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05-05-16, 05:12 AM
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I have had two sets of Wiliams clinchers. Havent had a single problem with either, hubs seem to be good and they have stayed true. For the money I think they are great wheels. My wife has a 58/58 set that she trains and races on and they have been bulletproof.
05-05-16, 07:14 AM
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Used Dura-Ace 7800 SRM for $800 incl shipping. Do it?
Is that dual-sided power?
Edit: Oops, it's 7800. That's 10spd chainset: will that work with 11spd cassette?
Is that dual-sided power?
Edit: Oops, it's 7800. That's 10spd chainset: will that work with 11spd cassette?
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05-05-16, 08:05 AM
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I do one more thing as shown in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrEXRcZkn34
05-05-16, 10:24 AM
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Question:
Are there any decent race frames currently made that still use a BSA BB?
Are there any decent race frames currently made that still use a BSA BB?
05-05-16, 10:47 AM
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05-05-16, 11:11 AM
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I'm a fanboy of metal, made in the usa frames which is why they're on my radar. supposedly pretty decent bikes. that being said, i'm on PF30 and have had good luck with the praxis bottom brackets.
05-05-16, 02:23 PM
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The next question is whether I give into 11-speededness or stick it out with 10.
05-05-16, 02:36 PM
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If cost isn't an issue, I'd go with 11 speed. It's flat where I live and an 11 speed 12-25 cassette is perfect. I was in Tucson a couple of weeks ago and the 11-28 was fine. That extra cog is pretty nice, and the new Shimano hood shape is an improvement over the stuff they had before.
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05-05-16, 04:43 PM
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If cost isn't an issue, I'd go with 11 speed. It's flat where I live and an 11 speed 12-25 cassette is perfect. I was in Tucson a couple of weeks ago and the 11-28 was fine. That extra cog is pretty nice, and the new Shimano hood shape is an improvement over the stuff they had before.
I guess it's time to go One Louder.
05-05-16, 10:08 PM
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It's not dual sided, it only measures on the right crank. Anything dual sided would be just extrapolating data based on readings on the right side spider.
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05-05-16, 10:09 PM
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The 16T is the racing cog that you want.
For training the 18T is sweet, but you'll get the 16T if you're getting the 18T.
Or get Miche or other individual cog cassettes and mix and match. Or buy the cog you want (I think Miche and BBB you can buy individual cogs).
For training the 18T is sweet, but you'll get the 16T if you're getting the 18T.
Or get Miche or other individual cog cassettes and mix and match. Or buy the cog you want (I think Miche and BBB you can buy individual cogs).
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05-06-16, 04:10 AM
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I don't know anything about SRMs specifically, but there is single sided power like stages where one leg's input is completely ignored, spider-based power like quarq where the input of both legs is measured but combined and can't be separated except by interpolation, and true dual sided power like vector where each leg's input is measured separately. I would think SRM is like quarq.
05-06-16, 04:31 AM
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I have a 7800 wirelease SRM, and it works perfectly fine with 11 speed Di2, which I switched over to recently. For $800, that should be wireless. Check the teeth on the chainrings because it is getting harder to find new stock of them at a decent price (I recently got a 53 at Nashbar for $50!!!). You could probably use 7900 rings on it -- the look is different though. Does it include a head unit? CPDiemR mentioned a PC7. I use that and like it. Those can be found for $100-200. Lots of folks use Garmins and love those.
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And, ask whether it has been recently serviced by SRM for battery replacement and calibration. With shipping, that can run about $125!! So, $800 can suddenly become $925 :-) Also, the cost for SRM to put a battery in a PC7 is $50. Keep that in mind too. Folks here can guide you on how to do it yourself, but, I've always used SRM for it.
05-06-16, 05:03 AM
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To be clear it measures torqe/power from both the left and right cranks so in that sense it is dual sided. It isn't capable of separating left and right power accurately though.
05-06-16, 05:05 AM
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And, ask whether it has been recently serviced by SRM for battery replacement and calibration. With shipping, that can run about $125!! So, $800 can suddenly become $925 :-) Also, the cost for SRM to put a battery in a PC7 is $50. Keep that in mind too. Folks here can guide you on how to do it yourself, but, I've always used SRM for it.
05-06-16, 05:23 AM
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I tried staying away from 11 speed for as long as I could. The 6800 that came on my bike is very nice. I imagine I will notice a difference when I finally get my caad10 built up the rest of the way, which is a 10 speed mix of 105/ultegra