Post & Discuss your Road Bikes

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Post & Discuss your Road Bikes
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flag road-psyclist
Posted: Nov 30, 2010 at 22:35 Quote
I really thought I was Neo for a minute Emo
flag alreadyupsidedown
Posted: Dec 1, 2010 at 12:44 Quote
Was there a whole bunch of troll comments here that got deleted by a MOD? Sketchy.
flag road-psyclist
Posted: Dec 1, 2010 at 13:07 Quote
Yep, I fed the troll but it was because I was bored and no bugger was online to speak to.
flag road-psyclist
Posted: Dec 1, 2010 at 17:40 Quote
Right, would this & this fit my T2?
flag alreadyupsidedown
Posted: Dec 1, 2010 at 17:49 Quote
Yeah, but you need the super long 131 BB spindle option for it to work... Which makes the setup heavier, weaker, and looks a little janky. Also, those cranks wouldn't really match your modern style build. The chainring is also steel, so these can't be light at all. And, you can't change the chainring, which could be really annoying for you in the future, which would put me off them period.

My friend just got the FSA Vero/RPM cranks, and they are great/cheap.
flag alreadyupsidedown
Posted: Dec 1, 2010 at 18:06 Quote
Now that I think about it, IMO, get used vintage road cranks and run them with a 110 mm BB. Unless someone beat on them, which is rare with road cranks, there always in pretty good condition. You can the top quality of yesteryear for the price of today's bilge. Better alloy, better forging, better finish. You can also run them with gears if you get a longer BB.

Here's a set of Shimano 600 cranks in France, and they look mint. You could probably scoop them up for 25 euros.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/SHIMANO-600-VINTAGE-CRANKSET-PEDALIER-ANCIEN-/290501920125?pt=FR_JG_Sports_Cyclisme_Equipements&hash=item43a343857d#ht_569wt_1141
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Shimano-600-Ultegra-Cranks-175mm-Classic-Arms-/280594344536?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4154b9ea58#ht_500wt_1156

The older models are just as good, with a more angular look. Tough to, they were also used on BMX race bikes.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/SHIMANO-VINTAGE-600-CRANKSET-/150526204104?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item230c0f98c8#ht_500wt_1156
flag alreadyupsidedown
Posted: Dec 1, 2010 at 18:12 Quote
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flag road-psyclist
Posted: Dec 2, 2010 at 6:52 Quote
Cheers man, I was advised by Kinesis to get a 68/110 myself I'll get the FSA Vero instead.
flag alder93
Posted: Dec 3, 2010 at 2:42 Quote
you posted that pic after 12 hours? haha
flag alreadyupsidedown
Posted: Dec 3, 2010 at 4:40 Quote
That's an early call. This has turned into your official Kenisis build thread sortof, you should make it like a blog.
flag jimbo33000
Posted: Dec 3, 2010 at 7:01 Quote
I've got something for discussion(roadbike.....fixie too i guess) ....i was in the science building at school yesterday waiting for my girlfriend, and i was just dawdling around kinda bored, and i set a piece of white printer paper on a scale: 4.66g! so i figure trying to "shave" a bit of weight off the bike is actually not a bad idea.

For example, grinding off the teeth on the Bottom of my pedals (that i dont use) , drilling a hole in the front "cap" of my stem that clamps the bars, drilling 3 medium holes on each side of the bottoms of my drops, cutting down the seat post...ect.

28g in an ounce, so just by an hour with a drill and a file you could get rid of a good few ounces For Free....and with out messing up the structural integrity (if you know what your doing, and work out the math with the forces, torsion etc.)
flag alder93
Posted: Dec 3, 2010 at 7:59 Quote
if all your after is a couple grams i think it'd be easier to go to the toilet before you go out hahaa
flag singlespeedtoday
Posted: Dec 3, 2010 at 10:23 Quote
It's a fun project to customize stuff though.

I think this hasn't taken off because we already have a fixed gear discussion thread and a few post your bike threads. Maybe this could be the road bike discussion thread?

 


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