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01-17-24, 05:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By Spoonrobot

Wow that really came out great, very nice job on...

Wow that really came out great, very nice job on the paint and decals. Enjoyed seeing the before and after pics, the Crosscut is a great bike and it's cool to see one saved.
01-16-24, 01:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By Spoonrobot

Did you have your bike custom painted? I don't...

Did you have your bike custom painted? I don't have a record of the Crosscut with two+ color paint jobs in my spreadsheet. Would love to see the whole bike.
01-14-24, 03:11 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 998
Posted By Spoonrobot

I've been using the 9 speed and 11 speed levers...

I've been using the 9 speed and 11 speed levers since late 2021 on my gravel bikes and they have been working great. Sensah themselves rate their levers as 105-level and I guess that's about right...
01-12-24, 10:10 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 998
Posted By Spoonrobot

I've got a planned mid-modern retro build using...

I've got a planned mid-modern retro build using Sensah silver shifters with white hoods
...
01-09-24, 08:30 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 583
Posted By Spoonrobot

First paragraph had me chuckling, MTB'ers have...

First paragraph had me chuckling, MTB'ers have really been doing that for 30+ years now.

Great article, such technical details and the Petersen/Ritchey interview is compelling in light of how the...
01-07-24, 11:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 509
Posted By Spoonrobot

The Bridgestone ad is powerful. I bet it was...

The Bridgestone ad is powerful. I bet it was something flipping through the magazine in 1974 and getting to that page.
01-01-24, 10:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By Spoonrobot

Crosscut is a great bike and these are very good...

Crosscut is a great bike and these are very good calipers worth saving. I use these pads: https://www.ebay.com/itm/175728344904

These are the same and named for Exage:...
12-28-23, 11:28 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,171
Posted By Spoonrobot

From the incredible coincidences file: I voted in...

From the incredible coincidences file: I voted in this poll on the 26th and a day later broke my first DS spoke since I started keeping track of such things back in 2011.
12-28-23, 11:21 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,583
Posted By Spoonrobot

I've been admiring your work over at Bladeforums...

I've been admiring your work over at Bladeforums for probably two decades now so it's cool to see you here as well. You picked a heck of a bike to start with (masking those lugs!), came out very...
12-28-23, 11:07 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 711
Posted By Spoonrobot

I ride and race wet roads and in the rain a lot....

I ride and race wet roads and in the rain a lot. To put it charitably, most cyclists do not, and their opinions are of little use.

I would (and do) take the Bicycle Rolling Resistance ratings as a...
12-27-23, 12:00 PM
Replies: 181
Views: 8,761
Posted By Spoonrobot

This is an interesting thread. It seems at the...

This is an interesting thread. It seems at the limits of bike sizing (some of) the questions are:

What happens when the stem is too short/long?
What happens when the front tire is too close to...
12-27-23, 11:49 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,372
Posted By Spoonrobot

Excellent gift giving from your daughter. I refer...

Excellent gift giving from your daughter. I refer to these books several times a year for construction and geometry details, as well often flip through looking at photos during idle times.

I also...
12-16-23, 06:24 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,444
Posted By Spoonrobot

GIOS still offers a lugged bike with Columbus...

GIOS still offers a lugged bike with Columbus tubing, C&V frameset but complete has modern integrated shifting: 2024 Catalog...
12-15-23, 04:18 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 858
Posted By Spoonrobot

They were offering them last year. They were...

They were offering them last year.

They were offering them last year.

https://i.imgur.com/qErrqVO.png

https://alanbike.it/en/cross-mercurial-pro/
12-13-23, 02:03 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 858
Posted By Spoonrobot

I looked into buying their cantilever cross frame...

I looked into buying their cantilever cross frame and couldn't ever figure out how. Never listed on their outlet page. No response to email/contact form or FB. Their USA dealer is Dean custom bikes,...
12-09-23, 05:25 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,578
Posted By Spoonrobot

I haven't been able to find much other than these...

I haven't been able to find much other than these two, referenced above.

https://i.imgur.com/uBHtXo1.png
https://i.imgur.com/mKK06aP.png

This is also a great article/test, but sadly not a...
12-09-23, 04:53 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,578
Posted By Spoonrobot

This isn't true, we just litigated this on the...

