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Originally Posted by IAmSam
(Post 20837241)
I'm glad you also posted your Wabi here 'cos I've always felt that the "Post your bike" pic thread is strictly a place for attaboys, and I do have a question/comment about yours that I hope you won't take the wrong way, as it is genuine curiosity and hopefully helpful...
I don't get it! And by it - I mean dummy hoods with the inline brake lever on the top. In the pic thread you mentioned possible future plans that you were interested in a single new lever to match with a dummy you'd keep using, and even that you like the dummy hood setup so may just upgrade your cross-top lever. If you ride on the hoods, and I've got to figure you do, or there's no reason for those dummies - the logical solution is to have the lever/s right there where you keep your hand/s most of the time so you are ready to brake immediately, not on top of the bar and you have to move your hand to brake. Plus, I am almost willing to bet that unless you have one already lined up, or a connection, it will be close to impossible to find a single hooded lever to match with your dummies, and will have to buy a pair anyway. In other words, from my own fairly extensive experience with just about any lever/bar combo for a front, single brake...on a drop handlebar forget the interrupter lever - two matching hooded levers with whichever side you prefer functioning works, and (most importantly ;)) looks, best. Enjoy your new bike - its almost there... |
Originally Posted by PeopleAreIdiots
(Post 20837481)
Good question! That setup didnt really come about on purpose. The dummy hoods were a chance rescue from my dads old parts bin. I thought they were kinda funky so I slapped them on my stock bars and ended up liking the extra hand position. I was already running the dinky stock bmx lever on the tops before I put the hoods on and I guess I just got used to the setup how it is.
The plan was always to get a set of road drops that are more conducive to having hoods. Like I said in the other post that you mentioned, what Ill most likely do is replace the left dummy hood with a matching lever. I'm diametrically opposed to having a nonfunctional brake lever on my bike :twitchy: (I guess we have to agree to disagree on that one :p) So because of that, I figured Id just use a bmx lever setup if I couldn't get my hands on a left SCR-5. My reasoning for a lever on the tops (or adding a cross lever if I already had an scr-5) if that when I ride in traffic I'm often on the tops for maximum visibility. Its nice to have a lever right on hand in traffic in case somebody cuts me off or opens their car door without looking. Just had my first ride on it this morning. Glorious. |
Originally Posted by 50voltphantom
(Post 20837484)
Agree. A Wabi thunder mullet-brake setup with that fork would be cool.
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Originally Posted by phobus
(Post 20837513)
In your search for levers, you might also look for the Tektro R200A. It's either the OEM part (cue "third shift" jokes ;)) or a lookalike. It looks like it's also been discontinued, but might help widen your search.
Edit: Scratch that. Just found a single left SCR-5 on ebay, never used from somebody's parts box. $12 shipped, would you believe my luck? |
Originally Posted by IAmSam
(Post 20801911)
1) Archetypes or A23s?
2) almost opposite of #1 , but since I'm already here... Am I crazy to even be considering trying some ultra-light, and judging from the disclaimers pretty darn fragile, deeply discounted racing skinnies (that I accidentally found while I was shopping for bigger tires ;) ) for JRA? Very stiff when cranking, rolling, and turning. Great handling overall. They left me with a very good impression of H Plus Son. Plus, their rims are aesthetically pleasing. I'm guessing that Archetypes would be a little stiffer and less forgiving, but i'm sure that they have similar traits with respect to the rim shape (they do something better than the TB14 box section. Velocities are probably of similar quality. I am riding a deep V right now and I like it's lateral stiffness and solid feel when rolling. I've stripped this thing down to raw and checked it out and can tell you that this is some quality ****. The machining is great. I also have 2 broken spokes right now and that rim hasn't even gone out of true. (Waiting till next week to repair). The A23 seems like a stronger, heavier, slightly wider more box sectiony deep v basically. Not sure how much of a weight hot dog you are, but dem is some heavy rims. Velocity is Made in USA, so there's that. H + Son is made in a small boutique machine shop in china (they're not made under tin roofs). I was going to mention the 23mm wideness of H+ Son, but those are both the same width so that settles that. Notable mention would be SUN CR18. If you just wanna try out the wide rim thing and see if you like it, CR18 is 22.5mm wide and $30 shipped and $30 in most bike shops that i've visited. May be worth a try. |
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6de2002802.jpg
Just an update here in case anyones interested. I ended up getting new bars and went with just an SCR-5 as the lever, no cross lever for now at least. The bars are Cinelli MASH compact drops. Here's a quick shot of the cockpit now |
Does anyone know where I can get an Andel Chainring from? Or recommendations for a similarly good bang for buck black chainring that would go well with my Andel's?
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FSA and All-City offer pretty good value/lower cost chainrings.
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The front disk fixie is nice.
The chair rail to lean the bike against is nice too.
Originally Posted by PeopleAreIdiots
(Post 20836701)
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
(Post 20977090)
The chair rail to lean the bike against is nice too.
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Originally Posted by PeopleAreIdiots
(Post 20836701)
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...57eb848811.jpg
Yeah I think the wabi was a good call. Thanks for the input guys. Super happy with that decision. |
Originally Posted by hairnet
(Post 20977689)
Cool bike. When I use chain to secure my saddles I like to run the through a length of inner tube to prevent rattling. It can be kind of a pain to join the chain with the tube getting in the way but worth it IMO.
That's a really good idea. I have some heatshrink I was gonna try but I dont mind the rattling or the rubbing off the paint much so i havent done it yet Update: Ok so you inspired me to try out my heatahrink idea finally. I like it because its a bit cleaner but if it doesnt work, tubes it is. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3fc5276607.jpg |
Originally Posted by seau grateau
(Post 20977084)
FSA and All-City offer pretty good value/lower cost chainrings.
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