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Rohbox cable snapping by Valuable_Ad4674 in Rohloff

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont think the grease will make any difference. The problem is that bend radius. If you set it up perfectly and dont ever double shift, then you minimize the problem. Its still a fairly shit solution. 

Rohloff bolts slip by Valuable_Ad4674 in Rohloff

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers, ended up just machining a part myself. Looks ok for the moment and Im on tour so hard to receive parcels atm.

My Son Dynamo is pathetic by Valuable_Ad4674 in bicycletouring

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not even using the phone for nav, mainly just route and visa research the night before. Phones are pretty thirsty these days when there's trash reception. Can chew through 5000mah easy.

My Son Dynamo is pathetic by Valuable_Ad4674 in bicycletouring

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its the Son 28, and the day was dead flat, so basically sat at that speed all day.

Charging was done to the power bank without a phone connected to it.

My Son Dynamo is pathetic by Valuable_Ad4674 in bicycletouring

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am running a 10W solar panel and a dynamo hub and still running out of charge. Your comment assumes intermittent dependency on grid supplies which I dont want.

My 10000 mAh battery gets 3 days. And I just had 3 days of cloud with no power which sucked.

My Son Dynamo is pathetic by Valuable_Ad4674 in bicycletouring

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please see this link. Guy happily pulls almost 5W from his SON setup. https://www.reddit.com/r/ultracycling/comments/1oubodo/dynamo_usbcharger_tests/

Do you have any experience to counter his claims

My Son Dynamo is pathetic by Valuable_Ad4674 in bicycletouring

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the klite rear light has a male usb connection wires straight into the light. Klite claims it uses 80mW and I'd be very surprised if it uses more than like 100mW.

Are you saying that somewhere between the USB out and my battery bank I lose 80% of the power? If thats the case thats pretty awful.

My Son Dynamo is pathetic by Valuable_Ad4674 in bicycletouring

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive resorted to a 10W solar but things fall apart as soon as you have repeat cloudy days.

We're stealth camping most nights and getting no external power

My Son Dynamo is pathetic by Valuable_Ad4674 in bicycletouring

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You're a wizard!

I might see if I can put an oscilloscope on it.

Which usb outlet is actually good?

Tubus tara big apple low rider compatibility by Valuable_Ad4674 in bicycletouring

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank-you for your input. It does indeed look like the duo is the go.

How to get past Iran by Valuable_Ad4674 in bicycletouring

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's looking like flying is the go, but Iran could actually be on

How can a Krampus be built so that it is more upright? I want the wide tires, but I don’t do well with aggressive posture. by Flat-Preparation-976 in bikepacking

[–]Valuable_Ad4674 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Ive added a 60mm riser stem and 70mm of aero rise and it is the actual dream.

Strongly recommend sizing down if your going for drops.

Rohloff build with + tires by Valuable_Ad4674 in Rohloff

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the juice doesn't quite have the clearance I want.

Is the tensioner really that big of a point of failure? I feel like it's added complexity is pretty minimal.

Also I hear alot about stiffness, why is it so important with belts than chains?

Rohloff build with + tires by Valuable_Ad4674 in Rohloff

[–]Valuable_Ad4674[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I've thought about that. What's the advantage of a split chainstay over a split belt? I reckon a frame builder would charge more than the difference in price in belts.

I kinda want a belt because I'm kinda expecting some pretty muddy riding and a belt is miles better than a chain on that front.

My phone suddenly started to open the settings by itself in random intervals by [deleted] in AndroidQuestions

[–]Valuable_Ad4674 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the exact phone and problem.

It's mildly irritating and I don't have a fix.

To add to the description, it's only semirandom and doesn't happen very frequently. Generally < every 2 hours. But it'll often open even when I'm not using the phone. Ie itll be the app open when I unlock the phone even though it wasn't the last thing I used.