If your pedals don't look like they've spent 6 months in Baghdad, you're not riding hard enough....

...AHHH saccy...welcome to the world of 'upgrades'......but wait a few weeks till the missus recovers, then start cruising ebay.....upgrades is a never ending saga that you will be involved in the rest of your life now you have 'the bug'.....I thought i had it all...till thylacine starting crapping on about those lightweight brakes that I don't need....LOL....but i'm thinking about it!

Hitchy

Yeah, but it looks **** there. I've seen a couple of pics in reviews that looked better. Being a government employee, I only work when I want, so I might see if I can find one again this arvo.

Yeah but man. That first pic of her in her virgin, unsullied beauty. Then to see those two horid things hanging off it. Would be like getting Claire Forlani nakid and alone only to find out she's got wrinkly saggy tits.

I think I'm going to ring them and get a price on Shimano 7800's. Couldn't do it at the shop because they **** me to tears to actually talk to face to face. Phone's a better option.

BTW, they were telling me the new Shimano's aren't really compatible with looks. The cleat is still different (they showed me).

Rang the Orange dealer as a courtesy call. He sounded so disappointed. I feel like ****.

Man, thats so true. Haven't even recieved the thing yet and there's things I HAVE to upgrade. Bike's'll end up as bad for me as pokies for others. I'll bloody spend my whole deposit on one.

Still haven't told the missus I've actually done it yet either. I'm scared.

umm saccy...shimano cleats have never fitted Look pedals...shimano fits shimano, Look fits Look & never the twian shall meet. (oh & look keo fits only look keo & not the rest of the look family)....we clear?

hitchy

Weren't you nobs telling me Shimano changed their cleats this year so that everyone could use a universal cleat?

I think I get the award for the biggest financial d1ckhead here. I got one of
those, "extend your VISA limit an extra $2000, no questions asked" things, took it, and
blew most of it on me bikes

Wattsy applauds...Well Done!
I love ya man (in a manly sort of way). Whne she kills you can I have your bike? Don't worry about the pedals though...

Newcastle is the best kept secret in the whole country. Everyone has a certain stereotyped picture of it in their mind. And we'd like it to stay that way so we can enjoy our pristine beaches without being overrun by out of town ******s.

Back to TISM

Wow, they autobleeped w@nker

not me...I've never heard that...I wondered what you were on about earlier when you mentioned 'universal cleet'.....they all have there own proprietry designs

Hitchy

I really like the headtube lengths. The 54cm has a 165mm, and the 56 has a 190mm.

My 58cm Cervelo (centre to top) has a 160mm headtube, and the 54 has a 140mm, and they're only 1 inch!!!!

shhhh you lot...shut up a minute...Ok?....now, listen closely, ....the next sound you hear will be Saccys nutz rolling down the hallway....LMFAO....goodluck man...I know what i went thru when the 486 came to live at our place!...

Hitchy

Thanks wattsy. Maybe you can send 531 to get my bike when I'm dead, cause I doubt a bucket of blood will be enough to calm her down.

Ah I don't know where I got that info from about the pedals. People telling noobs fibs should be strung up by the nuts.

Yeah I was looking at those headtubes 531Aussie. I was wondering why they were so long. Just to get me more upright or something? Come in handy anyway, as my bloody long legs will be trying to put me head down bum up anyway.

Just ordered a set of Shimano 7800's for $250. Yay for first upgrade!
He said that was cost. That true?

Needless to say I think I might work till 7 tonight. Might bring a pizza home with me so I can eat.

I think I sh1ted on about it in that email I sent you a while ago.

Better to be longer than shorter, I reckon. Means you can obviously get higher without
spacing/flexing issues with the steerer. Mind you, because you're getting a complete bike, the steerer
will no doubt have been already cut to whatever length.

Ah that's right. That email had so much technothingamebabble at the time I didn't understand half the things you were telling me. I'll have to dig it out and see if I can do better now.

At least I know there no such thing as a universal cleat now.

we're still talking pedals I take it...you're confusing me. 7800 is the numeric prefix that Shimano have given to every part in the DA10 groupset...(Ie a DA chain will be, something, something-7800). So if you've got 7800 pedals, start referring to them as DA will ya, so i know what you're on about....Ok...very smick pedal set...can get them online for $250 odd, so that couls well be around his cost...its alot less than retail anyway, so you done ok there!.....the cleets have little rubber stoppers on them...a lot easier to walk in without falling on your aarse than the older style shimano & the looks...good choice

hitchy

I didn't tell my missus about my new bike either. Next thing she gives me $200 for birthday to put off the Lay-Buy. They know everything. It's really creepy

Aww okay. I guess I can't be lazy now I'm a roadbike owner.

I bought some Shimano SPD-SL-PD-7800 pedals. Is that better?

And yeah, I'll be falling on my arse whether it's got rubber or not.

yeah. And to think I was going to keep it in the spare bedroom and hope she never noticed.

Just like a Blue Heeler: smarter than you think

Bite's worse though

Just wonder blokes...Did anyone get any work done today??

I wrote 9 (work related) words on a piece of paper. Not bad.