I'm not actually trying to sell any parts. I'm just trying to figure out whether I should post all this stuff in the "pay it forward thread" or if it's actually worth it to (finally) pony up and pay for the membership or do the ebay thing or something like that.

I just read that the Biopace rings were designed around a cadence of about 60 rpm. It would make sense that they would be more comfortable at a lower cadence, then. I just can't get around the bobbing feeling I get when I ride them. To me, it actually feels like the entire bike wants to lope around. I thought I might get used to it, but it never happened.

Do you know if the white hoods were standard? They looked really good on the bike, but I've only ever seen black or brown hoods.