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10-18-15, 06:34 PM
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yeah. i adjusted the front one so the back of the roller is perpendicular with the front hub. pretty easy stuff. that picture was straight out of the box. i almost ate $hit the first few times i tried it but once i forced myself to look forward and keep my cadence up, it was easy as hell.
10-18-15, 06:53 PM
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You should set it up so the center of the drum is directly under the center of the hub.
10-18-15, 06:55 PM
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Also, trainer tires grip those metal rollers a lot better than regular tires and make them a little easier to ride too.
10-18-15, 07:33 PM
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you're actually the first person ive heard suggest that you align the front hub with the center of the roller. the local shop plus like 3 different videos i watched all said to hang a string from your front hub with a weight at the end of it and align the weight with the back half of the front roller. thats what i did and it seems to work just fine.
10-23-15, 06:51 PM
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Bought some cable crimp doodads* from my local bike shop.
* Highly technical term a primitive intellect wouldn't understand... things with alloys and compositions and things with molecular structures. Klaatu Barada Nikto.
* Highly technical term a primitive intellect wouldn't understand... things with alloys and compositions and things with molecular structures. Klaatu Barada Nikto.
10-24-15, 04:53 AM
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I don't have a picture since it's in transit.
I ordered my RoadID yesterday.
I ordered my RoadID yesterday.
10-24-15, 08:03 AM
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10-24-15, 10:10 AM
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Riding for the first time tonight. It's getting cold and dark up here in the northeast.
10-24-15, 02:46 PM
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The local shop was having an everything in the store sale so I splurged on one of those crazy poc helmets...and a crap ton of socks.
Totally got the pink one too!
Totally got the pink one too!
10-26-15, 04:58 AM
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Bought some helmet covers not for winter/rain riding but for storage protection when not in used ($10.76 for four).
10-26-15, 08:35 AM
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Got the blue 1 degree float cleats for the SPD-SL pedals, a pedal wrench, and Superfeet insoles for my riding shoes.
Also got Hammer Nutrition products (Fizz, enduralyte).
Also got Hammer Nutrition products (Fizz, enduralyte).
10-26-15, 08:55 AM
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Ordered and paid half for a 2016 Felt Z85. I don't have a picture...but I didn't pay in full yet, either. 
10-26-15, 04:20 PM
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Ordered a Lezyne Road Caddy saddlebag. my timbuk2 one is wearing a hole where the saddle tilt adjust bolts rubs. i like that it has a divider that keeps the multitool and levers away from the spare tube.
10-26-15, 04:48 PM
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enjoy! (and thnx) I got some Mango Fizz with my last order and like it (also use NUUN and High5 tablets)
Ordered a Lezyne Road Caddy saddlebag. my timbuk2 one is wearing a hole where the saddle tilt adjust bolts rubs. i like that it has a divider that keeps the multitool and levers away from the spare tube.
Ordered a Lezyne Road Caddy saddlebag. my timbuk2 one is wearing a hole where the saddle tilt adjust bolts rubs. i like that it has a divider that keeps the multitool and levers away from the spare tube.
10-26-15, 05:56 PM
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New bike!
A stupidly cheap Merida cyclo cross 500. Last years model but still has 105 11 speed.
I took the silly little dinky top brake levers off and tightened up on of the bolts holding the front brake caliper on which was loose as hell (glad I spotted that before bombing down a big hill).
Only ridden it once because my really old shoes with spds are complete crap and falling apart and so flexy and squeak so much they drive me nuts so I had to order some new shoes from wiggle and well, SPD pedals were on sale so I got some of them as the old ones are clapped out.
They should be here next week sometime which gives me time to shorten the gear cables between the shifters and where the go into the frame which are so long that I whack them with my knees when pedalling out of the saddle.
A stupidly cheap Merida cyclo cross 500. Last years model but still has 105 11 speed.
I took the silly little dinky top brake levers off and tightened up on of the bolts holding the front brake caliper on which was loose as hell (glad I spotted that before bombing down a big hill).
Only ridden it once because my really old shoes with spds are complete crap and falling apart and so flexy and squeak so much they drive me nuts so I had to order some new shoes from wiggle and well, SPD pedals were on sale so I got some of them as the old ones are clapped out.
They should be here next week sometime which gives me time to shorten the gear cables between the shifters and where the go into the frame which are so long that I whack them with my knees when pedalling out of the saddle.
10-26-15, 06:41 PM
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Picked up three of these at VeloSwap for a great deal....new too!
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10-26-15, 07:29 PM
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Yes, you can rotate the mount however you like. As far as off center, that should be possible as well as long as your bar isn't changing diamer where you want to mount the clamp. Like you know how bars are 31.8 near the stem but then taper to a smaller diameter as you get off center.
10-27-15, 01:22 PM
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A pair of stupid cheap shield type sunglasses from pricepoint. Amazing value which include 3 different tinted lenses kits and very decent quality considering the price (<$20). Sure, they are not oakleys, but they fill in the fit, function and comfort needs perfectly for less than .1x the price. Plus if they are lost...or stolen...the joke is on them!
10-27-15, 02:31 PM
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Gore Phantom 2.0 SO jacket--it's getting chilly in the AM's now. On sale @ Art's Cyclery!
Also got 5 tubes for $20 with my Art's order.
Used Assos jersey from The Paceline Classifieds--I find a lot of really nice hand-me-downs from fellow cyclists here.
STP
Also got 5 tubes for $20 with my Art's order.
Used Assos jersey from The Paceline Classifieds--I find a lot of really nice hand-me-downs from fellow cyclists here.
STP
10-28-15, 12:08 AM
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