Congrats!

:thumb:

Raced in a practice crit today. Lots of fun, but I messed shifting up when I tried to get out of the saddle, and missed first in the C group by less than 2 feet.

Yeah that one sticks with you

Yes, I was very lucky to be the only bidder.

Congrats!

But, how did you pass if you "nailed" it???

Just an observation....


I had an opportunity to compare an $18.00 31.8mm Kalloy (Dimension) stem in hand right next to a expensive Ritchey. The Kalloy had obviously superior forging (Ritchey had visible pores) and the machined areas and cleaned up edges were vastly superior in craftsmanship. (Robots?)The Ritchey's surface looked looked awful, uneven and rough. The Ritchey felt bad when tightening the bolts. It had that "Somethings gunna give" feeling way before it was fully tightened. The Ritchey's bar bore wasn't truly round and had no "bite" ridges. The Kalloy held the bars better, with less torque, and fit the steerer more precisely as well. Excellent stainless hardware, properly greased in the package. Very light and stiff.

Go weld something. :)

complete penetration

Almost always a good thing!

That's what she said.

Sweet! I've been curious about all this crit stuff.. Don't think i have a full understanding of how it works but it looks like fun!

Its like track racing on the road? Smalle circut, lots of laps. Strava link to the ride

@Mumonkan @thewilson You guys have LWC kits right? Can I get a picture of the leg grippers? I kinda want to pick up a set, but I want the nice leg grippers lol

Reminds me of an old Wilson Pickett song about a man who intends to steal his best friend's girlfriend...

-Tim-

ill pic when i get home, but the leg grippers are the best ive had. i dont shave my hairy gorilla legs and they still stay put

Sorry dude, only have the jersey. Fits so well tho

Thanks. I'm looking for the type that has the elastic grippy part like woven into the fabric. That's been the most comfortable for me.

No problem. I knew you mentioned it once, so I thought I'd ask

@Muffin Man

kinda hard to capture, but its a thick solid band that goes all the way around. no dots or stripes, super grippy, but not overly "pully" if that makes sense, like i said i have hairy legs and i dont shave and it doesnt feel like it wants to rip hairs out

http://i.imgur.com/X9tsIxs.jpg

Dang. Not what I was looking for. Thanks though.

http://i.imgur.com/gyJDYsq.jpg

and thats grippy? very interesting, what is that a part of?

New kit day. Local dude made a kit like 2 years back, and it's still my favorite kit. The elastic is woven into the fabric, so the more it stretches, the more it grips. I really like the design, and its applies a much more even pressure on your thighs.

Yeah they use that material in my Voler kit. Pretty awesome stuff!

lulz. There's a joke in here I can't quite formulate about an ultrasound test... Congrats, though! You get the D1.1? Backing strip or open root?

ohh nice, ive had them bookmarked since jaytron posted he bought it, i wanted the rainbow jawn but it sold out before i could get some :(

didnt love the colors they did last so im hoping the next one is doperer

ill have to check out voler too, thx [MENTION=330695]spRICE[/MENTION]

D1.1 3G & 4G, so yeah with a backing strip. It is for the LA City license so I had to take a written exam on the code book, and for the practical I had to do both grooves within 8 hours + no wirewheel or grinder.