I can't imagine that Cervelo will do that. I know Specialized is ridden by more than one team, but Cervelo has it's own team. Actually, I guess since this new team is not going to be a ProTour team for 3 years, they might for a short while. Hopefully a Kona or Devinci or some other Canadian company sponsors them.

Argon18 and Shimano are promoting the team and its racing bike: the new Argon18 Gallium Pro carbon frame with Shimano 7900 Dura-Ace group set, the high profile Dura-Ace 50mm Carbon Tubular wheels and PRO Vibe7S handlebar and stem.

It's what Team Planet Energy currently ride.

https://cyclesportmanagement.com/

I'm not sure if anyone is on demonoid but they have a nice documentry up on Richard Sachs.

https://www.demonoid.com/files/details/2112980/1239613/

From a purely mechanics standpoint, I really hate the 7900 shifter design.

Any word on how the guts take to cross racing? Might look into new Ultegra for cross and pass the old components down.

Kurt Harnett was on Prime Time Sports a few days ago talking about Canadas TDF aspirations. I missed it though. Anyone?

For those who live in the Richmond Hill area... My buddy Mike Horlick bought the Bikesports store on Yonge st on the hill. Introducing EVOLUTION CYCLES. He is a great guy who worked for Bikesports for the past 8 years and needed his space. Team Snow will from now on will be "Team Snow Evolution cycles". Good times.

Is he that older dude who works there? He was always super nice and helpful back when I was just starting out with cycling.

Yes.

Apparently all the 7900/6700 systems have bee failing miserably once they get gunked up in cross. Changing derailleur housing and routing the cables is a much bigger hassle now a.la campy than it is with old style STI routing. Buy Di2 if you want super bombproof in cross. The entire shifter + derailleur set + cabling/battery is only $2k on PBK.

Great news! I was a neighbour of his in high school; good to hear.

Ooooohhhh.... Super excited about potentially trading my T1 for an old school Cambio Rino made out of Columbus SP. Why do I have so little love for track bikes these days?

Can't put super record on track bikes.

P.S This thread is dead :/

met ZEF at operator's old digs and he is slowly getting out some street fashions aimed towards cyclists.

I don't want to reignite this thread with 'fixed-gear-fashions-hipster-blahblahblah', since cycling shoes and aero are anti-hipster sorta, but either way, check out his stuff. Its hand made in toronto, and he is open to all kinds of design ideas.

I personally want something with nickle-sized columbus logos on it haha ala benny gold.

https://wiptclothing.blogspot.com/




btw, anyone know of a suitable shim for a campy 32mm front derailleur clamp to fit a 28.6 seattube?

You don't shim those, assuming it's contemporary. You can take it to a shop, like La Bicicletta, and they will convert it to the right clamp size.

I like the hat. Ain't nothing wrong with a little fashion.

Oh I forgot! Does anyone know somebody who's skinny, and would like a Fabrichorse half-belt for next to nothing?

I shimmed mine with about 10 layers of heneiken. You been up at bicicletta lately?

I'm there every once in a while to see how they're doing with a wheel build for me. It will be 2 years this summer.

Do I sense some hate? They built a front wheel for me (radial) that legitimately had the spokes go loose while I was riding. Last time I was there, there were still stupidly expensive, and are now selling Specialized. Oh well... Lorne knows Campy.

When did La Bicicletta start going to hell? They were awesome when near High Park.
Two years for a wheel? It's those unicorn horn spokes right Krusty?

No, you just read that wrong. I wasn't at all slagging them. I was just curious because two of my former co-workers (good on them) left urbane to work there. Two of some of the best people i've ever worked with. I pretty much took out the entire service dept. when I left last summer (won't say more on a public forum).

I've seen some not so pro-wrenching come from bikes built at that shop last summer but who knows.

I'm not slagging them, either. The wheel is a Corima carbon rim that they were going to lace to a Phil hub that was custom ordered. The sticking point back then was the Sapim CX-Ray spokes that they were having trouble getting. I should probably prod them again soon. Good thing I don't really need it soon.

At any rate. Radial lacing shoulnd't loosen with the proper build.

next....

Anyone have any experience hanging bikes from a wall without studs? Where I want to hang mine doesn't seem to have studs (according to the stud finder) but I know I can use drywall anchors (the bike are relatively light). Can anyone recommend a good anchor?

I don't remember what they're called, but they're lime green and made of plastic and the end flips up. They look like golf tees kind of. EZ-lock or something like that. Those ones are the best IMO.

Drywall anchors no matter what you choose typically aren't as good in tension as they are in shear. There HAS to be studs there somewhere!

Part of the problem with hanging a bike is that you still have to have it some distance off the wall. The lever arm increases the tension on the anchor, particulalry when it's only a short distance from the supporting arm. You really do need studs if you're going to wall mount.