"Dear Carleton"
01-18-12, 06:57 AM
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dear carleton,
i have been getting the urge for a lightweight aluminum bike lately. do you have any experience with or knowledge of the cannondale capo1 frame? i had pretty much settled on a wabi lightning frame but i just ran across the c'dale locally & it sure is pretty. this would be for a "street fixie"
thanx, mark h
i have been getting the urge for a lightweight aluminum bike lately. do you have any experience with or knowledge of the cannondale capo1 frame? i had pretty much settled on a wabi lightning frame but i just ran across the c'dale locally & it sure is pretty. this would be for a "street fixie"
thanx, mark h
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01-18-12, 10:46 AM
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dear carleton,
i have been getting the urge for a lightweight aluminum bike lately. do you have any experience with or knowledge of the cannondale capo1 frame? i had pretty much settled on a wabi lightning frame but i just ran across the c'dale locally & it sure is pretty. this would be for a "street fixie"
thanx, mark h
i have been getting the urge for a lightweight aluminum bike lately. do you have any experience with or knowledge of the cannondale capo1 frame? i had pretty much settled on a wabi lightning frame but i just ran across the c'dale locally & it sure is pretty. this would be for a "street fixie"
thanx, mark h
01-18-12, 03:50 PM
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Spin Meister
Carleton, I want a Wabi bike, too, but I'm looking at the polished steel version.
I like fixed gear bikes, I'm due for a new one. But I'm older - well, old - and I want a bike that sets me apart a little from the mass of young riders I in Los Angeles. Am I justified?
I like fixed gear bikes, I'm due for a new one. But I'm older - well, old - and I want a bike that sets me apart a little from the mass of young riders I in Los Angeles. Am I justified?
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01-18-12, 05:34 PM
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The Wabis will set you apart from most riders out here that either have horrid looking conversions or expensive track frames with crap parts
01-18-12, 05:45 PM
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Just avoid looking like this
and that should set you apart from the rest of the 70s revivalists.
and that should set you apart from the rest of the 70s revivalists.
01-18-12, 10:02 PM
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01-19-12, 04:06 PM
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Dude, your age will set you way apart from the other fixed gear riders. Any bike you ride will be auto-badass! The only guy you have to worry about is TT.
01-19-12, 11:12 PM
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carleton, I know you're not a personal shopper, but what is your take on Argon18 and more specifically they're stack bike the electron? A while back, my lbs owner and I were chatting about my new bike Leader Kagero and he asked why I would spend that much money on a leader. I asked what he would get for track IKEA around that price tangent and one that he said was Argon 18.
01-19-12, 11:42 PM
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carleton, I know you're not a personal shopper, but what is your take on Argon18 and more specifically they're stack bike the electron? A while back, my lbs owner and I were chatting about my new bike Leader Kagero and he asked why I would spend that much money on a leader. I asked what he would get for track IKEA around that price tangent and one that he said was Argon 18.
01-20-12, 12:53 AM
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carleton, I know you're not a personal shopper, but what is your take on Argon18 and more specifically they're stack bike the electron? A while back, my lbs owner and I were chatting about my new bike Leader Kagero and he asked why I would spend that much money on a leader. I asked what he would get for track IKEA around that price tangent and one that he said was Argon 18.
(You can put those wheels on any bike)
Maybe the LBS likes it because it's not common. It's not rare or hard to get. It's just a bike that you don't see all the time.
01-20-12, 02:11 AM
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What are your thoughts on the Leader Kagero? Viable track bike (I'm sure any track bike is viable)?
I'd like an experienced track racers input on my bike!
I'd like an experienced track racers input on my bike!
01-20-12, 10:41 AM
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- BB drop
- Head Tube Angle
- Seat Tube Angle
- Fork Rake (or fork model where I can look up the rake)
Those 4 things affect how the bike behaves on the track.
01-20-12, 10:50 AM
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01-20-12, 11:39 AM
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01-20-12, 12:36 PM
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And TT there is a light slope in the top tube. Actually I don't know why but in some pictures it doesn't look that apparent, but in others and in person to me it looks about as steep as the Cinelli Mash.
I also decided to invest in spd-sl's instead of spd's.
01-24-12, 02:38 PM
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Dear Carleton, Do you know what the terminal velocity for a track racers pedal stroke is?
01-24-12, 03:08 PM
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Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
Dear Carleton,
Do you think it's wise to attempt to start racing this season having broken both clavicles in the last 12 months? Should I play it safe and wait until next year? Are accidents fairly common while racing on the Velodrome?
Do you think it's wise to attempt to start racing this season having broken both clavicles in the last 12 months? Should I play it safe and wait until next year? Are accidents fairly common while racing on the Velodrome?
01-24-12, 03:33 PM
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Accidents are actually rare on the velodrome. There are more accidents in road racing and crits per race than on the velodrome.
01-24-12, 04:06 PM
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Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
I'm healed enough to ride, but if I fall on either one within the next few months, I will likely break the hell out of it again.
Does my 722ts seem like a pretty decent starting platform for my first year? I'm getting rid of the Kilo, it's a bit small on me. If it turns out that I want to pursue racing, I'll probably pick up a TK2 or something next year.
