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Birdy AXS: Ascent Cirrus Elite Carbon Wheelset (20" 406)
Finally, after thoroughly studying the Birdy City in its stock configuration, and disassembling the frameset to study the individual frame parts, I can now move on to share about the new...
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Birdy AXS: Hubsmith Freehub Construction and XDR Freehub Body
In the previous post, I wrote about how I wanted to transfer the compatible components over from the Fnhon DB12 to the Birdy folding bike. The SRAM AXS groupset will be transferred over, but this is...
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Birdy AXS: Tire and Rotor Setup
Since I will be changing the wheel size on the Birdy from the stock 18" 355 to the new 20" 406, I will also need new tires and inner tubes. For 20 inch 406 tires, there are lots of choices as it is a...
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Birdy AXS: Assembly Part 1
In the previous posts, the stock drivetrain and suspension setup of the Birdy City was studied, followed by disassembly of the frameset and the suspension fork.The Ascent Cirrus Elite carbon wheelset...
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Birdy AXS: Assembly Part 2
Even before I got the Birdy City, I already planned to make major modifications on it. In fact, the modification ideas have already been floating around in my head for quite some time, just that I...
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Birdy AXS: Folding Considerations for Birdy
The Birdy is a full suspension folding bike, which means that other than offering a comfortable ride through the suspension, it also has to fold down to a reasonable size.In the earlier post, I...
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Birdy AXS: Wheel Size Comparison - 18 Inch (355) vs 20 Inch (406)
One of the major modifications that you can do on the stock Birdy folding bike is to change the wheel size. For most bikes, when you upgrade the components, the wheel size remains unchanged, since the...
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Birdy AXS: Birdy Dimensions and Weight after Modifications
After completing the modifications to the Birdy folding bike in the earlier posts, there are some bike dimensions that have been altered. This is largely brought about by the change in wheel size from...
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Birdy AXS: Outdoor Pictures
With the Birdy AXS 12 speed completed, I can ride it around to many different places, and take some nice pictures. Here are some of the pictures with the fully upgraded Birdy folding bike with 20" 406...
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Birdy AXS: Chain Length, Freehub Grease and QR Axle Changes
Final post on the Birdy AXS 12 Speed folding bike! At least for now, until some new project or ideas pop into my head.Throughout the whole upgrading process from the stock 9 speed Birdy City, I have...
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Shimano RX8 vs RX6, and RC9 vs RC7 Shoes
Here is a brief comparison of a few different Shimano cycling shoes. For gravel usage, there is the top grade RX8, versus the cheaper RX6. As for road cycling, there is the top grade RC9 (S-Phyre) and...
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Shimano ET7 and EX7 Touring Shoes
Here is an introduction to some of the Shimano shoes that are less commonly seen or heard of. Most of the time, you hear of the latest top grade cycling shoes such as the RC9 road shoe or the RX8...
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Shimano RX801 vs RX800 Gravel Shoes
If you didn't realize by now, I am a big big fan of the Shimano RX8 gravel shoes. Apart from the boring black colour, I probably have most of the other colours. They fit me so well, look so good and...
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Focus Paralane: Ultegra Di2 12 Speed Rear and Front Derailleurs
When I was building up the new Specialized Aethos lightweight road bike, I wanted to put Dura-Ace components onto the Aethos. However, it was too expensive to get another set of Dura-Ace components on...
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Focus Paralane: Ultegra 12 Speed Crankset R8100
The final piece of the Focus Paralane Ultegra drivetrain modification, the Ultegra crankset! I wanted to transfer the Dura-Ace components from the Focus Paralane over to the Specialized Aethos, which...
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Ultegra R8100 C50 Wheelset
When the Dura-Ace 12 speed groupset was launched, the Ultegra 12 speed groupset was also launched at the same time. This provided components at two different price points to suit different segments of...
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Giant TCR Advanced Disc 2: Ultegra Wheelset Upgrade
After introducing the Ultegra C50 wheelset in the earlier post, it will now be installed onto the Giant TCR Advanced Disc 2 road bike. This bike comes stock with an aluminium wheelset, so changing it...
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C50 Wheelset Comparison: Dura-Ace R9270 vs Ultegra R8170
Having had the chance to have both the Dura-Ace C50 wheelset and the Ultegra C50 wheelset, it is now possible for me to do a comparison of these two wheelsets. From what I understand, there are many...
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Rubber Boot for Crank Arms
Time for a post on a random topic!For off-road bikes such as MTB, many of them use a rubber boot at the ends of the crank arms to protect them from rock strikes or other scratches. This is almost never...
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Quad Lock Mag Case and Wireless Charging Pad
During the Quad Lock Black Friday sale, I managed to get a whole collection of Quad Lock related accessories for the phone. For those who have not heard of it, Quad Lock makes a whole range of...
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