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Originally Posted by TheDean

sweet ass stem! what is that?

thomson x2 road stem and deda pista bars!

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Originally Posted by gargiulo.mike

bikeage, you have a sweet stable!

thanks!
now, I just need a mtb bike and my stable.....

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Originally Posted by bikeage

thomson x2 road stem and deda pista bars!

yup. i'm loving it!

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Originally Posted by piratelove

yup. i'm loving it!

those bars are probably the most comfy track bars I've ever used
nothing else compares

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Originally Posted by peugeot_rider

where did you get those tires?

from an lbs. btw theyre 27" gumwall. reasonably priced as well...

I'm feeling the flipped risers. Solid bike.

not mine but ...

they're in a restaurant in a commercial center in Torino, Italy

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/4...256387f6_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/4...7f1269a8_b.jpg

http://www.blacksheepcycles.com/Phot...0/SNC10658.JPG

http://www.blacksheepcycles.com/Phot...0/SNC10660.JPG

Sorry for the brake and computer, set up for a TT at the moment, when set up for pursuit it gets a track fork and loses the computer.

^ I don't think that bike needs to apologize for anything

Henceforth, nothing posted on the forum will ever equal those
two Italian bikes in awesomeness.

Well, those are the bikes in those famous track photos....daymn
that Blue is sick

that blue looks mean

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Originally Posted by bikeage

those bars are probably the most comfy track bars I've ever used
nothing else compares

Yeah, they really are. The way they bend at the top is super comfy to ride, and riding them right up next to the stem is really nice too.

why are some forks turned around on old bikes like the burgundy bike? is it for quicker handle?

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Originally Posted by sivat

Let me know if you find it. The only mention of varying pitch i can find is on page 321 where he mentions an 8mm pitch chain being used in 1909 to break records. Though it doesn't really specify if the chain had much to do with the record breaking. His basic point is that if you were to keep the same diameter cog but run a smaller pitch than 1/2", you would be able to have more teeth. More teeth means better efficiency. But that means the overall diameters of the chainring and cog would be the same, but the tooth count would be different. so a 46/13 in 1/2" pitch would feel the same as 46/13 in 10mm pitch. the benefit would be gained if you went to 58/16 which have the same diameter as 46/13 in 1/2" pitch and be approx. the same gear ratio.

As for the shimano stuff, I don't have any direct knowledge of the history of it, so I'll leave that to the others.

Introduced in 1976, and discontinued some time in the 80s, Dura-Ace 10 used a smaller chain and therefore smaller chainrings and sprockets - the number of teeth was the same, but they were closer together. The big advantage was lower weight, and eventually, according to legend, the Japanese kierin federation banned the 10mm pitch equipment because it might give some riders an unfair advantage.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...ackshimano.jpg

We have a full set here at the shop(black sheep cycles), ill try to find a pic later.

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Originally Posted by Gyeswho

why are some forks turned around on old bikes like the burgundy bike? is it for quicker handle?

that's a stayers bicycle. the flopped fork is used to that they can ride very closely to the motorized pace vehicles used in stayers races.

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Originally Posted by Gyeswho

why are some forks turned around on old bikes like the burgundy bike? is it for quicker handle?

They're for motor-paced racing where the cyclist drafts behind a guy riding a specially designed motorcycle. The smaller front wheel and the fork being the way it is allows the cyclist to get as close as possible to the the derny to get in the slipstream as much as possible.

Wow I have to get my ass to Charlotte.

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Originally Posted by shants

that's a stayers bicycle. the flopped fork is used to that they can ride very closely to the motorized pace vehicles used in stayers races.

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Originally Posted by explody pup

thank you and thank you

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Originally Posted by recneps

bottom left of this photo.

http://www.blacksheepcycles.com/Phot...m/CIMG0406.JPG

http://www.blacksheepcycles.com/Phot...m/CIMG0408.JPG

http://www.blacksheepcycles.com/Phot...m/CIMG0405.JPG

There some Inch pitch back there for your viewing pleasure also.

As many times as I have looked in that case, I never realized that was DA 10. I must have gotten distracted by Ethan's Vanilla.:love:

still gotta get my frame powder coated..just got my wheels from the shop n decided to take a couple photos with them on..

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...d/IMG_4495.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...d/IMG_4477.jpg
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