cyclezen

New Carbon Wheels for My mostly daily rider '09 Tarmac

SuperTeam Classic 50mm CF Wheels on '09 Tarmac
My HED Kermesse wheels on this bike have been absolutely Great ! But they're now approaching 70,000 miles of service and the last 28K miles on their second set of wheel bearings. Only one spoke break in all this time/miles. Repaired by my good friend John Jones (RIP ) and still true as an arrow after 20K miles of use.
I wasn't planing to get CF wheels for any of my rim brake bikes, but now having a New Disc Tarmac, and loving the CF wheels I have on it, I decide to go 'budget' on the new set on this bike.
Superteam Classic 50mm, w/rim tape , 2 spare spokes, and valve extenders (which I'm not needing) - out the door and in my Hands for $350.
"Can't be much of a wheelset..."
1st Ride - yesterday evening, and boy, do I like them! At 1600+ g , they weight just about same as the HED Kermesse. And riding up to about 16-17 mph, they feel very much the same.
But at 19+ mph, they feel 'Lighter', easier to get to speed and maintain that speed! At 23-24 they feel much 'faster', And on downhills they certainly coast faster.
I really wasn't expecting to feel that much difference due to 'Aero', but there it was....
Hope they hold up well, not expecting 80K miles, but if that happens , WOO HOO !
Ride On
Yuri

jaxgtr

Have a piston that is a little sticky after a lot of the dusty gravel riding I had in May, between the dust and the bike washing, figure this was the cause. I knew SRAM has a nifty little piston press tool, but its not $95 nifty, but I found a chinese knockoff for $35 on Amazon does the same exact thing.

Troul 

the sCram brake stuff imo isn't as durable/reliable as other major brands. Hope the servicing is fruitful for you.

howeric

Eewings Galaxy from Cane Creek. Now to figure out where they go

jaxgtr

Not had issues with their disc stuff, it's been pretty good. However, I've never liked their rim brakes stuff.

jaxgtr

So after messing with the rear wheel brake, realized the caliper and piston are acting fine, I just need to get some rotor spacers for my second wheelset. So I ordered some from Boyd Cycling, they had the lowest price, although in my view still overpriced for what they are, but better than having to faff with the caliper when I change wheelsets. I was up that way about a month ago, if I had known I was going need them, I could have stopped by and saved on shipping. I also picked up a pair of Pirelli P Zero Race Road 32mm (tubed) version rather cheap when the dude that bought them did not pay attention that they were not tubeless and he waited too long and could not return them, so I picked them up pretty cheap. Score for me.

georges1

new old stock frame for a last and final road bike project

howeric

…”last and final…”. HA!

mstateglfr 

Do you know who made this frame and what year it is from?
Based on the large round downtube, thick straight seatstays, and the seatstay connection, I would have guessed 1998. But the threadless fork makes me guess its from at least a couple years later and from the 2001 or 2002.
I have read about the various builders that made steel Coppi frames thru the years, but never looked into who built Coppi Aluminum frames.

McFlyRides

Turbo light Evo SL insert for the back wheel of my xc racer. Flatted 10 min into my last race, hope this helps next time.

georges1

As seen in the pic the frame bears the Maschiaghi Tag warranty GiovanniPellizzolli which was the builder for Fausto Coppi, the seller who sold me the bike told me that it was from the late 1990's . Maschiaghi owner of the brand Fausto Coppi, put in charge GiovanniPellizzolli of the design and manufacturing of their top line racing bikes which were used byTeam Polti. Aluminium was material of choice back in late 1990s. The most reknown frame builder during the time when Coppi steel frames and aluminium frames were built was GiovanniPellizzolli. I wanted at the basis a Fausto Coppi Galaxy or Fausto Coppi KT 2 Tonda, but those never appeared in my size and were too damaged. Threadless forks appeared in 1997/1998 on Coppis

13ollocks

just bought a Campag Chorus 12sp mechanical groupset - should arrive in a couple of weeks
48/32 crank, 11/29 cassette
theres nothing wrong with my current early 2000s 10sp Chorus (50/34, 12/25), I just wanted a little bling and to extend the low-end gearing a bit. Given that I don’t upgrade often, this will likely be the last “good” groupset I ever buy. A trio of new gold chains and some new bar tape to follow

NJgreyhead

Recently I was going thru some back issues (there's no other kind) of Bicycle Times before recycling the stack, and, in a 2013 issue, saw a rear rack with "an additional low mount bar to move weight down and back," Axiom Journey Uni-fit MK3 Cromo, and liked it. The Axiom website showed me that is was available thru my most local bike shop. Ordered it 2 weeks ago and picked it up today.
Will probably mount it on my tourer Novara Ranndonee.

bampilot06

Picked up a 4 pack of TPU tubes on amazon. Well, wife ordered them because they were on my watchlist. Now that they arrived I can decided if I should use them as spares or make the switch to feel the epic weight loss.

macattack71

Picked up an 11-34 HG-500 10 speed cassette with a couple of new chains. Moving on from the 12-30 I had, so I can climb a little easier. No issues with the GS derailleur handling it. Losing weight would also help the climbing situation. I was considering 11-speed to get 11-34, but this was much cheaper. Now to get a set of wheels, which I do need.

jaxgtr

Been happy with them so far. I did pick some of the new versions of the RideNow with the replaceable valve cores and they are pretty nice setup with the little spacer and threaded lock screw. The spacer is nice in that the lock screw does not touch the rim.

mstateglfr 

Some used short reach bars and bar tape for a bike I built up for my 13yo.
It's a frame I had powder coated 4 years ago for my oldest kid, and it was time to build it up again.

Found the used Specialized short reach bars at the local bike collective.
Bought the bar tape off Amazon- kid chose the color and pattern.


The bar tape is more pink than purple, but she likes it and she wrapped it, so no complaints from me.



Obligatory driveway picture just before a shakedown ride today.

Koyote

Looks like she did a nice job with it. Good for her!

mstateglfr 

Yeah, the crap Amazon tape took a lot or rewrapping, it woulda been annoying for me too.
Got it to lay flat and look good in the end though.

cyclezen

Nice !
You're a good Dad!
Ride On
Yuri

Starlite033

My most recent cycling purchase was a Fizik Vento Argo R1 adaptive saddle. You know? One of the weird 3D printed ones that are all high tech and fancy?

I've been chasing saddle issue for years after some injuries and this one has really saved my bacon.

I'm sure a lot of folks will think they're overpriced and they're right. Being able to ride long distances again though, is more than worth it for me.

Either way if you have difficulty with saddles and get a chance to try one I'd recommend it.

Safe and Happy Riding.

Star

bampilot06

Set of Corsa 28 mm tires, Orange stuff to make my emonda tubeless. Wasnt the tires I wanted nor was it the plan to go tubeless, but sometimes life is funny that way.


Jax what did you buy today?

Troul 

new bottle of sealant for the tubeless.

McFlyRides

Turbo light insert and Fillmore valves.

georges1

the pair of Zipp Sram S60 wheels for my coppi k14 project has been purchased, those were made by Zipp and were even rarer than the Zipp 60