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08-12-12, 08:17 PM
#4952
Your cog is slipping.
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Sorry, mang...missed it.
Angie uses a cross lever with a 24mm clamp, using one of those little rubber shims that come with reflectors and some lights cut to fit beneath 1/2 of the clamp. I have a pile of them if you need one.
Angie uses a cross lever with a 24mm clamp, using one of those little rubber shims that come with reflectors and some lights cut to fit beneath 1/2 of the clamp. I have a pile of them if you need one.
08-12-12, 08:51 PM
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old legs
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that's gotta look a lot better than the black Duct tape I use
08-12-12, 11:34 PM
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Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
That would be awesome. Could you send me two? Thanks!
08-13-12, 04:37 AM
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I did that for my wife's townie because I didn't have any of those shims for lights that I wasn't using. I gotta be better about not tossing things like that when I'm not going to use them.
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08-13-12, 06:54 AM
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I am building a 29er townie for my brother using mostly spares from 4-5 different people its actually pretty funny when you ask if someone has something and you end up trading for a few other things that you forgot you needed
08-13-12, 07:18 AM
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Yeah, the funny thing is I have a box full of broken parts that I save because I might need something from them someday but yet I've thrown away my potentially useful shims. Ah well, now I have an old flatted innertube in there that I can cut up to make as many shims as I want.
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08-13-12, 07:37 AM
#4959
Your cog is slipping.
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Any sensible bike shop will most likely have a pile of those shims and gladly give you one for free. The old shop I worked at threw them away by the handful.
08-13-12, 12:22 PM
#4960
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Scrod,
I was looking at your bikes and every single wheel is slammed in the drop outs. I didn't see any half links, so you must know some kind of formula? Please share.
Thanks.
I was looking at your bikes and every single wheel is slammed in the drop outs. I didn't see any half links, so you must know some kind of formula? Please share.
Thanks.
08-13-12, 05:33 PM
#4961
Your cog is slipping.
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They're close to being slammed but not quite. The 28c Rando on my Gara will hit my seat tube if I slam it.
08-13-12, 09:42 PM
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Scrod,
How are you liking your bareknuckle? I have a chance to get one used for a good price on cl.
How are you liking your bareknuckle? I have a chance to get one used for a good price on cl.
08-13-12, 10:37 PM
#4963
Your cog is slipping.
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I honestly couldn't be happier with it.
08-13-12, 10:50 PM
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Scrod,
Any experience with the Novatec road hubs? Are they as nice as their track hubs? I'd like to replace the wheels on my Tarmac in the coming months and am considering a road wheel build equivalent to the track wheels you built me(28 or 32 hole). Figured I'd get A23's, hopefully from you if Velocity gets their **** together, or eBay as a last resort. Thoughts?
Any experience with the Novatec road hubs? Are they as nice as their track hubs? I'd like to replace the wheels on my Tarmac in the coming months and am considering a road wheel build equivalent to the track wheels you built me(28 or 32 hole). Figured I'd get A23's, hopefully from you if Velocity gets their **** together, or eBay as a last resort. Thoughts?
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08-13-12, 11:06 PM
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bike specs call for a 29.8 seatpost collar; can i use a 30.0 collar (more options in 30.0)?
08-14-12, 06:17 AM
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08-14-12, 06:41 AM
#4969
Your cog is slipping.
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Scrod,
Any experience with the Novatec road hubs? Are they as nice as their track hubs? I'd like to replace the wheels on my Tarmac in the coming months and am considering a road wheel build equivalent to the track wheels you built me(28 or 32 hole). Figured I'd get A23's, hopefully from you if Velocity gets their **** together, or eBay as a last resort. Thoughts?
Any experience with the Novatec road hubs? Are they as nice as their track hubs? I'd like to replace the wheels on my Tarmac in the coming months and am considering a road wheel build equivalent to the track wheels you built me(28 or 32 hole). Figured I'd get A23's, hopefully from you if Velocity gets their **** together, or eBay as a last resort. Thoughts?
FWIW - we can now get machined sidewall A23s in certain drillings.
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08-14-12, 07:11 AM
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Angie has a Novatec A29SB-SL on the front of her 721TR and is happy with it. The front wheel at that bike weighs close to nothing.
08-14-12, 07:32 AM
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Angie has a Novatec A29SB-SL on the front of her 721TR and is happy with it. The front wheel on that bike weighs close to nothing.
FWIW - we can now get machined sidewall A23s in certain drillings.
FWIW - we can now get machined sidewall A23s in certain drillings.
08-14-12, 08:34 AM
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S.Zilla- When shopping for a frame, that will be for street use, would you chose CroMo or butted Aluminum? Is there a reason not to run the aluminum frames? Thanks.