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Old 07-24-15, 11:33 PM
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WI pedals and straps for my Venge. Long story why I need to be riding clips these days. With a little bit of luck though, some purist roadie will puke on his cleanly shaven legs when he sees these on my Venge.
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Old 07-25-15, 02:04 PM
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Long story? Got nothing but time here.

BTW - the Giro Republic shoes that I got? LOVE!!!
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Old 07-25-15, 02:10 PM
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Long story? Got nothing but time here.

BTW - the Giro Republic shoes that I got? LOVE!!!
Short version. 32 years of martial arts, bone spurs, arthritis, patellar tendon groove issues, and can no longer hold up to the occasional torque caused by an unplanned or quick release from clipless pedal. Plus, I am not racing anyone and the little loss of energy is fine with me. This does not include the issues with torn hip cartilage that requires some squirming to stay comfortable.
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Old 07-25-15, 10:11 PM
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Mash sent me the wrong order. This poor guy bought like 42 dollars worth of caps, and got my lone Donut one lol.
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I totally didn't need these since I just bought gloves, but I bought them anyway.

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Old 07-27-15, 11:48 AM
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Took full advantage of Chrome's huge 25% off of everything sale and picked up one of these. Just for fun and social rides so I can still carry my ish and not have the sweaty back of a bag. I am 100% anti fanny pack so we will see how this goes. Friend of mine has a similar pack which I could not find on their site. I was with him when he bought it at the Chicago hub and neither of us can remember the name.
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Old 07-27-15, 11:58 AM
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Old 07-27-15, 12:07 PM
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Does the 25% come off at checkout, I don't see any sale prices listed on their site?
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Old 07-27-15, 12:52 PM
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Once these come in, Bernard will be ready
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Pedals, bottle cages, GPS mount. More to come...
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Old 07-28-15, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2


Took full advantage of Chrome's huge 25% off of everything sale and picked up one of these. Just for fun and social rides so I can still carry my ish and not have the sweaty back of a bag. I am 100% anti fanny pack so we will see how this goes. Friend of mine has a similar pack which I could not find on their site. I was with him when he bought it at the Chicago hub and neither of us can remember the name.

I've got that one and it's pretty rad. I like it a whole lot more than my Tumbuk2.

Is this the one you were looking for?

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Old 07-28-15, 10:07 AM
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That Victor is not the one. My friend bought one that size, but accepts a U lock like the Chekhov does. It is like it just disappeared off of their site. And the sale was up through Sunday night at midnight.
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Old 07-28-15, 10:07 AM
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HIGHLY APPROVE of this!!! I had a 2013 but sold it to a friend. Still have my TK2 and love it!
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Old 07-28-15, 10:16 AM
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HIGHLY APPROVE of this!!! I had a 2013 but sold it to a friend. Still have my TK2 and love it!
Cool stuff! The '13 is the reason I bought this bike. My first road bike was a Podium 3 Diamondback (sold), and just when I thought I was getting relatively quick, a buddy knocked me back down to earth in his '13 TK3. I couldn't believe that he could climb the way he did, and keep such a high pace all on a fixie (my thoughts at the time). Fast forward a year or so, and I finally got me a TK3 this June. Time to fix my road buddies up
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Old 07-28-15, 10:22 AM
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Cool stuff! The '13 is the reason I bought this bike. My first road bike was a Podium 3 Diamondback (sold), and just when I thought I was getting relatively quick, a buddy knocked me back down to earth in his '13 TK3. I couldn't believe that he could climb the way he did, and keep such a high pace all on a fixie (my thoughts at the time). Fast forward a year or so, and I finally got me a TK3 this June. Time to fix my road buddies up
They are an absolute blast to ride. That front brake track won't stay black unfortunately unless they changed the wheels up. Mine did for a while, but after getting caught in a few rain showers and cleaning the bike, the black came off the brake track. Here is my recently sold TK3.

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Old 07-28-15, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2
They are an absolute blast to ride. That front brake track won't stay black unfortunately unless they changed the wheels up. Mine did for a while, but after getting caught in a few rain showers and cleaning the bike, the black came off the brake track. Here is my recently sold TK3.
As much as the stealth black look of my new rig has grown on me, that silver holds a special place in my heart. Nice build!
I'm looking into buying some new bars myself. I just can't get the leverage that I'm used to for climbing steep hills. I also like the aero positioning that the drops provide for flat roads. Bullhorns and aerobars, maybe?
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Old 07-28-15, 10:33 AM
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Try bullhorns first I guess. I tried the dorps that came on there and they were far too much for me for the street. Tried a few different bullhorns and settled on this Bontrager bar: Race Bullhorn - | Bontrager but it was on sale.
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Old 07-28-15, 10:36 AM
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Okay cool. I'll keep an eye out. There are definitely plenty of options.
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Not really stoked on the shape, but it was the best option that was:
36cm wide
short reach
lightweight-ish


140mm
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Old 07-29-15, 10:30 PM
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Not really stoked on the shape, but it was the best option that was:
36cm wide
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140mm lol. As long as Al's stem now. Do Deda bars flare out at all?
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Old 07-29-15, 10:41 PM
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140mm lol. As long as Al's stem now. Do Deda bars flare out at all?
They don't flare. It's funny because our cockpits are identical now. He's been using the 36cm Zero100 bar for a while now, but I've been using the Superleggero stem just in a 130mm length. I call it even lol
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Old 07-29-15, 10:48 PM
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They don't flare. It's funny because our cockpits are identical now. He's been using the 36cm Zero100 bar for a while now, but I've been using the Superleggero stem just in a 130mm length. I call it even lol
My 38cm fsa bars measure 36.5cm at the hoods, but flare out to 38 at the bottoms. Might put those one eventually.

Edit: I rode his bike once, only about 1cm more reach than mine.

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Originally Posted by Muffin Man
My 38cm fsa bars measure 36.5cm at the hoods, but flare out to 38 at the bottoms. Might put those one eventually.

Edit: I rode his bike once, only about 1cm more reach than mine.
The cockpit on my Stoemper even with the new 140mm stem will still be 5mm shorter and 8mm taller than the Spooky's with its 120mm stem. I think to match the Spooky stack & reach I probably need a 140mm/-17º stem, but that would be aesthetically displeasing.
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