I've found that using a "4th hand" tool usually only makes it harder.

****, I hate that tool. I don't even own one anymore.

:lol::lol: Sometimes I find it to be really handy, and the rest of the time, it is a royal pain in the ass.

I'm imagining you getting pissed at it one day and sending it the way of your printer.

Jesus, that ****ing printer. Hahaha! I wish I had that on video. Angie's non-reaction was priceless.

The last time I used the 4th hand, I got really frustrated and just threw it in the trash.

I hated mine. I hate working on calipers too. I hate working on anything brake related, really. The only part I like is inserting the cable through the housing, and putting on the ferrules, dunno why.

Only time I've found a fourth hand to be useful is when setting up straddle hangers for old center pulls.

Dem *****es:
http://i.imgur.com/9xcHX.jpg

I'll be going with centerpulls when I convert the Fuji to 650b. I am NOT looking forward to it.

Oh, and on a related note... where can I find a cable hanger for use with a threaded headset that doesn't have a whole ton of flex? Fork mount is not an option, for various reasons.

anymore updates on the Windsor?

Hi Scrod, just recently bought a Cinelli Mash which has a 68mm bb shell. The frame came with a Phil Wood bb JIS with a square taper and 108 mm (got it measured from lbs, they said 108mm) spindle. I would prefer to keep the bb instead of buying a new one, do you know any cranksets that can support that bb? Or would it be better for me to find a crankset and then find the bb that fits. I did a search and found Vuelta Pista Track but got bad reviews for 108 mm and it uses ISO instead.

Or maybe the lbs measured wrong and it really isn't 108 mm? Ack, maybe I need to check it again. Numerous google searches can't tell me what cranksets are compatible with a JIS 108 mm.

Would it be ok if I run a crankset that required 107 mm or 110 mm? I know I'm supposed to keep the chainline within 40.2 mm to 42 mm according to Sheldon Brown. Would having a crankset that required a 107 mm give me a chainline of 43 mm? Is that how it works? /bb noob

Phil Wood doesn't make a 108mm JIS BB. I'd bet it's ISO.

http://shop.mashsf.com/products/phil...axle-108mm-iso

FWIW, the Vuelta Pista crankset isn't very good.

I'll do some looking.

I've decided to sell it and think I have a buyer.

VO makes a decent one IMO

:eek:

There's no quick way of finding out if it's JIS or ISO huh. The reason I ask is because I saw that also but then I also saw this from Phil Wood's website:

http://philwood.com/store/page30.html

BRS08S Stainless Steel Bottom Bracket 68/73mm - JIS
$119.00
Stainless Steel Bottom Bracket
Description: 68/73mm - JIS Length(mm): 108 Offset(mm): Sym Weight(gm):208

Am I missing something here? FWIW, here's a pic of the bb in question. I'll try and hit up the lbs tomorrow and pull out the bb to see if there are any etches on it to describe what it is, if PW even does that.

http://imageshack.us/a/img194/3933/img0051zh.jpg


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And yea, I've heard a multitude amount of reviews about Vuelta and how bad they are.

How much does it costs to ship a bike to singapore from CA?

How would I know this?

just thought because you deal with shipping a lot more than me, you might have an idea.

I went onto RG, put a frameset and wheelset in my cart, and set my country as singapore and it came to $189.50.

Coming back from the LBS, they compared it to their bb's and declared it as JIS. Should I try for an Andels (requires 110mm JIS) or IRD (same as Andel's) and fit it from there? I read that Phil Wood can be adjusted to fix the chainline, but can it adjust up to 2 mm to fit these cranksets? Thanks Scrod!

EDIT: Just ordered the Andel's and I'll just adjust the chainline from Phil bb

in your opinion/experience, in what order would you put these tires in terms of their "speed" (i.e. low rolling resistance)

rimbo, durano plus, rando, everwear

And I ship from the opposite side of the country, which affects shipping costs.

From best to worst:

Durano Plus, Ribmo, Everwear, Rando.

gotcha, additionally (but not related):

would randos make a good rain/beater tire?

Absolutely.

bent a wheel during a polo crash. don't think it's cracked anywhere. trick for shaping it back properly?
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...18387333_n.jpg

Hey Scrod,
Why do so many people use randos? I see so many people using them around here and some people swear by them. But in my experience they aren't that amazing.

thanks dude :thumb:

They're extremely durable, the rubber compound is easy to skid and they last a long time. I have one on the back of my Dodici but I hate using one in the front. They can be sluggish at the recommended PSI but I keep mine inflated around 110-115 and it feels like a completely different tire.

I have a feeling a lot of people use them because the MASH guys said they're the only rear tire they'll use.

I can't really tell how warped it is from the pic but I would probably partially loosen all the spoke tension and re-tension/true the wheel.

oh that makes me a very sad panda :( Whats the asking price on something like that?

A23s to Circus Monkey road hubs, with wheelsmith XL15s, 32/32 3x.


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