Postby LuckyPierre » Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:00 pm
I took Enzo up to Paul Hillbrick today to reset his rearstays - which took all of 5 minutes, but that's the difference between having the tools to do it rather than a chair and a piece of wood.
Paul's workshop was a bit topsy-turvy (he's in the middle of re-arranging it). This is the 'dirty' bit, because it's next to the tube cutting / welding area.
We also went through my bike setup to see how well my guess work compares to a more measured approach. According to Paul, this is what my bike setup should look like.
The main difference between this setup and how I had the girlie bike setup (which I'd imitated the best I could on Enzo) is that the seat is slightly lower and set back a bit. I've got all of the measurements, so I can repeat it on any bike. In traditional frames, I'm almost '56 cm square', and most could be setup to fit me, but I'm better off starting with a shorter top tube. I'll let you know how it feels after I've ridden it - I'm in the middle of putting everything back on at the moment, so I'd better stop this and get back to it.
Litespeed Classic - 3Al/2.5V titanium tube set, Record 9-speed groupset, Open Corsa Evo CX
Alchemy Diablo - Columbus Zonal tubing, Ultegra 9-speed groupset, UltraGatorskins
Gitane Rocks T1 - U6 tubing, Deore/XT groupset, CrossMarks