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My friend posted in the general section. He has custom wheels now, but the spokes keep breaking. He was thinking about super team wheels, but I wanted to recommend something that had a strong recommendation.
04-22-21, 03:00 PM
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04-22-21, 03:02 PM
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Repetitive spoke breakage is a sign of under tensioning.
04-22-21, 03:06 PM
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EDIT: NOT the same guy.
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04-22-21, 03:13 PM
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When I got back to riding regularly in Dec 2019, I weighed 225, and bought a used set of Shimano Dura-Ace C50s for $500. They did fine as I burned 40 lbs off my @$$ over the following 6 months.
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04-22-21, 03:22 PM
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To me the most important thing is the skill of the builder. A wheel built well will outlast a crappy one. Take it from someone who breaks lots of wheels, spokes, and hubs.
04-22-21, 03:32 PM
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04-22-21, 03:36 PM
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04-22-21, 03:41 PM
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The replacement wheelset also has a rotational tick. This time I'm certain it's a spoke thing. So I flipped it over and tightened the entire non drive side, and then trued it up. Vamos a ver. This is the wheel I built with a mix of double butted and straight guage spokes. I was desperate.
These tubulars ride like a dream on the Paramount, while giving a quite harsh ride on the Trek. A stiff frame vs a flexy frame.
These tubulars ride like a dream on the Paramount, while giving a quite harsh ride on the Trek. A stiff frame vs a flexy frame.
04-22-21, 03:42 PM
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Are you gonna scoot over to Humphreys County to check out the Loretta Lynn mural this weekend?
https://www.lorettalynn.com/new-lore...0-year-career/
https://www.lorettalynn.com/new-lore...0-year-career/
Nope. I want to share that I found this audio approximation of when several members here hit the food pit. (sound on)
04-22-21, 03:44 PM
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So they sliced you open @Velo Vol?
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If you can stretch a little, get a set of Hed Ardennes+ RAs. If you can't, look for a set of lightly used Ardennes+ GPs that came as OEM on an expensive bike. There are quite a few around. Both are very nice wheels and virtually indestructible.
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The replacement wheelset also has a rotational tick. This time I'm certain it's a spoke thing. So I flipped it over and tightened the entire non drive side, and then trued it up. Vamos a ver. This is the wheel I built with a mix of double butted and straight guage spokes. I was desperate.
These tubulars ride like a dream on the Paramount, while giving a quite harsh ride on the Trek. A stiff frame vs a flexy frame.
These tubulars ride like a dream on the Paramount, while giving a quite harsh ride on the Trek. A stiff frame vs a flexy frame.
04-22-21, 04:01 PM
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Electrocution and stabbing activities are done. Results are in. I don't have nerve damage but I do have nerve issues pointing to L4/L5. (I kinda new that)
He prescribed something for the nerve pain and I get my second epidural steroid injection on May 7. He said I should be able to ride without pain on the meds. I thought to myself; why wasn't this prescribed earlier so I could be riding and be pain free? Then I realized that it doesn't work that way. So, next Wednesday I'll be riding weather permitting. He said 45 minutes to start. Hopefully if the injection works I'll be off the meds and good to go by ~ May14. We shall see.
He prescribed something for the nerve pain and I get my second epidural steroid injection on May 7. He said I should be able to ride without pain on the meds. I thought to myself; why wasn't this prescribed earlier so I could be riding and be pain free? Then I realized that it doesn't work that way. So, next Wednesday I'll be riding weather permitting. He said 45 minutes to start. Hopefully if the injection works I'll be off the meds and good to go by ~ May14. We shall see.
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So they sliced you open @Velo Vol?
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So they sliced you open @Velo Vol?
04-22-21, 04:17 PM
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Nope. I want to share that I found this audio approximation of when several members here hit the food pit. (sound on)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2JHnDgbfW/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2JHnDgbfW/
Now that there is some funny ****. Well done.
04-22-21, 04:17 PM
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I did not. I'll do that when I get some light oil. I'm about out at the moment. But those nds spokes were very loose.
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04-22-21, 04:18 PM
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04-22-21, 04:19 PM
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Electrocution and stabbing activities are done. Results are in. I don't have nerve damage but I do have nerve issues pointing to L4/L5. (I kinda new that)
He prescribed something for the nerve pain and I get my second epidural steroid injection on May 7. He said I should be able to ride without pain on the meds. I thought to myself; why wasn't this prescribed earlier so I could be riding and be pain free? Then I realized that it doesn't work that way. So, next Wednesday I'll be riding weather permitting. He said 45 minutes to start. Hopefully if the injection works I'll be off the meds and good to go by ~ May14. We shall see.
He prescribed something for the nerve pain and I get my second epidural steroid injection on May 7. He said I should be able to ride without pain on the meds. I thought to myself; why wasn't this prescribed earlier so I could be riding and be pain free? Then I realized that it doesn't work that way. So, next Wednesday I'll be riding weather permitting. He said 45 minutes to start. Hopefully if the injection works I'll be off the meds and good to go by ~ May14. We shall see.
04-22-21, 04:24 PM
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