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Forum: Road Cycling
12-14-23, 08:48 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,127
Posted By KiwiDallas

Well, my thanks go to everyone who replied with...

Well, my thanks go to everyone who replied with useful comments.

I'll take out the garbage now.

=K
Forum: Road Cycling
12-13-23, 09:13 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,127
Posted By KiwiDallas

- Stored horizontally (in riding position) ...

- Stored horizontally (in riding position)

- Shimano disc brakes (stock for Spec Roubaix)

- This happened last year too after another forced layoff and months of lack of use. Replaced pads,...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-12-23, 08:07 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,127
Posted By KiwiDallas

Why would hydraulic brakes fail after 6 mos in storage?

Short version: I had a 6-mo layoff from bike riding this summer and fall because of a bad knee problem. I had my Spec Roubaix stored in the garage on hanger hooks all summer - in Texas.

I finally...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-29-22, 03:24 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,571
Posted By KiwiDallas

Gee, thanks. I think I'd have noticed if I...

Gee, thanks.

I think I'd have noticed if I hit a branch hard enough to break a carbon fiber frame. I'd guess that would have taken out a few spokes, too, but apparently not.

But, as I'm...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-27-22, 07:05 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,571
Posted By KiwiDallas

I've noted in the posts above that I'm quite...

I've noted in the posts above that I'm quite careful with this and my other Spec CF bikes, neither of which have sustained any damage over the last 14-17 years of the same riding and use.

I am...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-27-22, 06:58 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,571
Posted By KiwiDallas

Additional color: From the first six weeks of...

Additional color: From the first six weeks of this mess:

- My engineering and science friends all said: If I were Specialized and heard the circumstances, learned about the owner, and saw the...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-27-22, 06:49 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,571
Posted By KiwiDallas

I lay it carefully on its side in the back of my...

I lay it carefully on its side in the back of my SUV and drive it over to my local lake loop. Same treatment as I've done for my 2005 CF Roubaix. Same for the 2008 Tarmac. I don't ride them on city...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-27-22, 06:42 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,571
Posted By KiwiDallas

Drops of water. I'd just finished washing it...

Drops of water. I'd just finished washing it after a ride, thus, photographed upside down.

I take care of my bike.

=K
Forum: Road Cycling
09-26-22, 01:51 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,571
Posted By KiwiDallas

My cracked Spec Roubaix bike frame - the resolution

I'd posted here in late July that I found a crack in the seat-stay of my 1-year-old Specialized Roubaix Sport frame. I took it back to my LBS, a longtime Specialized dealer, to handle the warranty...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-01-22, 07:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,311
Posted By KiwiDallas

New technology - Slow learner ...

“There are three kinds of men.

"The ones that learn by readin’.

"The few who learn by observation.

"The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.”
― Will Rogers

I...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-31-22, 09:07 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 875
Posted By KiwiDallas

March 1995: I got off a bike at about 45 mph and...

March 1995: I got off a bike at about 45 mph and made a one-point landing on my left kneecap. Broke it in two and completely severed the patellar tendon. Most of my kneecap rode up into the middle of...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-25-21, 07:13 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,657
Posted By KiwiDallas

I'd been riding a 2005 Specialized Roubaix Elite...

I'd been riding a 2005 Specialized Roubaix Elite Triple for many years before I finally took delivery this year of a 2021 Roubaix Sport. It's a terrific bike. The FutureShock stem is wonderful and...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-12-21, 06:32 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,858
Posted By KiwiDallas

As before: Thanks for the detailed replies to my...

As before: Thanks for the detailed replies to my Original Post.

This is a complicated sport, and I'm a little wiser about it.

=K
Forum: Road Cycling
07-08-21, 11:32 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,858
Posted By KiwiDallas

Thanks for the detailed replies; I appreciate...

Thanks for the detailed replies; I appreciate those - and I'll head over to the "Pro Cycling Fans" section for more info (didn't know it was there).

=K
Forum: Road Cycling
07-08-21, 10:20 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,858
Posted By KiwiDallas

Q's while watching the TdF 2021 ...

1. Watching a mountain stage that featured constant cold rain and 45 mph downhills: is there such a thing as rain tires for bicycles? Like car and motorcycle tires get, some rubber compound that...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-04-21, 05:46 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,923
Posted By KiwiDallas

Worth waiting for. I've written in a related...

Worth waiting for. I've written in a related thread that the FutureShock system was why I held out so long, when there were similar bikes by other makers in my frame size. And the rest of the Roubaix...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-02-21, 06:45 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 6,158
Posted By KiwiDallas

I just received my Specialized Roubaix (after an...

I just received my Specialized Roubaix (after an 8-month wait) with the FutureShock 1.5 stem. It was really worth waiting for. It soaks up the constant buzz from "grainy" pavement and softens the...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-26-21, 04:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,065
Posted By KiwiDallas

New Bike Day (after 9 months of delay)

I'd ordered this Spec Roubaix Sport from my LBS back in early September 2020. It finally arrived at my LBS out of the blue. They have no idea why it appeared. Not my color, but I like this just as...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-26-21, 04:03 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,923
Posted By KiwiDallas

***UPDATE - May 26, 2021*** Well, after...

***UPDATE - May 26, 2021***

Well, after nearly 9 months of delay, my bike arrived. My LBS was pleased but puzzled - they had no word it was going to be delivered, it just appeared. Not the color...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-18-21, 07:34 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 18,019
Posted By KiwiDallas

No, those repeated frame cracks and failures...

