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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby rabobank89 » Thu Feb 06, 2014 10:27 pm

Thanks guys...

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Postby mitchy_ » Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:21 pm

DJIntegr8 wrote:Just got my Colossi frame - transferred most parts over from my Olmo frame that didn't fit very well.

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Love the gloss on matte..

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby TonyMax » Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:45 pm

I know, I know, I took a photo of the non drive side again, bear with me I'm still getting used to this. At least I got the valves somewhere close to 6 o'clock...

This morning's ride mid point at Lake George lookout:

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Postby Blackrock » Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:07 pm

fitted 700x28 conti contact 2's to my Merida cx5. Ready for a faster commute!

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby PommieYeti » Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:13 pm

Here is my new ride a (cough's loudly)a Chinarello 1 size to big hence the low seat :oops:
Its fitted with full ultegra 6800 (still awaiting the pedals) took it out on a 60k maiden at the weekend and very happy apart from I need to swap my short cage rear derailleur for a medium one, as when I am on the the big ring on the front crank when shifting up..or is it down ? to the 2 biggest rings on the rear cassette it rubs on the front derailleur the guy who built it for me reckons I need a medium cage ?

crank is 50/34 and rear cassette is 11/28



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Postby rheicel » Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:26 pm

Looks like you don't need a new rear RD. Some bike chain line does have problems with cross chain combination, specially on compact cranks.
Or this is possibly just derraileur adjustment issues.
And did you ask yourself why do you want to have a big-big shifting combo?
Oh, if not adjustment problem, Di2 will fix the front trimming for you :D
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby RobM » Tue Feb 11, 2014 3:01 pm

^ I cant be in my compact 50-25 combo without some rubbing FD noise. Generally i just try not to cross-chain.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby singlespeedscott » Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:25 pm

Big big cross chaining really is a bad habit. If you find your doing it a lot it's time to consider a smaller large chainring or a larger range rear.
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby PommieYeti » Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:59 pm

Thanks guys
i am quite new to all this, But I do remember my dad telling me years ago that its bad to cross chain, but i thought it was just a urban myth :)
So maybe ill tweak the front derailleur and go from there, that way it will save me a few $'s and try not to cross chain. :oops:
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Crawf » Wed Feb 12, 2014 9:23 am

Bah, I cross chain like a mofo, Di2 laps it up.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Carrots » Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:07 am

Crawf wrote:Bah, I cross chain like a mofo, Di2 laps it up.
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby TonyMax » Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:30 am

Shift to the small chainring after shifting up to one smaller on the cassette. You'll probably find it's roughly where you want to be and then at least you have somewhere to go if you want shorter gears again rather than being stuck in big/big with only little/big (your lowest gear) one shift away.
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby RobM » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:37 am

Crawf wrote:Bah, I cross chain like a mofo, Di2 laps it up.
Badass 8)

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby TonyMax » Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:01 pm

I finally took a picture of the bike on the drive side, with the rim stickers upright, and other rules followed.

It's still a Reid but at least the photo conforms now :).

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby snark » Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:17 pm

TonyMax wrote:I finally took a picture of the bike on the drive side, with the rim stickers upright, and other rules followed.
Small cog at the back? :)

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby familyguy » Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:59 pm

Velominati says valves at 6, I say valves at 12, like you. Tyre labels misaligned. You're getting closer though.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Xplora » Wed Feb 12, 2014 3:03 pm

Rule 46 violation clearly on the bars. Yellow tyres when no other yellow is present is definitely Rule 8 fail. (just noticed you had yellow bottles in the upper photo, you get marks for good taste, but none from the Keepers of the Cog :mrgreen: )

I wouldn't stress on the Rules too much, they ignore practicality for anyone who might want to ride further than 40kms to the coffee shop :lol:

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby TonyMax » Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:00 pm

And as I said earlier, it's still a Reid, what's that they say about polishing things?

I've had the bars dropped (rotated downwards) in the stem today as well, after test riding another bike where the hoods were more horizontal than vertical and my hands felt more comfortable in the drops I wonder if this will make a difference.

My commute home will tell me.
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Homo Suburbiensis » Wed Feb 12, 2014 8:45 pm

Xplora wrote:Rule 46 violation clearly on the bars
I'll assume you ride with compact bars and have no experience using/ installing any other kinds of drop bars?

Bar angle is dictated by the angle of the drops because that is where you actually hold the bar. The tops remain constant whatever the rotation and the hoods can be moved wherever and are therefore independent on bar rotation. As such the Angle of the top part of the bar should play a very little role in proper handlebars rotation. E.g. Same bars as above on random bike found on internet http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/bik ... 670-80.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby sumgy » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:42 pm

My Concorde should be finished in a couple of weeks (just waiting on some paint to be fixed up).

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My Kumo will be here in 8 months hopefully.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Xplora » Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:12 pm

Homo Suburbiensis wrote:
Xplora wrote:Rule 46 violation clearly on the bars
I'll assume you ride with compact bars and have no experience using/ installing any other kinds of drop bars?

Bar angle is dictated by the angle of the drops because that is where you actually hold the bar. The tops remain constant whatever the rotation and the hoods can be moved wherever and are therefore independent on bar rotation. As such the Angle of the top part of the bar should play a very little role in proper handlebars rotation. E.g. Same bars as above on random bike found on internet http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/bik ... 670-80.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
HS, I didn't write the Rules... and certainly not Rule 1, 2 and 3, which eliminate any excuse for transgression :lol:

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby singlespeedscott » Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:55 pm

sumgy wrote: My Kumo will be here in 8 months hopefully.
Kumo?
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby sumgy » Fri Feb 14, 2014 6:53 pm

singlespeedscott wrote:
sumgy wrote: My Kumo will be here in 8 months hopefully.
Kumo?
Kumo.
Google it. :D

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Odachi » Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:32 pm

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby stang1 » Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:27 pm

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A downgrade (ride characteristics imho) from my previous steed, but happy non the less as this will function more than what my previous steed will.

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