Mercier Kilo TT Pictures
11-20-08, 03:29 AM
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Argh...I hit a car last night and my fork bent. Can anyone recommend a similar fork to the stock one on the Kilo TT?
11-20-08, 07:30 AM
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11-20-08, 08:01 AM
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11-20-08, 10:07 AM
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mostly stock (only had it for a week so far), but hopefully i'll have a bit more done to it kinda soon. felt like posting some pics anyhow...
11-20-08, 10:13 AM
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Then Alien for a fork. lastly Soma or Surly.
Personally, I think it's a good excuse to buy a Wound Up fork off eBay but that's just me.
11-20-08, 10:21 AM
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11-20-08, 10:29 AM
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it could be a little distortion from the wide angle lens. i have fairly long arms and legs, maybe more chimpanzee than t-rex, unless you're saying the top tube & stem aren't long enough:
11-20-08, 10:35 AM
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Yeah, looks like it was some distortion. Is your saddle more level than it looks in the first pic?
That is what confused me, with that short of a stem and that much seat post showing, most of your weight is going to be on the seat. With that weight distribution and that saddle angle....
Does it feel comfortable?
11-20-08, 11:14 AM
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Ah, totally, that makes sense. I try to have 33% weight on the bars, 33% on the pedals, 33% on the seat... i have no idea if i'm actually achieving that, but i also like to be more upright in traffic. my saddle is pretty much parallel with the ground, from what I can tell. The stem is maybe 110-115mm.
11-20-08, 11:32 AM
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word, probably just the wacky lens.
11-20-08, 05:28 PM
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Curious, anybody ride with a 650c front on a Kilo TT? I've ridden a friend's on another fram (Fuji Track Pro) and the steering was very aggressive.
11-20-08, 05:59 PM
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11-20-08, 08:53 PM
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11-20-08, 10:31 PM
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11-20-08, 10:46 PM
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link? i would like to see im interested in a new fork as well.
11-20-08, 11:07 PM
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****, I am so stoked to get my frame
11-20-08, 11:16 PM
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I built this up today
11-20-08, 11:22 PM
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is that the orange? It looks really red on my computer screen.
What kind of stem is that?
What kind of stem is that?
11-20-08, 11:26 PM
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it is orange, it was in some weird lights in the apartment so it may look weird.
the stem is a no name 20 dollar used bin at bike shop stem. Ill pry into it tomorrow when I have some more time to look for a name on it
the stem is a no name 20 dollar used bin at bike shop stem. Ill pry into it tomorrow when I have some more time to look for a name on it
11-20-08, 11:28 PM
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What size is that?
11-20-08, 11:29 PM
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53cm
11-20-08, 11:30 PM
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orange looks good. where you at on the north shore?
11-20-08, 11:31 PM
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Middleton/Danvers/Salem area, you from around here as well?!
11-20-08, 11:39 PM
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im out in gloucester
11-20-08, 11:44 PM
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