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12-16-16, 05:30 PM
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Bought my first frame to build up:
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Got it for a steal off eBay, and it's in even better condition than the listing showed. Scratching and rusting are minimal, and the headset and BB look almost new after I cleaned them up.
Super, super excited.
[First two photos are from the listing. Last one is the result of my sh*tty photography skills plus resizing in an attempt to meet the upload guidelines.]
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levant higashikawa.jpg
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Got it for a steal off eBay, and it's in even better condition than the listing showed. Scratching and rusting are minimal, and the headset and BB look almost new after I cleaned them up.
Super, super excited.
[First two photos are from the listing. Last one is the result of my sh*tty photography skills plus resizing in an attempt to meet the upload guidelines.]
12-16-16, 07:42 PM
#3352
Fresh Garbage
Good to hear, it's a hit or miss trial-and-error crapshoot to get the ideal combination really.
So much so from my experiences and others who I have consulted with, that I cannot go around claiming to others openly that it would work.
I've tried on 4 different occasions with varying 9 speed shifters and 10 speed RD's to much limited success.
The best I've gotten was perfect downshifting but garbage upshifting.
Nevertheless, if you have a parts bin and time to kill or beer in need of drinking, it's worth a try.
So much so from my experiences and others who I have consulted with, that I cannot go around claiming to others openly that it would work.
I've tried on 4 different occasions with varying 9 speed shifters and 10 speed RD's to much limited success.
The best I've gotten was perfect downshifting but garbage upshifting.
Nevertheless, if you have a parts bin and time to kill or beer in need of drinking, it's worth a try.
And in the opposite order, I have had a 10 speed 105 RD working nicely with my 8speed indexed DT shifters.
12-17-16, 11:41 PM
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Have enjoyed their clear lens goggles a few years now and just noticed they're offering tinted lenses. Anything cooler than 50f and I gotta wear em, otherwise my eyes tear up pretty bad.
12-18-16, 08:42 AM
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12-19-16, 05:26 AM
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my custom frame project was aborted. Some delays, and then the builder send me the wrong frame :@
asked for my money back, and at my LBS (SPZ dealer) they had a NOS 2011 Langster frame. Nice
asked for my money back, and at my LBS (SPZ dealer) they had a NOS 2011 Langster frame. Nice
12-19-16, 02:53 PM
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12-19-16, 06:06 PM
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Interesting. I only know one other guy personally that uses them, and his are installed like mine. I want to say that I saw a picture of someones bike on here when scrolling through the "post your ssfg" thread that had them facing forward as well. Suppose it doesn't matter much either way.
12-19-16, 06:37 PM
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Calamari Marionette Ph.D
12-20-16, 09:39 AM
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My pants used to fit me
Shimano m089 shoes (wide!) and M520's. First clipless setup. An injury on the top of my right foot has made clips and straps severely painful. Hoping this is better.
12-20-16, 11:28 AM
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Dura Ace 9000 FD, RD, Shifters, Brakes for the Mr Pink...Rival wasn't for me and a hardly used set came up locally for a bargain. Woo!
12-20-16, 10:44 PM
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Still kicking.
Surly Straggler Fork for an in a near future project.
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