gusset do a 12t SS cog

Having a crap order from CRC.

Ordered sunday, still 'processing' today. Called up and was told 'we have no record of this order' – oh really? Well the money is gone outta my paypal!

Told to re-order to speed things up (?) First (identical) order would be cancelled. That was all well and good except that I NEED these parts for Thursday so I select 24hr postage at a cost of 9.99 (grr)

And guess what – as of 8pm tonight the first order has NOT been refunded and the second order that I paid a tenner to get here before 1pm.. Has not even been dispatched .

cheers guys 👿

bling matte black ?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=45569

cheap and nice though

eh? Just screw in the tension screw (to add tension) to the sticky arm – dial out tension on the other side.

^ if not enough tension can be found ^ see bendy spring method

oh. well then

yeah no sweat.

When ever bikes get featured on the G.show – they are the last feature .. meaning you have to sit through a load of stupid geek crap before you get to see some bike porn.

Reminds me of that Eurotrash program .. nudee bits always got put at the end of the show so you had to watch men in penguin suits and german midgets drinking beer for 30 mins

^ no 9 (or 10!) speed though with old XT

road

MTB – the inimitable Newsboy

ESI Silicon grips .. Chunky & extremely comfy. Don't lock on – but they don't need to – they don't slip.

Bash guards always a bugger to fit. I never had one yet that went on just like a chainring.. usually end up hammering them on with a boot 🙂

Placed an order now, cheers Sam. Supercomps should be here on wednesday .. That's getting tight

ooh just checked ISON .. they are here .. blue one above is 29er

^ It's got a gear hanger ain't it?

When are the ala cartes here??

"Juan is plenty"

"All the gears = No ideas"

"Chicks dig this"

"Yes, I'm high.. But I rode up"

cheers b-man

I guess most people will be arriving Friday evening so if I get into Llandovery and wait until bearded hordes arrive I might be able to follow em

Fork crown looks like a Pacenti

If you think that's niche – this'll throw ya …

http://bikepeddlerutah.com/2009/10/youve-got-to-be-kidding/

^ If these include the BB – I'm interested.

Even better.. get a glider and just 'draft' another plane 😉

you'd be better off in a microlight

cynic-al – Member

Lighter – Sealed bearing hubs – Stronger straight-pull spokes

Significantly I doubt it – see above – no they're not stronger.

DON'T BELIEVE TEH HYPE

The weakest point on a spoke is at the J-bend ain't it? It's where they break – no J-bend on SP spokes – ergo they should be stronger (??)

Are you sure it's 130mm ?

A lot of old steel road frames were 126mm – FYI

Same as old Kleins too.

Bigger bearings, slower wear, more stiffness, more protected against muck – BB30 – what's not to like??

Or rather Cannondale SI integration – as 'BB30' has been around under that name for a good while.

Against the grain – I would say CrossRide every time …

Lighter – Sealed bearing hubs – Stronger straight-pull spokes (that's a lot of goodness for 'cheap' wheels!)

Unless you are a fattie and keep snapping spokes (crossride spokes ain't cheap or easy to fit) I would say go mavic

I am trying to imagine how having one's chain snap throws one over the bars

smells like …

Drill out your non-vital components ..

like this

^ You can do this to your down tube, tubes are strong enough these days – it'll be fine!

Nice bikes there. I do like the Ti ala carte … when is the green steel one going to be here???

GRIPS .. if you like the feel (and lightweight) of foam, but could do without the slippage and fast wear – try ESI grips – 100% silicon .. and very grippy – and they don't throttle

Ti Bolts !!!

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=17775

gusset do 12t

nice wide base too

You may find the arms aren't wide enough to clear the chainstays .. when I ran a road C/S on an MTB the arms ONLY JUST cleared .. but would rub under pressure – so every week I had to apply new gaffer tape to the frame to avoid the metal being worn through :S

looking forward to it. Not sure whether to run 32:16 or 32:15 though 😕

Is the 'race' really only 7.5k ??

nope. 09 whyte uses an integrated headset – it's pretty obvious on above pic (no lower cup visible)

Consider ESI grips .. very comfy in the 'chunky' variant, lightweight and no bar-slippage. I am biased though.

RE: hifi …

I think bikes are by and large 'good value'

The manufactures are constantly striving to lower weight, increase travel, and improve 'technologically'. It's a healthily competitive industry wherein -crucially- if your products DON'T perform at their price-point/on the trail – people won't buy them and you'll go bust!

Year-on-year the kit is improving I think we can agree – does your bike perform better than the one you rode 10 years ago? I think yes.

BUT

HIFI is a smug-club of small manufacturers who have largely retreated to the 'high end' – and churn out a steady flow of products that are rarely quantifiably better than cheaper alternatives .. trading on 'perceived value' and 'hand-wound by Japanese master' copper nonsense.

^ A $30 digital amp can have less 2nd harmonic distortion than a $3000 SET valve amp .. but try telling the owners that.

Bikes are good value IMHO.

(I have worked in bike shops for years, always paid 80p-ish plus VAT for tubes – go figure)

If you think bikes are a rip-off, stay away from HIFI – far away!

The top-super bikes have always been expensive though – The GT lobo was what – £5k in 1997?

The biggest rip off is inner tubes .. a fiver each and the shop pays 80p.

You guys are taking this trolling attempt far too seriously!

I'd add my name to the list.. I know a fair few hidden trail-gems 😉

And afterall – Gary Fisher himself came all the way from the USA to ride the Chevin 😉

i slammed a car door onto 2 fingers once .. it locked! My mate was in the car and I was banging on the window screaming bloody murder .. he just grinned and shook his head – He thought I was having him on … 20 seconds of truly exquisite pain and 2 days of purple fingers

'sure.

XACD in china will make whatever you want to your exact measurements…

Finish can be a bit agricultural but hey, they are usually very cheap for Ti, nevermind custom

see > http://www.spanner.org.uk/?p=412

I don't see why any top-Titanium welders wouldnt do you a full custom frame if you gave 'em enough money ($3-4k?)

However, I dont know the legalities(?) of ripping off another company's design

One of the beggars 'stung me awake' on sunday .. he's dead now.