I almost got fooled by the "Light" decals (I kept thinking Lightweight :lol: ).


Those are great hubs. I use T11's on both my road bikes.

I really enjoyed this post. :thumb:

Replaced the poorly "sealed" stock headset on my Jamis Renegade with a CF-40 with sealed cartridge bearings. And no, I'm not going to slam it. ;)

Hmmmm...contemplating if I should pick up the matte black one. $115 is a good price. I already have 2 of these and I like it a lot.

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The one thing that made me nervous about getting a dark color in this helmet is that I live in AZ, and when it gets hot out here that's going to bake your head a little. I was originally going to get the white/silver version of this, but it was more expensive. It may be that during the summer I won't use this helmet, though to be honest, during the summer it's hard to ride when it's 110 F out anyway. I've done it quite a few times, but it totally sucks.

So far I've done several rides with this helmet and I quite like having the visor.

The visor is actually the reason why I love this helmet. The total visibility is close to none compared to wearing sunglasses. I use it for summer as well but I really can't tell a difference how hot it is compared to my non-aero giro because I always wear a skull cap.

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I wear a skullcap for winter rides when it gets chilly enough. The combo of this helmet with its somewhat reduced ventilation compared to normal helmets and the skullcap ought to be pretty nice. I'll be wearing that on my Christmas Eve midnight ride to kick off the Festive 500 on Strava. It's amazing how much easier it is to ride in the cold as long as the head stays warm.

I wear one too for winter (thermal skull cap) but the above one is for summer riding. You should give it a try.

Helmet Beanie & Sweat Skull Cap | Under Helmet Skull Caps

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One of the coolest gadgets I've found in a long time. Now I can mount a taillight on the seatpost without saddle bag blocking it's view. KB.

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So, how do they compare? I looked them up after seeing this and I don't get it (yet). Do they have some secret sauce? It's hard to imagine someone making a business out of bike tubes unless they're just that much better than everyone else's bike tubes.

@birru 's photo reminded me of another recent purchase that arrived last week. I didn't like the stack (3x10mm + 1x5mm) of black FSA alloy spacers underneath the stem on my Lynskey, so I had Ti Cycles make me a single-piece 35mm titanium spacer. It's not straight walled, having a narrow hourglass shape to it that probably doesn't come out well in this photo.

This has to go down as probably the least real value I've ever received for money in any bike purchase I've ever made, but I wanted it for the look. I say least value not because it's not well made, because it's actually very well made. I say least value because there's zero functional advantage to it over the perfectly good, albeit ugly, solution that was already there. Now it kind of looks funny wedged in there between the black headset top bearing cover and the black stem. But hey, I could always spend even more money in the future to get a matching titanium stem that adds no practical benefit but looks cool, right?

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It seems suspect, in that they've given their loyalty program the dubious name of the "frequent flatters club" :twitchy:

Maybe Marlboro could have a discount program and called it their Frequent Quitters Club. :lol:

Decided to get one and got it for $96! :thumb:

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Wow, what a great price! The pricing shenanigans with this helmet make me suspect that Giro is either phasing it out, upgrading it massively and thus blowing out this generation, or else so many new helmets are out there that market forces are just bringing the price on this one down to more competitive levels.

All I know is I've liked it so far. I love the adjustability of it. It fits my head so much more nicely than the cheapo helmet I was using before. I like having that visor instead of wearing sunglasses and a normal helmet. With the little slits in the top of the visor to let in some airflow I've noticed my eyes do get a little more air than I got behind sunglasses, but it hasn't been enough to make me want to stop using it.

I just wish the prices of the extra visor lenses weren't so high. I bought a clear visor along with the helmet and the gray visor it came with, since I do a lot of night rides, and I paid almost a third as much just for that clear visor as I paid for the helmet and gray visor to begin with. Ouch!

Yes it has been phased out. It's not on their website anymore if you check and has been replaced by the model VANQUISH. Hence, the price drop.

I noticed this a couple of week or so ago when they removed AAS. They used to showcase both the VANQUISH and AAS. Anyway, re. the VANQUISH, I hate the extra flaring after the lens. I bet it would limit your visibility (although I have not tried it yet).

I got one- non visor, for $58. +95g from lightest helmet, but feels fast.

Wow, just had a look at that Vanquish, and it looks pretty awesome. I'm satisfied with this Air Attack Shield, but I'll have to keep my eyes open, maybe in two or three years there'll be some downward motion in pricing on the new model and I can do an upgrade.

I primarily wanted the air attack shield for the shield itself first, the comfortable fit and adjustability second (I've never been sure that my current helmet would actually stay on my head if I got into a real accident. I don't feel that at all with this new one), and honestly I sort of like that it's not as well ventilated and thus a little warmer, because my primary riding season here in AZ is during cooler winter weather.

I took advantage of the free shipping from Aerotech Designs. I lost my winter hat and really liked this one, so made an order. I've ordered three or four times from them and they always toss in a free aluminum bike keychain!

Stoked this was delivered today and then I saw this.....:cry:

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They keyed your helmet... that's cold.

New Wahoo Kickr trainer for indoor action. Had a Tacx vortex before the direct drive, really like the difference

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Another Raleigh.Classic Reynolds 631 double butted chromoly frame, flat crown lugged 4130 fork. Campagnolo Veloce 10spd drivetrain.

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New to me CX bike Focus Mares CX Sram Hydro :)
(looks like this but will have Antares saddle and Thompson post)
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