C&V Confessional
08-17-15, 08:35 AM
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I do it 'cuz I'm impatient. If I stop a project because I can't find a baggie of new 1/4" balls, I may never finish it. By the time I order them and they arrive, I will have forgotten what I wanted them for. Better scrounge up enough balls for the job and finish it now.
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08-17-15, 08:52 AM
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I have a friend in Toronto who has to deal with a few miles of urban traffic getting to and from his preferred ride routes. He has been known to carry a fairly large, slightly worn bolt in his jersey pocket. If a driver is particularly rude to him, if he is able to catch up to them at the next light, he will ride up, tap their window, show them the bolt, and tell the driver that he thinks it may have come from their car. How could they possibly be mad at him, while they end up spending a bunch of time trying to figure it out?
It reminds me of a show I used to love called Babylon 5. In one of the episodes the show's Captain/main protagonist tells the show's villain (at least the villain at that point) that he's fed him a very sophisticated tracking/monitoring device. Later, the Captain's security officer tells him he didn't think they had anything like that...to which the captain responds that's the beauty...because it doesn't exist, they're going to torture the heck out of him looking for it.
(Yes, I'm a complete nerd)
08-17-15, 08:59 AM
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That is absolutely brilliant! I LOVE IT!
It reminds me of a show I used to love called Babylon 5. In one of the episodes the show's Captain/main protagonist tells the show's villain (at least the villain at that point) that he's fed him a very sophisticated tracking/monitoring device. Later, the Captain's security officer tells him he didn't think they had anything like that...to which the captain responds that's the beauty...because it doesn't exist, they're going to torture the heck out of him looking for it.
(Yes, I'm a complete nerd)
It reminds me of a show I used to love called Babylon 5. In one of the episodes the show's Captain/main protagonist tells the show's villain (at least the villain at that point) that he's fed him a very sophisticated tracking/monitoring device. Later, the Captain's security officer tells him he didn't think they had anything like that...to which the captain responds that's the beauty...because it doesn't exist, they're going to torture the heck out of him looking for it.
(Yes, I'm a complete nerd)
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08-17-15, 09:23 AM
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Bikes are okay, I guess.
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What's already on the bike is good enough, parts and rider.
08-17-15, 09:35 AM
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I actually like the 7400 DA group on my Pinarello! Even so, I am tempted to trade for Campy (would have to acquire it) but can't decide which group.
I prefer SPD's to straps and clips.
I prefer SPD's to straps and clips.
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08-17-15, 09:35 AM
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I figured this thread would be pretty funny. (That's not a confession, just an expectation proven correct by the first couple of pages.)
Thanks for playing... looking forward to more.
Oh, and sometimes a newly-purchased, shiny replacement component will sit unused for weeks or months if the old beat-up part is still functioning correctly.
Thanks for playing... looking forward to more.
Oh, and sometimes a newly-purchased, shiny replacement component will sit unused for weeks or months if the old beat-up part is still functioning correctly.
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08-17-15, 10:03 AM
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I have used an all Mavic Vitus 979 with Matrix ISO C rims at L'Eroica California and Gaiole in 2015. This month I am rebuilding the wheels with new spokes, as the old ones are brittle and I have popped a few. So I am rebuilding the front wheel first, but something does not look right. It turns out I have a 28 hole front wheel, in violation of the 32 or 36 hole rule. So don't tell anyone, I'm going to use it anyway this October.
PS: Anyone need 33 291mm DT Revoultion spokes? This works for a front 32 hole Mavic 501, Matrix ISO C, 3x.
PS: Anyone need 33 291mm DT Revoultion spokes? This works for a front 32 hole Mavic 501, Matrix ISO C, 3x.
08-17-15, 02:56 PM
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I've often wondered about brifters - I've never used anything but DT shifters - and am casually searching for a brifter'd bike as we speak. A restomodded C&V steel frame would be ideal.
08-17-15, 03:07 PM
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of swearing you are doing.Also:
I'm not as fast as you think I am. Kinda goes both ways.
Pleasant surprise for you, or pleasant surprise for me....ha ha.
08-17-15, 03:11 PM
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I have documents showing that brifters were invented by a Schwinn engineer in 1972. I may make copies available (for a modest fee) for forward thinking L'Eroica attendees.