No, those repeated frame cracks and failures should be a clear message to any company that's concerned about its QC that they have a real problem with their manufacturing processes.

Not honoring a...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-08-21, 09:54 AM
Replies: 209
Views: 17,582
Posted By KiwiDallas

You'll be safe with a carbon fiber frame,...

You'll be safe with a carbon fiber frame, especially new. I'm still riding my CF 2005 Specialized Roubaix several times a week.

-K
Forum: Road Cycling
03-19-21, 06:36 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,923
Posted By KiwiDallas

Okay, I have one question about the RedShift...

Okay, I have one question about the RedShift ShockStop stem:

Where have you been all my life?? This thing is terrific!

=K
Forum: Road Cycling
03-14-21, 11:01 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,923
Posted By KiwiDallas

One more update from the OP - Well, I'm...

One more update from the OP -

Well, I'm halfway to saying to hell with it. I just ordered a Redshift Shock Stop handlebar mount.

If it's any good, I may just cancel the order for a new bike. ...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-21, 08:01 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,923
Posted By KiwiDallas

Thanks, all. In reply to Q's: - I put 20%...

Thanks, all. In reply to Q's:

- I put 20% down as a deposit. The LBS offers 10% off accessories if you buy a bike. So they've been very good about giving me the 10% off, even though I haven't...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-21, 03:10 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,923
Posted By KiwiDallas

OP here, checking back in. That January...

OP here, checking back in.

That January 2021 delivery date did not happen. Here it is March 2021, and Specialized is still not even giving my dealer any estimates of deliveries for bikes ordered...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-21, 03:03 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,307
Posted By KiwiDallas

Yes, I was riding in a group decades ago that...

Yes, I was riding in a group decades ago that blew through a you-can-see-for-miles-each-way stop sign.

What we failed to see were the two cops stationed in the shade of a big tree. They were...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-11-20, 12:53 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,923
Posted By KiwiDallas

More delays in new road bike order. The new normal?

I know that bike stores and the manufacturers are all out of bikes this Covid year. Intense demand, global supply chain disruptions. Since I began working from home, no kidding, I'm part of the...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-19-20, 09:12 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,612
Posted By KiwiDallas

Well, I got started about 45 years ago, when I...

Well, I got started about 45 years ago, when I had only a 10-speed to get around. I cut my teeth on road cycling as a teenager in Switzerland. (Dad got transferred there by his company)

I didn't...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-16-20, 04:48 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 8,863
Posted By KiwiDallas

One more post and I can reply to the PMs I've...

One more post and I can reply to the PMs I've received here. Thinking I should put on either my prettiest little black dress, or my hardest asbestos underwear.

Certainly a variety of opinions on...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-16-20, 04:44 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 8,863
Posted By KiwiDallas

I stopped by LBS #2...

I stopped by LBS #2 (https://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=2) yesterday with a six-pack of Dos Equis (thiz Texas, after all).

It was well received. :)

=K
Forum: Road Cycling
10-16-20, 04:43 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 8,863
Posted By KiwiDallas

Please read my follow-up post to this. --K

Please read my follow-up post to this.

--K
Forum: Road Cycling
10-13-20, 12:05 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 8,863
Posted By KiwiDallas

It's a small world sometimes. I'd mentioned that...

It's a small world sometimes. I'd mentioned that I play guitar for fun, and I'm a longtime member on various guitar forums. Peter (PatentCAD) was a regular on TheGearPage guitar forum, and he was as...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-13-20, 10:15 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 8,863
Posted By KiwiDallas

I've also received a PM or two here. Being but a...

I've also received a PM or two here. Being but a n00b, I have to wait till 10 posts to be able to reply. So, DeaconMark, I can hear you but not speak to you! - I'll reply after I hit ten posts.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-13-20, 09:51 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 8,863
Posted By KiwiDallas

OP here, checking back in after following these...

OP here, checking back in after following these replies.

In the event, LBS #2 (https://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=2) changed out the two pulley wheels the next day...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-09-20, 08:56 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 8,863
Posted By KiwiDallas

Let's hear it for your LBS ...

I think I read it here: "Buy the local bike shop, not the bike."

We all know bike shops are just slammed this year. Everyone and his dog has pulled their bike out of the basement and started...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-15-20, 08:50 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 272
Posted By KiwiDallas

New member, old rider here ... Intro and new bike on order

I've been lurking here for months, so I though I should get legit, join up, and say hi. This forum has been really helpful for information (and opinions) on current bikes.

Early 60s, always been a...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-20, 06:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,706
Posted By KiwiDallas

All of this. My sister lives in Montana, so I've...

All of this. My sister lives in Montana, so I've gone camping there in spring, summer and fall .... and I just can't stress enough the fact that the weather can change from utterly lovely to...
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