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After spending a year going back and forth between bikes with and without SRAM Transmission, Travis came to a realization. In today’s Dust-Up, he writes about why Transmission compatibility will be mandatory on his next bike purchase, why that worries him, and why he needed that asterisk.
The Nordest Bardino 3.5 is the brand’s enduro hardtail, built from double-butted 4130 and with a geometry meant for all-mountain exploits. The chassis is designed for a 160 mm travel fork, 27.5+ or 29 x 2.6″ wheels, and is now UDH compatible for SRAM Transmission. These new Bardino frames come in blue or black, but Nordest can custom paint any bike, and best of all, they’re on sale for €599. Check out the full scoop at Nordest.
The SRAM Bike Finder list of UDH-compatible road and gravel bikes seems to have grown when nobody was looking…
Thanks to all the small manufacturers who are making UDH hanger and we know how hard it is to keep up with the bike industry’s love of creating new standards. Wheels MFG just announced a new 404 UDH in a variety of colors that fits a broad array of bikes and they even made a Trek-specific UDH that requires a 30mm washer. Let’s check it out.
Robert Axle Project just announced a U.D.H. ($32), machined for an exact fit from 6061 aluminum. Modern drivetrains are precise and exacting and deserve to be mounted to a derailleur hanger of equally precise quality. The Robert Axle Project Universal Derailleur Hanger is made to the exact same geometry as the stock SRAM hanger ensuring a perfect fit to your bike and any drivetrain you’d like to mount to it.
Paragon Machine Works keeps the US framebuilding community rolling with parts ranging from head tubes, sliding dropouts, brake stops, and more, just announced an innovative new UDH/flat mount brake dropout design for titanium frames. The dropout is machined from 6/4 titanium and comes in either a fixed or eccentric dropout design, allowing for the rear wheel to be adjusted with a 0.5 or 1.0 mm offset bushing.
You don’t have to be a framebuilder to appreciate the work Paragon Machine Works puts in. In fact, they made our 1″ headset wrenches too!
