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A random O chain thought: I enjoy my O chain and feel like it works as advertised. However, the resistance of the elastomers is enough to engage my hub (dt350). This gives a tapping feeling before the feeling of bottoming out the elastomer in the free throw of the ochain. It’s a two stage tap which is kind of annoying...
A drop of wax-based chain lube works well, as it dries to a solid and does not attract dirt and grime.
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ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

8/15/2025 11:46am
Shimano sales. I definitely wouldn’t expect a 1:1 increase but to say there is not an increase in sales with that many more riders out there is surprising. Anecdotally, I know two Covid-new riders who upgraded their brakes to shimano. But I guess shimano fell way behind on drivetrain hype so they maybe lost oem as well as aftermarket drive...

ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

8/8/2025 9:11pm
All the concepts are out there but not all of them are put together in a single package. Lots of bikes are very decent but are also not totally dialed. Take for example, the new Fuel. Pretty good looking bike but if you’re a large it has a 75* effective seat tube and I’m pretty sure, super short seat stays...

ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to Kinematics

8/6/2025 11:28am
Chris did in fact say that you could propel the bike by bouncing. “ If you stand on the bike and bounce, you will be propelled forward. Pedal bob propels you forward.”

ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to Kinematics

8/6/2025 6:18am
To be fair, Matt isn’t trying to explain anything. He’s letting the guy say his own piece and he’s not pushing him on it. But he is riding the bike and comment on its characteristics. As you said, he's good at riding bikes.

ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to Kinematics

8/5/2025 8:47pm
Can someone break down what’s happening with the linkage in real simple terms? Like why does the dual link version look more like a Horst link? Is the ebike a linkage driven single pivot? He was mentioning there is no pedal kickback because it’s easier for the wheel to spin than the pedal to rotate, because leverage. Is there logic...

ebikepartyshirt Added a reply to ChatGPT + Bikes

8/4/2025 9:20pm
as someone who works on their bike a bit and knows enough to know what is relevant, but little enough that I have to constantly search things... let me tell you that basically none of the info I get from google ai is usable. Not sure if Chat GPT is better, but holy shit, everything is wrong.