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#477
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Lmfao now I have heard it all! So a Cinelli SC isn’t a classic frame now? Now I know you’re trolling for sure.
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My short leg geometry will probably put a few people off, but i love the new road bike.
Unsure at this stage if i want to remove the wheel decals.
Unsure at this stage if i want to remove the wheel decals.
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I have 2 blown discs. Im lucky that i can even still ride pain free, so ill forgo looks enough for now (understand this is the hot or not thread haha)
re: head tube:
OverDrive
Giant’s original oversized fork steerer tube technology. Designed to provide precise front-end steering performance, the system’s oversized headset bearings (1 1/4” lower and 1 1/8” upper for road, 1 1/2” lower and 1 1/8” upper for mountain) and tapered steerer tube work in conjunction to provide optimal steering stiffness.
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re: head tube:
OverDrive
Giant’s original oversized fork steerer tube technology. Designed to provide precise front-end steering performance, the system’s oversized headset bearings (1 1/4” lower and 1 1/8” upper for road, 1 1/2” lower and 1 1/8” upper for mountain) and tapered steerer tube work in conjunction to provide optimal steering stiffness.
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Giant is a great company with a lot of cool innovation, but I'm not a fan of Overdrive. BTW, those quoted dimensions look wrong to me - it's non standard, and those numbers are pretty standard. I thought all Overdrive forks were 5/4" upper.
Stiffness to weight of a straight 9/8" steerer is pretty good, and with a 5/4" or 3/2" lower it's plenty. Include aero in the consideration, and it starts looking a bit silly; IMO it's just an excuse to lock folks into using proprietary forks and stems.
Stiffness to weight of a straight 9/8" steerer is pretty good, and with a 5/4" or 3/2" lower it's plenty. Include aero in the consideration, and it starts looking a bit silly; IMO it's just an excuse to lock folks into using proprietary forks and stems.
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Giant is a great company with a lot of cool innovation, but I'm not a fan of Overdrive. BTW, those quoted dimensions look wrong to me - it's non standard, and those numbers are pretty standard. I thought all Overdrive forks were 5/4" upper.
Stiffness to weight of a straight 9/8" steerer is pretty good, and with a 5/4" or 3/2" lower it's plenty. Include aero in the consideration, and it starts looking a bit silly; IMO it's just an excuse to lock folks into using proprietary forks and stems.
Stiffness to weight of a straight 9/8" steerer is pretty good, and with a 5/4" or 3/2" lower it's plenty. Include aero in the consideration, and it starts looking a bit silly; IMO it's just an excuse to lock folks into using proprietary forks and stems.
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This forum is for presenting your bike in all it's glory to be critiqued by other members. If you have thin skin, best to post your ride in here: What road bike do you have?
2) Be prepared to handle criticism and not take this thread too seriously.
a) If you can't handle the criticism, please don't post anymore. Coming back with petty sniping against other members and their bikes, ruins the fun of this thread.
3) If you must criticize, be constructive, and not be mean nor condescending. We all can enjoy a good ribbing now and then and some tongue in cheek humor, but let's not get carried away or make it personal.
a) If you have a nasty streak and you think this is a good place to be cruel to others, you're in for a bad day.
4) A "not" should be followed by a pic of your bike. (Unless you've posted it here previously
2) Be prepared to handle criticism and not take this thread too seriously.
a) If you can't handle the criticism, please don't post anymore. Coming back with petty sniping against other members and their bikes, ruins the fun of this thread.
3) If you must criticize, be constructive, and not be mean nor condescending. We all can enjoy a good ribbing now and then and some tongue in cheek humor, but let's not get carried away or make it personal.
a) If you have a nasty streak and you think this is a good place to be cruel to others, you're in for a bad day.
4) A "not" should be followed by a pic of your bike. (Unless you've posted it here previously
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Almost 12 months have gone by since I matt-cleared this mid-80s Casati frameset after having some brazing work done. I left it paint-free because the joinery deets are beautiful. The finish is holding up amazingly well.
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Dunno about hot per se, but the Casati is definitely cool AF.
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I finally determined that Bleche White straight out of the bottle as-is worked the best, hands down. I use a clean, wet terry cloth to gently clean off what obvious grime I can, followed by a dry, white terry cloth to dry it, then I soak another terry in Bleche White, soak it on the tape for a minute or two, and then gently scrub the tape. Then use the wet one to remove it, and the dry one to dry it and you'll keep it sparkling for a long time to come.
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Last edited by seypat; 07-08-19 at 10:44 AM.
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Correct, I try and get what grime I can off first with plain water on a terry towel, and then finish with plain water, really just to get the Bleche White off...technically I don't think you are supposed to touch it (I think the bottle says wear gloves), so I try to wash it off as best as I can afterwards.
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1991 Schwinn 354, the only thing here that is original is the frame.
So let me know your thoughts on this beauty (in my eyes). Shimano R7000 groupset, Mavic Cosmic Elite Wheelset and many carbon bits. Its a fast ride that likes hills![img][/img]
My "new" ride.
My "new" ride.
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Hot. Definitely stands out from the matte black crowd. Maybe go with black or white bar tape. The blue is close, but no cigar.
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Did you try to break them before fitment? They don't test them...
Oh yeah - hot, if you go black tape.