Zerode Katipo with Pinion + Gates Belt Drive Review.4 snapped carbon, leaky rims and great warranty!

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Check out Will's fourth part of the Zerode Katipo with Pinion + Gates Belt Drive Review. This video delves into some issues with the bike and even a snapped frame from a crash.
There are less than 3 days left to win this weapon that Will absolutely loved and I can see why: though I've never ridden the Zerode I'm a big fan of the nearly zero maintenance Pinion (I'm offering a Smartshift upgrade option to the winner) and Gates Carbon Drive system which also gives the bike great weight distribution and light suspension action. The geometry looks solid on paper and I can vouch for the details and finish quality from seeing these around and getting feedback from followers.
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I bought this bike for Will to test while he was on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to New Zealand. Will has been racing downhill since the early 2000s and is currently one of the fastest UK enduro racers in the Master's category.
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Комментарии : 14

@t1mh0pe 3 месяца назад

Agreed about Stan's, the bead of my tyres was dragging the tape across the rim interior. Refitted it a bunch of times, but the issue persisted. Now I'm using DT Swiss with no problems.

@Coolcmsc 4 месяца назад

Am I correct in saying that there’s a more ‘normal’ shifter available now? EDIT: Oh, just got to the hit where there’s an electronic shift with the newer box.

@The.JZA. 2 месяца назад

On the Loam Wolf review they also broke a chainstay so maybe it wasn't a fluke and is actually a bit of a flaw with this frame? Too flexible in the rear which allows it to contact the crank?

@rewind9536 4 месяца назад

5 week main pivot bearing life. Nope.

@alexgordon8277 4 месяца назад

that's common with all "standard" bearing designs. They typically have enduro llu bearings and a dust cap. only designs that can be re-greased with a grease gun will survive longer like Santa Cruz (at least the lower link) and Deviate. I'm not sure about designs that use o-rings like RAAW bikes. But the little rubber shields I had on the 2016 stumpy never provided any additional benefit.

@rewind9536 4 месяца назад

@@alexgordon8277 Yes. Sadly very common. Could be solved with bigger bearings of better quality. NTN and SKF is better than Enduro, according to Hambini. Bearings like Chris King bearings with injected grease doesn’t help when you actually need to replace the it because the balls and the trace is deformed or jagged.

@alexgordon8277 4 месяца назад

@@rewind9536 with the bikes that I've had corrosion was always the issue. never had any issue with a bearing that was clean and well lubricated. And regarding brearing quality: the quality will be noticeable in industrial applications where high rpms and millions of revolutions are common. With frame brearings it's only a couple of degrees rotation angles with very slow angle velocity. In terms of tribology it's a competelty different scenario. The skf solid oil brearings could be a solution, but the are not available in the "max" configurations so the load capacity is around 30% less for the same size. Also very expensive.