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Honestly, I don't know.
I took it straight back to the shop after riding around the block and the mechanic checked it again and then the senior guy did and they both said it seemed ok to them.
But I know what is like when it is setup correctly and it is not this. I took it home and I...
So after spending nigh on 1000 pounds in the last 2 months to get a smoother gear change I arrive here:
New XG-1275 cassette
New SRAM 500 AXS derailleur
New Eagle S500 chain (95 pounds!)
And the gear change? really poor, the worst it has ever been 🤷♂️
I am regretting the change to AXS to be honest. I liked it at first probably as it was new and exciting.
My bike is still in the shop so I am riding my sons mechanical Sirrus 3 with plain Deore and that changes smoother than my Eagle AXS or the Di2 Ultegra on my Roubaix.
I might have not sized the chain right. It was a couple of links longer than the old one but as the old one was still not shifting perfectly I was willing to try it and sacrifice a couple of power links getting it right. It seemed to shift fine for awhile until armageddon struck.
LBS is saying...
I somehow managed to trash my Eagle AXS derailleur :(
My new XX1 chain came off changing down on a hill and wrapped around the cassette and bent the cage
LBS is telling me the cage is not replaceable on older GX AXS and the entire derailleur needs replacing although their senior technician will...
I have to say I am tempted by the waxing approach. Just wondering how much of a pain it would be. I do like a quiet drivetrain.
My son reported a broken chain on his new Sirrus 3 on Monday and I suspect the master link was not correctly secured. I now have the correct park tools to do this...
Yeah I am bit annoyed at the bike shop, I asked for an X01 chain and only noticed on the day of fitting that on top of the XG-1275 cassette box ready to fit was a packaged plain old GX chain . I questioned it and the guy spent 5 mins looking on the computer. He said the X01 is not available...
XG-1275 fitted today and looks pretty cool to my eyes. Unfortunately they could not source a X01 chain so I had to settle for a GX Eagle chain. Shifting is noticeably better but that might be because it had a mini tune up. Looking forward to tomorrow morning when I can properly go through the...
Expensive week for me.
I have ordered the XG-1275 cassette as my LBS did all the checks and confirmed the hub can take an xD hub so I will get this fitted in 2 weeks time.
I made the mistake of asking them if they could check and adjust the AXS in the mean time and they took off the cassette...
@Stefan Mikes I am not sure I understand. Anything above 25km/h surely cannot damage the motor as it is not in play? Also, you keep mentioning 35km/h as some kind of maximum but I assure you it is not and I regularly hit 40+ when I am pressing on - there are also other cogs to choose in any...
The 46T recommendation was instigated by me. The AI initially recommended 44T but after some questions about where I ride and my riding style then it threw in the 46T as a possibility. I use the bike as transport and a little bit of fitness as well if I am going somewhere where I do not mind...
Fixed the front light. the little plastic attachment was 10 pounds with delivery which is a bit crazy but I had no choice. It is now rock solid with no play and I am still a bit confused how the previous part was so loose.
Next project is getting the Eagle AXS gear change working smoothly...
Had to take the bar clamp off to to add a bit of tape to try and get a firmer grip on the light slot but the plastic fixing slot snapped off pretty easily. I have had to tape the light to frame for now :oops: The bike is only 2 years old but the list of issues to fix are building up now.
To...
Another month, another rattle.
This one was easy to locate, the front light just rattles around and has lateral movement of around 10mm both sideways and up and down, so just flapping around. I have not had time to have a proper look but I could not see anything to tighten.