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11-08-23, 12:44 AM
Replies: 416
Views: 79,214
Posted By Minion1

Is the inner chainring aligned properly? That...

Is the inner chainring aligned properly? That little tab on the inner side of the small ring is supposed to go behind the crank, so it would need to be rotated anticlockwise one bolt hole. The...
09-19-23, 04:53 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,755
Posted By Minion1

A few years ago Cannondale tried to redefine...

A few years ago Cannondale tried to redefine lifetime warranty as the frames having a finite lifespan, so the warranty on an alloy frame was 5 years and a carbon frame had a ten year lifespan, hence...
08-20-23, 04:24 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 19,377
Posted By Minion1

I'm not sure how it would compare to a modern...

I'm not sure how it would compare to a modern touring frameset since my only touring bike is a Cannondale t400 in aluminium. The majority of modern tourers afaik will be aluminium, so weight may be...
08-06-23, 04:04 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 19,377
Posted By Minion1

From memory between 2.5 and 2.9kg for a complete...

From memory between 2.5 and 2.9kg for a complete 900 frame - there is a tange tubing profile doc I think on velobase, IIRC the lightest full tubing set from Tange was 2.1kg unfortunately google is...
08-04-23, 03:56 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 7,107
Posted By Minion1

These threads really provide the go-to quotes ...

These threads really provide the go-to quotes

"it'll move again... push/pull like it owes you all you spent on the Huffy".
06-22-23, 05:15 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,018
Posted By Minion1

My running joke at the moment is that I have a...

My running joke at the moment is that I have a lifetime supply of Suntour Barcons. I have 2.
06-22-23, 05:14 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,018
Posted By Minion1

Oh sigh - I think Di2 has set something off in my...

Oh sigh - I think Di2 has set something off in my lizard brain I wasn't previously cognisant of :lol::twitchy:.

For current GRX Di2 and current 12 speed groups, to fully adjust your derailleurs...
06-22-23, 02:06 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,018
Posted By Minion1

Also, with Di2, and hydraulic, and sram's...

Also, with Di2, and hydraulic, and sram's electronic stuff, the internal gubbins are going to be the same across the range of parts - road to mtn, up and down the group sets. So, that's far fewer...
06-21-23, 01:51 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,018
Posted By Minion1

I'd get rid of Di2: 10 speed Di2 got wedged...

I'd get rid of Di2:

10 speed Di2 got wedged in terms of batteries, inter compatibility especially with cables and only being on the market for short time before being superseded by 11 speed, but...
06-11-23, 06:33 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 10,426
Posted By Minion1

Second shortening the strap and have it sit...

Second shortening the strap and have it sit higher on your back. How you arrange the contents will help, and it'll still slip just not as much. Have used it to carry wallet/phone/locks on short...
05-24-23, 02:41 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,206
Posted By Minion1

We have a tern cargo bike and love it. We are...

We have a tern cargo bike and love it. We are lucky to live in a small town very adjacent to a larger city, and have 2,200km on it in a year and a half. Not many of our trips with it are longer than...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-24-23, 02:00 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 948
Posted By Minion1

This ^ (What Psimet said). What's true for the...

This ^ (What Psimet said). What's true for the Fulcrum wheels is also true for the Ellipse wheels, perhaps they would be even more difficult because track wheels are nowhere near as popular as road...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-24-23, 01:39 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 783
Posted By Minion1

Check the geometry and then compare it to a...

Check the geometry and then compare it to a Ridley cx bike. 4Za is Ridley's house brand, they make more cross bike than time, and those decals are pretty amateurish. I would be very surprised, aside...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-22-23, 03:46 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,918
Posted By Minion1

I'm not piling on, in fact I think I may even be...

I'm not piling on, in fact I think I may even be agreeing with you a little, but I just wanted to chip in with my experience. I had a 1x road bike with 50t front, and 11-34 on the back, 10spd...
05-10-23, 06:02 AM
Replies: 7,672
Views: 903,022
Posted By Minion1

I'm really enjoying the photos and the project! I...

I'm really enjoying the photos and the project! I have to be honest such a setup never would have occurred to me, well done on inspiration, planning and execution.
04-05-23, 04:07 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 822
Posted By Minion1

I'm a lurker on this sub, rather than a regular...

I'm a lurker on this sub, rather than a regular contributor, but I wouldn't say that's perfectly safe. It's a bit hard to say from the pics, especially without wheels but personally I'd call that $75...
Replies: 4
Views: 2,384
Posted By Minion1

I've just seen one being built up at the shop I...

