Gosh. I own a mix of bikes. They are all old technology, and I’m set in my ways. I love riding my old Nishiki with its Biopace chainring. I love my old 1970s/60s bikes, they perform really well, and they are fun to work on. I like new technology, but I don’t have any more room for stuff, and I’m old!
I just binge watched the Monday Micro dose episodes from the beginning over the last couple of days. Although I am retired, I look forward to Mondays in anticipation of your words of wisdon.
Years ago, I built a bike from parts. It's still my daily driver, although almost nothing on it was in the original build except the headset and fork. I don't know if I would consider today if I were a comparative newbie. But we live the life we get. I'm still running exterior cables and friction shifting, and while I'm not as fast as many in my club (at almost 68 years old), I can still climb a hill in a manner that commands attention. It's not always the bike that makes the difference.
I bought my first new bike in 15 years a couple of years back. First disc brake. It had qrs & was extremely fussy about getting the wheels in so as to avoid rotors touching pads. Also the lawyer lips require unscrewing the qr halfway. The through axle seems a better bet with disc brakes.
Love thru axle ! should have started the standard 15 years ago. Taking away the “weak link” baffles the mind. Not all of us are dr’s and dentists so it’s painful enough $$
Surly fork uncut steering tubes have been a great feature on 4 builds that I’ve done and will buy a fork separately uncut to change out on my next Surly complete bike.
Now that we are moving towards TA and Flat mount brakes I find that I have less spares to put on a new frame. And even if a frame has qr I am pondering that should I still opt for TA and not to a dying standard? Thank god we avoided the disaster that was a PF BB! Then I'd only have a saddle to move to a new bike frame!
What surprises me is not that the industry constantly conjures new shiny things, some of which are legit improvements, but that it holds on so tenaciously to things I would gladly see die out, like 7sp freewheels, triple chainrings with molded plastic bashguards, combo shifter/brake lever for flat bars, and useless coil suspension forks on entry-level bikes. I wouldn’t mind if all disk-brake-equipped bikes had thru axles because the quick release/disk brake combo just stinks. If the new CUES line addresses some of this for entry level bikes, I am here for it.
I would be happy to lose the qr; half the pain of patching a tube is getting the blasted wheel properly aligned in the dropouts. Does anyone make adapters for '90s steel mtbs? PS Cute lizard! I hope they don't poop on your stuff. 🙃
The Sram transmission RD is designed to be completely rebuildable with parts available for repair. The idea is that if you break the RD, you can replace the broken part rather than the whole unit (they use actual bolts to whole it together rather than rivets).
Not the whole thing is replaceable though, the body with the clutch mechanism is still all one piece and while that is better I would still question reliability after that part is hit hard enough to damage it. The hanger was designed to be the sacrificial piece and even still sometimes the derailleur got a partial impact that hindered its operation but now we are going to see extremely high torque values applied and the whole derailleur may need replacement. Shimano did this design in 2003 for DH bikes and it never took off, maybe sram will be able to pull more weight with their proprietary nonsense already being on bike frames as standard but I think the biggest issue is chain length cannot be changed so no more breaking a link out on the trails you'll need a whole new chain to make it function correct. Weird race equipment they want to push onto the masses.
@@ThePsychicDerailleur search for UA-cam video "We totally destroyed (and then fixed!) the new SRAM Transmission derailleur" by Fanatik. They show you how they were able to use Sram parts kit to fix it after they intentionally destroyed it mounted to a frame.
I am also intrigued by the "SRAM transmission" as I am with lots of new technologies. Obviously lots of new technology turns out to be gimmicky, unnecessary, and/or not a real advancement that benefits the rider. But, I don't close my mind to the potential for positive developments. I just don't want to be an early adaptor to save myself money and frustration. It seems to be a good thing that manufacturers are funding research and putting out new products for cyclists even if profit is the main motive. I appreciate that the bicycle industry is alive and well.
Have seen many riders who "did their own work" and re-installed their through-axles below torque... with predictable and destructive results. The future is more of the same as customers fail to pay attention to basic mechanical tolerances.
I can’t wait to play with the transmission, someone that frequents my will want it. But I’ll pass. The whole point of a replaceable hanger was to save the frame and derailleur??? I’ve seen videos of guys standing on the thing kinda jumping on it with the bike on its side then going through the gears in a repair stand. That proves very little to me. This thing is clearly for mountain bikes that will be out for a couple hours at a shot. Not for a touring / commuting / general reliable use rig. Kudos to sram though for setting this up from the beginning though. Here I thought the universal derailleur hanger was a pretty good idea, they had much bigger things in mind. 🤔
“Welcome back welcome back!” Great to see you again! Nothing is more clickbaity than directly confronting the viewing audience…(expect comments from your octogenarian+ crowd to lay next to your claim of being in the bike biz for “a very very long time…longer than …”. )🙀…🤣. btw…”There’s a damn lizard IN my store!”…GREAT song title!!!
Nice shirt.
RIGHT! Twisted Toucan take my money!
Gosh. I own a mix of bikes. They are all old technology, and I’m set in my ways. I love riding my old Nishiki with its Biopace chainring. I love my old 1970s/60s bikes, they perform really well, and they are fun to work on. I like new technology, but I don’t have any more room for stuff, and I’m old!
I just binge watched the Monday Micro dose episodes from the beginning over the last couple of days. Although I am retired, I look forward to Mondays in anticipation of your words of wisdon.
From the….beginning? Wow!
