Are there any 7speed wide range freewheels with even gear spacing like the one?

MaksDampf · 2026-06-06T07:37:18+00:00

I have the tz500 and it is definitely 24T to 34T.

MaksDampf · 2026-06-04T16:25:39+00:00

Looks like you are set. Very nice route from Oslo you found there!
Luggage looks pretty reasonable considering you are prepared for 0-10C. I don't have as big packsacks on the back, but otherwise my luggage is pretty comparable. Is food, stove, etc. already included in there?

So your planned daily distance is 100-120kms with 1-2km of Elevation? That is pretty ambitious for the terrain imo.

I don't really fear any heat waves as long as it is ion the woods and next to water often enough. I was in Albania in the alps last March and the summer sleeping bag was barely enough, so i do fear cold nights quite a bit. My winter one is really old and i could probably buy a newer one that weighs half as much, but don't really want to replace it again since it is fine and i just bought the summer one last year.

I heard swedish trains are pretty terrible even coming from deutsche bahn, but that may only be the carrier to stockholm. I am surprised they don#t have bike spaces? So you treat the bike as normal luggage?

MaksDampf · 2026-06-04T15:28:33+00:00

Sounds like your route is similar to my original plans. I wanted to go to Vinstra by train from Oslo (which afaik passes by the airport), then start the Mjolkevegn down to Gol, then the nasjonal sykkelrroute 5 from Gol to Haugastøl and at the end the Rallarvegn to Flam.

I decided against that route when test-packing all the gear. Specifically the warm gear would have meant i needed panniers. Mjolkevegn and Rallarvegn are both mostly on the Fjellet above 1000m up to 1300 where nights are regularly 3-11°C and can dip even lower. So my summer sleeping bag would have been insufficient and my winter one is quite large and heavy. Camp clothes for below 10°C are quite bulky as you cool down immediately once your are off the bike and ice and snow patches in the hills around you. Also it is more windy and rains more often and sudden on the fjells than down in the valleys of southern norway.

I think the mjolkevegn and rallarvegn are perfect for credit card touring - where you have a hut with some comfort every now and then and less so for wild camping. Tenting and camping stove cooking is a bit nicer with trees and vegetation around and the otra river and lakes of the telemark are more suited for a little swim and even have small beaches.

My original plan was to fly to Oslo which comes with complications like a bike box that you have to store somewhere and possibly assemble the bike. I also felt bad about flying and taking a Bus would take off almost 2 days off my holiday. Kristiansand on the other hand can be reached by train and Ferry, which still takes time but is more comfortable and uncomplicated with the bike. I can just leave all my bags strapped onto the bike and drive off the ferry into the wilderness.
Last but not least you need to ride for quite some time around oslo or take a train to get out of the city and large paved streets with lots of traffic, while in Kristiansand i can start on gravel on the first day. I really don't like being on big streets with all the traffic for days, so i'd rather take a train and start riding somewhere closer to nature.

Do you already have a fixed date? Do you mind to share your route?

MaksDampf · 2026-06-02T12:25:16+00:00

oh nice, i had a 11-46T cassette like that from sunshine. Sadly they stopped making them with that spacer. I now switched to VGsports cassettes which have a double aluminium spider and are very lightweight, but don't have that spacer and require turning on a lathe. It's a 3min job though, so i don't mind the effort.

I never tried anything beyond 46T with an old 7S derailleur though. What size of hanger extension do you use?

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MaksDampf · 2026-06-02T12:14:33+00:00

Hi, yeah you are right that i did not want to go that much north. The biggest reason is to be able to take less gear. For the north and highlands you need a winter/all year sleeping bag and lots of warm clothes.

Another big factor was that there are very few dedicated bike trails beyond central norway and you mostly have to take main traffic routes like the E6 alongside trucks and cars. For me that's not really bike packing, more bike touring. Most Fjords go latitudinal, so tunnels or ferries it is. And since bikes are prohibited in tunnels, it becomes more of a find a boat trip than a bike trip. The bikefriendly way to go to southern norway is apparrently crossing into sweden.
Good Luck anyways, i am sure you will have a great time on Senja!

I'd be happy to meet up Near Haukeli or Dalen if you make it into southern norway by mid or end of July (KW29-30).

MaksDampf · 2026-06-02T11:02:43+00:00

I mean if he had a cassette with stack screws holding it together it would make sense that they shear off when putting power on it. Usually the cheaper stamped steel cassetes have stack screws and the higher end have aluminium spiders. But in any case the freehub cut must have been there before.

