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Forum: Road Cycling
04-01-16, 07:09 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Let's see if I can sum this up for you: We don't...

Let's see if I can sum this up for you: We don't need no stinkin' competition. Does that about do it?
Forum: Road Cycling
03-25-16, 09:02 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Internal cabling is no problem especially if you...

Internal cabling is no problem especially if you do it BEFORE you install the bottom bracket. If you had it shipped with the bottom bracket adapter installed, it will be a little harder, but not too...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-25-16, 06:20 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

I am not the OP, but I love my WCB-R-066. I have...

I am not the OP, but I love my WCB-R-066. I have never heard this was an endurance frame, and I don't think so. It is a general purpose road race frame. Same geometry as the Cervelo R series and...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-28-16, 05:12 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Yes, I got your measage.

Yes, I got your measage.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-28-16, 03:21 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

I sent you back a PM reply to your inquiry, but...

I sent you back a PM reply to your inquiry, but it was rejected. Do you have PMs turned off? Anyway, I post it as a message on your account page.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-02-15, 01:01 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Frames are made with a combination of different...

Frames are made with a combination of different prepreg fabrics to fine tune the properties. That is, some 1,000 ton for tensile, compressive, and flexural strength where needed and some lesser...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-23-15, 02:50 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

That's right.

That's right.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-15-15, 07:43 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Au contraire, mon frère. The Fizik tapes...

Au contraire, mon frère. The Fizik tapes absolutely, positively never get dirty. I decided to sell the black wheels and keep the yellow ones (see above), just because my yellow Fizik tape looks so...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-15-15, 10:54 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Here are some pictures that might interest you:...

Here are some pictures that might interest you:...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-15-15, 05:41 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

There are so-called "gold" bar tapes, but not in...

There are so-called "gold" bar tapes, but not in any of the most popular brands that I know of. Maybe there are, you should look. But gold color just isn't always really gold color in bike stuff,...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-15, 07:25 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

It absolutely is quite similar to how it looks in...

It absolutely is quite similar to how it looks in the photo.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-15, 05:12 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

That is Fizik's thinner microfiber tape. Very...

That is Fizik's thinner microfiber tape. Very thin so not for everybody, but it never gets dirty. Never.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-15, 04:56 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Well the Giant TCR Advanced frame is sold, and...

Well the Giant TCR Advanced frame is sold, and the PayPal invoice for the Workswell WCB-R-066 has been requested. Now if I can just sell my yellow clinchers, I will come out of this close to whole. ...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-10-15, 06:02 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

I won't say for sure, but I don't think any of...

I won't say for sure, but I don't think any of those companies are actually manufacturers, just resellers. Who actually makes their products is a very dark secret.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-09-15, 11:14 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Yeah, I get that. A standard engineering...

Yeah, I get that. A standard engineering principle. What was I thinking?
Forum: Road Cycling
09-09-15, 06:05 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Is that the carbon wrapped stem? As we...

Is that the carbon wrapped stem? As we established earlier, it is likely flexier than the all-aluminum one. When I say OS-99, I mean the all aluminum variant. But still, front end flex is a...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-15, 04:07 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

That's not what I had in mind, but the family...

That's not what I had in mind, but the family nature of this forum prevent further elucidation.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-15, 04:01 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

The usual way.

The usual way.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-15, 03:57 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Stiffer may mean something to The Manx Missile,...

Stiffer may mean something to The Manx Missile, but it is wasted on me. The FSA OS-99 is more than adequate for my purposes. I have never even come close to detecting any flex in a stem of any...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-15, 01:47 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Me too. First I have to sell my Giant TCR...

Me too. First I have to sell my Giant TCR Advanced frame though.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-15, 12:20 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

That has to be worth a gram or two! ;)

That has to be worth a gram or two! ;)
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-15, 09:20 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

The 100 mm weighs about 115 g.

The 100 mm weighs about 115 g.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-06-15, 07:23 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Finding something better to comapre it to is...

Finding something better to comapre it to is easier said than done.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-06-15, 07:09 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Not the OS-99. I would put it up against any...

Not the OS-99. I would put it up against any other similar weight stem. It absolutly rocks. And of course, in the current graphics model it isn't so cheap. It is the NOS versions that are cheap.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-06-15, 04:09 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Please explain. I don't get the joke. I'm...

