Was too lazy to look up a gif but its so much better

i literally have an entire bookmark tab of reaction gifs

i spend a lot of time on the internetmachine.

Is this not the official RG kit?
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/08...G?v=1451585119

:lol:

Not so coincidentally, that's what I'm wearing right now. Same as yesterday (and most other days).

I figured as much based on the description. It seems a reasonable assumption to call this the official RG kit.

You guys have THE best bike shop site on the web. The details of the kit had me laughing my ass off.

Though now it appears it's returned with a vengeance...

not sure if this is the place to ask, but any low profile headset suggestions for a mataro low?

Cane Creek 10-Series ZS44 or 40-Series ZS44.

If your headset cups are still in good shape and you don't feel like changing them you can use an internal headset like the FSA Orbit IS or Cane Creek 40-series IS.

Got Retrogression representing at the bike shop. Put it next to Scrod's fave.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1709/2...f0b4c0dd_c.jpg

:lol:

Scrod - do you know the weight of the Al Colossione frame and fork (56)? Can't find it anywhere.

We no longer stock Colossi so I have no way of weighing one.

More than a pound less than a ton

bromandude:

spokecalc says i need 274.8mm spokes

would i be ok with 274 or should i order 276?

Which spokes? I'd probably use 274mm.

pew pew lasers

i was thinking theyd stretch a bit so id be ok with 274 but i wanted to double check with the master

Lol on spokes stretching.

Spokes stretch.

What exactly do you think tension is?

Sure they stretch, but the amount is infinitesimal. Do the math.

I'd rather not, but you're wrong.

Just Google it. Spokes stretch. Lasers and Revolutions stretch even more.

I hate when Mom and Dad fight.

http://psychcentral.com/blog/wp-cont...-divorcing.jpg

Ftfy

No, you are wrong. I don't need to google it. Take a basic course in strength of materials and you might learn something. Look up the term modulus of elasticity and see what it is for steel.

what is: "several", alex

Oh bother.

So do cables stretch? They're steel too!

The individual strands that make up a cable do not stretch. The "stretching" comes from the strands pulling tighter together when they are tensioned.

Paul

Good goly gosh Oh is that why.

So a 274mm long steel wire with a diameter of 1.5mm won't stretch under 100kg of force?

How do you bring up modulus of elasticity and deny this? Steel is stretchy.

It will stretch about 0.7mm, which is not very much when you are trying to select spoke length to the nearest mm.