Stylo328

6'5"

zimbo

A couple more RS-in-action photos...

--Steve

blandin

Great action shots!

ambiguous

Here's my RS. Took a while to get potos, because I keep forgetting my camera at work. 15.6 lbs on the bathroom scale (without the bottle and saddlebag of course).


Got the photo working now!

jet sanchEz

Hrm, cannot see the photos, can you upload them to Photobucket or something similar? I want to see what 15.6lbs looks like

WheresWaldo

I can't see the photos either, apparently you cannot direct link to the pictures this way.

Pic snipped.

ambiguous

Thanks WW! I got it fixed.

bo00on

i recently had an RS built up and have so far had three rides (187km in total). during all three rides, i noticed that my heel occasionally strike the chainstay. this has never happened on my Specialized Roubaix Elite. anyone else have had the same experience? cheers.

boon

WheresWaldo

Are your heels twisted in? Or are you using a crank with an especially narrow Q factor? In other words, this is the very first time I have heard this complaint about the RS.

chass

that's a beautiful bike you've built up there, ambiguous. is the backdrop for that picture inspiration point in the presidio by any chance?

ambiguous

Why yes it is! Good eye....and thanks for the compliment

chass

i lived at pine & lyon for years... i can't even begin to count the hours i spent taking in that exact same view. i also used to volunteer with the ggnra invasive species removal crew, and spent even more time just below that little wall picking ice plant and the like. anyway, i could almost hear the parrots looking at the picture. are you in the city proper, or just for enjoyable loops across the golden gate on your new bike? enjoy it! (the bike and the city!)

ambiguous

Interesting.....yes I'm in the city proper. Lower Haight

The lookout is on my usual route to the GG Bridge frommy place. Almost all of my rides pass by there. You still in the city?

bo00on

i'm using an ultegra crankset (10 speed, 53/39) on the RS with Look KeO classic pedals and red cleats. the Specialized Roubaix, on the other hand, uses FSA Gossamer compact (50/36) with Look KeO classic pedals. i don't really know what the Q-factor for these two crankset are. i normally pedal with my foot straight but i do occasionally move my heel inwards.

anyway, i measured out the width of the chainstay at the mid point of where my heel strikes, which was about 13.5cm (outside to outside). The Roubaix, on the other hand, measures just under 11.5cm. and here are some photos to illustrate how wide the RS chainstays are in comparison to the Roubaix and some explanatory notes:

Photo 1: The heel of my shoe (Spec Carbon Pro, size 9) sits on the RS' chainstay (this is not where the heel strike occurs but just to illustrate how wide the chainstays are).
Photo 2: The heel of my shoe is no where close to the Roubaix's chainstay at the maximum inwards rotation.
Photo 3: The heel of my shoe at the point where it strikes the chainstay on the RS.
Photo 4: The heel of my shoe no where close to the Roubaix's chainstay at approximately the same point where it would strike the chainstay on the RS.

by the way, i'm not complaining about the bike; the RS is far more responsive than the Roubaix. i was only wondering whether i'm the only one who is experiencing this. so far that seems to be the case.

boon

WheresWaldo

Wow, I am going to check mine and post some pics too, maybe we can get down to the bottom of this and see what adjustments could be made. Just curious, is it only on the crank side or are both heels rubbing?

BTW please post a pic or two of the complete bike.

BoSoxYacht

(edit)
I checked my RS with size 45 Diadoras, and my heels do get close to the chainstays(when my feet are straight). they won't strike the chainstay, but my cleats are mounted so that my heels can float out quite a bit.

WheresWaldo

He said 9

bo00on

i've only noticed it on the right side, which i put down to my spinning technique (or lack thereof). anyway, i'm a little bit sore and beaten up at the moment no thanks to a car deciding to take a junction while i was crossing it so i won't be testing the left hand side of the chainstay. the bike survived but not the front wheel and front derailleur. it's amazing how five hours in the emergency dept flies by...

here's a pic of the bike (pre-accident, of course). i've posted this photo on RBR.

i'll test the LHS once i get the bike fixed up.

boon

t4mv

'Sorry to read of your misfortune, boOOon; heal up quick and get back on the road before too long.

I'll have to take a look at the stays, too, though I have a smaller shoe size, but I mount my cleat as outboard as I can and I've never noticed any issues with clearance at all..

BoSoxYacht

bo00on
Sorry to hear about your luck, I hope you get well quickly.
This little mis-hap entitles you to a free membership to the Crashed RS Owners Club. It's quite exclusive, as you're the 3 member to join(Where's Waldo, and Myself are the other 2).

Did the car hit you, or force you to crash?

bo00on

the car hit me. it all happened so fast. the next thing i knew i was on the ground. thankfully it was a relatively busy area (i was riding in a designated cycle lane) so lots of people came to help including a nurse and a doctor. ambulance arrived before the police. and to think that my bright orange tyres would have been very visible.

how'd your crash happen? i read about WW's crash somewhere in this thread.

boon

BoSoxYacht

I was a mile from home(looking at the desert bloom), descending at about 35 on chipseal and making a right turn, when I hit a bit of gravel and the rear tire started to slide. I was able to stay upright until I ran out of road.

The frame is fine and so is the rear derailleuer(other than the battle scars) the der hanger got a slight bend, but I was able to fix that.The brifter still works too, but it's so scared that I'll replace it with one from PBK, and save the old set for a future CX build.

The wounds are pretty minor(road rash + some bruises) compared to some of the ones I've gotten on my mountain bike.

BoSoxYacht

I'm thinking about getting some of these decals for the RS. I'll probably wait until it's warrranty expires to apply and clearcoat it though.

thewalrus

Built in Nov 2006, I'll add my photos to the collection. Now improved and lightened with Mike Garcia Niobium 30 rim / White Industries hub / CX-ray spoke wheelset.

chickenmonkey

Nice build walrus...simple & clean.