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08-17-18, 08:49 PM
#5452
So it is
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Will do. So far, they feel good. Reynolds does braking right.
08-17-18, 08:57 PM
#5453
Mostly Harmless
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None of the current colors make me want to replace my Allez.
08-17-18, 09:10 PM
#5454
smelling the roses
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My most recent, and dog willing, ultimate n+1. I likely won't take delivery until next June. I'm just getting the frame set. Trying to use up as many stray parts as I can, in and effort to not be tempted to buy another frame to use them on. My first, ever, red bike. 1988 Expert.
08-17-18, 09:12 PM
#5455
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08-17-18, 09:16 PM
#5456
Farmer tan
My most recent, and dog willing, ultimate n+1. I likely won't take delivery until next June. I'm just getting the frame set. Trying to use up as many stray parts as I can, in and effort to not be tempted to buy another frame to use them on. My first, ever, red bike. 1988 Expert.
08-17-18, 09:21 PM
#5457
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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08-17-18, 09:23 PM
#5458
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One of the local randonneurs is thinking of jumping straight from 9 speed to 11 speed Campy.
08-17-18, 09:25 PM
#5459
So it is
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08-17-18, 09:35 PM
#5460
Senior Member
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08-17-18, 10:18 PM
#5461
VFL For Life
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Beetroot gained popularity here due to posts by @coasting, an eccentric Londoner who died a few years ago.
08-18-18, 04:33 AM
#5462
serious cyclist
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Ah. Yeah, I've seen a couple (literally two) reports of a crankset coming apart. Chewing up cables is a x700-series thing, though - haven't heard of that happening with x800 and newer. Difficulty removing the wheel is new to me, too - is this a problem that people are having with Shadow Tech RDs?
I dunno - maybe I don't have my ear to the ground, but the number of complaints I hear is so minimal that I have a hard time believing there's a lot of problematic stuff going on. Meanwhile, Di2 is awesome, mechanical front shifting has gotten very good, rear shifting is quick, light and precise up and down the line, the hydro stoppers are crazy good and people are saying that the new rim brakes, direct mount in particular, are a huge improvement, too.
I dunno - maybe I don't have my ear to the ground, but the number of complaints I hear is so minimal that I have a hard time believing there's a lot of problematic stuff going on. Meanwhile, Di2 is awesome, mechanical front shifting has gotten very good, rear shifting is quick, light and precise up and down the line, the hydro stoppers are crazy good and people are saying that the new rim brakes, direct mount in particular, are a huge improvement, too.
I'm sure Di2 is great, and I'll pay for it on my tri bike because of being able to shift from the basebar. I'm not paying for it on my roadie though, in large part because I think it should be on 105 by now and not commanding such a price premium. And the R8000 rim brakes feel awesome just squeezing the levels on AG's new bike. But yeah, overall I don't get a warm fuzzy from their quality.
08-18-18, 04:36 AM
#5463
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I'd really like it if they had i9 hubs. but I'm sure that's not the case.
08-18-18, 04:44 AM
#5464
serious cyclist
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My most recent, and dog willing, ultimate n+1. I likely won't take delivery until next June. I'm just getting the frame set. Trying to use up as many stray parts as I can, in and effort to not be tempted to buy another frame to use them on. My first, ever, red bike. 1988 Expert.
What's the typical tire clearance on classic steel? I hear both ways about "plenty for 28s" and "tighter than a decade ago". That's one of the things that's kept me from getting one.
08-18-18, 04:48 AM
#5465
serious cyclist
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Good lord man, the R Threes are just retailing for $699 right now? Someone hide my credit card.
08-18-18, 05:14 AM
#5466
Should Be More Popular
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08-18-18, 05:16 AM
#5467
Should Be More Popular
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08-18-18, 05:23 AM
#5468
serious cyclist
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08-18-18, 05:32 AM
#5469
Super Modest
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08-18-18, 05:41 AM
#5470
Super Modest
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Keep the chain tight!
08-18-18, 05:41 AM
#5471
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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It varies. My mid 80s Pinarello could only handle a 23 up front, early 80s Univega Super Sport barely fit 25s. 1988 Trek 400T could fit 35mm knobbies.
08-18-18, 05:56 AM
#5472
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08-18-18, 06:10 AM
#5473
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I hope to sneak in a short ride after work and before the predicted afternoon thunderstorms. Plan is to make a short out/back to Valley Forge. Will include flybys of the WaWa that @indyfabz barely missed on his recent ride out this way.
08-18-18, 06:16 AM
#5474
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I would like a good, even lighter set of wheels, but the one thing that I wish Reynolds (and Fulcrum, for that matter) would change is their internal width. They're still at 17mm and I'd love it if they'd plump 'em up by a couple mm, at least. It's one of the reasons that I'm irrationally tempted by the Bontrager Aeolus Pros, despite being slightly heavier than my Assaults (though honestly, I'll probably build a set of wheels with some LightBicycle rims before buying any of the aforementioned).
08-18-18, 06:21 AM
#5475
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