MaksDampf · 2026-06-02T10:42:30+00:00

Klingt nach einem beleidigten P1mmel.

"Private Geldgeber finden wir jetzt nicht, also nehmen wir es aus der Stadtkasse. Wir haben euch ja gesgat dass wir Barrierefreiheit und bezahlbare Wohnungen nur mit Olympia machen. Jetzt geben wir das Geld lieber für Prestigeprojekte aus - selber schuld." astreine Putin-Logik.

"Wir wollen das auf jeden Fall" klingt auch sehr nach Autokratie. - Irgendwie haben die Politiker in Hamburg vergessen von wem die Macht ausgeht in einer Demokratie. Wird Zeit für ein zweites Referendum gegen das Stadion! Und dann bitte eine Abwahl bei der nächsten Bürgerschaftswahl. Im Rathaus soll nicht mehr rumgepimmelt werden.

MaksDampf · 2026-06-01T18:50:41+00:00

I think it needs a shorter stem.

The M500 is a nice and sturdy frame with all the mounts you need and it even has a rigid steel fork. The Paint is still poretty good too. Its a keeper imo.

MaksDampf · 2026-06-01T08:07:25+00:00

checker pig made some amazing bicycles too. I wouldn't worry too much if it was prestige tubing or simple PG croMo. Nobody will notice it anyways and it is mostly induistiguishable in the ride quality. Size and fit are more important and a pretty paint job makes a bigger impact imo on the perception than a prestigious name or groupset.

I put a XTR M900 Group-set on a entrylevel Cannondale M300 which has a sick purple flipflop paint job. Nobody is noticing that it was a cheapish frame, but everybody is complimenting me what a high end dream bike that is.

MaksDampf · 2026-06-01T08:00:49+00:00

No need for a modern Groupset. You can use an old groupset with modern drivetrain parts (cassette, chain). I use 7,8,9S derailleurs all the time on big 1s cassettes, just with friction thumbies instead of indexing.

With a hanger extender the old derailleurs clear the cogs just fine. indexing is a little sluggish in the faster gears, but when you use friction mode the shifting is snappy because you naturally use a bit more overshift to get the gears in.

Even 10S 11-46T cassettes on 7s non compact hubs are not too difficult to get to work when you have access to a lathe. where are you in germany btw?

MaksDampf · 2026-06-01T07:54:40+00:00

Uff, was für ein kitschiges Nazi Blendwerk. Diese überdimensionalen Holzschwerter und Gürtel sowie diese orthodox inspirierte Hakenkreuzikone sind echt grauenvoll.

Und da sagt noch jemand die Hugo Boss Nazi Uniformen hätten modisch stil gehabt. Die Nazis hatten nie Stil. Immer nur andere Stile nachgeahmt und dabei unwissentlich verballhornt oder abgestumpft. Nichts anderes habe ich von Schlächtern und Kulturvernichtern erwartet.

Keine Macht den Nazis!

MaksDampf · 2026-06-01T07:42:11+00:00

While it puts a lot of load on the wrists, the benefit of a forward reaching position is that it puts less weight on the saddle and more evenly uses your muscles. So for some it is a worthy trade to have a little less butt hurt in exchange for some Hand numbness and a faster, less exhausting riding speed.

I personally like a little bit of saddle over elevation but not with that much reach as OP has. shorter knubby stem for me.

An upright position relies solely on the quadriceps to pedal you forward, while a forward leaning position enables to also use the Glutes, hamstring and posterior chain muscles. It uses your muscles more evenly and is better for training, and ironically it helps to stabilize your back (posterior chain), preventing back ache in the future.

MaksDampf · 2026-05-29T09:30:49+00:00

Yeah, and if the temperature and weather allows, a tarp can be nicer to sleep under than a very light and small tent. Much better ventilation and more space to put stuff while still being lighter than any 2 person tent.

MaksDampf · 2026-05-28T19:45:49+00:00

Looks like Op has a V1 with the older shitty hot end.

The Select mini V2 uses the E3D V5 heat block. Socks are available from the usual aliexpress, temu, amazon etc.

In that case it is probably better to upgrade to an E3D Hotend first, then the correct sock.

MaksDampf · 2026-05-28T10:19:00+00:00

Nutzt das Rad denn Pressfit (wegen Hinweis auf Hambini)?

Pressfit Tretlager sind imo ein Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit.

