Minimum thread engagement stated by SRAM is 5 to 7mm; couldn’t find Shimano as quickly. Our slider is 17.5mm thick. So minimum bolt length is 24mm (washer compensation), up to a max of probably around 30mm before you would bottom out on the inside of the caliper and not be able to tighten it down.
We have seen TD4 built with Fleecer Ridge, but we haven’t built any in-house to verify how much clearance remains. It will no doubt be tight, so I would consider that a size that I would ride in dry conditions, not muddy conditions. 2.1″ is much safer.
Hi Mark.
Yes it is compatible with smart trainers. We haven’t personally used one this way but customers do.
-SF
Hi Colby,
Setting the slider / wheel position is very easy. Your caliper method would be effective and also precise (when measuring from the front of the slider, but what I do and have always done is simply set one slider where I want it and leave the other slider loose, then center the tire between the two chainstays using the play in the non-torqued slider. When the wheel is where I want it I torque the other slider to spec and lock in my desired tire position. There is no functional need to be ultra precise with this measurement, the bike will track and ride perfectly straight even if you are slightly non-centered in either direction – we tested this extensively far before the bikes were ever put into production.
Set screws are mostly there for dialing in chain tension (or previously also belt tension), but they can be used to help micro adjust slider position. In theory they could provide some anti-slip if your sliders aren’t fully torqued, but many people don’t even run the set screws and have no issues with dropouts slipping if they are properly torqued. Do be sure to keep those set screws greased when in the frame so that corrosion doesn’t go to work on them.
-Stephen
You may run wide cranks from Sram or Shimano on Flaanimal, but they are not required and the frame wasn’t designed around them, so we prefer not to, as it adds to the chain line unnecessarily.
They aren’t included with every frame because modern Shimano derailleurs have the stop built in, and so many builds are 1x. They look like this:
Which little bit in the bag of parts is the FRONT CABLE STOP?
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Thanks for the TD4 pre-order!
We use machine cut 3M vinyl for some custom shaped protection that we put on some frames by request. There are also some basic frame protection kits that are on the market that can be found via google. TD4 is so new that custom kits from 3rd parties aren’t available yet but they probably will be later in the year. If you’d like us to add protection to some key areas of your frame, just email greg@rodeo-labs.com and he can help you out.
