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Filledwithfire Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk
7/10/2025 9:54pm You know what? That makes perfect sense. After years of watching Megavalanche and seeing the winners and their rigs, I had a sneaking suspicion that most of the people are over-biked. The hardest part of the race is the first 1/4, then it turns into a hardcore XC/trail race. Hugo figured it out; just get past the glacier and first...
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bnsleit Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
7/10/2025 9:44pm
WOW. he isn't out there to win, here's out there to bury everyone else. Also he's on Forbidden, a Druid even more impressively
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Filledwithfire Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk
7/9/2025 3:56pm Hugo Pigeon got a 3-peat. His camera died a few minutes before he finishes, but you can see in the instances he looks behind, he has totally abandoned everybody. Can't tell if he's on his Ransom or something else.
Filledwithfire Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
7/3/2025 1:21pm Update on Guide RSC/Code combo: After biking over to single track nearby and using those hills to attempt to bed in the pads, no luck. Tried for a while. I may have to buy new rotors It is a shame because the lever feel is amazing, and I can tell there is a lot of power there, just no friction...
ballz Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
7/3/2025 12:14pm
Consider yourself lucky, it's scarier than the fundamentalist Spaniards when it finally happens.
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Filledwithfire Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
7/2/2025 9:58am I had to grind these particular pads a little because the previous owner most definitely did not have the correct spacers on his caliper; these pads had that 2/3rds wear pattern where the top third was unused and they had developed a ridge. Plenty of material left on them, though. I have 4 pairs of Sram bronze pads: 2 from...
Filledwithfire Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
7/2/2025 9:46am Increasing my ride times and frequency to train up for a long race has really made me appreciate faster-rolling tires more. Plus, the skill increase from the amount of riding and dialing in line choice kind of negates (with certain exceptions) any downsides to not having the most hardcore, sticky rubber you can find.
dancingwithmyself Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
7/2/2025 9:36am
My take is that unless you're in the PNW or somewhere else that's notoriously damp and rocky and you're pedaling the bike to top a lot of the time, I'd get a maxxterra as your default tire and a maxxgrip to sub in from time to time. I'm in the southeastern US and that's how I do it. I'll throw the maxxgrip on for things like a trip to Pisgah when the trails are damp or a bike park trip that involves air travel (if I'm going to all that expense and trouble, I say f' it and burn a...
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
7/2/2025 9:33am
You're welcome to mail me some of those tires if you have too many.
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Filledwithfire Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
7/1/2025 11:16pm Alright, now I got the lever feeling rock hard which is awesome. Got the pistons moving synchronized so no uneven contact. however now it has almost no power because of my rotors having been used with organic pads and I only have Code semi metallic pads (the bronze SRAM ones), even though I have cleaned the rotor, maybe I didn’t...
Filledwithfire Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
7/1/2025 1:13am Hmm, I think I found why… my lever syringe was still pulling a vacuum when I picked it up to put it away, so I don’t think I let the system equalize when i unscrewed it. Guess there’s tomorrow…
Filledwithfire Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
7/1/2025 1:02am Alright, Code calipers added to the end of Guide RSC lever and hose. Banjo bolt works fine. Running stock160mm rotor so banjo bolt sits super close to spokes. Once I get a 180 rotor it should have more clearance. That aside, I tried twice to bleed it and the lever goes straight to the bar. I got my Code RSCs...
Filledwithfire Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
6/27/2025 11:57pm Ah, well there's the answer. Thanks! AND apparently the Guide RE used the most basic Guide lever, where I'll be using RSC levers, should be a blast. But, will a Code banjo bolt fit through the current banjo on the Guide hose? Code banjo bolt: Guide/G2 Banjo bolt
Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
6/27/2025 11:39pm
You'd be pairing a lever with a smaller reservoir with a bigger caliper - because of the larger pistons, the Code requires a bigger oil volume as the pads wear. Might be that there is not enough of this oil in the guide lever. Thanks for this info @Nobble, never really thought about what the difference is but I did know the piston is the same across both. As to why you want to pair the RSC lever with Code calipers, the RSC lever has the swing link which makes the lever pull to piston movement non linear - a...
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Nobble Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
6/27/2025 11:38pm
If you’re going to mix them it would be guide RSC levers on code calipers. The guide and the code levers share a lot of the same internals. It’s one rebuild kit. You might find that they get weird as the pads wear though. I think the Guide may have a smaller reservoir on the lever.
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Filledwithfire Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
6/27/2025 11:15am The Guide levers are indeed noticeable smaller than Codes. What I don' understand is why is it counter intuitive to place a lever with a larger reservoir onto smaller calipers; Why do the Guide RSC levers work better for Code calipers?
Filledwithfire Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
6/27/2025 9:30am Alright, y'all. I recently upgraded my enduro bike from Code Rs to Code RSCs. Got a smoking deal on eBay last month and paired them with Galfer Wave 2mm thick rotors. Modulation is amazing and they're quiet. I am left with a working set of Code Rs. My trail bike has Guide RSCs... Not wanting to spend any more money...
Filledwithfire Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
6/6/2025 5:53pm I just installed Galfer Wave 223 at 2.0mm
Filledwithfire Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
6/6/2025 5:51pm You mean rotate fully opposite of the arrow? Yes.
Filledwithfire Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
6/6/2025 9:46am Alright, so to save money this year (as I've already spent too much on other upgrades) I am changing my Code Rs to RSC levers. Got an insane deal on eBay from a take-off set. Curious to know if there are any weird tips for the bleed. I have bleed my Guide RSCs a few times but they still feel...
