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Old 01-14-16, 12:24 PM
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fudgy sprints?
this is why nobody asked my opinion!

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Old 01-14-16, 01:06 PM
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anyone have experience with dents in steel frames? I got a small dent in the top tube of my fg when i got hit and am wondering if it's worth replacing it. bike is not used for racing.
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Old 01-14-16, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by mike868y
anyone have experience with dents in steel frames? I got a small dent in the top tube of my fg when i got hit and am wondering if it's worth replacing it. bike is not used for racing.
I have a small dent in the top tube of my steel winter bike. It has been there for years with no issues, over some pretty rough roads. My vote is for not replacing.
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I crashed and put a small dent in the top tube of my steel Bridgestone MB-2 mountain bike the bike's maiden ride in 1993. Rode it for 21 years without an issue. Still riding it around town some.
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Old 01-14-16, 01:27 PM
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awesome, thanks guys.
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Old 01-14-16, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mike868y
anyone have experience with dents in steel frames? I got a small dent in the top tube of my fg when i got hit and am wondering if it's worth replacing it. bike is not used for racing.
LOL. Have I never shown you the top tube of my race bike? Dented by handlebar in a crash like 6 or 7 months into owning it. Been racing it for over three years since then. Will do a 4th season this year. It's fine.
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Originally Posted by mike868y
anyone have experience with dents in steel frames? I got a small dent in the top tube of my fg when i got hit and am wondering if it's worth replacing it. bike is not used for racing.
My track bike (steel frame) is dented (handlebar hit top tube really hard, a few times). This was before I raced it. I also got it cheap because the rear spacing was 100mm, not 120mm, due to shipping damage. I was such a track newbie I was like, "Oh, I didn't know the front and rear hubs had the same over-locknut-dimensions". My track mentor was like, "What the eff are you talking about??". Heh. We fixed that in about a minute, "cold setting" it (bent the crap out of it). Steel is Real... Malleable.

(front hubs are 100mm, track rear is 120mm).

Anyway small dents with no creases, no big deal.

Creases, big deal, the crease is a stress raiser and the tube will crack along the crease at some point.
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I like the Campy set up for sprinting, hence I haven't moved from Campy. I position the levers so that I can reach the thumb thing without moving my hand. Hand is not completely on bar because I couldn't hold the camera on the other side of the bar without letting go a bit.



Before Campy I used bar ends. I cut the bars down so that the palm of my hand rested on the shifter. No moving my hand during sprints.

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I'm now all 11 speed. I really don't want the hassle of selling off a bunch (8?) 10 speed cassettes individually on ebay. I am tempted to just put the whole bunch up as a single lot, although I know I'll get less for them that way. Are there any other reasonable options for getting rid of all of them at once?
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Old 01-17-16, 09:07 AM
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You could start a ninja school?
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I'm now all 11 speed. I really don't want the hassle of selling off a bunch (8?) 10 speed cassettes individually on ebay. I am tempted to just put the whole bunch up as a single lot, although I know I'll get less for them that way. Are there any other reasonable options for getting rid of all of them at once?
I drop them off at my sponsoring shop, who has a robust ebay business and I'm always astounded at how much they get for cassettes that I'd otherwise throw in the trash.
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A buddy of mine spray painted a bunch of old cassettes and turned them into medals for junior races.
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One of those community bike ReCyclery type places would probably love them, if you have one around.
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A buddy of mine spray painted a bunch of old cassettes and turned them into medals for junior races.
"oh cool. Your old ****. "
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Originally Posted by globecanvas
I'm now all 11 speed. I really don't want the hassle of selling off a bunch (8?) 10 speed cassettes individually on ebay. I am tempted to just put the whole bunch up as a single lot, although I know I'll get less for them that way. Are there any other reasonable options for getting rid of all of them at once?
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Old 01-19-16, 03:08 PM
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my prevail helmet is dying. the ratchet/plastic fit system is broken and getting worse.

which modern helmet allows you to securely stick sunglasses in it? this is a non-race helmet and I take my glasses off whenever I'm doing extended climbs to avoid sweat pooling.

I'm not above buying new glasses and new helmet after striking out on this years specialized helmets
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Old 01-19-16, 03:18 PM
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Pretty sure you can get a replacement part for that.

Originally Posted by Ygduf
my prevail helmet is dying. the ratchet/plastic fit system is broken and getting worse.

which modern helmet allows you to securely stick sunglasses in it? this is a non-race helmet and I take my glasses off whenever I'm doing extended climbs to avoid sweat pooling.

I'm not above buying new glasses and new helmet after striking out on this years specialized helmets
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Originally Posted by Ygduf
my prevail helmet is dying. the ratchet/plastic fit system is broken and getting worse.

You can replace that part. I did. It cost like $10.
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Originally Posted by Ygduf
my prevail helmet is dying. the ratchet/plastic fit system is broken and getting worse.

which modern helmet allows you to securely stick sunglasses in it? this is a non-race helmet and I take my glasses off whenever I'm doing extended climbs to avoid sweat pooling.

I'm not above buying new glasses and new helmet after striking out on this years specialized helmets
Did you try the S3? It's exactly like the S-Works from 3 or 4 years ago and I was able to get my sunglasses to stay in them pretty well. Also, the Giro Atmos has good sunglass compatibility.
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I didn't realize you could replace the part I broke, so I'm going to try that first. Though I did kind of want a new helmet it's stupid to waste an s-works for a $10 part. Hopefully that works.
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Check with your shop about the exact year/model but $10 looks right:

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$10 plus $8 shipping.
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If you really want a new helmet the Giro Synthe is great and holds glasses really well.
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If you really want a new helmet the Giro Synthe is great and holds glasses really well.
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