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05-14-19, 10:33 AM
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05-14-19, 10:34 AM
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[QUOTE=seedsbelize;20929520]
Gold annodized components. Never seen it before. Ishiwata 022 tubing. Panaracer Pasela tires will be removed once we get it home. I"ve never been a fan of gumwall tires, a blasphemous statement in the c&v world. And the rear wheel will get re-built with shiny new spokes. Possibly the front too
Gold annodized components. Never seen it before. Ishiwata 022 tubing. Panaracer Pasela tires will be removed once we get it home. I"ve never been a fan of gumwall tires, a blasphemous statement in the c&v world. And the rear wheel will get re-built with shiny new spokes. Possibly the front too
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05-14-19, 10:40 AM
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I am happy on any climb as long as it's 15% or less. The real steep ones bother me. But medium climbs are the best. The BEST, Jerry, the BEST!!
05-14-19, 10:43 AM
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It's more of a remark on the "spinning out" cadence than anything - that 100rpm would be the limiting factor is... odd. The desire to change gearing, because this spinning out situation occurs during downhills, does add to the oddness, though - hills with an decline to put me at 35mph, under power, are both short enough and rare enough to provoke a "why bother?" let alone to otherwise compromise my gearing in an effort to cater to those conditions, 'specially when spinning at 100 is completely unremarkable.
05-14-19, 10:52 AM
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05-14-19, 10:55 AM
#2207
Throw the stick!!!!
Just ordered a Quarq DZERO carbon crankset. Quarq gives a pretty good discount when your old one dies.
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05-14-19, 10:56 AM
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05-14-19, 10:59 AM
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05-14-19, 11:00 AM
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05-14-19, 11:04 AM
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05-14-19, 11:06 AM
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05-14-19, 11:12 AM
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05-14-19, 11:16 AM
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05-14-19, 11:18 AM
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05-14-19, 11:36 AM
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Speaking of cadence, another cyclist expressed interest in a new, larger crankset to avoid spinning out on a 50/11 combo on descents at ~35mph. Looking at gearing calcs, that works out to 100rpm. It just baffles my mind that someone a) considers that "spinning out" and b) that their first inclination is to change their equipment rather than doing a smidge of work to be comfortable at a cadence that's not terribly unusual during a typical ride.
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05-14-19, 11:37 AM
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05-14-19, 11:42 AM
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05-14-19, 11:46 AM
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Throw the stick!!!!
I purchased my old Quarq in 2010 so it is way past any warranty, even though it did go five years without being used. Kind of funny that it worked great for two or three weeks then just decided to quit communicating.
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05-14-19, 11:47 AM
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05-14-19, 11:47 AM
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I got up to 42 coming off a hill in MT three years ago. That was an oddity for me. I like to keep it below 35.
05-14-19, 11:51 AM
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