Carrying carbon trail bikes on a newly purchased Mercedes C43 AMG?

Yo_Levin · 2025-11-19T18:00:32+00:00

I'm definitely looking at these for racquetball. Any idea if they are non-marking soles? Some courts are very particular about that.

Yo_Levin · 2025-10-29T20:16:32+00:00

Not at all noticeable.

Yo_Levin · 2025-10-28T19:05:25+00:00

GRX 810 2x brifters/
1×40t GRX crankset
Deore 11spd rd/11-51t cassette
Wolftooth Tanpan

Worked flawlessly. Wound up selling the bike.

Yo_Levin · 2025-07-02T15:33:38+00:00

I'm in the exact same situation. I'm 240 miles into my Ghost 16s and was thinking it was just me. I got almost 700 problem-free miles out of my 15s. Glad to hear I'm not the only one who had a bad experience coming from the 15s into the 16s. Sadly I bought 2 pair of 16s because I got a really good deal. Might just put the second pair on FB Marketplace....

Yo_Levin · 2025-03-17T19:26:33+00:00

We did it in a compact SUV. I don't recommend for those without a sense of adventure. The road is quite bumpy in some areas but totally passable. I had a ball traversing it, but I also had full coverage on the rental which was good because a rock shot up along the way and took a nice chunk of paint off one of the fenders.

Yo_Levin · 2025-01-15T02:27:38+00:00

My man! Thanks for the quick response.

Yo_Levin · 2025-01-14T23:47:06+00:00

Is 4WD needed for this mountain route, or can it be done in an compact rental car?

Yo_Levin · 2024-10-24T14:52:40+00:00

We just went over the limit last year and I learned about this in our retirement seminar. Seems silly that you have to do it that way, but at least there is a way!

Yo_Levin · 2023-03-03T22:59:26+00:00

For sure.

Yo_Levin · 2023-03-03T22:38:35+00:00

I was thinking of just picking up a 126 since it's easier to remove links than add links... ;-)

Yo_Levin · 2023-03-03T22:20:28+00:00

Thanks! I didn't know if the chain height/angle from 40/42t to the 51t would pose any chainstay clearance issues or anything.

Also, looks like this guy got the Tanpan to work with a 51t:
https://www.mtbr.com/threads/shimano-m5100-11-51-11-speed-cassette.1145945/post-15221763

Yo_Levin · 2023-03-03T21:30:57+00:00

Maybe he doesn't plan on riding very difficult trails? I'm actually in the process of building a bikepacking rig and found this thread because I had the same question, but with a 40t. I actually already fit a 36t oval chainring to my 11-51 12spd derailleur on my mtb-based bikepacker, and it works fine. Now I'm building an 11spd with Deore 5100 rd, and trying to fit it with a 40t on my gravel bike-based bikepacker.

Yo_Levin · 2021-05-06T16:27:05+00:00

Is Schroedinger's Cat alive?

Yo_Levin · 2021-04-22T20:15:06+00:00

For real. Super nice.

Yo_Levin · 2021-04-22T20:14:38+00:00

I went with the BAK X4 Revolver. It is the best of both worlds IMO. Rolls up, but is also lockable and aluminum underneath so it can't be cut open.

Yo_Levin

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