This isn't true, we just litigated this on the forum.

To start with, the second link in the OP says:



Which is this test: https://www.renehersecycles.com/what-is-planing/

A double blind...
11-26-23, 08:16 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,089
Posted By Spoonrobot

https://www.renehersecycles.com/wp-content/uploads...

https://www.renehersecycles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/double_blind.jpg?w=660

Or

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/ironjohn36/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps8210881f.jpg
11-26-23, 08:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 527
Posted By Spoonrobot

Putting the Magnificent 7 Tubing Test to Bed

This is probably the most referenced, and most misunderstood magazine article ever posted on the forum. It's constantly referenced both for what it says and does not say.

Here is the text, OCR and...
11-26-23, 06:51 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,089
Posted By Spoonrobot

Is Alan Coté the only double blind rider that was...

Is Alan Coté the only double blind rider that was unable to tell the difference?

Right now we have a very small population of riders in double blind studies and it appears four times as many...
11-26-23, 06:46 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,089
Posted By Spoonrobot

To be fair, this isn't in the linked PDF, is...

To be fair, this isn't in the linked PDF, is there another section of the article that wasn't posted?

Alan Coté is pictured with other riders and the caption "...gathers information from the...
11-26-23, 05:05 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,089
Posted By Spoonrobot

Blind or double blind tests related to bicycles...

Blind or double blind tests related to bicycles are intriguing, mostly for their rarity and counterintuitive outcomes, at times.

Jan Heine has one of the few other double blind tubing tests I've...
11-26-23, 03:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 872
Posted By Spoonrobot

Interesting observations. This is exactly how I...

Interesting observations. This is exactly how I feel as well. Some of these bikes are so great and then I look around and get an idea of the production runs and they're tiny. We could have had a...
11-26-23, 03:07 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,089
Posted By Spoonrobot

This is opposite of what was stated in one of the...

This is opposite of what was stated in one of the Cannondale articles. The increase in structural rigidity was necessary to increase durability and the tradeoff in riding comfort was a compromise...
11-26-23, 02:45 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,089
Posted By Spoonrobot

There's also this test, where the unlabeled...

There's also this test, where the unlabeled frames had distinct character, but it went opposite conventional wisdom (heavier, stiffer felt better to multiple riders). John Schubert being one,...
11-26-23, 07:25 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,089
Posted By Spoonrobot

There's also the issue that for many riders the...

There's also the issue that for many riders the first experience with an aluminum frame was also their first experience with a 1 1/8" steerer and requisite fork construction. The change in stiffness...
11-26-23, 07:07 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,089
Posted By Spoonrobot

From the very same vintage articles, just later...

From the very same vintage articles, just later on in the 1990s which we haven't gotten to yet. Aluminum bikes became significantly stiffer the longer they were in the market as they broke or failed...
11-26-23, 02:49 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 860
Posted By Spoonrobot

Don't forget the Bridgestone MB-1 came out a...

Don't forget the Bridgestone MB-1 came out a couple years before the Rock Combo, as a drop-bar MTB itself:...
11-22-23, 07:56 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 567
Posted By Spoonrobot

I thought the comment about the rims was curious...

I thought the comment about the rims was curious since we don't often worry about that when picking bigger tires, now. The clearances do look pretty small so I did a little searching at paceline and...
11-21-23, 02:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 613
Posted By Spoonrobot

Having spent a few months riding through...

Having spent a few months riding through Somerville, Massachusetts about thirty years after this article was written; that is an incredible opening paragraph.

Really something they had two bikes...
11-19-23, 01:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 872
Posted By Spoonrobot

Are there any hard characteristics other than...

Are there any hard characteristics other than which category the manufacturer puts the bike? It seems Cyclocross as a product category took a while to become solidified to the American consumer or...
11-18-23, 09:50 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 872
Posted By Spoonrobot

Such interesting geometry, I don't think there...

