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Your cog is slipping.
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btw is that a le creuset tea kettle??? zomg me and the lady are all about le creuset lol
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thanks mrs scrod! welcome to the board! my built was purely inspired by scrod's wheat 722ts.
thanks!!
my complete bike weigh in at 18.75 lbs. with a carbon fork, im sure it can be +/- 17lbs easy.
heres a complete part list to give you an idea for the weight -
53cm Leader 722TS Pixie Blue with Leader s803 chrome fork
Handlebar: Nitto B123AA 40cm
Stem: Velo Orange Tall Stack 80mm
Headset: IRD technoglide Tange silver
Saddle: San Marco Concor Supercorsa
Seatpost: Dura Ace SP-7410
Cranks: Sugino 75 165mm
Bottom Bracket: Sugino 75
Chainring: 48t Sugino 75
Cog: 17t EAI
Lockring: Shimano Dura Ace
Pedal: Crank Brothers Eggbeaters 1
Chain: Izumi
Wheelset: 700c Mavic Open Pro laced to Formula Hubs with DT swiss spokes
Tires: 25c Conti Gatorskins
heres a complete part list to give you an idea for the weight -
53cm Leader 722TS Pixie Blue with Leader s803 chrome fork
Handlebar: Nitto B123AA 40cm
Stem: Velo Orange Tall Stack 80mm
Headset: IRD technoglide Tange silver
Saddle: San Marco Concor Supercorsa
Seatpost: Dura Ace SP-7410
Cranks: Sugino 75 165mm
Bottom Bracket: Sugino 75
Chainring: 48t Sugino 75
Cog: 17t EAI
Lockring: Shimano Dura Ace
Pedal: Crank Brothers Eggbeaters 1
Chain: Izumi
Wheelset: 700c Mavic Open Pro laced to Formula Hubs with DT swiss spokes
Tires: 25c Conti Gatorskins
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Found this on my local CL (see second bike) for a Leader 725tr. Seems like it's pretty reasonably priced. Too big for me, or I'd go take a look at it.
https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/bik/2157504153.html
https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/bik/2157504153.html
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Yeah, the cranks are garbage, but even w/o them I think the rest is worth $375. Those wheels / tires are decent, worth at least $150 alone and you'd be hard pressed to get a frame + fork + headset for less than $250.
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Yeah, it's just a really cheap crank with the chainring swaged onto the crank arm such that it cannot be removed. Kinda like this p.o.s. >>> https://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-ROAD-BICYCLE...item20b6596dbe
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Bump again. New Easton EC90 full carbon seatpost and Tioga Spyder saddle, got the weight under 16 lbs. If it gets any lighter, I'll have to tether it down so it won't fly away.
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I'm only 5'-3", so you're a giant compared to me. There's no point worrying about stuff you can't control, and you just have to adapt. Still, I'd rather be short than super tall. At least I can fit in a normal sized car or bed.
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How do you like the Tioga Spyder? Is it as bad as everything I have ever heard about it?
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Well, I just put it on today and rode for about half and hour on smooth roads in my hood, and it felt fine. I was just wearing sweat pants and briefs, no padded cycling shorts or anything, and I could barely feel the edges, so I think it'll be fine. When I first took it out of the box it felt really hard and unforgiving, but I think it's just shaped very well to provide the correct contact points. It's got a center channel to remove pressure on the perinium. But I guess it's just a matter of personal preference. I like hard saddles, and also find my Brooks Team Pro saddles comfortable.
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I thought that saddle was nice and supple because it would flex under you.
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Well, I just put it on today and rode for about half and hour on smooth roads in my hood, and it felt fine. I was just wearing sweat pants and briefs, no padded cycling shorts or anything, and I could barely feel the edges, so I think it'll be fine. When I first took it out of the box it felt really hard and unforgiving, but I think it's just shaped very well to provide the correct contact points. It's got a center channel to remove pressure on the perinium. But I guess it's just a matter of personal preference. I like hard saddles, and also find my Brooks Team Pro saddles comfortable.
I'm looking around for a new saddle, don't know what I want yet, tired of my Arione.
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#122
Your cog is slipping.
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My 725 weighs 18lbs9oz with a bunch of heavy stuff on it, like deep Vs and dh stem amd riser.
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I thought the 725 was goinf byebye.Bro drove down to Leader in SD today he said they have a pretty big weight weenie section
#125
Your cog is slipping.
There's more to that story than you are aware of.
Nice try, Pinocchio. Leader is closed on Sundays.
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