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BOTM: The New U.P. - Feeling blue? - part 3

Andy Kessler - 22-Sep-2017
In my last Blog for this BOTM (Bike Of The Month) I promised that by 25th of September we will have our last Blog and in the same time our NEW U.P. frames in stock in our warehouses in USA, Europe and Asia.

Once again the bottle neck is me and not our logistics as the frames are about to arrive which is good news. But I will catch up and be in time Monday with blog number 4 and not even my 8am Monday morning dentist appointment (yes I will loose the last part of my wisdom teeth) will stop me this time.....

Before we go into the detailed specifications of that blue beauty we show you some detail shots of our first NEW U.P. build:

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BOTM: The New U.P. - Feeling blue? - Part 4

BOTM: The New U.P. - Feeling blue? - Part 1

Stuff your sorries in a sock!

What you should know about Cranks & Bottom Brackets

Lack-of-Judgement Day

After the show is before the show

Calculating your single chainring (1x) gears

Comments & Questions

OPEN
Beautiful bike Andy, well done. What's the weight?
Post #1 of 22. Posted by Joey Brown on 22-Sep-2017 10:36:20 GMT in reply to blog [0<--7080]
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OPEN
Hi Joey, just a bit more patience will be in our next BOTM blog
Post #12 of 22. Posted by Andy Kessler on 25-Sep-2017 04:52:43 GMT in reply to post #1 [7080<--7094]
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OPEN
Jesus H. Christ that's hot! What size tires/wheels are you running?
Post #2 of 22. Posted by Alex M on 22-Sep-2017 11:33:38 GMT in reply to blog [0<--7081]
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Hi Alexandre, thats a DT Swiss XRC 1200 wheel with a Compass Switchhback 650x48 tire
Post #13 of 22. Posted by Andy Kessler on 25-Sep-2017 04:54:14 GMT in reply to post #2 [7081<--7095]
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Hi Andy - how did you get the XRC's working with U-Turn? My LBS is saying they're having a hard time with 12mm on those. Thanks! Jeff
Post #18 of 22. Posted by Jeff on 17-Oct-2017 19:20:00 GMT in reply to post #13 [7095<--7131]
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Hi Jeff, there is a solution but it is not showing on any website. Let me find out the article number from DT and I get back to you
Post #19 of 22. Posted by Andy Kessler on 18-Oct-2017 03:55:50 GMT in reply to post #18 [7131<--7132]
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Hi Jeff, this should work HWGXXX00S7000S
Post #20 of 22. Posted by Andy Kessler on 18-Oct-2017 11:49:54 GMT in reply to post #18 [7131<--7133]
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Thanks, Andy - that's what I thought & they said it wouldn't work with the XRC... time to go back. Those wheels are sharp!! Thanks, Jeff
Post #21 of 22. Posted by Jeff Meyer on 18-Oct-2017 13:54:39 GMT in reply to post #20 [7133<--7134]
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OPEN
Gorgeous work! The money shot is the last photo in the sequence(the full bike). This and my One+ could eliminate 4 bikes out of my bike fleet. More can be less.
Post #3 of 22. Posted by Russell on 22-Sep-2017 13:18:09 GMT in reply to blog [0<--7083]
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Hi Russel, in fact thats really the case... I have some bikes that feel pretty lonely those days...
Post #14 of 22. Posted by Andy Kessler on 25-Sep-2017 04:55:16 GMT in reply to post #3 [7083<--7096]
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Beautiful Gerard. Order already placed. Keep on innovating!
Post #4 of 22. Posted by mark clark on 22-Sep-2017 14:21:12 GMT in reply to blog [0<--7084]
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Timely post! I just built up my UPPER with the same
ec90 cranks as your BOM. Curious what you used for spacers on the NDS/DS to get recommended chainline. I just kind of guessed based on the previous guide you posed on sram bb30 cranks.
Post #5 of 22. Posted by Mike on 22-Sep-2017 15:41:09 GMT in reply to blog [0<--7085]
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Hi Mike, I used 2x 1mm spacer on the drive side and 1x 1mm on the non drive side
Post #17 of 22. Posted by Andy Kessler on 25-Sep-2017 05:01:26 GMT in reply to post #5 [7085<--7099]
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OPEN
?? - eye candy!
Post #6 of 22. Posted by Ed H on 22-Sep-2017 16:20:17 GMT in reply to blog [0<--7086]
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OPEN
Eye Andy..
Post #7 of 22. Posted by Youpmelone on 22-Sep-2017 17:16:02 GMT in reply to post #6 [7086<--7087]
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OPEN
Beauty!!! Is that the Easton crank with a power meter?
Post #8 of 22. Posted by Clint on 22-Sep-2017 17:54:22 GMT in reply to blog [0<--7089]
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Doesn't appear to have the power meter spindle but that's easily added.
Post #9 of 22. Posted by Joey Brown on 23-Sep-2017 00:26:59 GMT in reply to post #8 [7089<--7090]
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Hi Clint, no without but you can get the same crank obviously with Powermeter spindle
Post #15 of 22. Posted by Andy Kessler on 25-Sep-2017 04:56:24 GMT in reply to post #8 [7089<--7097]
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Beautiful bike! Di2 XTR and I'm assuming DA levers/shifters. Are those tires tubeless?
Post #10 of 22. Posted by Mark Spencer on 23-Sep-2017 11:52:02 GMT in reply to blog [0<--7091]
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Hi Mark, I actually started tubeless but as they are the lightweight version was adding tubes as they did not hold the air as good as the heavier version
Post #16 of 22. Posted by Andy Kessler on 25-Sep-2017 04:57:27 GMT in reply to post #10 [7091<--7098]
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I have the same tire setup on my N UP, and was also not able to set them up tubeless unfortunately on my Unaas rims. What kind of tubes are you running?
Post #22 of 22. Posted by Andreas on 23-Oct-2017 08:59:41 GMT in reply to post #16 [7098<--7151]
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