Such interesting geometry, I don't think there have been many drop-bar off-road bikes designed with relatively steep HTA but low fork offset to get high trail. Probably missed the mark for many with...
11-14-23, 09:15 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,392
Posted By Spoonrobot

Thanks for taking the time to scan, organize, and...

Thanks for taking the time to scan, organize, and post these to FB.

I've got a couple old issues of Bicycle Guide from the early 1990s and was looking at ads from Bianchi with their claims about...
10-12-23, 06:43 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 929
Posted By Spoonrobot

I had that frame...back in 2016. It should take a...

I had that frame...back in 2016. It should take a true width 650bx48mm but it's very close. I had to trim the tire hairs from one tire because they were rubbing off the paint.

You won't get much...
09-14-23, 08:30 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 557
Posted By Spoonrobot

https://southeastcyclingroutes.com/2019/cohutta-de...

https://southeastcyclingroutes.com/2019/cohutta-death-march/

I've done it at least twice. If you start from Jack's River you can ride 3 miles down to Cisco and stop at the store at mile 41....
09-14-23, 12:31 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

Negative rise? Or negative reach?

Negative rise? Or negative reach?
09-14-23, 11:51 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

Dan Empfield (the guy from Slowtwitch) talks...

Dan Empfield (the guy from Slowtwitch) talks about showing people what things do before marketing and advertising, the idea that you can't just put something functional out there and expect people to...
09-13-23, 02:01 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

That wasn't my intent and I feel like you should...

That wasn't my intent and I feel like you should know.

I had thought more people had seen the commentary that "gravel bikes are just 1990s mountain bikes" but I suppose not. Figured a comparison...
09-13-23, 01:53 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

You should make a comparison image explaining the...

You should make a comparison image explaining the differences. Those go over really well here.
09-13-23, 12:30 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

Racing Leadville and Chequamegon on a drop-bar...

Racing Leadville and Chequamegon on a drop-bar Factor MTB is a straight line connection what Tomac was doing in 1990 with the Yeti. A difference of degree, not of kind.

UCI banned drop bars for...
09-13-23, 11:34 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

And now we're back here in 2023. So different but...

And now we're back here in 2023. So different but so much the same.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1170x780/img_0770_1170x780_b7dddbb917527bbf135848525ab648050dc5dd9a.jpg
09-13-23, 11:32 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

I think Dave Mac's 1984 Team Stumpjumper is more...

I think Dave Mac's 1984 Team Stumpjumper is more C&V aesthetic and not quite so alien, but the Yeti is just from another world. Hardcore 1990s energy and signaled the end of the prior generation of...
09-13-23, 11:15 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

That's ok, it's not for everyone They...

That's ok, it's not for everyone

They released a video too, what a great looking bike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NAfcrUmQFs
09-12-23, 05:28 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

There's a great recent article on the MTB:...

There's a great recent article on the MTB: https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/news/from-the-vault-the-life-times-of-john-tomacs-yeti-c-26

It ended up as a wedding gift to the editor of MBA, with...
09-12-23, 04:21 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

Nice 1990s road bike, we've finally caught up to...

Nice 1990s road bike, we've finally caught up to where we were 30 years ago

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1772x1191/92751766_3a619d4b38218733ce305082a1f52b3bc9425345.jpg
09-12-23, 03:09 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

That's the joke, thank you for visiting the...

That's the joke, thank you for visiting the thread.
09-12-23, 02:19 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

The current low-trail suspension forks are...

The current low-trail suspension forks are sublime. If they can get the weight down it would be a no-brainer for a lot of builds. Consumer resistance and the current state of the bicycle economy will...
09-12-23, 07:37 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,668
Posted By Spoonrobot

PSA for gravel bike fans

Now you know

ETA: For joking
https://i.imgur.com/jsADH7u.png

"Serious" comparison
https://i.imgur.com/XiGex3k.png
09-03-23, 03:24 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 731
Posted By Spoonrobot

Wonderful article

Wonderful article
08-24-23, 09:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 281
Posted By Spoonrobot

I'm glad you are posting these articles. I've...

I'm glad you are posting these articles. I've become especially interested in the history of "gravel" bikes and the articles you've posted provide valuable contemporary insight. The internet can have...
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