User Profile

[Retrorockit]

FOR THE TLDR KIDS- AVID BB7, METAL PADS, AND BIG ROTORS WINS


To be fair TRP doesn't sell these calipers for E bikes. They have downhill,...

[Retrorockit]

Finally got the TRP Spyke MTB calipers. I'm kind of glad I got the Spyre Road /CX and matching Tektro disc/canti convertible levers first to compare....

[Retrorockit]

See if Bikesdirect.com has anything that suits you.
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...wholesale.html

[Retrorockit]

Moron this: Last night they were sent from Hwd.#2 back to N.Miami, and then to Ft.Lauderdale this morning. But they're supposedly "Out for Delivery"now.....

[Retrorockit]

This pic. got 207 views at Endlesssphere TSDZ2 forum since yesterday.

[Retrorockit]

It looks like the post office plans on taking 3 days to deliver my TRP calipers just from N. Miami to Ft. Lauderdale area. It seems they can only move...

[Retrorockit]

The EBC metallic pads are pretty quiet. Adjustments are about 1/5 what they were before
.My Zoke is the MX Comp Coil. There is a spacer to go from...

[Retrorockit]

The 200mm rotor is way beyond spec for my fork. But really it's the tires that determine maximum torque applied, and I'm at the high end for that also....

[Retrorockit]

Here is a link to the TSDZ2 forum instructions for this.
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/vi...649948#p164994...

[Retrorockit]

I had a college student across the street who owns a modern 29er with hydro brakes test the TRP Jagwire setup. He had no complaints with the feel or the...

[Retrorockit]

There was a long thread about brakes here. As usual AZ and I disagree about almost everything LOL
https://electricbike.com/forum/forum/main-for...

[Retrorockit]

I don't like my shifter rationing my downshifts for me so it's gripshift for me.Same for the Rapid Rise stuff. I can drop 5 gears with the rear wheel...

[Retrorockit]

There are more ways to get it wrong than get it right.

[Retrorockit]

I thought about going to RH front brake but didn't because of the shifter issue. There are some good reasons to have the dominant hand working the primary...

[Retrorockit]

It won't take a lot of power to do what you want. Be sure and factor in the length of ride required. A long out and back trip is different than a commute...

[Retrorockit]

I like 26" for street riding. Low inertia for takeoffs, and quick handling. That's exactly the kind of bike I like to to convert. Is this for trail...

[Retrorockit]

I don't have any MC habits, but I like the shifter to be on the opposite side from the front brake so I can throw downshifts while slowing down.
...

[Retrorockit]

I converted a Trek from 5mm to 6mm bottle cage bolts. But I would try it on one you won't be using for the battery first to see how it works on that bike....

[Retrorockit]

There are no E bike pics. because The TRP Spyke MTB calipers seem to be lost in transit. Last update to the tracking form USPS was 4/5/21. They should...

[Retrorockit]

Some of us run the Sunrace cheap 8/9 speed wide range casettes. My 11-40T 8 speed (street rider so son't copy me) cost $20 and I change it with every...