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Old 07-28-15 | 10:09 AM
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Let scrod answer because your answer wasn't quite right.
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I bought some new spacers to go with a new stem for my Kilo. The bike originally came with 50mm worth of spacers. I wanted less and with me being a noob only bought 40mm worth of new spacers without even considering the fact that the steerer tube would then be sticking up past the stem.

Is my only option if I want a shorter stack to get the tube cut? Is this a relatively quick and easy thing for a bike shop to do?
If you don't want to cut your steerer tube you could always just add a 10mm spacer above your stem.
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Old 07-28-15 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by stankonia
I bought some new spacers to go with a new stem for my Kilo. The bike originally came with 50mm worth of spacers. I wanted less and with me being a noob only bought 40mm worth of new spacers without even considering the fact that the steerer tube would then be sticking up past the stem.

Is my only option if I want a shorter stack to get the tube cut? Is this a relatively quick and easy thing for a bike shop to do?
Did you throw the old spacers away? Assuming you got 5 10 mm spacers the first time, it seems like just moving one from below to above would have solved your problem without having required buying any new spacers, but maybe they were thicker than 10 mm. If they were only 10 mm and you still have them, it seems like you could use one now.
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Old 07-28-15 | 10:28 AM
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So apparently every frame I want in my size is out of stock. I really want a leader 722 ts/ heritage for being rough with and taking on bart ect.. I'm 5' 6" and there is a 51cm ts for sale and a 55cm heritage for sale and unfortunatey can't find any in 53. What should I do?
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I'm 5'5 and I ride size 49 on a lot of bikes. You can definitely pull of a 51. Sorry Scrod, just putting in my 2cents
It's not the size. It is the bike. He is saying get a different brand all together. Leader has had some quality issues specifically with cracking seat posts lately. His shop has stopped carrying them.
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Old 07-28-15 | 12:30 PM
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I'm 5'5 and I ride size 49 on a lot of bikes. You can definitely pull of a 51. Sorry Scrod, just putting in my 2cents
Put that 2¢ in your piggy bank for a rainy day. People sizing bikes based solely on height is a silly practice.
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Old 07-28-15 | 12:43 PM
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Put that 2¢ in your piggy bank for a rainy day. People sizing bikes based solely on height is a silly practice.
Agreed but so is riding a bike w/o brakes.
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Old 07-28-15 | 01:03 PM
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So are a lot of things. I'm not here to talk about them all.
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I think people who eat pizza with a fork are pretty silly.
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Old 07-28-15 | 03:18 PM
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why is the EAI godzilla more expensive than the BK... just wondering about beautiful bikes
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Old 07-28-15 | 03:34 PM
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why is the EAI godzilla more expensive than the BK
Because they're two different frames made of different steel by a different factories in different countries.

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Old 07-28-15 | 03:39 PM
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I think people who eat pizza with a fork are pretty silly.
Sometimes, out near the point, it is just too soft. Silly, but practical.
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Old 07-28-15 | 03:49 PM
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Sometimes, out near the point, it is just too soft. Silly, but practical.
I agree with this, especially if said slice is loaded with meat and other deliciousness.
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Old 07-28-15 | 04:05 PM
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Old 07-28-15 | 04:21 PM
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Dude, that pizza has nothing on it. I'm not talking about not being able to pick up some bare-ass slice, I'm talking about some fully loaded meat-loving ****.
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Old 07-28-15 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
Dude, that pizza has nothing on it. I'm not talking about not being able to pick up some bare-ass slice, I'm talking about some fully loaded meat-loving ****.
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Old 07-28-15 | 04:42 PM
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ive itched to ask this question for probably a year now.... why is no one ever talking about the halo rims and hubs... ive had one of their wheelset (aerotrack) for a little more than a year and am nothing but amazed by the performance of it and its sturdiness. I have friends throwing canadian winters at them and they still ride silky smooth.

Ive been following this thread and forum for a while but rarely have seen reference to it.

Maybe im flooding this thread with useless questions, but i feel they deserve recognition.
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Old 07-28-15 | 04:50 PM
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I know someone riding the Halo AeroWarrior track wheelset and it's pretty awesome (even by my extremely picky wheel standards).

My shop used to offer Halo track hubs and very literally, nobody bought them.

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Old 07-28-15 | 05:40 PM
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always fold. especially in the beginning, and eat the unstable portion in one bite, regardless of size.
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Old 07-28-15 | 05:43 PM
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Old 07-28-15 | 05:43 PM
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Folding a slice of pizza is a New York move for sure. I'm eating, not making paper airplanes.
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we dont got time for luxuries n **** like savoring our food in new york, were ****ing busy. inhale food as rapidly as possible so we can make it to the board meeting and fire 12% of the company in 3.4 minutes

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I defy you to tell me how to fold this (without making a bigger mess that is).

Don't get me wrong, I've had some foldable slices that were great, but sometimes, you gotta pull out the fork (and, yes, this is still pizza no matter what some people say).
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Old 07-28-15 | 07:48 PM
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In Italy, you order a pizza and you get a pizza, the whole thing, no slices and you eat from one side to the other with a fork and knife.
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Old 07-28-15 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mumonkan
always fold. especially in the beginning, and eat the unstable portion in one bite, regardless of size.
This guy gets it.
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Old 07-28-15 | 11:42 PM
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Dude, that pizza has nothing on it. I'm not talking about not being able to pick up some bare-ass slice, I'm talking about some fully loaded meat-loving ****.


Fold, and let the tip point downwards. Don't hold it horizontally until after those critical first two bites.

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always fold. especially in the beginning, and eat the unstable portion in one bite, regardless of size.
Yes.

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I defy you to tell me how to fold this (without making a bigger mess that is).

Don't get me wrong, I've had some foldable slices that were great, but sometimes, you gotta pull out the fork (and, yes, this is still pizza no matter what some people say).
Calling that a pizza is being overly generous.

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In Italy, you order a pizza and you get a pizza, the whole thing, no slices and you eat from one side to the other with a fork and knife.
In Rome, do as the Romans.
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Old 07-29-15 | 12:08 AM
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I am sorry. One does not simply pick up a piece of Chicago style pizza and "fold it."
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