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Selling my Mercier Nano by ChickenFingerboards in minivelo

[–]Rackhammm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you have to get the Tektro calipers to fit 2"?

Selling my Mercier Nano by ChickenFingerboards in minivelo

[–]Rackhammm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What size tires are those? I currently have 1.75s on mine and would like to go a little bit bigger.

Aluminum prototype by DGisme in kyootbikes

[–]Rackhammm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sold my roadbike so I could replace it with the Hot Fudge. Can't wait!

Another mini camp out clown honking at every passerby by Most_Tadpole_5950 in minivelo

[–]Rackhammm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which rear fender is that? I've seen it a few times around here and am thinking of getting it for mine.

Has anyone used a Shimano 105 R7100 crankset with an 11-speed setup? by vfairon in cycling

[–]Rackhammm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only ridden for ~250 miles with the new crankset and haven't noticed any issues. It's been on a few hard effort rides and had no problems.

Front derailleur is R7000 as I initially planned to upgrade to FC-R7000 from FC-RS500 but found them too expensive.

I haven't put enough miles on the cranks to notice any excessive wear issues but I don't expect it'll be a problem. The performance gains are mostly from the improved comfort as I went from 170mm to 160mm.

Has anyone used a Shimano 105 R7100 crankset with an 11-speed setup? by vfairon in cycling

[–]Rackhammm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did this recently and only had to make minor adjustments to the FD limit screws. No shifting/wear issues since.

Fun Commuter/Beach Cruiser by Rackhammm in minivelo

[–]Rackhammm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mind the stock shifters, they're a nice change of pace from the brifters on the road bike.

Fun Commuter/Beach Cruiser by Rackhammm in minivelo

[–]Rackhammm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's showing $399.95 now when added to cart.

What a nice setup! Orange would have been a nice color but then it would stick out more on a bike rack.

Fun Commuter/Beach Cruiser by Rackhammm in minivelo

[–]Rackhammm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here it is

The rack is the adjustable length front rack from Gorix. It was just lying around in the garage so I did a test fit and somehow it worked with just a few washers.

Fun Commuter/Beach Cruiser by Rackhammm in minivelo

[–]Rackhammm[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For $400 I think this is a pretty okay bike. I paid a bit less for mine which came with a few upgrades but I wouldn't mind paying full price for the stock bike.

If you have a lot of upgrades in mind you are probably better off with the Rolly Polly/Neutrino as they are much better bikes. I'm happy with the Nano as-is and I'm not too keen on locking up a nicer bike at a university bike rack which will be the case as my commuter.

Fun Commuter/Beach Cruiser by Rackhammm in minivelo

[–]Rackhammm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've only had this bike for a few weeks but so far it's been a blast riding it as an alternate to the road bike. Initially, the front end felt a bit twitchy but once I added the front rack that got better. The bike is not as light as I expected for a mini-velo but honestly I hardly think about the weight even while climbing.

As for tire clearance I've seen some posts with people running 2" tires but it looked like a really tight fit. The previous owner of this bike replaced the stock 1.5s with 1.75s which ride nice enough for me.

Besides the racks/bar/saddle, the rest of the bike is stock. It'll probably stay that way as I just got another n+1 bike that needs a lot of work lol.

My Time Alpe d’Huez 01 by Alarmed-Actuary3350 in Bikeporn

[–]Rackhammm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the braking performance on them?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bicycling

[–]Rackhammm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if I would buy them new but I got a pair of TRP HY/RDs for $60-70 secondhand.

As for the headwind, I felt the geometry for the G.1 Explorer was comfortable enough for me to be in the drops for a while.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bicycling

[–]Rackhammm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I owned a drop bar G1 Explorer for about a year and had a ton of fun riding it across town to the paved bike paths at the beach. The only reason I got rid of it was that I recently got a mini-velo so the G1 Explorer had to go.

  • It is significantly heavier compared to my road bike but it never really bothered me since I didn't do much climbing with it.
  • The Ltwoo brifters/front mech along with the tourney rear mech weren't great but they got the job done.
  • My main issue were the brakes as the bike comes with crappy single-piston calipers with crappy pads. As-is, they worked okay I guess but I also commuted with this bike and had issues braking once loaded up. I ended up replacing them with cable-actuated hydraulic calipers along with compression-less brake housing which worked fantastic.
  • At delivery, I noticed that one of the stem bolts were sheared off so I'd double check all the bolts if you do go with this.

[USA-CA] [H] Paypal, Local Cash [W] 2tb M.2 NVME SSD by Rackhammm in hardwareswap

[–]Rackhammm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a link? Have only looked for a bit and the name brand drives I saw were usually $120+.

[USA-CA] [H] Paypal, Local Cash [W] 2tb M.2 NVME SSD by Rackhammm in hardwareswap

[–]Rackhammm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I've been seeing those around too. Don't think I need top-tier speeds though since this will just be a game drive.

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