2015 Post Your Singlespeed/Fixed Gear Megathread
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It requires an 8mm. I've had them since December with ~5k miles. The roads are pretty rough in my area and I've broken a spoke on each wheel. They stay pretty true considering the lower spoke count mixed with shredded roads. I think I'd prefer regular track nuts instead of the bolt on design, it's hard to get leverage with my multi tool when removing them on the road. Overall happy with them and feel like they're a great value in terms of price vs weight.
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It requires an 8mm. I've had them since December with ~5k miles. The roads are pretty rough in my area and I've broken a spoke on each wheel. They stay pretty true considering the lower spoke count mixed with shredded roads. I think I'd prefer regular track nuts instead of the bolt on design, it's hard to get leverage with my multi tool when removing them on the road. Overall happy with them and feel like they're a great value in terms of price vs weight.
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I'm guessing that SRAM figures the springs that are in EVERY SINGLE BRAKE are good enough to pop the lever back into place....especially since you can adjust spring tension on most brakes. and they're right.
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It requires an 8mm. I've had them since December with ~5k miles. The roads are pretty rough in my area and I've broken a spoke on each wheel. They stay pretty true considering the lower spoke count mixed with shredded roads. I think I'd prefer regular track nuts instead of the bolt on design, it's hard to get leverage with my multi tool when removing them on the road. Overall happy with them and feel like they're a great value in terms of price vs weight.
Reading the discussion about the SRAM levers and it occurs to me that Kool-Stop lubricated cables might help with snap back of levers without return springs. I've always shot a bit of transmission fluid into brake cable housings to keep everything slippery. A friend of mine showed me this trick after I had a throttle cable stick on a Ford Galaxy with a 390 engine.
Just trying to add to the conversation, that's all, and not trying to convince you. Lack of quick release does seem like a non-starter.
Thanks again.
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Reading the discussion about the SRAM levers and it occurs to me that Kool-Stop lubricated cables might help with snap back of levers without return springs. I've always shot a bit of transmission fluid into brake cable housings to keep everything slippery. A friend of mine showed me this trick after I had a throttle cable stick on a Ford Galaxy with a 390 engine.
however, they have no problem returning when attached to a brake, all brakes have springs that are more powerful than any spring in any lever
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It requires an 8mm. I've had them since December with ~5k miles. The roads are pretty rough in my area and I've broken a spoke on each wheel. They stay pretty true considering the lower spoke count mixed with shredded roads. I think I'd prefer regular track nuts instead of the bolt on design, it's hard to get leverage with my multi tool when removing them on the road. Overall happy with them and feel like they're a great value in terms of price vs weight.
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I do, in fact, realize. I searched at my local hardware stores after getting the wheelset and could not find one that was small enough to fit in my saddle bag. All I was able to find were normal sized allens.
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I used a Dremel cutting disk to cut an 8mm hex wrench down to size where it fits nicely in my very small Planet Bike Little Buddy seat bag. I've also cut the working end of hex wrenches to fit into tight places.
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175 lbs is not very heavy when it comes to bicycles. Clydes start at 220 lbs, and that's where you usually begin to see problems with superlight weight components. Still, if you've experienced broken spokes, then I won't be interested in those wheels even though I'm a lot lighter at less than 135 lbs. Spokes should NEVER break.
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I've weighed upwards of 210 when I got my first pair of 20/24 wheels. I'm now 195 and rolling on 20/24 enve's. They have no issues even with an occasional bunny hop.
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I've also run Reynolds and Real Design wheels at 20/24. All of which were carbon clinchers on a road bike, but I'd bet the Wabi wheels are better quality than the Real Design ones were.
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Major update to the drivetrain on my Bianchi Super Pista Concept. New Sugino 75 DD (direct drive) crankset with Zen chainring, Genetic Syngenic Look Delta compatible clipless road pedals and SRAM PC-7X chain. The first photo is the old setup with Sugino 75 square taper cranks that came with the bike in 2006, Shimano Dura Ace first generation pedals that were actually made in France by Look and the badly worn Izumi ESH chain. The new drivetrain is soooo much smoother and quieter than the old one, and about 0.3 lbs lighter with 0.2 lbs of that coming from the crankset/BB and the remainder from the pedals. The finish on the cranks is first class and I protected the cranks by using pedal washers. The chainring bolts are alloy T30 and the nuts are steel serrated that come permanently pressed into the cranks so there's no need to hold them when tightening the bolts.