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02-08-14, 07:19 PM
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Just finished rebuilding this to fit my wife, she has 40cm bars and cross brakes and platform pedals and likes to sit more upright on the bike
02-08-14, 07:40 PM
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02-08-14, 07:42 PM
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02-08-14, 07:50 PM
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Thats the day I pulled it out of the box. 14" of snow and -5. I tried to ride it around the shop. Potential is going to have to be good enough. Only change I'm doing is the seat and seatpost position.
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02-08-14, 07:58 PM
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It has 9000 brakes, FD and compact cranks, RD and shifters are 7900, the wheelsets she uses are RZR's and the C35's for wet days
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02-09-14, 03:43 AM
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02-09-14, 07:00 AM
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Nice bike for your wife, certainly much nicer than my wife's bike, and not to be rude, but not hot for the purposes of this thread.
02-09-14, 07:55 AM
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Kleng.....dura ace 7900 shifter with 9000 front derailleur......please tell us more. How is it working out? Does it improve shifting? Any modifications needed?
02-09-14, 08:17 AM
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02-09-14, 11:29 AM
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Theres many other bike that are considered hot that have more demerits than this one.
I gave him a break on those 2 cause its his wifes bike.
When a members wifes bike in nicer than mine, I have no other choice but to give it a hot.
02-09-14, 12:10 PM
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Other than the pedals, & the cross brakes, I dont see any other flaws IMO.
Theres many other bike that are considered hot that have more demerits than this one.
I gave him a break on those 2 cause its his wifes bike.
When a members wifes bike in nicer than mine, I have no other choice but to give it a hot.
Theres many other bike that are considered hot that have more demerits than this one.
I gave him a break on those 2 cause its his wifes bike.
When a members wifes bike in nicer than mine, I have no other choice but to give it a hot.
02-09-14, 01:44 PM
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02-09-14, 01:47 PM
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Uh...What's wrong with cross brakes? Is it a silly, artificial aesthetic issue?
02-09-14, 01:53 PM
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There's nothing wrong with cross brakes, on a cross bike or cross ride. But, they're not hot on a road racing bike. Nor is a stack of spacers, a stem flipped positive or platform pedals.
Not hot.
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02-09-14, 01:55 PM
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It would get lot's of love in the C&V community. But, within this thread, not hot.
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02-09-14, 01:56 PM
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02-09-14, 01:57 PM
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Hot...the only thing I'd nix is the T-Mobile branding...(Just noticed the platforms....eek!!!! lol)
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02-09-14, 01:57 PM
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I used them for all of 1 week/3 days before I was comfortable enough with the brifters when I was a noob coming off a MTB.
They're there for a sense of confidence, when commuting,or in traffic.
I installed a pair for my uncle whos coiming off a hybrid, its more familiar feeling.
02-09-14, 01:59 PM
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They become sort of "novelty" really quick.
I used them for all of 1 week/3 days before I was comfortable enough with the brifters when I was a noob coming off a MTB.
They're there for a sense of confidence, when commuting,or in traffic.
I installed a pair for my uncle whos coiming off a hybrid, its more familiar feeling.
I used them for all of 1 week/3 days before I was comfortable enough with the brifters when I was a noob coming off a MTB.
They're there for a sense of confidence, when commuting,or in traffic.
I installed a pair for my uncle whos coiming off a hybrid, its more familiar feeling.
02-09-14, 02:00 PM
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02-09-14, 02:20 PM
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Some love the cross brakes, for me they don't get much love on my bikes
They're great when I take my CXer to the trails, & it gets really twisty, tight, & technical.
Some people have a hard time dialing them in to get the right modulation, I can tune them to be as powerful as my brifters.
Thats where my MTB skills come it handy.
02-09-14, 02:27 PM
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Basically extract the equipment specific from the above and you have a good starting point.
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