And if you’re willing to buy used there’s probably some great deals on takeoffs. I sold the Dub X01 cranks from my bike for $150 after about 50 miles when I put a powermeter on it.
Are those a direct replacement for these:
I’m looking now to see if there’s a weight difference. Not as clear since the once I linked come as part of a set but are mentioned to be some sort of hollow technology.
Yes, they’ll both use the same bottom bracket and have the same chainline. The SL may be slightly lighter, but I can’t find good weights for both at the moment.
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check R2 bike, same weight afaik
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Different graphics, same weight and same dimensions.
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I have a recent Specialized Epic 8 Evo, I plan to change the fork to the Fox 34 SL 120mm eventually, but running the stock Performance Elite in the mean time.
Does anyone have issues with the Grip X damper on F34 being super noisy (i.e. the air sucking noise on rebound)? Suspension settings are dialed and seems to perform well but the bike is irritating to ride, especially in the chunk. Any ideas? Awaiting a reply from Fox…
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I wanted 165mm cranks for my epic evo 7 with a 52mm chainline. I gave up and got 170mm arms. My only high-end SRAM 165mm options seemed to be the 8-bolt XX1 arms that required new rings or the X01. I could only find both near retail price.
I’m local to Erik’s–their web portal does not update immediately, and is sometimes inaccurate regarding stock. So it’s likely that the bike you ordered was already being transferred to another local location for an in-person customer. Those Sworks FA models went pretty quick.
Picked up my epic with FA today. Watching a YouTube set up video, it mentions calibrating with an integrated pedal sensor. I don’t see that on my bike. Since it has an integrated power meter, Is the pedal sensor not necessary?
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If it’s a SRAM/Quarg PM, you are good. I found the pairing process a little quirky (I had to type in the serial number from what I recall), but maybe they have improved the setup since then.
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The newest generation of SRAM power meters should have a button to press for pairing. The older Quarq power meters require you pairing it in the app via the ANT+ ID.
On my X0 Transmission PM crankset, there’s a battery slide inside the spindle that comes out and has the button for pairing.
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I think that might just be the spindle-based PM’s. Mine is only about a year old and was the latest/greatest spider-based PM at the time (the style that takes the threaded rings). Maybe they have updated it since, not sure.
Could be. The bike came with a crank based cadence sensor that had a button and the spindle power meter has the button, so I assumed all the newer stuff had it. The pairing process is definitely easier with the button based components. For a while I ran my XX1 PM (2020ish product) that needed the ANT+ pairing and it was kind of a pain.
Yeah, that looks same as mine and I don’t think it has a pairing button (unless they added one). It’s not rocket science to pair it, I just remember the process being a little clunky and manual compare to the typical simple axs pairing process. For what it’s worth, I’ve been on that crank for a little over a year and love the threaded rings. I swap frequently and find it easier than dealing with chainring bolts (which I tended to destroy on a regular basis).
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I don’t see many on here mention the Cannondale Scalpel, just curious if anyone is riding the new version?
All seems to be functioning properly now, however the fork sensor has no disappeared from the app? I’ve removed battery, disconnected Bluetooth , hard close on the app.
It turns on and is properly running on auto or manual modes, but without accessing it in the app I can’t make adjustments. Online it says to resync everything, but that took long enough to get sorted it’s a last resort if anyone has any other suggestions
resync. In my experience, you won’t need to resync the powermeter and the rest of it can be done in under a minute and then the re-calibrate is another minute. You shouldn’t lose the settings or the powerzone ranges (if you even have those set yet).
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That’s a lot of batteries. Not shown are the ones on your fork & shock, as well as a HRM, GPS, and smartphone that you likely carry during each ride.
We need some sort of dynamo to power all of these things!! 
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Tons of batteries! Fortunately the only ones that have to get charged probably every 3-5 rides are the fork, shock, seat post, and derailleur. All 4 are the same battery and the bike comes with a 4-slot charger. Toss them on for an hour occasionally and good to go.
Most the other batteries, power meter, shifters, heart rate, etc., last a good 6+ months and are a cheap easy coin cell (as I’m sure you’re aware).
It’s definitely wild how many batteries come along for a bike ride on a non-e-bike nowadays, but if organized, it’s pretty much a non issue. I always keep a spare sram battery with me either on a seat bag storage, or on the epic, in the SWAT storage.
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