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09-08-11, 03:22 PM
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Super Hyrbid!
road pedals will be coming off soon. Cockpit and cranks will be swapped when the Force shifters and cranks arrive.
road pedals will be coming off soon. Cockpit and cranks will be swapped when the Force shifters and cranks arrive.
09-10-11, 01:17 PM
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09-11-11, 04:58 PM
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09-11-11, 06:16 PM
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09-12-11, 07:17 AM
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09-12-11, 04:36 PM
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Thanks for the nice comments. Oil, it is a 34t. It came off a compact Quarq crank so if I change the chainring, I have to have it re-calibrated. I am going to try to use the 34. With an 11, it max's out at 30 mph at 120 rpm. That is about my max cadence and 30 mph I have never gone that fast in a CX race in my area. 100 rpm is still 25 mph and even that is still extremely rare in Illinois. Typical max speeds for our races (at least while I'm pedaling) are 21 to 22 mph.
09-12-11, 04:58 PM
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Thanks for the nice comments. Oil, it is a 34t. It came off a compact Quarq crank so if I change the chainring, I have to have it re-calibrated. I am going to try to use the 34. With an 11, it max's out at 30 mph at 120 rpm. That is about my max cadence and 30 mph I have never gone that fast in a CX race in my area. 100 rpm is still 25 mph and even that is still extremely rare in Illinois. Typical max speeds for our races (at least while I'm pedaling) are 21 to 22 mph.
09-13-11, 07:04 AM
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Soloist, there can be different stiffnesses of chainrings and Quarq recommends recalibration if you change them. My guess is the compromise between the two rings to get the most accurate readings.
09-17-11, 02:13 PM
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El Barato SSCX
Still needs cables and bar tape (and CX appropriate pedals) but you get the general idea.
Still needs cables and bar tape (and CX appropriate pedals) but you get the general idea.
09-18-11, 08:53 PM
#2046
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Lol, I just googled el barato as I though to myself, "I really like those dropouts. They remind me of my old Trek." It took a few minutes to realize...
09-18-11, 09:58 PM
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Hah. Yes, it's my old 89 Trek 660.
09-23-11, 12:10 AM
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09-24-11, 04:20 PM
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I dig me some YetiCross. I have my Jake for now, but next year I may build one of those up for racing and keep the Jake as my crazy commuter...
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09-24-11, 09:04 PM
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Those most likely aeroheads. Nice rim.
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