Ti CX for brevets?
02-22-17, 01:06 AM
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Ti CX for brevets?
Minus the lack of proper fender mounts, what do you think about a Ti CX bike like the Lynskey CX Pro for a disc-equipped brevet bike? I'm going to be doing a fair amount of riding in the rain, and some insane deals can be found on those Lynskey frames. Is it too aggressive for hundreds of km?
02-22-17, 06:37 AM
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I think you'd be happier with a bike that will take fenders.
02-22-17, 09:48 AM
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How do you feel about mounting fenders on a nice $3k bike with P-clamps? As bad as you might feel for a steel bike that gets wet, after a night getting splattered with water and other things from the road, you won't care too much about the titanium bike or the discs. @unterhausen is right.
02-22-17, 11:37 AM
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02-22-17, 11:41 AM
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Good point. I don't want to be the guy who duct tapes a trailer hitch to a Ferrari. 
How do you feel about mounting fenders on a nice $3k bike with P-clamps? As bad as you might feel for a steel bike that gets wet, after a night getting splattered with water and other things from the road, you won't care too much about the titanium bike or the discs. @unterhausen is right.
02-22-17, 11:44 AM
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Oh. And if I need to waste money on Ti and I can find one on their clearance auctions, the Urbano takes fenders + 35s.
Thanks, all!
Thanks, all!
02-22-17, 12:07 PM
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Ti bikes do make good rain bikes and scratches can be buffed out so P-clamps will be doing no long term harm.
Poor stopping power on the Paul Racers? Aren't those the Mafac Racer copies? I prefer the Mafacs as winter/rain/city front brakes for their reliable (and never unpredictable) stopping power. Yes, they do require a revolution or two of dry time but after that they stop (if all is set up correctly). I use regular Tektro levers with them and a hanger hung at the (1" threaded) headset.
The Mafacs were always known as a brake best for large hands (and levers with sufficient pull). Since the Pauls share the geometry, you might consider that. I have large (but not super strong) hands.
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Poor stopping power on the Paul Racers? Aren't those the Mafac Racer copies? I prefer the Mafacs as winter/rain/city front brakes for their reliable (and never unpredictable) stopping power. Yes, they do require a revolution or two of dry time but after that they stop (if all is set up correctly). I use regular Tektro levers with them and a hanger hung at the (1" threaded) headset.
The Mafacs were always known as a brake best for large hands (and levers with sufficient pull). Since the Pauls share the geometry, you might consider that. I have large (but not super strong) hands.
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02-22-17, 01:13 PM
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Thanks. I have small hands, but no smaller than the hundreds of thousands of women who have ridden rim brakes long distances in the past, so maybe I should just give that a go (though I'll keep the disc bike for the mid-winter slop). I can use the money I save to justify a new paint job for the Riv.
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