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Advice on installing rubber cable guides in Flaanimal frame
Any advice from your bike builders on getting the rubber cable guides into the frame? These little buggers seem to fit very tightly! (A video would be super cool!).
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A small flathead screwdriver helps tremendously with seating those in place.
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Does the listed chain stay length of 425 represent the mid-position of the sliding dropouts?
On the 5.0 the chainstay length is listed as 425. Can you clarify what the full range with the siding dropouts is? Thanks
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415-445mm on 5.0.
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2020 Specialized Epic Compatibility
I have a 2020 Specialized Epic HT (Boost frame) that I’m wanting to turn into a flat bar gravel bike, and was wondering if the Spork 1.2 would be compatible with the frame.
Thank you
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Flananimal vs Trail Donkey
What are the differences (and applications) between the Flananimal and the Trail Donkey?
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The Traildonkey is a carbon fiber frameset. It is lighter than the Flaanimal, and perhaps a bit more racey.
The Flaanimal is similar in geometry to the TD but is heavier due to steel main construction. The Flaanimal does offer more tire clearance and better native singlespeed compatibility due to the sliding dropouts.
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Spork 1.2 Color
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The Spork 1.2 says the matte 3k carbon finish is only available to builders, but that is the only option available in the drop-down when selecting color. Is that the only color available? Can anyone purchase that fork?
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Those product names were a bit confusing. I just corrected them. Standard 3k carbon is available to anyone. RTP is builder only.
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Frame Protection?
I have a Flaanimal 5.0 frame on order and wanted to buy frame protection kit ahead of time to apply before I build the bike up. I was looking at one of the Gravel/Road Kits from RideWrap but wasn’t sure whether to choose matte to gloss finish to best match the naked finish with decals. Which do you suggest?
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Matte would definitely match best.
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Cable Routing on Trail Donkey 2.1
Hi, I am finally building a Trail Donkey 2.1 that I purchased from you back in December. The build uses 105 hydraulic brakes and 1×11 mechanical shifting. I am working on the cable routing, and I think I see that most of your TDs have the shifter cable and brake line run from the right shifter around the head tube to the left side of the frame. The issue is that all of the images have the crank side facing the camera (as proper) and I can’t see where the cables go. So, when routing the shifter cable and the brake cable from the right shifter, which goes through which of the holes on the rider’s-left side of the frame? If one of them goes through the top hole where does it go next—through the top tube or down tube?
As an aside, can the brake and shifter be routed through the lower hole on the left side of the TD frame like you do with the Flaanimal?
I hope I’m not missing something obvious. Anyways, thanks for your help.
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The rear brake line and front derailleur shifter line typically enter on the two drive side ports.
The rear shift line enters through the lower non drive side port.All lines run through the down tube towards the BB.
The rear shift line and rear brake line enter the chainstays and seat through small internal holes and exit ports further along the chain stays before entering the brake caliper or rear derailleur.
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RED pine trail donkey frame available
iam looking to buy a trail donkey red pine frameset size 52 and in the website is sold-out its any possibility to get one even if its has to wait more.
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We will have a July batch of Donkeys coming and there are 52cm Red Pine available in that batch, we just don’t have it listed on the website. If you would like you can email isaac@rodeo-labs.mom and he can help you make a reservation manually.
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Retrofitting Santana Tandem
I’ve a Santana tandem with rim front fork and want disc fork
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49cm height rec missing
Hello! I am looking at the Flaanimal 5.0 bike. I see the recommended heights for everything but the 49cm. I am 5’5” with 30 in inseam and shorter torso and reach. I am not an aggressive rider, preferring distance to speed on gravel. I sit up more like a tourer or an endurance rider. I am older too—just shy of 50. I am on the border between sizes and wanted to know your recommendations. Thanks in advance.
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Hi Tara,
By our size chart you fit exactly in the sweet spot of the 52cm.For a more endurance / upright fit I would recommend leaving 4cm of spacers under your stem to allow for adjusting your cockpit height.
Frame size Rider height
52 cm 5’4”-5’6”
54 cm 5’6”-5’9”
56 cm 5’9”-6’0”
58 cm 6’0”-6’2”
61 cm 6’1”-6’4”Thanks!
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