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Originally Posted by Indolent58
(Post 5196437)
Indeed. It is so clean. Cleave must never ride it.
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Originally Posted by ronjon10
(Post 5196482)
He probably drives the bike to Starbucks for his posing.
I don't pose at Starbucks because I don't drink coffee. :D You MUST take all new bike photos before you ride it. :D |
a new frame
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The reason the damage and the replacement:)
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Are you alright now? |
Hope you have a quick recovery!
At first I thought that's my bike frame. :p |
Better
I am doing okjust the normal pain after sweaping the pavement, thanks for asking. I will start rding again tomorrow slow pace early morning. do you guys think my frame will survive a few days with that ding? I am waiting for the other one to arrive.:)
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Originally Posted by Pieralberto
(Post 5201684)
I am doing okjust the normal pain after sweaping the pavement, thanks for asking. I will start rding again tomorrow slow pace early morning. do you guys think my frame will survive a few days with that ding? I am waiting for the other one to arrive.:)
That's more like a major dent. |
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Originally Posted by Pieralberto
(Post 5198858)
The reason the damage and the replacement:)
Again, I wouldn't ride it. |
Hmm, Pieralberto, how much do you need to pay for the replacement frame?
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I think this is kinda cool -
http://brandscycle.com/images/librar...kl_34_07_m.jpg But for $1699!! If it was $699, then I'd consider. |
Bontrager Aeolus 5.0 Clincher's
http://www2.bontrager.com/images/pro...rge/275880.jpg Continental Grand Prix 4000 S Tire's http://www.all3sports.com/imageserve...d/CNT7GP4S.jpg |
Originally Posted by Gretzky
(Post 5216315)
Bontrager Aeolus 5.0 Clincher's
http://www2.bontrager.com/images/pro...rge/275880.jpg Continental Grand Prix 4000 S Tire's http://www.all3sports.com/imageserve...d/CNT7GP4S.jpg I knew it was a matter of time until you got the Aeolus's (Aeoli?) - sick wheels!! |
sweet wheels! Bontrager is coming out with a cheaper version with aluminum rims. They run about $1600. Much better for my budget!
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Originally Posted by thomson
(Post 5191316)
http://www.performancebike.com/produ...1-BLK-SIDE.jpg
My Record Carbon broke today. Seeing how these guys spell Thomson properly, I had to go with it. If I can just change my first name to Bianchi I would have a personalized bike. Hmmm, I will have to ponder that. |
Originally Posted by thomson
(Post 5221626)
Arrived today (from eBay seller) and it is @$(#!$ fantastic. How come no one told me about Thomson seatposts earlier?
Too bad they don't work for me; I need min 20mm setback to avoid leg cramps with my bike. |
Originally Posted by DaveSANYYZ
(Post 5222193)
You mean you're not the founder & CEO of the Thomson company that made them?
Originally Posted by DaveSANYYZ
(Post 5222193)
Too bad they don't work for me; I need min 20mm setback to avoid leg cramps with my bike.
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Originally Posted by Gretzky
(Post 5224055)
I finally put on my SRAM 11-28 cassette, cause I'm a wuss like that :) I'm psyched to have the 11 to match with the compact crank, I kept spinning out so quick. |
Originally Posted by jschen
(Post 3014666)
My last purchase? Two Michelin Pro2 Race tires (red) to test head to head against the Specialized Mondo S-Works tires (black) that I recently got. (Winner goes on my new wheelset. Loser goes on my backup wheelset. Probably keeping my Ksyrium Equipes as backups and giving my dad the Easton Circuits.) Two short valve Specialized tubes for my new wheels. Two long valve Specialized tubes. (Don't want to carry short valve tubes as spares because a) they aren't long enough on my other wheelset and b) someone else might need the tube.) Extra wheel magnet so that I don't have to move the magnets around.
My next purchase? A valve extender. I like how the shorter valves look on my wheelset, but I can't pump them up with my floor pump. Argh. Happily, I can pump them up with my Topeak Road Morph in the meantime. My last purchase should show up tomorrow: a descente volem wind/rain resistant jacket from colorado cyclist (I'm getting prepped for winter). |
Originally Posted by yogi13
(Post 5224471)
Bet that the michelins win if you're at all worried about puncture resistance.
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Originally Posted by ronjon10
(Post 5224122)
I finally put on my SRAM 11-28 cassette, cause I'm a wuss like that :) I'm psyched to have the 11 to match with the compact crank, I kept spinning out so quick.
How does it shift, especially on the 28? You're the first I've heard to install this new cassette, and in that it technically violates Shimano specs, would be interested in your shifting experience. |
I used to run a 28 on a compact crank with a short cage derailleur...Shimano still works. The distance from the 28 teeth to the first jockey pulley isn't all that much, but the chain still moves freely.
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Originally Posted by AkAk2000
(Post 5224521)
Are you running that cassette with Shimano? Ultegra?
How does it shift, especially on the 28? You're the first I've heard to install this new cassette, and in that it technically violates Shimano specs, would be interested in your shifting experience. It's a dura ace rear deraillieur. It should be OK, I'll let you know. FWIW, Specialized is putting this cassette on a lot of their 2008 models next year with a variety of different RDs (dura ace - 105) and the 9 speed version of the cassette on Tiagra models. It's a great range for those moving from a triple to the compact. With the 11t gear, the 50-11 is bigger than a 52(or 53) / 12 and the 34/28 combo is pretty much the same as a 30/25. |
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