Cheap carbon does not work well, carbon parts require a tork wrench. Those two leads to lots of fails.

The bar end shifter?

RBR has a ton of reviews on the ebay carbon frames/wheels, they seem to be doing fine.

Yea, For what though?

that's the puzzling part. i feel like I'm missing something obvious

S3X hub or some other IGH

You can see the cable running to the geared hub. Look at the axle nut. Also, notice the housing stop clamped around the down tube.

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/santa-c...-test-lab.html
also worth a watch. pretty amazing stuff

i love this show.

/proceeds to enjoy during breakfast



/buys carbon everything.

what are some good names in the world of carbon forks? i seem to see alpina forks on a lot of bikes, but im having trouble finding more about them
and im pretty sure the i806tr wouldnt work on the 722, as much as id love to keep it as much leader as possible
does it seem dumb to spend double what i spend on a frame on a fork?
would the weight loss and vibration reduction be worth said investment?

it all depends on the application, type of frame, etc. Some well known names are 3T, Enve, Wound Up, Easton. The alpinas are everywhere because it is a good cost x benefit fork. But it's not a light carbon fork, for that, the steerer would have to be carbon too and those types are expensive.

it's not dumb but it's not wise. spending on a good fork is cool but on a better frame, you shouldn't spend the same on a fork as the frame. at least that's how I see it. /notscrod

You can put the I806TR on a 722 but the oversize crown will look stupid and it will handle weird because of the low rake.

FWIW, you seem to be overthinking this. A cro-mo fork really isn't much heavier than a decent carbon fork with an aluminum steerer (like Alpina) and dampens just about as much road vibration. A lot of people seem to think they won't feel the road at all if they put a carbon fork on their bike.

I happen to think both my BK and my 722 feel smoother in the front end than my Kagero.

i tend to do that a lot with new stuff.. i always try to make everything "right" so that everything makes sense, not just for cool points

but i appreciate the wisdom peoples, ultimately my wallet is the one pushing the checkout button so ill see what it says when i get there lol

how about comparing to the 725 + 806 fork you had? That fork was full carbon wasn't it?

its not that I don't trust carbon...but every time I contemplate buying something I remember watching Hball break his carbon bars in a DH race back in the 90's

90's carbon bikes were nothing like today's bikes...usually they would use only one type of carbon on the frame and lugs to join the tubes.

Scrod, on my Leader 725 Mid, the seatpost makes a nasty squeek/creeking noise and it feels like the seat collar/clamp becomes loose after riding for 5 minutes. Should I grease the seatpost or contact Leader?

Did you grease your seatpost?

Also, it often helps to "prime" a frame before installing the seatpost by gently tightening the clamp with no post in the frame (do not overtighten), then installing the seatpost. Make sure the clamp bolt is greased too.

Yeah I did all of that 3 months ago when I got the frame. Maybe grease it a lil more? But like 3 days ago, i was cleaning my bike and the screw came off the clamp and when I tightened it back in, the noise started? Is that common?

Try this: remove the seatpost clamp and grease the frame where the clamp is installed.

Will try later, thanks Scrod.

No prob. Let me know how it turns out.

So I figured the noise only comes when im either hauling ass/sprint postion or leaning to turn. Its sounds like a crack noise. I already greased the clamp and what not but its still there. Maybe its my seatpost?

I just bought a pound of chorizo. You've mentioned stuffed peppers in the past. Are they homemade? If yes: You got a recipe?

What hubs should I be looking at the next time these piece of junk surly hubs blow another set of bearings?

It's on the dmr.

Could be a crack in your saddle, has that been looked at?

Note to self: Keep checking back to see if this gets answered.