The right Crit bike?
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https://sprinterdellacasa.blogspot.co...for-crits.html
From a post here.
Get a proper fit stem, clipless pedals, well tensioned wheels (original wheels probably won't be well tension-able), and fresh rubber.
You should be fine like that.
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Those Van Dessels do look pretty cool but no dealers in the area.
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I've seen a guy ride the Dominguez crit on a single speed. It hurt him in the sprint, but in CAT5, you shouldn't care a whole bunch about the sprint anyhow. Stick in in the 13 or 14 cog and see what you have in your legs.
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The best idea so far is the bar-end shifter. I assume that DA 9 speed or 10 speed bar ends can work with freewheels in friction mode. If so, go that way. A used set are in the $50 range. Race the piss out of the 800 until you get enough experience at speed in a pack to know what you want and if you're willing to pay for it. You've already got the "good bike". You just need to convince yourself to race it.
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Cav's race bike is somewhere around 16 pounds so for us slow pokes we shouldn't focus on weight as much as we do. My race bike with the zipps on it isn't much lighter.
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If the frame fits it'll be fine. Again, put the bar end on the right side. Done.
Although I have Ergo levers on that (first gen), I actually have the bar end shifter body in the bar (scraped from some crashes), else the bars would have been too short on the drops.
Although I have Ergo levers on that (first gen), I actually have the bar end shifter body in the bar (scraped from some crashes), else the bars would have been too short on the drops.
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Huh.. Never thought of the bar end shifter idea.
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bonus: this year's allez comes with the tarmac fork.
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Yea, sorry I was really replying to you.
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I'm sure I'll get **** from everyone, but I will never ride a Specialized again. Even though my experience was with a BMX frame years ago, they left a bad taste in my mouth that I just can't seem to get rid of.
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Everyone has their own personal experiences. No one should hold you against something like that.
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I would buy a new race bike to have a sweet rig to train on. You'll be logging quite a few miles this season so why not get a new bike with this decades shifters. Not that they will make you win but they will make the journey much more enjoyable. And, yes, I have a bike with bar end shifters
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