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09-10-12, 05:39 PM
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Thompsons are not especially tall stems.
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09-10-12, 05:40 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
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You'll be ok if you remove the spacer above the stem. Having an extra small spacer up top matters a lot more on a carbon steerer.
Guys, seriously. Adding "/notscrod" doesn't give you a pass to answer before me. I'm really not trying to be a dick but if someone were to ask you a question, you would most likely want to answer for yourself.
Guys, seriously. Adding "/notscrod" doesn't give you a pass to answer before me. I'm really not trying to be a dick but if someone were to ask you a question, you would most likely want to answer for yourself.
09-10-12, 07:54 PM
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You'll be ok if you remove the spacer above the stem. Having an extra small spacer up top matters a lot more on a carbon steerer.
Guys, seriously. Adding "/notscrod" doesn't give you a pass to answer before me. I'm really not trying to be a dick but if someone were to ask you a question, you would most likely want to answer for yourself.
Guys, seriously. Adding "/notscrod" doesn't give you a pass to answer before me. I'm really not trying to be a dick but if someone were to ask you a question, you would most likely want to answer for yourself.
What if we wrote it like this?
/no t scrod
would that make it okay?
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09-10-12, 08:02 PM
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09-10-12, 08:08 PM
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How about answering after you?
09-10-12, 08:15 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
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If I answer and it turns into a discussion or someone thinks there's a better answer, that's fine. I feel I go above and beyond to help you guys but it's just kinda rude how everyone jumps in and justifies themselves by tagging /notscrod.
We've got a great thing going here and I enjoy answering your questions. Let's keep it that way.
We've got a great thing going here and I enjoy answering your questions. Let's keep it that way.
09-10-12, 08:17 PM
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Can a brotha get an avatar one time?
09-10-12, 09:21 PM
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Painfully average.
I feel even worse now that you helped me out today. Sorry, dude!
Anyway, I just built a Windsor Oxford (BD townie).. The brakes actually squeak like one of those old shopping carts where the wheel gets stuck in place. Only until I really squeeze the lever will the noise go away. THere's also a small vibration in the rear as it happens. Any ideas as to what it is?
Anyway, I just built a Windsor Oxford (BD townie).. The brakes actually squeak like one of those old shopping carts where the wheel gets stuck in place. Only until I really squeeze the lever will the noise go away. THere's also a small vibration in the rear as it happens. Any ideas as to what it is?
09-10-12, 11:19 PM
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Who makes the hood rat bars? And would you say they have a similar geometry to the FSA Wings?
I've been thinking about using a pair for the track.
I've been thinking about using a pair for the track.
09-11-12, 05:41 AM
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perhaps you ought to sanction a The Official Ask /notscrod Thread thread?
could save you the anguish over helpful individuals that can't stop themselves from answering here & generate a few laughs too...
could save you the anguish over helpful individuals that can't stop themselves from answering here & generate a few laughs too...
09-11-12, 07:42 AM
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This is more of a request for confirmation than a question. If I'm running 40mm of spacers under my stem and have pursuit bullhorns w/ a 40mm drop, would that give me the same height on the horn section of the bars as running no spacers under the stem and regular (non pursuit) bullhorns? It seems as if it would, but I'm not sure if I'm missing something.
09-11-12, 08:01 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
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It would be pretty damn close, if not exactly the same.
09-11-12, 08:13 AM
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That's what I thought. I find that, when I have the 40mm of spacers below the stem, the horn section of the pursuit bars are more comfortable than those without a drop. It seems silly to run all those spacers if I'm negating them with the pursuit bars, but the top section of the bars feel perfect w/ the spacers underneath and I think would feel too low if I removed the spacers and ran regular bullhorns.
09-11-12, 08:30 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
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I think you spend more time fiddling with your stem/bars/spacers than riding your bike. 
09-11-12, 08:36 AM
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I probably spend more time TALKING about fiddling with my stem than I do riding. I've been told I have a tendency to overanalyze everything, so I don't do as well in situations where there isn't one concrete right answer. Give me multiple ways to do something and I'll sit there weighing the pros and cons of each option forever. It's a curse...
09-11-12, 10:44 AM
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Hey Scrod,
Did you torque your Nitto 626 seatpost to a certain setting? I don't feel like emailing Nitto and waiting/hoping for a response, even though they delivered last time. I wonder why they don't include torque settings for their products.
Did you torque your Nitto 626 seatpost to a certain setting? I don't feel like emailing Nitto and waiting/hoping for a response, even though they delivered last time. I wonder why they don't include torque settings for their products.
09-11-12, 10:55 AM
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Looks like Scrod got a new ride, is this true?
its gorgeous!
its gorgeous!
09-11-12, 11:18 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
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I know when stuff is tight enough. It's kinda hard to **** up on tightening a seat clamp.