FlyingFinn
100 W
- Joined
- Jan 3, 2018
- Messages
- 210
jeron said:I am looking for a dropper post. I think i can get away with a 175mm dropper in the L frame. But i don't know, 175mm is so much travel. What amount of travel are you guys running?
Also, my cassette lock ring was not tightened enough, i had some noise from the back wheel from the start that i couldn't identify, today i found out the lockring was so loose i could adjust it with my hand! After tightening the lockring it felt like a whole different bike! So careful tighten everything when receiving the bike.
The problems i had:
- No grease in the headset/tube
- Screw of the derailleur was totally loose, it almost fell off after the first ride!
- Loose lockring (it needs 40Nm..)
- The screws of the rear disk brake were loose... There was a lot of play, all the screws where hand loose.
I identified the loose lockring and rear disk brakes after +-600km, so i don't know if it was a factory fault.
Don't get me wrong, its a great bike, just inspect everything carefully!
I found only my rear derailleur to be loose upon receiving the bike. These things could happen even with German-made Canyons. Believe me...
Did you check the headset whether it was just a normal 1.5” to 1.125”? I’m planning to upgrade my RST Renegade since it doesn’t work very well in less than +10 C. Almost no dampening in cold so I need to move on to Wren.
I have a Magura Vyron eLect dropper post in 150mm. It’s great since no cableing required. The price wasn’t too bad either. 350€. Battery life in this thing is insane. I get 6 months from both the post and the transmitter. You can’t install a dropper with in-frame cableing since the seat tube is closed off from the motor compartment. I’m 198 cm tall and have friends that are 165 cm. 150mm drop is enough even for this kind of massive difference in tallness.
BTW did you check that there’s no water build-up in your seat tube? Frey hasn’t drilled drainage holes to seat tubes. I found mine full of water after some rain rides back in fall. You need to drill a 1mm drainage hole into it just above the motor compartment.