Yeah, I've decided to go with the 55cm frame.
I'll be browsing your shop for a couple other components as well, thanks for the help!

No prob!

Ask a shop owner I suspect I already know your answer, but for a casual mechanic who happens to be poor, do you think this is worth buying? Thanks in advance. http://www.amazon.com/BIKEHAND-Compl...cycle+tool+kit

Me too.. cept my 725 and my tiny bikes.

It seems like a decent kit and it's reasonably priced.

I was thinking that too....it took me a while to collect most of those tools

It's missing a few things crucial for riding fixed (chainwhip/lockring tool) and has a bunch of stuff you'll most likely never use but yeah, buying all that stuff separately would add up to much more than $125.

what other choices of crankset besides sugino messengers and omniums at the same price level?
Ive done trying omnium on my bike and it didn't fit. :(

IMO your bike would look great with IRD Defiants on it.

Hey Scrod, which measurements determine the proper crankarm length for a particular person?

I bought something similar for around the same price, along with a specialty tools here and there. And the kit plus the few tools I bought along the way have saved me a lot of money in the past 3 years. Oh yeah and a fair warning, the tools in my kit aren't the best quality and a few broke over time. Just replace them with park or something of better quality if that happens./ NOT SCROD

After recently replacing the stock 103 BB on the Kilo with a 107 I feel like my cranks are out super wide. Been thinking about just upgrading to S300's. Is the BB wider than 103? With the external bearings and all...

Cranksets require specific length BB spindles for a reason. Using something other than the recommended BB will obviously throw off your chain line and Q factor.

The Spindle on GXP cranksets is attached to the drive side crank arm so what you're asking is a non-issue.

I second this IRD makes some good stuff.

There's a whole bunch of jibber-jabber about the subject to be found on the Googles (some of which makes perfect sense) but a lot of it comes down to personal preference.

Measure each section of your leg, shin, thigh etc, include kneecap too, then get 165s.

damn i wish i could buy from your shop

Scrod, why the two different tire widths?

What's stopping you?

The majority of your weight is over the rear tire. Wider tires provide a more comfortable ride, especially on an aluminum frame. Wide front tires tend to handle a little weird when cornering while going fast. Narrow front + wide rear = comfort and good handling.

Besides, 28c Randos have a ton of tread and last a long time.

Bears.

R: I read a book that said I shouldn't buy more bikes.

S: Yeah, what book was that?

R: My bank book!

Hey Scrod

I just picked up 2013 Leader 725. I noticed one of the selling points was "aero tubing", but really, is it actually aero? Did they windtunnel their frames? Not that it matters to me, just wondering how much is based in reality vs clever marketing.

Dude, really?

"Aero tubing" simply means it's not traditional round tubing.

It's actually a pretty misleading term...I'm certainly not in the know, it's my first non round tube frame.

That isn't self explanatory. I agree it can be a misconstrued term.

It simply means that if you pedal hard enough, the bike will become airborne. Pretty obvious to me.

Sweet. I always wanted a island hopper frame.

that explains everything
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