Santa Cruz Chameleon #Chameleonclub

jaime said:
@mtnbikej @Cyclotourist @Faust29 sorry guys but my squishy addiction is here to stay forever and I downloaded/posted this pic just to make you guys wonder about my absence on the forum ! sorry my friends !! :thumbsup:
Edit : when I got back to the website and read the alerts I was LOL amd wifey is like "are you all right?" :Roflmao
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My faith in humanity is restored!

I was getting this close to selling my Tracer and ordering my Chameleon, assuming it would soon be mandatory.:confused: Kinda like the "No Derailment Thread."

Welcome back @jaime :thumbsup::cool:
 
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Cyclotourist said:
Thanks. I have a Revelate Jerrycan right now for tools. Works fine, but I don't have a tube in it. I like that this is a little larger, and tucks away inside the triangle instead of on top.
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Its not overly big (doesn't interfere with access to 1 liter water bottle). For me, its not quite big enough. Right now it has - crankbros hand pump, multitool, spare set of contact lenses, selection of band aids/first aid stuff, Clif bar, small tube of superglue and tubeless repair kit. Ideally I'd like something that would also fit a tube as well. I could probably squish one in, but then it'd make stuff hard to get out. I like to carry a lot of stuff with me...
I don't see this particular one on ebay right now, but there's something similar for $2.19 inc airmail from Taiwan.
 
Some ideas for your club logo:

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Andy said:
Its not overly big (doesn't interfere with access to 1 liter water bottle). For me, its not quite big enough. Right now it has - crankbros hand pump, multitool, spare set of contact lenses, selection of band aids/first aid stuff, Clif bar, small tube of superglue and tubeless repair kit. Ideally I'd like something that would also fit a tube as well. I could probably squish one in, but then it'd make stuff hard to get out. I like to carry a lot of stuff with me...
I don't see this particular one on ebay right now, but there's something similar for $2.19 inc airmail from Taiwan.
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Thanks, I went ahead and bought one. For that price, it's worth trying! I won't carry what you do, just a multitool, CO2, and a tube. So sounds like fit won't be a problem.

Cornholio said:
Some ideas for your club logo:

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I say the third one... it's those colors that pop!
 
Andy said:
S&H was $4.99. Item was $6. Hardly twice the price of the item...
One-up Chainguide might be a better value at $25. But $10.99 for some purple bling isn't gonna break the bank...
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You're right, once I selected US shipping, the price was 10.99. It is weird that it costs another 6 US dollars for an item to be shipped to a Canadian address when the item is produced there.
 
Derek13 said:
Carbon wheels on our lizards? Contemplating buying new wheel set for my Chameleon or possibly new frame with some squish. Input on quality carbon wheels is appreciated. Thanks
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I know a lot of people love their carbon wheels. Me Personally, I tried them was meh. I can build up a set of aluminum wheels for a fraction of the cost of carbon. Close to the same weight.

I’m also not very hard on wheels. I break a lot of parts....wheels are the exception.

Plus in the ever changing standards in Mtn biking....i'd hate to be stuck with a high priced set of wheels that don’t work on my new frame.
 
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Derek13 said:
Carbon wheels on our lizards? Contemplating buying new wheel set for my Chameleon or possibly new frame with some squish. Input on quality carbon wheels is appreciated. Thanks
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It sounds like you aren't sure what you want... I know the feeling. :D

As far as wheels, wouldn't carbon make the Chameleon even stiffer and less forgiving? Sort of the opposite result of buying a squishy frame.
 
Derek13 said:
Carbon wheels on our lizards? Contemplating buying new wheel set for my Chameleon or possibly new frame with some squish. Input on quality carbon wheels is appreciated. Thanks
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I’m about to put carbon wheels on my Chameleon. I’ll be posting how I feel about that soon. In the past I had carbon wheels on my Hightower and loved them. A good carbon wheel should provide better lateral stiffness resulting in faster cornering and the other obvious advantages of less rotational weight. It shouldn’t make your ride rough though. If it does, it’s probably cheap carbon. I’ve heard this from a lot of knock off Chinese eBay wheels.

So far I’ve really liked Reynolds Enduro Carbon wheels, ENVE’s and SC Reserves which I am putting on my Chameleon shortly.

I hope I like them as much on this bike :)
 
Riding with stock 29in wheels and want to try 27.5+ without breaking the bank. Any suggestions on a way to just try some from somewhere? Rent-a-wheel... HAHA. I've thought about buying a cheap used set with intentions of riding for short time and then selling again without losing too much. Thanks
 
Derek13 said:
Riding with stock 29in wheels and want to try 27.5+ without breaking the bank. Any suggestions on a way to just try some from somewhere? Rent-a-wheel... HAHA. I've thought about buying a cheap used set with intentions of riding for short time and then selling again without losing too much. Thanks
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You could try mine if you make it out to the Black Star equinox ride.

Having two wheel sets is the best of both worlds...
 
Derek13 said:
Riding with stock 29in wheels and want to try 27.5+ without breaking the bank. Any suggestions on a way to just try some from somewhere? Rent-a-wheel... HAHA. I've thought about buying a cheap used set with intentions of riding for short time and then selling again without losing too much. Thanks
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Here you go for cheep wheelsets. Boost set with inner diameter 35mm.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/WTB-Asymme...253250756169?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10

For carbon with DTSwiss 350 hubs.
http://www.acebike.com/mountain-bic...gh-end-350m-mountain-bike-mtb-carbon-wheelset
 
Having two wheel sets is the best of both worlds...[/QUOTE]
That leads to a discussion I bet has been beat to death; what are the good/bad scenarios for both sizes? I'm so new to MTB and my Chameleon that I just want to feel any difference between the two. Maybe I'd like one or the other. Thank you so much @Faust29 for the offer. I'll talk to you as the ride gets closer. Looking forward to it.
 
I see a lot of used 27.5 wheelsets on Craigslist. I bought a R+ Chameleon, thinking that a 29er wheelset would be easy/cheap to find. Just the opposite. Lots of 27.5 take off and used wheelsets in Boost size, but not many 29ers.
Anyway, I like the feel of the 27.5 more than the 29er, but appreciate the weight reduction of the 29er overall as well as rotational mass. But those 27.5 plus tires hook up like something crazy and give an awesome cush ride. I can't say one is objectively better, they're just different.
 
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