Your Most Recent Cycling-related Purchase
03-02-12, 04:31 PM
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03-02-12, 04:34 PM
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Great stuff david. I know that feeling. I just got my force group in the same way. All at once in one big box separated into even better boxes. 
It's a great joy opening that stuff. Better than christmas. The 2012 Rival groups Is definitely a setup up from my 2010 Rival! Very nice. Enjoy setting that up.
It's a great joy opening that stuff. Better than christmas. The 2012 Rival groups Is definitely a setup up from my 2010 Rival! Very nice. Enjoy setting that up.Thanks man!! Congrats on your Force purchase!! I'd love to see pics when you get it installed!!
03-02-12, 05:28 PM
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Not enough vertical clearance. I originally went with TRP CX8.4 mini-v's, and there was only a couple of mm clearance between the cable and a 650x42B tire. Fenders, Hetres, or knobbies would have been completely out of the question. Any brake with longer arms would have been too much for the Campy levers (and I don't want to mess with Travel Agents).
Would you say that the vertical clearance issue is mostly due to a combination of perhaps the unusual wheel size (i would be using 700c x 25/28 - something much like a CX frame) or the Campy levers? (new-age shimano levers are better served by a 90mm v-brake arm than the 80 or 84 used with Campy/Sram)? I mean, if your frame's canti bosses were a few mm higher on the seatstays, it should be fine, right?
03-02-12, 08:29 PM
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03-02-12, 08:36 PM
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03-02-12, 09:14 PM
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Picked up a new Campagnola Athena groupset for $600. (I couldn't pass on that price) Now I need to find a frame to put it on.
03-02-12, 09:19 PM
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also got a 3T Dorico Ltd seatpost in the stealth colorway
03-02-12, 09:35 PM
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^^^ I like - is the stealth a new option for 2012? (I have the 3T Garmin blue stem/bars, can't for the life of me source a matching post.)
03-02-12, 09:41 PM
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I think they've had them for a while since I saw them on cervelo r5's last year. For this year though they've released stealth team stem seatpost and pro bars I think.
Also just bought a Giro aeon
Also just bought a Giro aeon
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03-03-12, 06:24 PM
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Old and New: Spot 10 differences
XK8V9643 by Genna B, on Flickr
You are right: there is 10mm difference. The shorter and newer stem should help me with over reach. I am going to keep the old stem just in case if do not like the new one.
Grabbed my camera and took couple more pics:
XK8V9673 by Genna B, on Flickr
XK8V9657-2 by Genna B, on Flickr
XK8V9643 by Genna B, on Flickr
You are right: there is 10mm difference. The shorter and newer stem should help me with over reach. I am going to keep the old stem just in case if do not like the new one.
Grabbed my camera and took couple more pics:
XK8V9673 by Genna B, on Flickr
XK8V9657-2 by Genna B, on Flickr
03-03-12, 09:29 PM
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I bought a trek fx 7.1 last year and put 2100 miles on it. This year I bought A trek 1.1(Paid for on friday), getting clipless pedals and getting fitted on Monday, can't wait to start putting miles on it. I haved a feeling I' am going to start saving for a Trek Madone for next summer 
03-04-12, 03:34 PM
#6519
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got a tacx trainer tire and I love it. No wear after 20 hours and the flashing in the center of the tire is still there. Smooth feel compared to gp 4000 I also cut off the nubs for .05 percent noise reduction.
won't be using these any time soon.
won't be using these any time soon.
03-04-12, 06:04 PM
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Just bought a new set of 2009 ksyrium elites from performance for $399 and spent almost $300 on a Fizike Kurve Snake saddle. The saddle is awsome but I have another week to wait delivery of the wheels.
03-04-12, 07:24 PM
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4 boxes of Bonkbreakers!!
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