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Forum: Road Cycling
09-24-19, 05:06 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

It's the internet; pissing contests an...

It's the internet; pissing contests an occupational hazard. You can avoid many of em by keeping your 'well actually's to a minimum.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-23-19, 04:54 AM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

Yeah, that's the one! You've got the watered-down...

Yeah, that's the one! You've got the watered-down production version.

Now I remember, the uber-rare originals are easily identifiable by the top tube, which was aero if the bike was ridden off a...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-22-19, 09:44 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

I was going to post about this bad boy, but...

I was going to post about this bad boy, but couldn't find a link. Isn't this one of a very limited run of team bikes made at a cost of about $20k per frame?

IIRC, much of the cost was down to...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-11-19, 05:11 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

It's mostly the crankset when it comes to the...

It's mostly the crankset when it comes to the aesthetics of a group, and 9000, 7800 and maybe 6800 are the exceptions that prove the rule that Shimano have forsaken beauty after the 9s era.

The...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-01-19, 04:05 AM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

If you have your front brake on the right, you're...

If you have your front brake on the right, you're able to mostly control the bike with one hand. Then braking and downshifting can be effected with a single motion, which is pretty sweet.

Folks...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-31-19, 11:24 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

They're all pretty good, let's face it. Bike tech...

They're all pretty good, let's face it. Bike tech these days is pretty close to our current technological capacity, unlike the dark ages between say, late 30s to late 80s...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-31-19, 10:27 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

Who put a stop to broken axles, came up with...

Who put a stop to broken axles, came up with proper cog and ring profiling to allow indexed shifting to work, invented dual-pivot sidepulls and the brifter, was the first with hollow forgings, and...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-31-19, 09:29 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

Shimano's gear is the product of more engineering...

Shimano's gear is the product of more engineering resources than any other brand.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-19, 08:11 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

How come I haven't seen that puppy in hot or not?

How come I haven't seen that puppy in hot or not?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-27-19, 01:57 AM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

...Aaand there's another three pages, folks

...Aaand there's another three pages, folks
Forum: Road Cycling
08-24-19, 11:20 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

So, less cut cookies, more woven baskets. ...

So, less cut cookies, more woven baskets.

Good point about lugged steel being cookie cutter business, lol.

Buy the lugs, cut the tubes, slot em together and cook, bingo. Highly skilled cookie...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-24-19, 07:22 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

The skill in building a carbon monocoque is in...

The skill in building a carbon monocoque is in both the design of the frame itself, and the design of the tooling and processes to make it, which far transcends the abilities of an individual...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-24-19, 06:55 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

How many people are talking to you about it? Ask...

How many people are talking to you about it? Ask anyone with a clue.

It's pretty plain from your language that you're biased against carbon. I'm sorry technology hurts your feelings.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-24-19, 06:13 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

Lolwut. You think they have machines to lay up...

Lolwut. You think they have machines to lay up all the sections of carbon? The mold doesn't mean less work. Have a think how much work goes into the mold, too.

Every monocoque carbon frame is hand...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-24-19, 05:55 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

There can easily be more manual labour involved...

There can easily be more manual labour involved in a carbon frameset than a metal one, and there's almost certainly far more work gone into the design.

And if you were to take an open mold...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-23-19, 08:53 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

I haven't noticed any noobs posting a thread to...

I haven't noticed any noobs posting a thread to ask about their bike being told pics or GTFO, have you?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-22-19, 10:14 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

Folks like to talk about frame material like it's...

Folks like to talk about frame material like it's the only thing that matters, but the design is more important. Competent engineering utilises a material's strengths to deliver the desired...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-21-19, 10:28 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

Yeah, he was no gearhead, as I recall...

Yeah, he was no gearhead, as I recall...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-19, 06:17 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 49,076
Posted By Kimmo

What do they say about Ti? Weaker than...

What do they say about Ti?

Weaker than steel, denser than aluminium.
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