Got it. Easton makes carbon soccer balls.

You will love it...

well this is the future isn't it?
http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-co...l%20poster.jpg

but what I mean by the soccer ball comment is that all the cycling heroes on the tour are riding chinese finger traps

wait? cyclists play soccer?

jk lol. I guess they all do end up coming from the same place give or take.

I'm going to eventually built a china carbon roadie.

This is my friend's, so clean and sexy.
http://www.pedalroom.com/p/xiaolongbao-6193_2.jpg

That made its way to the porn thread before.


dat red.

I wants it so badz

what frame it is it looks a bit like the scott foil

You're correct; it's the essence of one basically. ;)

I happened to have the same hunch as well when I first saw it a month ago and found it on alibaba.

I'm holding out for the sram red green group.

Should I:

Buy a used wheelset: 32H Kinlin NB-R Rims laced with Hoshi spokes to novatec low flange hubs. For $285 shipped.

or,

Build my own: 32H A23 laced to a low flange miche primato in the rear, and a 24H A23 laced to a circus monkey road hub in the front. For around $360 shipped.

For the wheelset I'd be building, I'll have to wait for the A23's to get stocked again before I can start on it. Additionally, I have never built a wheelset before, nor do I have a truing stand (nor have I ever trued a wheelset for that matter). So, I'd kind of be riding blind with internet tutorials, and using a few pieces of DIY equipment. Would probably have to take it to a shop and get them to check that its true and tensioned properly.

For the used wheelset, I'm told the hubs still spin well, and that the wheels function perfectly. but I'm ordering it, so I don't have the ability to check it out beyond pictures. It does end up being about $75 cheaper too, which is a pretty big deal for a pretty-broke college kid. I think this wheelset will end up being the same weight, if not a little lighter. The downside is that I don't get the added ride quality of the 23mm wide rims.

Thoughts?

Build your own.

They oughta call it SRAM Sriracha

beater bike for rain and store runs, converting an old 12 speed and adding fenders and racks/panniers

110 bcd crank with 52t and 40t rings

should i:

40/15 to keep it mostly the same as my good bike (70 gi)
40/16 for slightly easier ride with groceries and panniers and whatnot (65 gi)
52/20 for an inbetween of those 2 (68 gi)

granted im not trying to put this thing in a race, but with a huge ring on a tiny spider i know the 52 will be more flexy

really im just thinking out loud here, would a 3-6 gi change even be noticeable? (from my daily rider of 71 gi)

I've had my "fixie" for all of spring and summer. Looking to do some longer rides this fall... SHOULD I...

HTFU and ride it fixed until I can afford a geared road bike in the spring.

OR

Add a freewheel and some levers/hoods, maybe the ability to coast down the hills, and ride on the hoods instead of in my drops will add enough comfort to get me over the hump on some of the longer rides?

A combination of two, noted above. ^

+1 for fixed w/ hoods+drops

For store runs and rain bike? You're never going to notice whatever flex may exist.

3-6 gi is definitely noticeable. Go with 52/20 and don't worry about it. There's a reason bcd has gotten smaller over time. It doesn't really matter that much, especially if you're not racing.

52/anything looks boss anyway.

Next Project....?

http://www.pedalroom.com/p/pelizzoli...or3-4724_2.jpg
http://www.enve.com/cache/ProductTyp...20120326010238
http://cache0.bigcartel.com/product_...-2012-2-wm.jpg
http://www.iminusd.com/product_image...01888_zoom.jpg
http://www.iminusd.com/product_image...42327_zoom.jpg
http://bikenbean.com.au/webstore/ima...xheight360.jpg

Still undecided on hubs/bars, but I'll have plenty of time to think. Ordering the frame once the car sells! Thinking Black frame with slightly lighter black Logos/signature.

Hubs ---> American Classic Track Hubs

Bars ---> Nitto B123-AA SSB in black.

American Classics are hawt. B123aa's are pretty sweet, but only 25.4mm clamp. Blacked out carbon is necessary! Forgot to add, might just go silly ****** status and get a Ceramic GXP BB.

Hubs http://mackhubs.com/

I'm using 31.8 B123-AA SSB's


SSB is the oversized model.

You should go road drops with a traditional bend.

If you're ballin go with the 3t rotundo pros.

Nice one. Added to the options. Shame 3T only makes the Sphinx weird looking bars for track...

Those Mack Hubs are proper sexeh! Not quite as light on the rears as the American Classics.

3T also makes the Scatto LTD's. Its a sprint bar.


Also take a look at easton's carbon track bar. I think it's what you'll eventually end up using.

i was going to http://mikesbikes.com/images/library...white_12_z.jpg

but instead should i?
http://www.konaworld.com/images/bikes/hires/cadabra.jpg

The raliegh

FYI mikesbikes is a bit stubborn on hotlinking; ended up having to get their cookie for the raliegh link to work.



@NcA13

So I guess you sold your civic?

should i:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

or

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...GL._AA300_.jpg

on
http://cache0.bigcartel.com/product_...949857/300.jpg

?

Use real levers regardless. They look much nicer.