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#1701
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From: Chicago (suburbs)
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#1703
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From: Norfolk, VA
Bikes: Have two wheels
#1704
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From: Wadsworth, IL
Bikes: Motobecane Vent Noir, Specialized Crux, Specialized Carve
#1705
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'Tis the season. Hot, great looking bike. Did you paint the shifters or do the levers come in white?
Last edited by Gus90; 11-26-14 at 01:08 PM.
#1706
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From: Georgetown, KY
Bikes: '12 Felt Z85, '22 Canyon Neuron, '23 Lynskey Pro 29
Hot! Perfect amount of black and white. Very tasteful!
#1707
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Joined: Sep 2013
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From: SoCal
Bikes: '12 Specialized Allez, '06 Felt F1X, '86 Bianchi Classica, '78 Peugeot U09
Kinesis is smoking hot.
#1710
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From: Wadsworth, IL
Bikes: Motobecane Vent Noir, Specialized Crux, Specialized Carve
the tree branch in #2 is a bit distracting though.

This one had a freakin' tree in the way too.

I really like the background, but there's too much in the foreground for me.
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#1713
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From: S.E. Chester County PA
Bikes: IF Ti Crown Jewel, Moots Mooto X RSL 29er, Fat Chance Yo Eddy, Lynskey Pro Cross
Any issues with the cable pull on the TRP's HyRd & Sram brifters? I had read that SRAM brifters were not ideal for the TRPs because they did not pull enough cable causing the brake lever to go to the bar and that there was no easy way to compensate (some recommended adding more mineral oil to the reservoir but that still didn't completely sort out the issue).
#1714
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From: Wadsworth, IL
Bikes: Motobecane Vent Noir, Specialized Crux, Specialized Carve
Any issues with the cable pull on the TRP's HyRd & Sram brifters? I had read that SRAM brifters were not ideal for the TRPs because they did not pull enough cable causing the brake lever to go to the bar and that there was no easy way to compensate (some recommended adding more mineral oil to the reservoir but that still didn't completely sort out the issue).

That's where the levers stop at full engagement.
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#1715
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From: S.E. Chester County PA
Bikes: IF Ti Crown Jewel, Moots Mooto X RSL 29er, Fat Chance Yo Eddy, Lynskey Pro Cross
The brakes are amazing, they will definitely send me flying over the handlebars if I hit grab too much front brake. I'd say they're pretty close in power to my Avid Elixir 1 brakes on my MTB (I have 180mm rotors on the MTB & 160mm rotors on this bike, so the brakes should be a bit stronger). I have no issues with the lever travel. These are the second generation HyRds with increased reservoir size, that might help but I'm not sure.

That's where the levers stop at full engagement.

That's where the levers stop at full engagement.
#1716
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Bikes: One with square wheels
However, I do not believe you actually rode it in the snow since only your tires have snow on them.
#1718
hot. however, whoever put your wheel decals on, didn't line them up the same relative to the valve hole.
sorry. (once it has been seen, it cannot be unseen!)
but all nitpicking aside, good lookin' bike
sorry. (once it has been seen, it cannot be unseen!)
but all nitpicking aside, good lookin' bike
#1719
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Does that say Agogo Titanos? Is that bike an exotic dancer?
#1720
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Keen eye! The front wheel is mounted backwards. Something I noticed long after I took that image. Needless to say the issue has been rectified. They line up spot on now.
#1722
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So the stickers are aligned differently on each side?
#1723
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#1724
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Easton emblems are actually painted on not stickers and yes they are painted on slightly different on either side of the wheel. that is to visually further aid in placement of the wheel in correct orientation which apparently in my case didn't help much.
#1725
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Just noticed my calipers are RS785's as well but the shifters are RS685's. All the pictures of those calipers show radiator fins on them, not sure if mine should have come with them or not.









