[Closed] Is my road stem breaking roadie fashion rules?

Forget the slam - look at that gear!

rookie mistake, the rear cog is huge.

Cripes I didn't mean those shit rules.

There are several purely aesthetic things I agree with though, glasses outside helmet straps for example.

Rubbish - that's a functional thing. Sunnies inside helmet straps is really uncomfortable. The only question of cool here is whether you can take your helmet off without touching your sunnies and leave them in place (I've not yet worked out how to do it the opposite way).

I feel I should point out the reason I use single sided SPDs on my road bikes (I'm surprised nobody's yet thought it through far enough to challenge me on this). It is of course so that I can use my MTB shoes when riding them 😉

I used to make fun of SPDs, but they're actually good man, better cadence.

Now I know you're trolling! SPDs have clear advantages - more practical for walking in, more user friendly, fewer shoes required etc. but increasing cadence isn't one. You could at least have a valid excuse.

Your tuxedo jersey is against the rules too. Just because it's so shit.

You know Basso uses SPDs? So does Tyler Hamilton man.

Basso uses Speedplay. No idea about Hamilton, I'd have said the same, but the fact you have to refer to a disgraced retired pro suggests there are not 'cadence advantages'...

Slammed is the answer!

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17546_7852028,00.html

Definite role #23 fail there (and we already know he has a problem with #50)

Haha! Had to look at those.

Can't really fault him otherwise to be fair!

so um guessing my cross bike is middle ground?

stem on the rise,double sided and caged spd's,black bar tape with brown saddle

im a rule breaking reble me 😆

Well it's not a road bike for a start, anything else is insignificant!

Yeah, SPDs are the way to go.

Yeah, SPDs are the way to go.

No, they're not! You're still defending this! Sorry, but you can't be such a staunch defender of the 'slam' and not get bullied for using SPDs.

Can we have evidence of Bassos SPDs please? Even having a quick Google I can find one bike with SPD-SLs and 3 with Speedplays.

Or any evidence at all, that using SPDs is better for your cadence 🙄

I got these SPDs from Bobby Julich.

Did you sell him some brakes?

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I'd love these in black.