08-17-15, 03:18 PM
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I just got brifters on a brand new bike (at least it's steel and has braze ons for dt shifters if I want) and I LOVE them. Never had them or used them before. They're fun.
08-17-15, 03:36 PM
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There are a lot of victory haters.
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08-17-15, 03:51 PM
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I have a friend in Toronto who has to deal with a few miles of urban traffic getting to and from his preferred ride routes. He has been known to carry a fairly large, slightly worn bolt in his jersey pocket. If a driver is particularly rude to him, if he is able to catch up to them at the next light, he will ride up, tap their window, show them the bolt, and tell the driver that he thinks it may have come from their car. How could they possibly be mad at him, while they end up spending a bunch of time trying to figure it out?
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08-17-15, 03:53 PM
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Oh, and for the confessional. I have 1978 Eisentraut, a 1982-ish Ron Cooper and a 1986 De Rosa. They have Campy 10-speed, brifters and all. And I'd do it again.
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08-17-15, 03:55 PM
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I have just fitted c*rbon f*bre (there - I've said it, sorry!) forks, handlebars, stems and seat posts on the last two bikes I built. A SAB hybrid town bike I use in my work as a Cycling Instructor and a 2009 aluminium Raleigh road frame I was given. I also put brifters and Sh*mano gears on the Raleigh. What's worse - I like them.
08-17-15, 04:13 PM
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Are there people who don't like the looks of Victory? I've also found found it to be a very smooth shifting derailleur, much better than Nuovo Record.
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08-17-15, 04:16 PM
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Try as I might, I just cannot learn to like foot retention.
(In my defense, I've had more crashes by not being able to release than from having my foot slip off the pedal.)
(In my defense, I've had more crashes by not being able to release than from having my foot slip off the pedal.)
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08-17-15, 05:52 PM
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Speaking of the seven deadlies.....
Wrath. I'm mad that they mispelled Wraith.
Greed. N+1
Sloth. I don't build flippers as well as I should.
Pride. Humbly so.
Envy. Norskagent knows better than to leave the key under the mat.
Gluttony. Every Ironman ever made.
Lust. We won't go there. L'Ombrites know about my Joan Jett thing.
Wrath. I'm mad that they mispelled Wraith.
Greed. N+1
Sloth. I don't build flippers as well as I should.
Pride. Humbly so.
Envy. Norskagent knows better than to leave the key under the mat.
Gluttony. Every Ironman ever made.
Lust. We won't go there. L'Ombrites know about my Joan Jett thing.
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08-17-15, 05:56 PM
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If I can only have one and I live in the greater Chicagoland area, it would be fixed.
08-17-15, 06:07 PM
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I like my C-Record.
I sometimes use Performance bar tape, bottles, and bottle cages.
I wear briefs under my lycra shorts.
I ride alone. (Because I ride during the day when everyone else is working.)
I get slower every year.
I bought two Specialized bikes before I knew I shouldn't.
I once bought two bikes for a total of 2-grand on ebay in one week and never worried about getting gypped or stiffed. (Both came through fine.)
I sometimes use Performance bar tape, bottles, and bottle cages.
I wear briefs under my lycra shorts.
I ride alone. (Because I ride during the day when everyone else is working.)
I get slower every year.
I bought two Specialized bikes before I knew I shouldn't.
I once bought two bikes for a total of 2-grand on ebay in one week and never worried about getting gypped or stiffed. (Both came through fine.)
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My C&V Bikes:
1972 Bottecchia Professional, 1972 Legnano Olympiade Record,
1982 Colnago Super, 1987 Bottecchia Team C-Record,
1988 Pinarello Montello, 1990 Masi Nuova Strada Super Record,
1995 Bianchi Campione d'Italia, 1995 DeBernardi Thron
My C&V Bikes:
1972 Bottecchia Professional, 1972 Legnano Olympiade Record,
1982 Colnago Super, 1987 Bottecchia Team C-Record,
1988 Pinarello Montello, 1990 Masi Nuova Strada Super Record,
1995 Bianchi Campione d'Italia, 1995 DeBernardi Thron