Questions tagged [transmission]
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How much are FC-MT500 and FC-M782 chainrings incompatible?
My XT FC-M782 40T chainring (Shimano code Y1NV98020) has worn out. My favorite bike shops don't stock them any more.
Instead, FC-MT500 40T (Y1VB98020 or Y1VB98030) are available. Shimano does not ...
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Broke old cable bottom bracket cable router and can't find like for like, can I buy another?
Unfortunately broke a Shimano sm-sp25 cable router for 90s Marin. It seems the spacing between the two cable is 25mm.
Online I only find sm-sp17 and sm-sp18.
Can I buy one of those? or any other?
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Can I use a chain gobbler on my kettwiesel trike to accommodate shorter and taller Riders as I move the boom in and out?
My kettwiesel 2006 trike is set up from the factory to use a shorter chain or a longer chain depending upon the riders height and is shipped that way from the factory. An option from the factory is a ...
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I Have a Triban RC 100 (Small, Women's bike) I am upgrading the cransket to a Shimano 105, do I need to upgrade the entire transmission too?
I have a Triban RC 100 women's road bike and I bent the stock cransket in a crash so I am looking to upgrade to something better. I was thinking of upgrading the cransket to a Shimano Sora but would ...
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Bike upgrade wheels shifters cassette
Hi everyone I have a boardman comp hybrid nine speed how easy is it to change it to a eleven speed for the extra four gears.
From https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bikes/road-bikes/boardman-comp-...
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Alternative gear ratio newbie question: Am I doing a mistake for this commuter?
I have a commuter bike using a 3x9 MTB transmission:
HG61 9 speed 11-32T: 11 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 28 / 32
Deore XT crankset (104MM) 22 / 32 / 44.
I mostly use the 32-tooth middle ...
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Improving the Efficiency of a Derailleur: Enlarging the Cassette Sprockets to reduce Friction
For reasons that I have not yet understood, the smallest sprockets with only 11 teeth have prevailed in derailleur cassettes of road bikes, which leads to a very strong deflection of the individual ...
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Is this a common failure mode for Nuvinci/Enviolo hubs? How do I fix it?
The cables coming out of the twist grip for my Nuvinci N380 went "sproing" the other day and I pedalled home frantically in low gear. This isn't the first time this has happened. On closer ...
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Making a 7 spd cassette or freewheel out of a 9 spd (need to save space to fit in dropouts!)
Restoring an old bike with smaller space between the dropouts and want to use it with a "modern" 9 speed XT derailleur. The shifting needs to be fluid so I'm trying to keep "9 speed&...
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Hub motor is frozen!
I bought a 1500w motor & supposedly compatible controller from ebay. I put it together, and it worked good!
I let it sit a few weeks. Hub is now FROZEN. it has ~2" of free roll then hard ...
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Is the stepless shifting hub that is rated for 75/90 NM torque inadequate for the 75 NM engine?
The bicycle I am thinking to buy has a stepless shifting hub that is officially rated for 75 NM typical and 90 NM maximal torque. The electric engine of the bike can provide 75 NM at the maximal ...
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chain slack with 2x setups with large rear cassettes
I would like to upgrade the transmission of my bike and was thinking to a 2x setup (36/26) with a 9/46 rear cassette, with the latest SLX. There was some contradictory info the cassette manufacturer, ...
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