11–20 of 43 posts
Please consider removing the animation effect from the text. If it’s very important to you, maybe use a fade-in for the full paragraph?
While cute, the effects force the viewer to wait which is not a pleasant experience.
Some additional common parts you might consider adding:
- Rear wheel hub (cassette compatibility) and front wheel hub
- Bottom bracket (crankset compatibility)
- Axles (quick release and threaded)
- Star nut (what the top cap is generally bolted to)
And some minutia you may want to add:
- Many rear derailleurs nowadays come with a simple on/off clutch that adds extra rotational resistance to the cage arm. That helps keep it from pivoting during rougher riding and in turn helps limit "chain slap" against the frame.
- The handlebar stem is one of the most, if not the most, critical components on a bike in terms of safety. You tighten the top cap just enough to pull all of the headset components flush against each other, but the stem bolts are what actually lock the handlebars to the fork. Just something I always emphasize because I've seen too many people try to wrench the top bolt within an inch of its life, barely tighten the stem bolts, and then almost hurt themselves when their bars rotate and/or twist while riding.
The infernal suspension forks on 3 out of 4 of the bikes in my garage would beg to differ, both in upfront cost and ongoing maintenance.
Similar to you, I worked in bike shops for years before getting into web development, so naturally some of my first toy-projects were an attempt to combine what I was learning with what I knew about bikes -- for example, a diagnostic tool based on the sound your bike is making (http://nathan.codes/showcase/#bikegnosis). It will be imperfect, just like your bike, but it will be totally your own!
The Bicyclopedia seems to think that the frame is the most expensive part of the bicycle. The infernal suspension forks on 3 out of 4 of the bikes in my garage would beg to differ, both in upfront cost and ongoing maintenance.
Also - my suspension fork is 20 years old, has never had maintenance and is working fine. What do you do to yours? :)
(Or maybe my fork is NOT fine and I just don’t know it…)
When I first landed on this page I didn't see any call to action so I left. Adding animation or a label to the button might help.