Do you by any chance have a left with 31.8 clamp?

Negative.

What are your opinions on the Miche Pistard wheels? I am at the point where I need to start thinking about replacing the wheels on my work bike. I have some experience with the Miche hubs, which seemed pretty nice bang per buck. Thanks a ton!

Pistards are 100% awesome. The hubs (as you know) are great and the rims are very good quality.

I'd ride them in a heartbeat.

Could I mount cross brake levers to Deda RHM compact drops, and if so what clamp diameter for the levers do I need?

Just chiming in,

There's actually a fix for this, that greatly helps/ perhaps entirely preventing it if it hasn't happened yet.

With the driveside crank, the problem area is both sides where it transitions to the spider the edge is very sharp and acts as a stress riser. A narrow round file can be used to round out those 2 problem areas to prevent cracking.

If you're looking to mount cross levers next to the stem, you'll need a 31.8mm clamp.

another newb question and related for my wife's bike:

are all coaster brake sprockets universal?

Most coaster brake and internally-geared hubs use the same 3-splined interface, like so:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...FL._SY300_.jpg

Thank you!

scrod do you have a personal preference between the Kagero or the new histogram? they both have the top tube angle i want in my next ride. i assume the differences are subtle and more aesthetic than anything

Both are nice frames but I like the Kagero much better.

build quality? stiffness? design? any reason its much better?

Tubing material and overall quality is about equal. I just prefer traditional round tubes and think the Histogram has one of the ugliest paint schemes going.

Which one of your builds do you find yourself riding the most? Or if that question was asked before, if your house was burning which bike would you grab first to save?

I ride my Leader the most but if my house was on fire, I'd save my Raleigh and let Angie round up the cats. :lol:

Hey Scrod,

I was wondering if it's safe to use this cog, or should I replace it with a new one?
There are chips on the top of two teeth: 1.) pic1 2.) pic2

Thanks!

haha good call, I expected a similar answer.

Hey Scrod-

I'm starting to look at switching things up from my leader 722 heritage. I picked it up because it was dirt cheap, but I'd really prefer to get something steel with a tighter, more traditional track geometry (and without the wacky cut out, of course).

I was hoping you could recommend a classic looking, well built frame in the <$600 price range. Unfortunately, in my area, grabbing a used/vintage frame in my size is unlikely, so I'm probably looking at getting something new. The Cinelli Gazzetta kind of fits this bill (besides the questionable fork) but I know cinelli is often not the best bang for your buck, because of the name hype.

Any good recommendations? Or any online outlets (besides trolling the Bay) for something like that used?

Thanks!

i was in a similar boat, looking at the gazetta. scrod steered me torward my favorite bike yet the eai bare knuckle.

That's exactly what I was going to suggest!

Cool! Thanks guys, I'll check it out.

It's really not that bad. I would probably round off the sharp bits with a file if I were to continue using it.

Hey Scrod,

Question about grease.
Dura Ace special grease or Phil wood?

Of all the things in life to be particular about, grease used on your bicycle should not one of them.

Even for bearings?

Any waterproof grease will be fine.

Thanks!

Hey Scrod, after getting my kilo tt pro stolen I purchased another but wanna run a quill set up this time. Any idea how different it would be using a road fork over a track one? You able to get a curved 1" track fork?

Can I safely lengthen a KMC K710SL chain?

I.m swapping wheels between bikes and, of course, have wound up with one that's too short. This chain's only got about 200km on it and while it's easy enough to remove links, I'm not sure how safe it is to push them back in again to lengthen the 710.