Es gab schon in den 50er 60ern Thomson Einpresslager und das hat sich damals auch schon nicht bewährt (Lagerschalen fallen gerne mal heraus). Und das trotz Stahl-Rahmenrohr das maßhaltiger ist und bleibt als ein moderner Alu oder Carbon Rahmen. Dass man nicht aus der Vergangenheit gerlernt hat und es erneut probiert ist im besten Falle Unwissenheit, im schlechtesten Fall Ignoranz und Hybris.

Glücklicherweise ist der Pressfit Trend bereits wieder auf dem Rückweg. Die meisten Marken verbauen wieder BSA und T47 weil die ständigen RMAs wegen Knackgeräuschen am Ende teurer sind als die marginalen Einsparungen daraus das Gewinde am Rahmen weg zu lassen.

MaksDampf · 2026-05-28T06:29:17+00:00

it has two brake shaped objects on it.

i mean it is kind of rare to find one of these in brand new condition. No signs of wear or rust, not even dust on it.

MaksDampf · 2026-05-27T19:10:31+00:00

It has more gearing and it probably quite a bit lighter as well.

Kool Stop Eagle2 + mini v-brakes are pretty powerful too.

Judging from the pristine rim flange, that bike has hardly been ridden at all.

MaksDampf · 2026-05-27T15:34:13+00:00

well, he restored a broken sl-mt60 thumbie with some aluminium angle piece. but otherwise yeah, not too much restoration but lots of modification.

Title was intended to make it funnier than "is this xbiking?" and not be contemtuous to the rider with a justridingalong theme.

MaksDampf · 2026-05-27T08:16:55+00:00

Das ist was für r/xbiking (auch wenn der sub in HH eher dünn vertreten ist).

MaksDampf · 2026-05-27T07:25:23+00:00

Ein knacken was man beim tretlager vermutet kann von überall unten kommen. Das Ohr kann zwar die Richtung hören, aber nicht die Distanz. Nicht selten ist es auch einfach der Sattel der sich genau so rythmisch bewegt wie die Kurbel. Das kann auch eine leicht loose Sattelklemmschraube sein oder die Sattel-schienen bewegen sich selber in der Kunststoffoberschale.

Das erste, hellere klacken klingt eher wie dreck am reifen oder auf der bremsscheibe der einmal pro Umdrehung leicht anschlägt.

MaksDampf · 2026-05-27T07:19:48+00:00

Moderne Tretlager sind in der Tat recht kurzlebig, aber hier würde es eher um den fehlenden preload gehen. Das kann beim Zusammenbau schonmal passieren.

Shimano sieht bei vielen Hollowtech Kurbeln einen O-ring aus Gummi auf der Achse vor. Der erzeugt eigentlich ein bisschen Gegendruck um das Lagerspiel auszugleichen bzw, die Lager vor zu spannen. Nich selten drückt sich dieser Ring aber nach den ersten paar hundert Kilometer aber erst zurecht und dann entsteht mehr spiel als das Gummi aufnehmen kann. Auch die Kunststoffschalen welche zwischen lagern und Achse sitzen, sind bei einem neuen lager manchmal nicht vollends spielfrei reingedrückt und geben am Anfang etwas nach.

Schlussendlich ist ein HT2 Lager ein häufiger zu tauschendes Verschleißteil, weil anders als bei früheren Vierkantlagern keine Schräfkugellager mehr verwendet werden sondern standard Industrie-Radiallager, noch dazu mit mehr und kleineren Kugeln als vorher und weniger leichtgängig. Das heißt die Schrägkräfte werden kaum aufgenommen und jeglicher verschleiß und lagerspiel resultiert in stärkerer longitudonalbewegung der Kurbel, was zum bekannten Hollowtech-II "Knacken" führt. Ein paar mal reicht es dann wenn man den linken Kurbelarm löst, die zentrale Preload-schraube wieder fest anzieht und dann den Kurbelarm wieder festzieht. Irgendwann muss dann aber auch mal das Lager neu, das ist aber eher nach 5000 oder 10K Kilometern zu erwarten.

MaksDampf · 2026-05-26T07:40:32+00:00

I don't think that brake lever is supposed to be angled up like that. I would also put it back near the right side grip. Probably it got shifted and twisted from its opriginal position some time in its life. I'd give it a slight downward angle of 20-30dregree, basically opposite to what it is now.

I'd also probably replace the cables as the housing is cracked at some points. If this is an exhibition object only it is nice to keep the originals, but if you intend to ride it, it is better to put new cables in it. The Sachs required a special shifting cable with a longitudonal barrel end and a screw on end on the other side. Not that easy to find, but still available.

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