Originally Posted by
nfmisso
Time for that carbon fork
I'm seriously thinking about it! Swapping the tires out may have lost me close to another pound. The old ones were heavy! The weight savings would be nice.
Plus, as you were originally leading toward, it would most definitely soften the blows. It's a much stiffer ride now.
Originally Posted by
lookame2002
Hi guy!
I just want to say thank you specially you borobike. I read all 12 pages and I am very impress with the upgrade you do with the bike. I have this bike about 2 week now and enjoy to ride it but I have some problem with the crankset. At speed 14/15mph, it will make a clicking noise and the brake was terrible. So, I decide to upgrade mine as well but I don't have any tools since this is my first bike. borobike do you mine I ask what kind of tool and size to take out the crankset, so I can buy online to get the job done. I will change also the shifter, brake, chain. I already order the crankset from ebay FSA TEMPO 170mm with 52-42-30 chainrings 8 speed compatible with RPM sealed bottom bracket. I know it's triple chainring and not double like your, I couldn't find any where online. Thank you for your help and written this thread
Glad you're enjoying the thread! That sentiment goes out to screamtone as well.
Removing the crankset is actually quite easy, let me see if I can find which tool I used...
Here it is, CCP-22.
http://www.parktool.com/product/cran...-cranks-ccp-22
You may end up needing a different tool to remove your new crankset if it's not also square taper. But you won't need that tool to put it on, I don't think.
As for my bike with the new tires, everything is great! I've put 37 trouble-free miles on them, from every grade of pavement ranging from excellent to poor (and hit a few decent cracks/potholes) but NO pinch flats! Very glad of that. Looks like just maintaining proper pressure is key.
Still not sure if I'm faster. I did the Wednesday ride much better than I did last week, but it was also five miles shorter and we took brief stops now and again (as opposed to before when we didn't). So on speed I really can't say much. I certainly don't think I'm any slower though. And I know I've shed some weight.
Although, come to think of it I am flying up on people when going uphill a lot more, so maybe I am going faster. "It doesn't get easier, you just go faster" and all that.
The bike is much nimbler, in fact it's a bit squirrelly. But it'll just take getting used to. It feels much less unstable now than it did when I first got the tires.
Fixed the rattles (headlight and bottle). Still a fair amount of vibrations though, but I'm getting used to them. That's all for now, I guess! 1137 miles as of today.
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