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- Yeti SB150 2019 -

Cockpit

- Raceface Turbine-R colored stem -
- OneUp Components Carbon handlebar -
- OneUp Components V2 Dropper post lever -
- OneUp Components lock-on grips -
- WTB Silverado Carbon saddle -
- Syncros Hixon IC SL Carbon integrated cockpit -

Drivetrain

- E13 TRS+ 12-speed 9-46t cassette -
- OneUp Components V2 ISCG05 chain guide -
- 12-speed MTB chains for Sram drivetrain -
- Shimano XT M8020 vs M8120 pedals -
- Blackspire Snaggletooth oval chain ring -
- Alugear Oval chain ring -
- Garbaruk 12-speed 10-52t cassette -
- Rex Black Diamond Hot Wax -

- Rex Black Magic drip wax -

- XLC PD-S15 Pedals -

Wheelsets

- Mavic XA Elite 29" Boost wheelset -

Suspension

- Vorsprung Luftkappe -

- MRP Ribbon SL fork -

Hubs

- Industry Nine 101 front hub -
- Industry Nine Hydra rear hub -
- DT Swiss 240 EXP hubs -

Tires

- Schwalbe Thunder Burt Addix Speed SuperGround -
- Schwalbe Racing Ray Addix SpeedGrip SnakeSkin -
- Vittoria Syerra -
- Suomi Tyres Piikkisika TLR -

- Tufo Gravel Thundero -

- 45NRTH Kahva -

Helmets

- Fox Proframe MIPS -
- Bell Sixer MIPS -
- POC Axion SPIN -

Clothing

Protection

- Dainese Trail Skins Pro kneepads -

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Other

- Bosch EasyPump -
- Slik Graphics custom fork decals -
- Peaty's x Chris King Tubeless valves -

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12-speed MTB chains - The ultimate test!

I have been running Sram Eagle on my bikes from February 2018 and a total of about 20 000km. During this time I have tried, tested, liked and hated both OE Sram / Shimano and third party chains, so this post will be a re-cap of my findings with all those chains. I will include a link in the header of each mini-review to one of my favorite online stores, R2 Bikes in Germany. A short disclaimer before I get into it: The mileages mentioned are verified by Strava, but testing conditions and even bikes have not been consistent. I have ridden these chains as mountain bikers do: In various conditions ranging from dry, warm summer days to below 0 °C winter rides. The chains have been cleaned and lubricated after each ride, but have not had any special treatment such as waxing applied. I will also speak about elongation, which is not correct for a chain, as the chain pins wear and this creates play in the chain and causes a worn chain to appear longer, or elongated, when compared t...

Review: Tufo Gravel Thundero 44x700C

Gravel tires!? Curly bars!? What's next, spandex? Without changing my alias, I will try and justify this frankly absurd deviation from the world of knobby tires with the fact that commuting to work on a gravel bike is quite a bit easier and more fun than lugging around an MTB on dirt roads. Tufo Bicycle Company is from the Czech Republic, where they also make their rubber products. They are well known amongst MAMILs for road tires, and have since ventured into knobblier offerings for gravel. The Thundero is their do-it-all gravel offering, which promises easy rolling, puncture protection, relatively low weight and all that at a competitive price. I had to give them a shot! Available in 700C only, and widths between 36-48mm, the Thundero is Tufo's mid-tier gravel tire. There's the Speedero, which is a smoother and supposedly faster rolling option and the Swampero for those wet or rough gravel excursions. All options are available in black, or black with tan sidewalls, and s...

Shimano vs Sram 12-speed chains

Having dominated the 12-speed market for several years, Sram is now faced with a tough competitor from Japan - Shimano. The formerly pro-front derailleur outfit has finally admitted defeat and gone almost fully 1-by for MTB drivetrains. Many people and bike OEMs have been excited to change from the quite frankly overpriced Sram components to Shimano. This means you may have a wheelset from a previous bike with a Sram cassette and your new bike comes with Shimano. How will this work? Construction It’s quite obvious what Shimano mean by Hyperglide+, when you compare the Shimano chain to a “standard” Sram chain. The pictures below tell the whole story, but basically the difference are the inner links, which are longer and heavily chamfered on Shimano. Another major difference is that the XT chain is showing significant blackening and rust spots, where as the finish on an X01 chain of similar age and mileage is still in impecable condition. I will not compare the cheaper alter...

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