These go to eleven
10-11-13, 11:36 AM
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These go to eleven
Nigel: The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and...
Martin: Oh, I see. And most bikes go up to ten?
Nigel: Exactly.
Martin: Does that mean it's faster? Is it any faster?
Nigel: Well, it's one faster, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be riding at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your bike. Where can you go from there? Where?
Martin: I don't know.
Nigel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Martin: Put it up to eleven.
Nigel: Eleven. Exactly. One faster.
Martin: Why don't you just make ten faster and make ten be the top number and make that a little faster?
[Pause.]
Nigel: These go to eleven.
Martin: Oh, I see. And most bikes go up to ten?
Nigel: Exactly.
Martin: Does that mean it's faster? Is it any faster?
Nigel: Well, it's one faster, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be riding at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your bike. Where can you go from there? Where?
Martin: I don't know.
Nigel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Martin: Put it up to eleven.
Nigel: Eleven. Exactly. One faster.
Martin: Why don't you just make ten faster and make ten be the top number and make that a little faster?
[Pause.]
Nigel: These go to eleven.
10-11-13, 11:53 AM
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I'll wait for 12. I don't like the number 11, unless it has to do with The Doctor.
10-11-13, 12:36 PM
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The bike was in my possession for less than an hour when I took the picture. Dork disc and reflectors are gone. I would have also removed a bunch of spacers from the beneath the stem but my torque wrench doesn't go below 10 Nm (had I realized that, I would have done a bit more basic set up at the shop).
PS: I knew someone was going to say that!
PS: I knew someone was going to say that!
10-11-13, 12:39 PM
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The bike was in my possession for less than an hour when I took the picture. Dork disc and reflectors are gone. I would have also removed a bunch of spacers from the beneath the stem but my torque wrench doesn't go below 10 Nm (had I realized that, I would have done a bit more basic set up at the shop).
PS: I knew someone was going to say that!
PS: I knew someone was going to say that!
Just busting your balls....I figured it was new. Those gears are so clean, you could eat off of them...
10-11-13, 01:47 PM
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I thought the answer was 42.
10-11-13, 02:34 PM
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10-11-13, 02:42 PM
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I've decided to hold out until 13 speed. It's all a waiting game now.
I also heard from a top secret industry source that campy has already developed a 17 speed cassette in their labs.
I also heard from a top secret industry source that campy has already developed a 17 speed cassette in their labs.
10-11-13, 03:26 PM
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Sounds like prime numbers are the way to go.
10-11-13, 03:45 PM
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How do you like the Ultegra 6800? Word is that it's a big step up in shift quality from 6700.
10-11-13, 04:13 PM
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13 would be perfect. 11-23
10-11-13, 04:20 PM
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10-11-13, 05:23 PM
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And also getting the dork disk taken off the rear wheel!
10-11-13, 06:39 PM
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10-11-13, 09:32 PM
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Going to the 11 speed on the new bike had to do with hearing that the performance of the new Ultegra was a big jump up and I felt worth the price difference compared to getting a leftover 2013 model. If I ever decide to run an 11-32 cassette, then the extra cog may really come in handy; essentially the 10 speed 11-28 plus a 32 tooth cog thrown on the back.
10-11-13, 09:33 PM
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That's "you're", you pointless, unfunny little parody of a man.
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Actually I liked your Spinal Tap reference. Can you hear the sustain?
The value of 11-sp lies in that 32 tooth big cassette cog.... I likes me some granny on the really steep stuff....