Looking slim gov! Florida heat has been good to you. Bet you feel great. Take care, and thanks for all you do.
Thank you Brian! Yes, I feel pretty darn good. If my knee would just cease committing treason, I’d be even better! 😆
Years ago, I built a bike from parts. It's still my daily driver, although almost nothing on it was in the original build except the headset and fork. I don't know if I would consider today if I were a comparative newbie. But we live the life we get. I'm still running exterior cables and friction shifting, and while I'm not as fast as many in my club (at almost 68 years old), I can still climb a hill in a manner that commands attention. It's not always the bike that makes the difference.
I bought my first new bike in 15 years a couple of years back. First disc brake. It had qrs & was extremely fussy about getting the wheels in so as to avoid rotors touching pads. Also the lawyer lips require unscrewing the qr halfway. The through axle seems a better bet with disc brakes.
Love thru axle ! should have started the standard 15 years ago.
Taking away the “weak link” baffles the mind. Not all of us are dr’s and dentists so it’s painful enough $$
Surly fork uncut steering tubes have been a great feature on 4 builds that I’ve done and will buy a fork separately uncut to change out on my next Surly complete bike.
How good are surly stock components for tour. I have the gray lht not sure what hr I think it might be a 2020? I want to tour on it
In my experience, as good or better than the other bikes in its price range
Now that we are moving towards TA and Flat mount brakes I find that I have less spares to put on a new frame. And even if a frame has qr I am pondering that should I still opt for TA and not to a dying standard? Thank god we avoided the disaster that was a PF BB! Then I'd only have a saddle to move to a new bike frame!
I don’t think rim brakes and QR are going away. The press fit bb was the worst idea that ever was. And that’s saying something.
It's much better to break a replaceable derailleur hanger than to break a derailleur. BTW, I also like oval chainrings.😂
What surprises me is not that the industry constantly conjures new shiny things, some of which are legit improvements, but that it holds on so tenaciously to things I would gladly see die out, like 7sp freewheels, triple chainrings with molded plastic bashguards, combo shifter/brake lever for flat bars, and useless coil suspension forks on entry-level bikes. I wouldn’t mind if all disk-brake-equipped bikes had thru axles because the quick release/disk brake combo just stinks. If the new CUES line addresses some of this for entry level bikes, I am here for it.
I would be happy to lose the qr; half the pain of patching a tube is getting the blasted wheel properly aligned in the dropouts. Does anyone make adapters for '90s steel mtbs?
PS Cute lizard! I hope they don't poop on your stuff. 🙃
The Sram transmission RD is designed to be completely rebuildable with parts available for repair. The idea is that if you break the RD, you can replace the broken part rather than the whole unit (they use actual bolts to whole it together rather than rivets).
Well, that would be a refreshing change.
Not the whole thing is replaceable though, the body with the clutch mechanism is still all one piece and while that is better I would still question reliability after that part is hit hard enough to damage it. The hanger was designed to be the sacrificial piece and even still sometimes the derailleur got a partial impact that hindered its operation but now we are going to see extremely high torque values applied and the whole derailleur may need replacement. Shimano did this design in 2003 for DH bikes and it never took off, maybe sram will be able to pull more weight with their proprietary nonsense already being on bike frames as standard but I think the biggest issue is chain length cannot be changed so no more breaking a link out on the trails you'll need a whole new chain to make it function correct. Weird race equipment they want to push onto the masses.
@@ThePsychicDerailleur search for UA-cam video "We totally destroyed (and then fixed!) the new SRAM Transmission derailleur" by Fanatik. They show you how they were able to use Sram parts kit to fix it after they intentionally destroyed it mounted to a frame.
I am also intrigued by the "SRAM transmission" as I am with lots of new technologies. Obviously lots of new technology turns out to be gimmicky, unnecessary, and/or not a real advancement that benefits the rider. But, I don't close my mind to the potential for positive developments. I just don't want to be an early adaptor to save myself money and frustration. It seems to be a good thing that manufacturers are funding research and putting out new products for cyclists even if profit is the main motive. I appreciate that the bicycle industry is alive and well.
Have seen many riders who "did their own work" and re-installed their through-axles below torque... with predictable and destructive results. The future is more of the same as customers fail to pay attention to basic mechanical tolerances.
Something good did happen (2), the Monday Microdose and the snow is melting in the Iron Range
QR will exist until we have rim brakes at least, i think.
I can’t wait to play with the transmission, someone that frequents my will want it. But I’ll pass. The whole point of a replaceable hanger was to save the frame and derailleur??? I’ve seen videos of guys standing on the thing kinda jumping on it with the bike on its side then going through the gears in a repair stand. That proves very little to me. This thing is clearly for mountain bikes that will be out for a couple hours at a shot. Not for a touring / commuting / general reliable use rig. Kudos to sram though for setting this up from the beginning though. Here I thought the universal derailleur hanger was a pretty good idea, they had much bigger things in mind. 🤔
“Welcome back welcome back!” Great to see you again! Nothing is more clickbaity than directly confronting the viewing audience…(expect comments from your octogenarian+ crowd to lay next to your claim of being in the bike biz for “a very very long time…longer than …”. )🙀…🤣. btw…”There’s a damn lizard IN my store!”…GREAT song title!!!
Thank you Mike! The question is, did you SEE the lizard? It was over my left shoulder. Those things just get everywhere.
@@ThePsychicDerailleur I did! I did see the putty lizard…🤣