Bikewrench

05/05/2026

Little known secret amongst riders, the manufacturers have gotten so bad at making the front forks level that the whole industry has used a workaround for it, if you use a DT Swiss regular hub on 50 percent of bikes in the front it'll bind, but the same dt Swiss branded hubs that come with the bike won't, why? Because the facing and width of the fork dropouts is not parallel, it causes binding in the hubs that have the bigger bearings and no integrated axle, instead they use front hubs with an axle included and the bearing sizes get much smaller and much weaker, but it stops the twist that lets wheels roll smoothly, it's good to look at in the stand but those bearings last 1/100th of the bigger versions, and they're much slower with weight on them.

05/05/2026

How does that show torque, just shows a motor and noise

05/05/2026

15/04/2026

Tropix Mariano size medium
Frame and wheels are original everything else has been upgraded
Deore 6000 group with xtr cabling
Shimano mt-200 hydraulic brakes
Suntour Epixon air suspension with remote lockout and rebound adjustment
Front tire Maxxis High Roller 26x2.3
Rear tire Maxxis Crossmark 26x2.1
Asking 220k

We'll install a new chain when the bike sells

06/04/2026

The most useful tool in any workshop, the humble lathe. Rolf ni***es need to be a diameter of 4.6mm, regular internal ni***es are 6mm.

Original ni***es very hard to get, so make your own

03/05/2025

Hello everyone, this is Omair, I'll be out country from the 20th of May to the 10th of August. If anyone wants something done you have the next two weeks.

25/12/2024

Hello everyone, Favero power meter order in progress, if anyone would like them book yours within the next couple of days

01/09/2024

September sale on all K571 wheels, rim and disc, pairs starting from 240k. Contact 03442114158 for details

29/08/2024

The top five bike builders in the world

https://richardsachs.com/

Sorry sold out for his lifetime, look for second hand!!!

https://dariopegoretti.com/

Unfortunately Dario has passed away recently, but his legacy lives on. Not sure about the wait list. These are the most beautiful bikes you will ever see. Also credited with the bikes built for Miguel Induráin under the Pinarello brand for multiple tour wins. In those days you only had to paint the decals on to tell frames apart.

https://fireflybicycles.com/

Waiting period 4 years, by far the best builders and finishers in titanium or titanium/carbon mixed frames

https://moots.com/
Available

https://www.sevencycles.com/
Available

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05/06/2024

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25/05/2024

In short:

99 percent of hubs pawl mechanism, taken from a 200 year old idea, works well for most.

Dt swiss star ratchet, complete copy of chris king but simplified with two (now one) springs.

Chris King perfection, no one comes close to the design , stiffness and serviceability. Besides just the ratchet design the angular contact bearings, and needle bearing at the freehub puts them 2000 years ahead of the competition, making everything else look like it was designed by a child.

Sprag clutch (really?), where every manufacturer is chasing grams? also hard to service and they eventually slip

What are the various freehub mechanism designs that have been designed and or put into production? (doesn't need to have been made necessarily!) A good post will contain: A description of the des...