[NMCycling] ISO 120mm 29er fork + repair testers wanted.

[hawke morgan]

Dear-bike-racers:

First of all I am looking for a 29er fork with about 120mm travel.  A very long steerer, a remote lockout, and 15X100 spacing would be pluses but I can work without, if I can find a decent deal.  

Those of you who know me will know that I am constantly working with repairs and modifications of my cycling equipment, and have been for 30 years.  I recently ordered some urethane adhesive for a few repair projects of my own.  The resin is clear and dries flexible.  It dries harder than tire rubber but softer than skateboard wheels.  

I am looking for people who might want to be testers for some repairs I am working on with this resin.  I am offering repairs for a nominal fee in return for some feedback on how it works for you.  These are some things I would like to work with and the prices, which will definitely go up if get the process more dialed.  
 
Resole the pedal attachment area of MTB shoes.  I have several weeks of cylocross on my repaired Sidi Dominators and they seem to be holding up pretty well.  $20
Fix tubular tires where the valve stem has partially or fully separated from the tube.  I could do inner tubes too, if you have a weird size that is hard to find, or an expensive latex tube.  $10  
Fix large but not huge tears in tubeless tires.  Lets say up to about 3/8in.  Something that is too big to fix with a plug.  
$10-20.

Also I am still doing some carbon repair work.  I think I kind of specialize in tricky bits like bottom brackets and dropouts, but can do normal (easier) mid tube repairs too.  I have been working with using some plastic sheets over the carbon which lets it come out glossy and reasonably smooth without sanding and clear coating.  

Finally, I built a little shim last fall that goes on to a Shimano GRX rear derailleur that makes it shift with Campagnolo 11s Ergopower shifters.  I have Shimano GRX rear derailleurs on my MTB and CX bikes.  I have Shimano 105 (road) shifters on my MTB and the Campy's on the CX bike, and I really think that Campy's shift the GRX derailleur better than the native Shimano.  I think this is because Campy shifters overshift slightly while downshifting (that is going into larger cassette cogs) where the Shimano's go to the index point and stop.  (This is just a theory.)  I have had the GRX shifting a 12-46 cassette and a E'Thirteen 9-42, which gives you way more range than Campy road stuff.  (Yes, yes, I know Campy has their own gravel set now (Exar), but it is 13s only and ridiculously expensive)  Anyway if you are fan of the Campy lever feel and mechanism over SRAM or Shimano, (like me) let me know and I will build you another prototype shim for $40 again in return for your feedback.     

Happy new year,  

Hawke Morgan
Round About Co.
(505) 259-6885
yourstruly at fastmail.com