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I have a few OEM Oakley riding sunglasses but majority of them are these low budget Kapvoe that arrived today.
I'm afraid of breaking $150+ Oakleys.
I'm afraid of breaking $150+ Oakleys.
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05 Gunnar Roadie Chorus/Record
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05 Gunnar Roadie Chorus/Record
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Changing the chainring size on my SRAM setup to the 48/35 from the 46/33 the bike came with as I like the gear ratio's better with the cassettes I run.
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Tubular tires and cables
Purchased a set of Continental Gatorskin 700x25c tubulars, valve extenders and set of brake cables. Earlier this year a buddy picked up a 2010 Guru Magis carbon TT/Tri road bike at a garage sale, $250. SRAM components, Zipp303 wheelset, Fiizi:k saddle. He pulled the old tires off and after seeing all the layers of crusted glue on the rims, decided "no thank you", and gave the bike to me for free. I'm not a carbon/tubular/TT/lightweight rider type at all, but I took it just the same. I started road cycling in junior high in 1980, and mountain biking in high school. In all that time I never worked on or road sew-ups/tubulars, so this was my first interaction with non-clinchers. I let the bike sit in the garage for 6 months; out of place amongst my paddock of steel-framed road bikes, vintage Peugeot rescues and MTB/Cross frankenbikes. I finally decided to dig into this super-lightweight carbon tubular anomoly this month. Other than a good clean up and adjustment, replacement of the brake cables/housing, putting on some newish/used bar tape I had, the main event was dealing with the wheels. After 4-5 hours of alternately softening the old glue with carburetor cleaner (works well BTW, no harm to the wheels), and methodically going at it with a pick tool, I ended up with a nice clean set of carbon wheels. I patiently adhered to the detailed instructions and multi-day process for pre-streching the tires on the rims, applying the Velox Jantex 14 Carbon Tubular Tape, and finally seating and inflating the tires. Damn, this bike really rides nicely! I'm not going to use the bike for anything serious, but I'm going to hang on to it and I'll roll it out periodically. I just hope to hell I don't get a puncture on the road!
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good deal on a new pair shoes.
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Purchased a set of Continental Gatorskin 700x25c tubulars, valve extenders and set of brake cables. Earlier this year a buddy picked up a 2010 Guru Magis carbon TT/Tri road bike at a garage sale, $250. SRAM components, Zipp303 wheelset, Fiizi:k saddle. He pulled the old tires off and after seeing all the layers of crusted glue on the rims, decided "no thank you", and gave the bike to me for free. I'm not a carbon/tubular/TT/lightweight rider type at all, but I took it just the same. I started road cycling in junior high in 1980, and mountain biking in high school. In all that time I never worked on or road sew-ups/tubulars, so this was my first interaction with non-clinchers. I let the bike sit in the garage for 6 months; out of place amongst my paddock of steel-framed road bikes, vintage Peugeot rescues and MTB/Cross frankenbikes. I finally decided to dig into this super-lightweight carbon tubular anomoly this month. Other than a good clean up and adjustment, replacement of the brake cables/housing, putting on some newish/used bar tape I had, the main event was dealing with the wheels. After 4-5 hours of alternately softening the old glue with carburetor cleaner (works well BTW, no harm to the wheels), and methodically going at it with a pick tool, I ended up with a nice clean set of carbon wheels. I patiently adhered to the detailed instructions and multi-day process for pre-streching the tires on the rims, applying the Velox Jantex 14 Carbon Tubular Tape, and finally seating and inflating the tires. Damn, this bike really rides nicely! I'm not going to use the bike for anything serious, but I'm going to hang on to it and I'll roll it out periodically. I just hope to hell I don't get a puncture on the road!
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Most recent acquisition, NOS, 2nd gen Cannondale Raven 900SX:
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Silca tools sale
Silca hex set on sale for $75.00. Add a $10.00 first time buyer code and it's a great deal. This set replaces the one "borrowed" and never returned 😑
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Aside from a new bike (posted elsewhere in the road cycling section of BF), bought an underseat taillight on amazon and I got to say that I am surprised! Mounts right on the saddle rails and it's bright enough.
Padonow Smart Bike Tail Light: Auto On/Off Rear Bicycle Flashlight Ultra Bright Back Brake Light High Lumen Daytime Strobe USB Rechargeable Safety Red Led Taillight Waterproof Road Cycling Lights : Amazon.ca: Sports & Outdoors
Padonow Smart Bike Tail Light: Auto On/Off Rear Bicycle Flashlight Ultra Bright Back Brake Light High Lumen Daytime Strobe USB Rechargeable Safety Red Led Taillight Waterproof Road Cycling Lights : Amazon.ca: Sports & Outdoors
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VeloOrange BB cassette for my venerable MB. Install tomorrow!
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Aside from a new bike (posted elsewhere in the road cycling section of BF), bought an underseat taillight on amazon and I got to say that I am surprised! Mounts right on the saddle rails and it's bright enough.
Padonow Smart Bike Tail Light: Auto On/Off Rear Bicycle Flashlight Ultra Bright Back Brake Light High Lumen Daytime Strobe USB Rechargeable Safety Red Led Taillight Waterproof Road Cycling Lights : Amazon.ca: Sports & Outdoors
Padonow Smart Bike Tail Light: Auto On/Off Rear Bicycle Flashlight Ultra Bright Back Brake Light High Lumen Daytime Strobe USB Rechargeable Safety Red Led Taillight Waterproof Road Cycling Lights : Amazon.ca: Sports & Outdoors
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3 pairs of Silca aero socks, tall version. Tried one on and it felt great while not looking ridiculously aero weenie.
Also threw in some wax, drip wax, and e-bike/trainer version of their Synergetic lube. I'm already using the wax and normal Synergetic on different bikes, so just getting more stock while reaching free shipping minimum.
All part of their fall sale, and I stacked a 15% off code on top.
Also threw in some wax, drip wax, and e-bike/trainer version of their Synergetic lube. I'm already using the wax and normal Synergetic on different bikes, so just getting more stock while reaching free shipping minimum.
All part of their fall sale, and I stacked a 15% off code on top.
Cantilever believer
Feeling kind of wired here. At least in terms of stocking up on longer-than-average shift cables, after the recent traumas of working on bikes that needed the longer ones.
Last week, it was two 100-count boxes of 2.3 m (90") Jagwires on a good eBay deal:
Then today, another 50 x 3.22m (130") cables from a different eBay seller, for those times that 90" just won't, er, cut it (standard 2m / 78" cable shown alongside for comparison):
I think I may now be ready for an impending onslaught of 3-seat tallbike cruisers desperately seeking rear shift cables.
Last week, it was two 100-count boxes of 2.3 m (90") Jagwires on a good eBay deal:
Then today, another 50 x 3.22m (130") cables from a different eBay seller, for those times that 90" just won't, er, cut it (standard 2m / 78" cable shown alongside for comparison):
I think I may now be ready for an impending onslaught of 3-seat tallbike cruisers desperately seeking rear shift cables.
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The headset bearings for my Emonda finally gave up the ghost so had to pick up some new bearings.
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Got some new tires for the gravel bike. Also, does buying some steel count? Built this rack last night...fits everything from my enduro mtb to my road bikes, and everything between.
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