lizard skins dsp is only thin if you buy the thin stuff!
they do 1.8mm thick, 2.5 and 3.2mm versions.

what footage is that garage?

are you running centre lock rotors?

there is a specific vice-tool which sits inside the ring drive and undoes with leverage from the wheel.

good bike shops should have them.

where are you in the uk?

BMP – broken shifter paddle?

Threads don’t really deform to any great degree but if pedals go in dry, the 2 different materials can begin to bond and when you unwind them they’ll take a little alloy with them.

Tapping them out is the best place to begin.

Its unlikely Sram will deal with you directly.

send it back to where you bought it and they’ll deal with the warranty.

that is one helluva poverty spec indy fab!

a squeak?
never had that before.

i Had to wonder!
i built some exactly the same as that on mig70/mag170’s a few months back with white spokes.

thats a lovely bike build.

those are ludicrous!

its likely an 86.5mm press-fit bb which shimano do for their cranks.

ok, big guns….

9.5 lb’s

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custom built beauty made up of the lightest stuff available at the time.

clearnace is tight for cruds but please believe me when i say, the most surprising thing about the frame is its comfort. we did 50mi the other day and i got off feeling fresh!

don’t believe all my hype Will, i was only averaging 23.5mph on my training runs!

i *may* have put the upgraded fork in….

http://storck-bicycle.co.uk/

bitsa race bike (only had to purchase the frame as all other parts found in boxes in the attic!

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really impressed with the frame given its all alloy.

The now unavailable Easton ec90 chainset.
Wish i had stocked up before they stopped them!

i run spacers to allow me to use the drops and to cover long distances without needing neck surgery!

the headtube on the Storck is 115mm and i have 32″ and a bit legs so need as much front end height as is sensible.

dirtyrider, what build spec are those Enve’s?

Mat

should have had a pic with the previous…

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13.4 lbs without pedals or cages. tickles 14 with them

13.4 lbs without pedals for my storck.

I’m 5’7″ and weight under 11st so it is a fairly small frame!

only trouble i’ve heard of is with the knock-off’s on ebay.
There are lots of fakes about, slk posts, kforce bars and dodgy “carbon matrix” slk + ritchey carbon stems.
seen a good number of failures!

the stems look so fake and yet people still buy them….

i would reccomend going up one in the stans range for sure.

You never said NOT road bikes….

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Mat

statements like that make me laugh!

how do you know what the soul rides like compared to that of the Haro?

how do you find the fsa gear, we all know its knock-off but i’ve never tried it?

i’ve converted 15mm down to 9mm so i dont see why not.

My best advice is to bypass the “great deals” and try some on. the best value shoes are ones you have for years without soreness or pain.

there is a big market for custom as i’ve found out and many manufacturers do have glaring holes in their sizing range.

i think that as long as the tubing is quality, the build good and the service efficient then you should do well.

i’d be tempted to try one for sure.

I’d flame you for having a bike you won’t ride in the mud, but I’m too busy treading water in my own drool…

This, I love!

i have a set of vgc raceface’s going at the mo?

4 bolt silver with isis fitting.

any help?

if it is a cx chainset (road) then you won’t need spacers at all. only on mtb set-ups.

They had a recall a long time ago where the left bearing was manufactured too small and they simply swapped the offending bb’s out.

yours will have an identifying code somewhere and if you call the shop you bought it from they should be able to sort it no problem.

28t might be as far as you can go.
you mightt find that in certain combinations the top jockey wheel buzzes on the lowest sprocket with anything like a 30t

Don’t talk guff, the cable nipples are exactly the same!

my woodman does both with a sliding dropout. 13.5″ frame though!

is it my eyes or does the YT look like a tweaked lapierre?

whatever happens, should you buy off the peg or get a fit such as the Cyfac postural system, do not buy according to a height or size chart.

Size charts do not give consideration to proportions. if you have very long legs for your given height, you will need to look at individual manufacturers geometry to see if that bike has a long headtube/short toptube for its given size.

also disregard the size printed on the frame, this will mean a wide range depending upon bike brand

send it back!

no knurling, no loctite.

its a brand new frame and its wrong so they’ll either credit you or swap it out.

cube have proved to be one of the best warranty departments i’ve ever dealt with.

it amazes me how shops take the attitude of “we don’t sell them so they’re crap”