Regardless of frame, the bike will be setup just like my road bike's measurements with SRAM 900 brake levers and compact road drops, similar to Jaytron's bike.

Street, to/from work, around town, but still putting some distance around town (30 miles max?).

I can't make that decision for you. My Kagero and my 722TS are very different bikes setup for different things and I can't imagine one being good for the other purpose.

I still prefer clips and good double straps. However, my century rides this year will most likely be done clipless.

Thanks. I'll see what track pedals my LBS has, if not I'll check online. Probably not a good selection.

You own a Kagero! Pretty similar to the bolt - what do you use this bike for? What do you use your 722TS for? Which would you take on a long 50 miler?

Check the pedalroom links in my sig.

My 722 is for cruising around town and short distances, where my Kagero is more for when I want to get out there and really go. Not saying one can't be good for the other, just not the way I've got them set up.

Last year's longer rides and centuries were done on my Leader 725, this year's will be done on the Kagero (unless I get my Bare Knuckle built up in time).

VERY nice Kagero. If you say you can put down a century on the Kagero and it feels ok, and you've done one on your 725, I feel much better about going with a bolt. :thumb:

One more time. Looking at a cheap bullhorn for a starter, and a front brake. Would these brake levers work on the Origin-8 bullhorn bars?

I saw the clamp size on the brake levers was 22.2, can't find anything on the bullhorns. Also looks like I need an adapter for the levers, to snap into the end of the bullhorns?

Why are you gonna put 40 dollar levers on 20 dollar bars?

Haven't tried bullhorns yet, after I have and/if I like them, then I'll drop money on better bars. I could just get a normal cross lever for the mean time.

Shoot, I have $400 levers on my $30 bar

Dura Ace I assume? I also assume you're not "just trying them out"?

And if you don't like them, you've got a set of $40 paperweights.

Get these levers: http://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...4&category=615

You don't need an adapter for them. Actually I have a spare one left over from my build that I'd sell you for cheap~

When will the v2 straps be back in stock?

Ask in the Retrogression thread in the marketplace.

Sigh.

Haven't been on here in a while so hadn't even thought about that!

But maybe something a little more useful, I've been trying to get my new bike together (carbon fork) and seem to be running into some issues with the expander/compression top cap. Any experience with them? I see a lot of people using star nuts glued in place in the fork tube, but this is the first time I've used one so I'm fairly clueless.

You never want to use a starnut if your fork has a carbon steerer. What headset are you using?

So as someone suggested, would these work with the origin8 bullhorns 26? I saw the id on the lever is 19-21 can't find anything on the bars. Same with the fsa's.

Most likely.

i just happen to be holding a set of naked 26mm origin8 bullhorns in my hands that i am about to put on in place of my rb-002s. i am sure everybody will think i am crazy & i really wanted to like the nittos, but they are just too short.

anyway, be careful hj.paul7...

using an admittedly low-rent analog micrometer i just got 16mm for inside diameter of the o8s

/notscrodeither

I could not get the RX4.1 into the ends of my origin8 bars with the tightener. I had used them with my vision alloy bars for a while but without using the tightener at all, just twisting it in. If anyone wants mine pm me, but they are a little scratched up and no longer have the front caps. I basically decided I prefer cross-levers.

Hey Scrod, did your red veloplugs fit supertight on your rims? I'm having trouble hand fitting them on my Mavic Open Pros. They are just too big for the holes it seems. Should I cut a v slit on the sides of the veloplugs to get them to fit in?

Red Veloplugs are for most rims with no eyelets. However, the yellow ones - made for rims with eyelets - are bigger, so...

I've never had any trouble using them, but I've never put them on Mavics.

What this on the down tube?
http://www.tracksupermarket.com/blog...da3rensho3.jpg

A top tube protector.

/notscrod

Yeah. Why it's there, I have no idea.

It's an integrated headset. I ended up changing a few things around today to check fitment and whatnot, and I believe I solved the issue that I was having.

Top cap from a 36x45, on the 45x45. Wasn't thinking it would cause any issue, but once I changed it everything seemed to sort itself out.