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Forum: Road Cycling
02-27-23, 12:16 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 16,182
Posted By Redbullet

The message behind was that, as long as you don’t...

The message behind was that, as long as you don’t see broken brake cables, it is much harder to see broken shifting cables. Because even if shifting cables might have half of the resistance of...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-24-23, 03:49 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 16,182
Posted By Redbullet

For me this is scary. If such thing really...

For me this is scary. If such thing really happens, then we should never ride a bike with cables. Because a brake cable takes exponentially bigger abuse than a shifting cable. If the brake cable...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-24-23, 03:36 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 16,182
Posted By Redbullet

This tells me that you ride quite a lot! :) I...

This tells me that you ride quite a lot! :)
I only have mechanical and I clean and lube the chain almost every 2 months - some 1300 - 1500 km. I change it at 10.000 km, although it still has lot of...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-19-23, 08:58 AM
Replies: 398
Views: 16,182
Posted By Redbullet

Well... in fact, maybe now we just start to agree...

Well... in fact, maybe now we just start to agree :).
I also considered the weight difference between disk and rim brakes. In total, I don't claim a very high accuracy in the limits of +/- 100-200...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-19-23, 08:03 AM
Replies: 398
Views: 16,182
Posted By Redbullet

No. I put the link of a Canyon CF SL from 2015,...

No.
I put the link of a Canyon CF SL from 2015, with 6.8kg and 2600 EUR price, aluminum rims, aluminum stem and handlebar, etc. You will note that in the article they say that CF SLX was their top...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-19-23, 07:21 AM
Replies: 398
Views: 16,182
Posted By Redbullet

I don’t lie, why do you think I’d lie you? In...

I don’t lie, why do you think I’d lie you?
In 2015-2016 we had a number of options for buying a very good and light road bike (mechanical and rim brakes), in the range of 6.5-7 kg, at a price...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-18-23, 01:59 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 16,182
Posted By Redbullet

A bike of 6.5-7kg in 2016 with rim brakes and...

A bike of 6.5-7kg in 2016 with rim brakes and mechanical set weights now around 7.5-8 kg with disk brakes and electronic group set of the same tier. That's why I estimated 10-15% heavier.
20lb means...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-18-23, 08:38 AM
Replies: 398
Views: 16,182
Posted By Redbullet

Consumer's decision is less and less accepted. If...

Consumer's decision is less and less accepted. If you now target a certain level equivalent with similar level from 5 years ago, you are obliged to pay extra for disk brakes and soon you will be...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-18-23, 06:02 AM
Replies: 398
Views: 16,182
Posted By Redbullet

My complicated way of saying that was that they...

My complicated way of saying that was that they do not solve well known issues of the old systems, at least not for non-pro riders :)
Forum: Road Cycling
02-18-23, 05:46 AM
Replies: 398
Views: 16,182
Posted By Redbullet

I think this is not a matter of “black or white”...

I think this is not a matter of “black or white” or reason to exclude some opinions, but rather of individual preference related to cost to benefit ratio. In a broader approach, 2 major upgrades...
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