Please explain. I don't get the joke. I'm receptive to it, but I just don't get it.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-05-15, 12:14 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Yes, and it has the Cervelo-proprietary bottom...

Yes, and it has the Cervelo-proprietary bottom bracket shell and integrated fork crown race.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-05-15, 12:11 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Whether Drua Ace, Ultegra, or whatever, I have...

Whether Drua Ace, Ultegra, or whatever, I have never had a crank-derailleur combo shift better than SRAM Red-FSA SLK Light or K-Force Light. Like Ripley says, "Believe it or not." It's still true.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-05-15, 12:04 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

I do hope it waits for you to push the lever.

I do hope it waits for you to push the lever.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-05-15, 04:40 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Giant!

Giant!
Forum: Road Cycling
09-04-15, 04:56 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

I agree. Specifically, the anti-FSA prejudice is...

I agree. Specifically, the anti-FSA prejudice is comical.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-04-15, 04:55 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Without a vision system metrology device no one...

Without a vision system metrology device no one could measure a frame as accurately as the manufacturer. There are essentially no clearly defined reference points for either lengths or angles. I'm...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-31-15, 01:04 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

I think it's made to take either electronic or...

I think it's made to take either electronic or mechanical.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-31-15, 12:19 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Of course if the size isn't right for you, the...

Of course if the size isn't right for you, the frame isn't right for you. But the 082 is about 220 g or 1/2 lb heavier then the 066. I got that number by using the 51 size in the 066 and...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-31-15, 09:12 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

No doubt. This just could be well done, however.

No doubt. This just could be well done, however.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-31-15, 07:28 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

You have to communicate with them by email...just...

You have to communicate with them by email...just like almost all Chinese sellers. I think OP paid about $450 delivered. The details are covered in the earlier posts in this thread IIRC.

Sorry...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-31-15, 06:55 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

And I like the color accents. Red works, also...

And I like the color accents. Red works, also yellow and purple. Tape, cable outers, and if possible saddle too.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-15, 03:16 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Just wondering how much climbing that includes. ...

Just wondering how much climbing that includes. We ride just about the same average speed, but I suspect you lose something to hills, of which I experience none.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-15, 02:31 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Funny I rode all three bikes this week, CF, Ti,...

Funny I rode all three bikes this week, CF, Ti, and steel and couldn't tell a lick of difference among them. The weights are 13.3, 13.8, and 16.3 lb, respectively so I wouldn't expect very much...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-15, 11:14 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

That's a fine looking bike...even with the...

That's a fine looking bike...even with the saddlebag. ;)
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-15, 11:13 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Good news. Thanks for sharing. I...

Good news. Thanks for sharing.

I wholeheartedly agree about the Black Princes. They make my carbon wheels stop just like my alloy ones. It's uncanny how close the feel is. I'm talking about...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-29-15, 07:13 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

We've all read that article. What we are saying...

We've all read that article. What we are saying is that applies specifically to counterfeits, frames that say they are Bianchi et. al. but are just garbage made by fly-by-night factories in China to...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-29-15, 05:24 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

It's important to distinguish between crap,...

It's important to distinguish between crap, knock-off frames that are pretending to be what they're not and bona-fide products of a Chinese manufacturer that are pretending nothing at all. That...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-15, 06:14 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

When you say "not the lightest frame out there by...

When you say "not the lightest frame out there by today's standards", you have to stop and think, how close to advertised are the Giants, Treks, Speshs, etc.? Especially the ones that don't really...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-15, 06:11 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Yeah, advertised is 790 for the 51. Even +40 for...

Yeah, advertised is 790 for the 51. Even +40 for the spec. tolerance that would only be 830. Then add 6% for the upsize and you get 878. I guess 900 is still pretty close when you add in the...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-15, 05:59 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

That makes me feel a little better, but it is...

That makes me feel a little better, but it is still disappointing. Why can't they just tell you the real weight. Do I remember correctly that yours is on the smaller side? What size?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-15, 05:24 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 40,268
Posted By rpenmanparker

Congratulations on the new bike. I will be very...

Congratulations on the new bike. I will be very interested in your ride review.

The high weight relative to advertised does bother me a bit. I consider the seat post clamp and der. hanger to be...
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