My first Mid Drive

[usclassic]

Well this Bosch is a fast charger I just went out to check and it was already 100%

 

[usclassic]

The question in my head is do I hook up the dropper or order another SR Suntour NCX ?

I made an offer on this one

$40 offer was accepted so I will get to try and support the cause
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[RunForTheHills]

I think that the suspension seatpost would be a lot more useful than a dropper on that bike.

 

[PedalUma]

@usclassic,
Check your display. It could be the Bosch type that is supper easy to remove. That is a security measure. You park and pocket the display. A local woman had her bike frame sawed through with the lock left behind just so they could get at the motor and battery. I hope Bosh catches them when they do an update.

A dropper is for mountain descents. It is not needed on this bike in my opinion. One person attached a tool with epoxy to her saddle so that she can drop it manually, like when coming out of the Rockies. She is having problems navigating steep descents on loose gravel when fully loaded. A dropper may be needed and that will require drilling the seat tube. When rear loaded a bike works like a pendulum. The rear weight wants to swing forward while braking down a hill. High rear weight will flip a bike. Think of how to keep it low and balanced front to rear. Yes, do the suspension.

 

[usclassic]

So then I have the 31.6 TranzX dropper seat post with internal cable new incoming cable kit and barrel nuts, handle bar lever and I suppose I will remove the stock internal cable housing. Would you like it?

 

[PedalUma]

So then I have the 31.6 TranzX dropper seat post with internal cable new incoming cable kit and barrel nuts, handle bar lever and I suppose I will remove the stock internal cable housing. Would you like it?

In my opinion the suspension post takes priority on this bike and use application.

 

[stompandgo]

Most of the NCX seatposts available online are counterfeit.

 

[usclassic]

Most of the NCX seatposts available online are counterfeit.

True but this come from a bike shop and supports the biking community so good chance this one is real. Anyway I will compare it to the real one I already have.

 

[stompandgo]

It's easy to tell. A good shop would not resell a fake.

 

[usclassic]

eBay bike shop seat post arrived and I attempted service but the bushings were completely worn out and deformed. Even with the grub screws removed the pins could not be hammered out. The seat had significant side to side movement when mounted and looking at the spring and internal spacers I think it may not even be genuine SR Suntour. So it is packed up and being returned. Now using the seat post from the Radwagon 5 on the Neo so the dropper post is still available in the eBikes forum Pay It Forward thread.


So next I got one of these Cane Creek eeSilk 31.6 X 350mm Gravel Seat post - SP5A316 suspension alloy on the way to try.

 

[stompandgo]

You're gonna love it once you get the right elastomer.

 

[PedalUma]

I ride Crane Creek. It is also a regional park by Sonoma State University. It is a beautiful ride up Presley to North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Glen Ellen and Jack London State Park. That ride is what the seat post is named after. That ride can be done on road or off road. Epic.

 

[speedub.nate]

That ride is what the seat post is named after. That ride can be done on road or off road. Epic.

Being a Nor Cal native I'd love for that to be true, but the name came from Cave Creek Park in North Carolina, a little ways from where the company is headquartered.

 

[PedalUma]

Being a Nor Cal native I'd love for that to be true, but the name came from Cave Creek Park in North Carolina, a little ways from where the company is headquartered.

Hey, I stand corrected and accept that. I am not perfect and get better from each mistake. It is like how you learn to play an instrument. Embrace the screwups. And do not be afraid.

 

[usclassic]

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As an employee-owned company, we do what we want to do, how we want to do it. We aren’t beholden to shareholders or outside investors. We’re roughly 40 people in one building – a building that’s been producing bike parts for 50 years. We only pursue products that offer unique and noticeable improvements or benefits to the rider and we aim to do so in a premium manner.

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Cane Creek Cycling Components
derived its name from the mountain-fed creek that runs near their original manufacturing facility in Fletcher, North Carolina. Formerly known as Dia-Compe USA, the company officially adopted the name "Cane Creek" in 1995 to establish a new brand identity for their innovative products, such as the Aheadset, following a management buyout.

• Location-Based Branding: The name is inspired by the local geography, specifically a nearby creek in Western North Carolina.
• Company Evolution: The company began as the U.S. division of Japanese brake manufacturer Dia-Compe in the 1970s.
• Brand Shift: In 1995, following the success of the threadless "Aheadset" and the development of the Air-Driver rear shock, the company separated from its parent company and rebranded as Cane Creek to reflect its independent, US-based production.
• "Pisgah Born": The company often uses the tagline "Pisgah Born" because their products are developed and tested in the nearby Pisgah National Forest.

 

[speedub.nate]

Hey, I stand corrected and accept that. I am not perfect and get better from each mistake. It is like how you learn to play an instrument. Embrace the screwups. And do not be afraid.

For what it's worth my first mountain bike in 1986-ish was a Marin Palisades Trail, named after the trail in Napa, a close neighbor to Cane Creek separated by Sonoma Mountain. Our household has had a Larkspur, Mount Vision, and Kentfield, all named after local landmarks. I agree with you, it's always cool to ride the place that inspired a name, even if it's just a marketing exercise.

 

[PedalUma]

For what it's worth my first mountain bike in 1986-ish was a Marin Palisades Trail, named after the trail in Napa, a close neighbor to Cane Creek separated by Sonoma Mountain. Our household has had a Larkspur, Mount Vision, and Kentfield, all named after local landmarks. I agree with you, it's always cool to ride the place that inspired a name, even if it's just a marketing exercise.

I will be doing a new Marin Kentfield gravel conversion. It specs out on par to a Vado SL 2 5.0 but with a much more powerful lightweight motor. It is getting fenders and a rack and a bunch of other things. The owner likes the idea of the external battery so she can quickly drop weight to load it. She also likes saving $2000 and having it open
source. That Kentfield is a really nice bike. The display wire is going through frame. Marin bikes is located here is Petaluma. They have a large warehouse that is filled with frames because their bikes have a lifetime warranty. I broke a Stinson and got the new frame immediately. I tried to buy frames and they wouldn't sell. They said, 'What if someone breaks a frame in 30-years'?
Footnote: I put the saddle at the minimum insertion but the frame was not reinforced there. It instead needs to go below the top tube. That was a kicked back comfort bike.

 

[PedalUma]

Here is my conversion. See how high I needed the post? That is what killed the bike frame. The bottom of the post was above the top tube. It was a lux ride. See how the fork kicks out, it is foot forward on the seat tube angle, and see the five finger space between the BB and the rear tire. Now that is a lax geo for Gov'in on a Sunday Afternoon.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Here is my conversion. See how high I needed the post? That is what killed the bike frame. The bottom of the post was above the top tube. It was a lux ride. See how the fork kicks out, it is foot forward on the seat tube angle, and see the five finger space between the BB and the rear tire. Now that is a lax geo for Gov'in on a Sunday Afternoon.

thats pretty close to a crank forward bike.

 

[speedub.nate]

That's a wheelie monster!