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Old 08-25-22, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
What's with you Johnny Lunchpails and the non-internally routed handlebars?
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Bam will never post another cockpit pic. We're just a bunch of judgmental a-holes.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
It's called "not wanting to hate working on your bike".
Pffft - just do the job right and you don't have to worry about it for many moons.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
Fun fact: When we were utes we were told that chiggers burrow into your skin, and thus the itch. So I began putting clear nail polish on them, to smother them. It worked well. Much later on in life I was told that the boring in thing was hogwash. Nonetheless, to this day I keep clear nail polish around, for whatever itch arises. Instant relief. There's a bottle on the floor next to my hammock as we speak.
My understanding is they lay eggs under the skin. Yuck.
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Old 08-25-22, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by abshipp
It's called "not wanting to hate working on your bike".
The shop owner was building a new Allied Echo for a customer, when I was in the other day. It is spec'd with FSA K-wing bars and Allied's internally routed stem. It has Sram AXS, so no shifter cables. But he still had to run the hydraulic brake cables.

He was not enjoying the experience.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Pffft - just do the job right and you don't have to worry about it for many moons.
But if I can both do the job right and be able to swap cockpit components to my heart's content, what's the downside?
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Originally Posted by rjones28
The shop owner was building a new Allied Echo for a customer, when I was in the other day. It is spec'd with FSA K-wing bars and Allied's internally routed stem. It has Sram AXS, so no shifter cables. But he still had to run the hydraulic brake cables.

He was not enjoying the experience.
A few weeks ago I installed a Syncros Creston on a customer's Addict. One of the few times you will hear me say something to the effect of "thank god this bike has SRAM on it"

To Scott's defense, the hydro lines routed quite smoothly through the handlebars. It was really just getting the stem & spacer stack all arranged with the hydro lines running through it that was the biggest PITA.
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Old 08-25-22, 06:11 PM
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I was going to mention the QR cam on the front brake being open, even though the pads look really close to the rims, but when you mentioned the cable routing - I can't even figure where the cables are routed? Where the hell is the RD cable going?

I don’t know. I bought it this way. Shifts good. I didn’t know the QR on the front was open.
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Old 08-25-22, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric F
I think I'm most offended by the height of the chimney above the stem. Unsightly.

Ive covered this. I can’t decide how low I want to go, and I am not spending the 35 dollars to get it cut, twice.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
I'm struggling with the brake cables being run on top of the bars and then taped. More comfy when they are in front of the bars.

They were taped to the first bars when I bought the bike, and I just re did it the way it was when I got RJs bars in the mail.!!
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Old 08-25-22, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I've been thinking of adding one of these lately.

I had those, they were great.
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Old 08-25-22, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I'd miss peppers, but I think that I'd miss tomatoes more. Pasta, pizza, salsa, etc.
Already all gone anyway.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Bam will never post another cockpit pic. We're just a bunch of judgmental a-holes.

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It's much easier to lace shoes than a cockpit, I tell you that.
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In all seriousness, what’s wrong with my RD cable?
Im down for criticism, I didn’t even realize my QR was open, now I wonder if the rear break is open too.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
But if I can both do the job right and be able to swap cockpit components to my heart's content, what's the downside?
a) playing with other components is what the N+1 is for
2) How are you going to leave the flats of the aero handlebars unwrapped and sexy if the cables aren't internal?

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Fixt. This particular one bugs me.------R Penman Parker

After Dan333SP did it too, I looked it up. Who, whom, and that are all correct. I can't get the strike line off of the A, It just wants to be there.

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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
Fixed. This particular one bugs me.------R Penman Parker
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Taping before wrapping works for me to keep them in a good spot.
Doesn't everybody tape before wrapping? It's in the rules.
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Originally Posted by Eric F
Stick sumpin in the hole.

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I like my non-internal flattop bars' cable situation just fine. They're just barely squished into an ellipse cross section compared to more moderne flat top bars though.

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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
Fixt. This particular one bugs me.------R Penman Parker

After Dan333SP did it too, I looked it up. Who, whom, and that are all correct. I can't get the strike line off of the A, It just wants to be there.
I was taught to use who BITD.
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I rarely go out without a mirror. My current fave is a Cat Eye bar end mirror. My previous fave was a Rhode Gear hood mounted mirror, That one just bit the dust a few days ago.
Sad!
I have no need of a Varia. Not enough traffic.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I was taught to use who BITD.
Same here. That has all changed, apparently.
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