Originally Posted by
lhbernhardt
With the crispness of fall pervading the early morning commutes, it's time to reconfigure the Rodriguez ss/fixie to its winter setup. Off come the carbon seatpost with attached San Marco Regal saddle, on goes the Easton aluminum post with the Nashbar "Vintage" Regal knockoff saddle, expendable for those times when I crash on black ice.
Off go the carbon handlebars/stem with Campag carbon fiber brake levers and attached Chorus brakes and on go the aluminum bars/stem with Tektro levers (same shape as Campag) and winter brakes (my own version of the Campagnolo "differential brake" setup - a dual pivot Centaur in front and an old (1980's vintage) single-pivot Record caliper in back). When I had the frame built, I specified split cable stops, so all I need to do is squeeze the rear brake calipers and slide out the cable housing from the two split stops underneath the top tube. The whole handlebar/brake replacement takes about 5 or 10 minutes and involves loosening and tightening five allen bolts and centering the brakes and stem.
That's a nice reconfiguration setup. No need for such drastic solutions here. I'll ride the Casseroll with its wider tires and fenders on the messy days (wet and trashy, snow is rare here).