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05-31-12 | 06:12 AM
#3951
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Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
Scrod, now that I have the BK frame here I get the feeling that my Omnium crankset will just look a little funny on the frame. I'm looking to replace it with something of equal caliper, I've been thinking 75s or DA. Do you have any experience with DA cranks, will I notice a huge difference between 7610 and 7700?
05-31-12 | 05:14 PM
#3952
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From: Cape Ann, MA
Bikes: Two wheels, it goes
Scrod this isn't as much of a question as it is a statement. I just realized where your shop is in Beverly. I've driven by it countless times heading over the bridge into Salem, but didn't realize it was on the corner.
Wife and I moved to Beverly from Gloucester in the fall and love it. We're over near the :shudder: Lucky Dog...
Wife and I moved to Beverly from Gloucester in the fall and love it. We're over near the :shudder: Lucky Dog...
05-31-12 | 06:32 PM
#3953
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Your cog is slipping.
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
Right on. Angie and I live right around the corner from the Dirty Dog on Central St. We love that place.
Stop by the shop sometime!
Stop by the shop sometime!
Last edited by Scrodzilla; 05-31-12 at 08:16 PM.
06-01-12 | 10:51 AM
#3954
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 4,852
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From: Ithaca, NY
Bikes: Click on the #YOLO
Harlequin bar tape.
Figure it's time I figured it out, have kids asking at the coop. Ordered a bar's worth of white and a bar's worth of black (didn't want to fox with mismatched blues) cotton tape and new hoods for this-
Should be coming today. Have you ever wrapped bars like this? Any tips/hints/whatever? Will be going off of this site, which doesn't seem to suck. Style advice- full checkerboard, or just the tops or something like in the tutorial?
vs.
Figure it's time I figured it out, have kids asking at the coop. Ordered a bar's worth of white and a bar's worth of black (didn't want to fox with mismatched blues) cotton tape and new hoods for this-
Should be coming today. Have you ever wrapped bars like this? Any tips/hints/whatever? Will be going off of this site, which doesn't seem to suck. Style advice- full checkerboard, or just the tops or something like in the tutorial?
vs.
06-01-12 | 11:45 AM
#3956
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Scrod, yesterday I've changed my omnium chainring for a Zen and I've used the same chainring bolts that came with the crank. Since the Zen ring is thinner the bolts move when I try to twist it with my finger but I can say that they are well secured and torqued. Is this a problem? Should I change the bolts?
06-01-12 | 04:05 PM
#3958
Thread Starter
Your cog is slipping.
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
06-01-12 | 04:06 PM
#3959
Thread Starter
Your cog is slipping.
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
Scrod, yesterday I've changed my omnium chainring for a Zen and I've used the same chainring bolts that came with the crank. Since the Zen ring is thinner the bolts move when I try to twist it with my finger but I can say that they are well secured and torqued. Is this a problem? Should I change the bolts?
06-01-12 | 04:07 PM
#3960
Thread Starter
Your cog is slipping.
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
06-01-12 | 06:35 PM
#3961
Still kicking.
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 19,659
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From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
I've done it for a friend and hated every moment of it.
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06-01-12 | 08:52 PM
#3962
Still kicking.
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 19,659
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From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
Scrod,
Am I the only one here who hates the frame color of my 930?
Am I the only one here who hates the frame color of my 930?
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06-01-12 | 09:13 PM
#3963
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Whilst I am /notscrod, I'd say if you love the bike, powder coat it and make it a dannihilator 930
06-01-12 | 09:28 PM
#3964
Still kicking.
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 19,659
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From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
I like the bike, but I have absolutely hated the color since I got it.
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06-02-12 | 06:15 AM
#3966
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Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
06-02-12 | 10:24 AM
#3969
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From: Union County, NJ
Bikes: Dolan Pre Cursa, Cannondale R400
06-03-12 | 09:19 AM
#3970
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From: Ithaca, NY
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I bagged it. Not all that hard, but didn't like how thin cotton tape was and couldn't get it to sit right over padding (old tube), not sure what I was expecting, but meh. Wound up with some nice white perf synthetic something fizik tape. Looks pretty good TBH.
06-03-12 | 04:34 PM
#3971
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Hey Scrod and the notscrod consortium,
This might be asking a bit much, but I'm trying to figure out what stem length to get for a 53cm 722 ts. I got all my measurements and I used the fit calculator on competitive cyclist, but I'm still having issues.
I'm between 5 8" and 5 9", 31" inseam. I know fit is subjective, but I'll take anything I can get. I'm currently running a 90mm Thomson X4 on a 2009 Raleigh that has a slightly different head tube angle, but comparing the frames side by side with the bb's and seat tubes/chain stays lined up, the 722 head tube sits about 1 cm ahead of the Raleigh. Should I just shoot for an 80 mm stem? Apologies if this is overkill on my part, thanks.
This might be asking a bit much, but I'm trying to figure out what stem length to get for a 53cm 722 ts. I got all my measurements and I used the fit calculator on competitive cyclist, but I'm still having issues.
I'm between 5 8" and 5 9", 31" inseam. I know fit is subjective, but I'll take anything I can get. I'm currently running a 90mm Thomson X4 on a 2009 Raleigh that has a slightly different head tube angle, but comparing the frames side by side with the bb's and seat tubes/chain stays lined up, the 722 head tube sits about 1 cm ahead of the Raleigh. Should I just shoot for an 80 mm stem? Apologies if this is overkill on my part, thanks.
06-03-12 | 04:36 PM
#3972
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Your cog is slipping.
Joined: May 2009
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
Try the 90mm you have on hand and base your decision on how that feels.
06-03-12 | 05:39 PM
#3974
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Scrod,
sorry if this has been asked
I often see you recommend products that are not available at Retrogression. I know the reason, cause you're a stand up guy... just wondering how you resist the urge to sell, sell sell & balance things out
sorry if this has been asked
I often see you recommend products that are not available at Retrogression. I know the reason, cause you're a stand up guy... just wondering how you resist the urge to sell, sell sell & balance things out
06-03-12 | 05:57 PM
#3975
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Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
I recommend things I have experience with or think are good products/value, not just to sell stuff.
For such a small shop, RG does a good amount of business. While we do add new stuff to the site from time to time, there's no real need to try to sell everything under the sun. Besides, there are other places out there - like Velomine and Ben's Cycle - who have decent prices (VM's wheelset prices blow my mind), treat their customers well and are generally awesome to deal with. None of us are getting rich selling bike parts and at the end of the day, we all need to eat.
For such a small shop, RG does a good amount of business. While we do add new stuff to the site from time to time, there's no real need to try to sell everything under the sun. Besides, there are other places out there - like Velomine and Ben's Cycle - who have decent prices (VM's wheelset prices blow my mind), treat their customers well and are generally awesome to deal with. None of us are getting rich selling bike parts and at the end of the day, we all need to eat.