Let's see some of your geared bikes........ (retired)
09-01-10, 10:48 PM
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cause it's a surly.
and i honestly like the look of a horizontal stem with more spacers than a positive rise stem with a couple less spacers.
just a preference thing i guess...and i'm not worried about flex in the front end..this thing is built like a tank.
and i honestly like the look of a horizontal stem with more spacers than a positive rise stem with a couple less spacers.
just a preference thing i guess...and i'm not worried about flex in the front end..this thing is built like a tank.
09-02-10, 08:43 AM
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having too many spaers makes you liable to break your steerer tube, though. I forget what the number is, but there is an ideal range of spacers. I don't know if steerer tubes actually ever break in reality, but I know i've read that you shouldn't have more than Xmm of spacers...
09-02-10, 09:06 AM
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having too many spacers makes you liable to break your steerer tube, though. I forget what the number is, but there is an ideal range of spacers. I don't know if steerer tubes actually ever break in reality, but I know i've read that you shouldn't have more than Xmm of spacers...
09-02-10, 01:01 PM
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The two bikes that compete for my attention. The Nishiki is my daily commuter, heavy and stable. The Trek is my "go fast" century bike. Comfortable ride for the longer distances.
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09-02-10, 03:23 PM
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QUOTE=leej88;11391047]Here's mine.
Full campy setup with clavicula cranks and ciamillo gravitas brakes and LW gen lll obermayers. About 6 kilos. Photo taken before fitting.
After fitting was done.[/QUOTE]
My dream road bike. I love Time frames.
Full campy setup with clavicula cranks and ciamillo gravitas brakes and LW gen lll obermayers. About 6 kilos. Photo taken before fitting.
After fitting was done.[/QUOTE]
My dream road bike. I love Time frames.
09-02-10, 06:13 PM
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having too many spaers makes you liable to break your steerer tube, though. I forget what the number is, but there is an ideal range of spacers. I don't know if steerer tubes actually ever break in reality, but I know i've read that you shouldn't have more than Xmm of spacers...
tell that to this guy.
i'd like to meet someone that could ever break a surly steerer tube....a carbon steerer? yes. you can void the warranty on a cervelo by having more than their recommended spacer stack height (like 25mm) but surly's are a little different.
09-02-10, 07:54 PM
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1998 Merlin
09-02-10, 11:07 PM
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^ just to clarify, that is not my bike. I just wish I had a similar setup. That bike belongs to leej88 in roadie forum
edit: but, yeah, i'm wondering exactly what they changed during that "fitting"
edit: but, yeah, i'm wondering exactly what they changed during that "fitting"
09-02-10, 11:09 PM
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true...but if nothing else this just looks ridiculous, IMO