I've just seen one being built up at the shop I work at, was quite impressed. The nice features (dropouts, recessed headset etc) that you can see online are present and accounted for in the flesh....
Forum: Road Cycling
02-05-23, 06:25 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,408
Posted By Minion1

A few recent articles on CT have been written by...

A few recent articles on CT have been written by Velonews staff, so it looks like the Velonews staff will be doing 1 and a half jobs now.
01-09-23, 03:05 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,523
Posted By Minion1

Just wanted to say that there are a few things...

Just wanted to say that there are a few things you can do to improve performance of cable discs, largely upgrading pads, but also ruthlessly entering the pads - I normally do this by loosening the...
12-16-22, 12:52 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 907
Posted By Minion1

Also j tea shift mates, adapt the cable pull from...

Also j tea shift mates, adapt the cable pull from campy to Shimano and back again. I have used one to run a campy drivetrain with Shimano wheels, the shift mate number 1 is the one you want.
08-11-22, 04:00 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,599
Posted By Minion1

One other issue is if the FD swings out far...

One other issue is if the FD swings out far enough to shift onto the outer ring, that's another fun one to deal with! I've had issues with this using older front mechs and hollow tech cranks, but...
08-11-22, 03:51 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,599
Posted By Minion1

If you're using friction, why would you not use...

If you're using friction, why would you not use the current FD? There's no reason it shouldn't work, so long as the difference in tooth count that you're using isn't drastically different. A 3x fd...
08-11-22, 01:57 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,599
Posted By Minion1

I've done a couple of these conversions, and...

I've done a couple of these conversions, and there is definitely a reason you see so many bikes with 1x advent groups - it's suuuuper annoying trying to get post ten speed front shifting to work....
03-19-22, 03:49 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,959
Posted By Minion1

Cool bike! Looks like to potential crack in the...

Cool bike! Looks like to potential crack in the rear rim is just a bit of grease/dirt that has run across the rim and spoke.
The good thing about these bikes is that the shifting and performance is...
03-13-22, 03:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 988
Posted By Minion1

Hi, Maybe mechanics but this is a relatively...

Hi,
Maybe mechanics but this is a relatively new subform as well, so traffic might not be as high as some of the more established ones. Parts are generally difficult to come by at the moment,...
11-03-21, 03:24 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,285
Posted By Minion1

Dura Ace 7900 was the first group to move the...

Dura Ace 7900 was the first group to move the cables under the bar tape, released in 2008. There is a 7900 series flight deck
...
Replies: 1
Views: 1,255
Posted By Minion1

Specialized SL bibs use a thinner chamois, and...

Specialized SL bibs use a thinner chamois, and are race oriented. They work well with their more aggressive saddles, (power, sitero) and I've not really had any issues with them being too thick. A...
10-14-21, 03:43 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,503
Posted By Minion1

Don't want to beat a dead horse here, but the...

Don't want to beat a dead horse here, but the issue with 7700 shifters was mechanical, the pawls would wear/break off and it couldn't be repaired by flushing and re-lubing. It also wasn't every set...
10-13-21, 05:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,503
Posted By Minion1

I'd second the advice not to get used 7700, the...

I'd second the advice not to get used 7700, the right hand shifter had a habit of only shifting 5 of the 9 gears once they wore out. I've still got 2 sets of Ultegra 9 speed shifters that are working...
10-04-21, 02:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,460
Posted By Minion1

Brakes and the FD, you can get front shifting...

Brakes and the FD, you can get front shifting manageable with other groups but it's never what you would expect from a 7900 fd.
10-02-21, 04:07 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,460
Posted By Minion1

From memory 7800 is the same pull ratio as other...

From memory 7800 is the same pull ratio as other ten speed Shimano, and is backwards compatible, the 7900 series components (cables under the bars, hollow chainrings) used a different pull ratio that...
Replies: 10
Views: 3,576
Posted By Minion1

Vittoria make track specific tyres, the Pista...

Vittoria make track specific tyres, the Pista Control is a good option for a tyre designed specifically for the track.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-05-21, 05:43 AM
Replies: 2,239
Views: 565,530
Posted By Minion1

Damon RInard is Cannondale's bike designer that...

Damon RInard is Cannondale's bike designer that has largely been responsible for the current generation of Cannondale bikes (ie the bland ones that look the same as everyone else's), previously of 3t...
Replies: 13
Views: 3,370
Posted By Minion1

A while back I spent around 2 years lifting a lot...

