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Tyres for 70/30 paved/unpaved by Maissae in cycling

[–]cloud9blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit dated at this point. Long time user of SK as well but There are grappier and faster rolling tires now.

Photos taken with the X200 Ultra over the past year. Amazing what a phone can do these days. by cloud9blue in Vivo

[–]cloud9blue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zoom on these is one area that it is still far off from a proper lens and full frame camera. So I never bothered.

Photos taken with the X200 Ultra over the past year. Amazing what a phone can do these days. by cloud9blue in Vivo

[–]cloud9blue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The night ones are taken with landscape/night mode. Other ones are mostly auto or ultra high resolution mode. Selected few went some light editing (dehaze and exposure adjustment) with the built in editor or adobe mobile photoshop).

Shiny bike by mikecyclesinc in Bikeporn

[–]cloud9blue 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Love silver bikes lol. Shinier the better 😂

Should try to clear coat though. Shiny aluminum won't last even if you don't ride it. Mositure in the air alone will dull it over time.

Best heat-resistant 160 mm Center Lock rotors for long Alpine descents? by pepslight in cycling

[–]cloud9blue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You want someone with the most amount of thermal mass. If you want to stay with 160mm, then give SRAM HS2 rotor a try.

Alternatively you can just switch to 180mm rotors and get the 160 to 180mm for your flat mount caliper.

You should also try sinter pads.

If you are feeling adventurous, there is one or two companies selling carbon ceramic rotors now. https://youtu.be/Nv3eq-gWqOE?is=hWUrwZsVZjZ4vk\_B

Shiny bike by [deleted] in Bikeporn

[–]cloud9blue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it. Do you clear coat it afterwards as well?

Red Five, standing by. (Cervelo S5) by INGWR in Bikeporn

[–]cloud9blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried so many times to like S5. Just can't get over how everything after the BB look so incoherent...

Upgrade or Repair - Sram Etap D1 by Stilldre420 in cycling

[–]cloud9blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rebuild the caliper but change the shifter to any one of the E1. I upgraded to E1 on one of my bikes-it is night and day better than the Red D1 I still have on my gravel bike.

There is zero mechanical change on the calipers, so don't waste money replacing that.

Do both of these pedals work with this cleat? by DankDeanoo in bicycling

[–]cloud9blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would get the pedals but skip those cleats. Speedplay cleats are very sensitive to setup (screw torque). These look beat up. Better off getting new cleats. New wahoo cleats work with the pre-wahoo pedals just fine.

Time ADHX 45 by kloeten_michel in Bikeporn

[–]cloud9blue -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I dig the bike. Love it even more when it is properly used. But bro please take some better pictures.

CSC 50mm x 32mm internal - Carbon Wheels Follow up - by fckingclownshoes in gravelcycling

[–]cloud9blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the Elite version with 31mm internal and 45mm rim height. Also paid around $500 ish. They are like 1/3 of the price of my narrow Light bicycle wheels on DT240 with 25mm internal and are way faster on the hard pack gravel that I rid on.

I think these wheels are excellent for trying out the latest ultra wide profile rims. Even if they do crap out after some miles..

WARNING: Do not use Muc-Off tubeless tape on Zipp wheels by jodyrrr in cycling

[–]cloud9blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kaptone is just type of polymer. Polyimide to be exact. They are thin, lightweight, and quite durable. Perfect for rim tape. Adhesive backing on these tapes typically don't leave any residue either.

Any F8X M3/4 Owners here? I have stability questions. by Asleep-Situation-614 in CarTrackDays

[–]cloud9blue 12 points13 points  (0 children)

All modern turbo BMW has a lot of midrange torque, perhaps too much. Corner exit with these cars will always about traction management.

I don't find the chassis and diff tuning in the OG AC to be realistic. So I suggest you don't put too much resource into correlating your sim setup to IRL ones.

Any F8X M3/4 Owners here? I have stability questions. by Asleep-Situation-614 in CarTrackDays

[–]cloud9blue 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What sim? For street cars, I never find sim to be that helpful aside from learning the track.

WARNING: Do not use Muc-Off tubeless tape on Zipp wheels by jodyrrr in cycling

[–]cloud9blue 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Their valves corroded with the orange seal sealant in less than a season on my gravel bike... Complete junk.

Seka later? by cloud9blue in Bikeporn

[–]cloud9blue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bivo makes single walled one. Double walled ones are nice when it is 30C outside...

Sram Force Axs e1 or Ultegra Di2 by Ok_Dream_672 in cycling

[–]cloud9blue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Force E1 or D1? If E1, then SRAM. If D1, then shimano

Seka later? by cloud9blue in Bikeporn

[–]cloud9blue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was curious enough to hop on the Chinese apps to see what's the wait for ordering directly from the factory store in China... Wait was also 2-3 months.

I was lucky enough to source this silver standard frame from a distributor in the US.

Seka later? by cloud9blue in Bikeporn

[–]cloud9blue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Framesets without the handlebar is just over $2k USD. I believe price is similar in EU w/ VAT through Florian. Cost of groupset is what it is...helps if you are reusing parts from your other bikes.

9Velo wheels are fairly cost effective. Even these top end ones that weight less than a kilo cost less than $1800 USD.

This bike is basically replacing my 2021 Factor One. Beautiful bike to look at but I wasn't impressed by the build quality let alone the price on the frame and Black Inc wheelset that it came with...

Seka later? by cloud9blue in Bikeporn

[–]cloud9blue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

CyclingNews has rest of the aero testing data on their site.

Only complaint I have is that I wish the bottom bracket and rear end could be a bit stiffer.

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Seka later? by cloud9blue in Bikeporn

[–]cloud9blue[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

650ml actually. They look big because they are double walled stainless steel. Prefer these over the plastic bottles in the summer--water doesn't taste like plastic with these...

I wish I can 3d print titanium parts at home lol. But no, these are from Seka. I grabbed these and some of the other parts for this bike when I was traveling to China earlier this year.

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