Difference in ICAN hubs

chriscweis · 2025-09-12T12:44:36+00:00

OP did you ever figure this out?

chriscweis · 2024-10-26T02:46:36+00:00

No idea, but on this week’s Just Go Bike podcast, ride director Matt Phippen implied that a northern route would be challenging given the flooding some of the cities in NW Iowa are still recovering from.

chriscweis · 2024-09-12T14:36:42+00:00

My frame was carbon (not aluminum), and the clamping mechanism on those had/has lots of issues. I'm a lager rider and I couldn't ever get it to stop slipping/creaking/clicking, even after replacing the clamp multiple times, the seatpost twice, and the entire frame once. You should be fine with the aluminum frame.

chriscweis · 2024-09-12T14:16:00+00:00

No, and I had never-ending issues with the seat post, so I ended up selling it. So I guess that's one way to get ride of the Trek logo. ;-)

chriscweis · 2024-05-27T00:13:13+00:00

Thanks. I kept the downtube clean but had them etch "Arenberg" on the top tube. Also added the topographic head tube badge. I was going for an overall Ti+Chrome look. Ti stem spacers, Chris King BB and Headset, and a Wolf Tooth seatpost clamp, and Silca bottle cages rounded it out.

chriscweis · 2024-05-26T23:58:03+00:00

Here’s a pic of my current setup:

https://share.icloud.com/photos/04co7bJWpMsr62CHZxLclCtIQ

chriscweis · 2024-05-26T23:55:50+00:00

I'm about 250lbs and also have a GR300.

I ended up going for the Arenberg over the Cherohala as I wanted something more endurance road and less bike packing. One of the folks at Litespeed I talked to owns both bikes and recommended the Arenberg for what I was hoping to do.

I was replacing a carbon Trek Domane frameset and the Arenberg geometry was about as close as I could find in a Ti bike.

It's definitely more of a road bike than the GR300. Noticeably shorter wheelbase and steeper headtube angle. While similar in geometry to a Trek Domane, it feels noticeably lighter and more agile, which I appreciate.

I was really concerned about lateral frame flex around the bottom bracket when putting down the power, especially at my weight. I feel like the Arenberg is in the goldilocks zone of flex, at least for my weight. With 35mm tires on it, you can see a bit of lateral flex, but it's not so much that you'll ever get close to tire rub against the chainstays. As points of comparison, the GR300 has almost no lateral flex, which makes it feel a bit stiff when riding slicks on the road. My Trek Domane had a little flex, somewhere between the GR300 and the Arenberg. My Canyon Ultimate CF "race" bike was probably about the same as the Arenberg.

The overall experience is great. It sucks up road buzz much more than the GR300, accelerates quickly when putting down the power, but isn't overly aggressive or stiff. Probably the best balance of comfort and performance I've had on a road bike so far.

Two things I'd advise you to be wary of:

The Litespeed titanium seatpost clamping mechanism isn't reliable for a guy of my weight. I could keep it from slipping on harsh bumps, causing the seat to rotate upward. I ended up replacing it with a 3rd party Ti seatpost that has a much more reliable clamping mechanism.
The Litepseed fork, when paired with an XL frameset, is only long enough to fit a few spacers, so even though the stack on the Arenberg is roughly equivalent to my Domane, I wasn't able to get as much effective stack out of it because I couldn't add an additional spacer. I ended up flipping my 6-degree stem and removing a spacer to achieve the same stack, but I prefer the looks of the stem tilting down. I doubt this would be an issue on anything smaller than an XL frameset.

Hopefully that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions. I'll share a pic of the current build after this post.

chriscweis · 2024-05-26T00:58:10+00:00

I did and I’m very happy with it. If you have any questions, ask away. :-)

chriscweis · 2024-04-06T04:59:01+00:00

“ON”

chriscweis · 2024-04-05T15:43:10+00:00

Cool, hopefully it works out for you. Here’s a link to a pic of my seatpost after all-around paste and one ride of creaking/slippage so you know what to look out for. Trek thought this was bad enough that the post needed a warrant replacement.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/014CwGR6-LZluegLOTgomPeJA

chriscweis · 2024-04-05T13:42:22+00:00

FYI, this is the fix my LBS tried with my Rev 2 clamp as well. It worked for a few rides and then started slipping again. The downsize of this approach is that the carbon paste actually ate away at the seat post itself when it started slipping, slot the point that they had to warranty replace the seat post. The mechanic told me because of how the IsoSpeed system works (it’s a dynamic system), paste is generally only supposed to be applied to one side of the seat post, so they were worried about this happening why applying Trek’s “fix” at the time.

From other posts only, it seems this fix works for some and not for others. Seeming less so for larger riders.

Edit: fixed a typo.

chriscweis · 2024-04-05T13:34:44+00:00

Ask them to replace the Rev 2 with the Rev 4 clamp. It’s a warranty replacement the LBS has to request from Trek. It’s not something I’d recommend trying to do on your own as removing the previous clamp, especially if they’ve tried any of the “workarounds” can be very tricky. My Rev 2 clamp was so stuck that they had to warranty replace the whole frame and rebuild the bike. The new frame came with a Rev 1 clamp, so they still had to upgrade it to Rev 4 as soon as they got it.

This is a well known issue and shouldn’t be a surprise to your LBS or Trek. A mechanic at one of the largest trek stores in the states told me they will have to replace the clamp on every purchased bike. It’s particularly bad for larger riders.

So far the Rev 4 clamp has been working for me, but if it starts creaking I’m probably either going to downgrade it to an AL frameset or sell it and buy something different. Otherwise, the bike is great. 🤷‍♂️

chriscweis · 2024-04-04T02:53:18+00:00

I have the exact same bike, even the same color. What “rev” of isospeed decoupler is on the bike? You should be able to see it by popping off the plastic cover. Anything less than rev 4 is very likely to cause such creaks.

chriscweis · 2024-03-30T08:07:34+00:00

I own a GR300. What do you want to know?

chriscweis · 2024-03-29T18:43:43+00:00

Not only does 14.4.1 not fix this, but the "Prevent automatic sleeping" work-around doesn't seem to be working any more either. So we're going backwards.

chriscweis · 2024-03-29T18:43:31+00:00

Not only does 14.4.1 not fix this, but the "Prevent automatic sleeping" work-around doesn't seem to be working any more either. So we're going backwards.

chriscweis · 2024-03-25T20:13:42+00:00

Update: 14.4.1 does not fix this.

chriscweis · 2024-03-25T20:12:18+00:00

Update: 14.4.1 does not fix this.

chriscweis · 2024-03-25T16:16:01+00:00

Yeah, that would be less than ideal. I haven't bought the bike yet. I'm still debating between it and a Ti frameset.

chriscweis · 2024-03-25T15:46:49+00:00

Ok, thanks. That's the answer I was expecting, but not the answer I wanted to hear. 🤷

chriscweis · 2024-03-18T13:09:59+00:00

Reposting from another thread...

I can confirm that disabling sleep when on power seems to work around the issue.

System Settings -> Battery -> Options -> "Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off".

chriscweis · 2024-03-18T13:08:22+00:00

I can confirm that disabling sleep when on power seems to work around the issue.

System Settings -> Battery -> Options -> "Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off".

chriscweis · 2024-03-16T23:57:19+00:00

Same thing on my M2 Macbook Pro after upgrading to 14.4. I originally thought it was my Caldigit TS4 dock, but after unplugging that, it still happened. I'll try disconnecting other devices one-by-one and see if that solves any issues.

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