch on a napkin phase... /headdesk

If you really wanna step it up a notch, go mismatched rims, pedals and grips.

Oh, and crank arms :)

BITD I had a couple of 7s Shimano bikes rocking 8s Ergos (the first one was my first brifted bike), with the Campy RD. Third Shimergo bike I've had since '99, 7700 with a Shiftmate.

Only drama I've had was the third bike; the 9s rear lever had some overshift built in by way of a little float between the lever body and the spring cage, which was causing the chain to catch the next cog. I can't understand why the same thing wouldn't have happened minus the Shiftmate and Shimano RD and cassette - it's really strange if you think about it... Anyway, stuck a couple of ziptie offcuts in the shifter and it felt just like the 8s, except the relative crispness of 9s. I love the way G-spring Ergos feel on a Shimano drivetrain.

Been trying to get hold of a 10s index ring for that shifter for ages : (

Just realised I need a bike like this to go with my Mapei jersey, Carrera shorts and white DMTs

My Knipex pliers came in the mail today. Wondering how long it'll be before they have a chance to get me out of a tight spot at work...

Gee, the 1" threadless stem looks weird, especially on top of that oddball spacer.

Hooley dooley.

That's a lot of pretty stress risers. All in aluminium too ;)

Goddamn UCI. I'll take the modern equivalent of a 2001, plz.

Some bloke on weightweenies actually re-engineered one, and it was well fapworthy.

Cool! Since when? They weren't a thing when I was a bike mechanic.

As a hydraulic service technician, I'd say that since Magura uses oil, there's no reason why those nifty little quick couplers wouldn't work in a Shimano system, except compatibility with the hose dimensions might be a headache.

Tell you what though, that's bound to catch on... And shops could upsell them with a service given they'd make future servicing cheaper.

Can't remember if I posted this

Modern bar in an old stem looks really nice on that.

Fucken bellissimo. That thing is bangin, especially with the Shamals!

Kinda backs up my feeling that there's nothing wrong with the concept of the single bolt post - it just needs to be a nice part to offer infinite adjustment.

Might help if I replied to your post

I got some CNC ally pulleys last century, won't do that again - noisy.

yawn I've played knifey-spooney before, you know. Use a tape that has a stiffer or less elastic outer layer than the foam underneath, wrap it tight and you won't get edge curling.

Been going top down for 25+ years, reckon I could even wrap most plain foam tapes tight enough not to curl.