A while back I spent around 2 years lifting a lot in the gym and not riding much at all, I might have commuted 2-3 times a week tops but that was it. When I decided to start training again,I jumped...
Replies: 46
Views: 5,387
Posted By Minion1

From skim reading this article there's a seperate...

From skim reading this article there's a seperate fork for the pursuit and sprint bikes for the different wheels, so we might see the 5 spoke with the wider fork for the sprinters.

You're not the...
Replies: 46
Views: 5,387
Posted By Minion1

Was it a sprint wheel or an endurance wheel? Aus...

Was it a sprint wheel or an endurance wheel? Aus don't have a women's team sprint team, we might see it on the mens sprint bikes which are still to come. I missed todays session, my daughter hates...
Replies: 19
Views: 4,224
Posted By Minion1

Interesting point that the only organisation that...

Interesting point that the only organisation that can cancel the Olympics is the IOC. (shakes head emoji). Very unlikely that they will call it off, regardless of the situation on the ground in Japan.
Replies: 2
Views: 982
Posted By Minion1

In the points race, there are 2 riders with world...

In the points race, there are 2 riders with world championship bands, Corbin Strong and Campbell Stewart, the NZ endurance side has been really strong recently as well.
Forum: Road Cycling
02-11-21, 09:51 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 8,724
Posted By Minion1

Drop off AM pick up PM is usually ok, we just pad...

Drop off AM pick up PM is usually ok, we just pad it out on the phone in case people have trouble juggling life on that particular day. 3 days is usually turnaround if we need to order parts as well....
Forum: Road Cycling
02-10-21, 05:24 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 8,724
Posted By Minion1

I've been a shop rat for 20 years and I might add...

I've been a shop rat for 20 years and I might add a couple of points:

A 3/5 minute job doesn't exist. In no shop I've ever worked in has a job taken 3 minutes. It takes longer than that to...
Replies: 47
Views: 11,991
Posted By Minion1

Pretty sure that's Matt Glaetzer in the top...

Pretty sure that's Matt Glaetzer in the top photo, who is the Aussie winning the 1st heat in your video.
Replies: 5,940
Views: 774,813
Posted By Minion1

Phil Wood Classic, in the specs they go down to...

Phil Wood Classic, in the specs they go down to 12. I don't think the PW Pro locking is stepped, so won't take a 12.
https://www.retro-gression.com/products/phil-wood-track-lockring
10-11-20, 09:22 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 7,870
Posted By Minion1

Thanks for the clean up, semi-vintage is becoming...

Thanks for the clean up, semi-vintage is becoming more and more an accurate description of me rather than my bikes.
Replies: 1,040
Views: 382,642
Posted By Minion1

Can I ask what the bars are? Thomson stem and...

Can I ask what the bars are? Thomson stem and shims?
Replies: 1,040
Views: 382,642
Posted By Minion1

:lol: A college fund actually being used for...

:lol: A college fund actually being used for college!?! Am I in the right place?

I just did a similar back and forth, bought a frame with a longer top tube and went from 38cm B125s to 36cm B123s,...
Replies: 1,040
Views: 382,642
Posted By Minion1

If you're using Nittos, try B123s the drop and...

If you're using Nittos, try B123s the drop and reach on those is massive. They do B123AAs with a 31.8 clamp, might save you buying a bigger frame.
OTOH, it might just be too small! Very good...
Replies: 33
Views: 23,723
Posted By Minion1

FSA megaexo cranks were 24.07mm, with a bit of...

FSA megaexo cranks were 24.07mm, with a bit of variance in the actual size. You could use a Shimano BB but it was not guaranteed to fit and would wear the bearings early.
Replies: 5,940
Views: 774,813
Posted By Minion1

Not that I know of. Generally track tries to...

Not that I know of. Generally track tries to avoid devices on the track, especially if there are other riders.
Replies: 5,940
Views: 774,813
Posted By Minion1

8pilgrim8 and Phil the power Taylor are 2 eBay...

8pilgrim8 and Phil the power Taylor are 2 eBay sellers selling used Kieren gear from Japan, Phil does more frames. A lot of the frames will be dented but it might be worth looking there, just check...
Replies: 5,940
Views: 774,813
Posted By Minion1

The ones without the logos are a later...

The ones without the logos are a later production run. If the website is reliable then they will be the legit item, they'll still come with all the correct packaging etc.
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