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Specialized Oura Expert saddle to replace a Selle Itallia Diva that has become too soft and squishy.
BUT now I have a black saddle and white bar tape. Do I a) exchange saddle for white or b) replace bar tape with black? Such dilemma! LOL
Velominati Rule #8 // Saddles, bars, and tires shall be carefully matched.
3 Valid options are:
Match the saddle to the bars and the tires to black; or
Match the bars to the color of the frame at the top of the head tube and the saddle to the color of the frame at the top of the seat tube and the tires to the color where they come closest to the frame; or
Match the saddle and the bars to the frame decals;
or
Black, black, black
(but by that token, I'd need to find a Navy Blue Saddle and Tyres, or swap to black handlebar tape, or White Tape and Saddle. - none of which I'm gonna do at the moment. Might get all colour co-ordinated on the next bike, but not with this one , just yet!...
and another consideration - I'm too much of a mucky pup to ride with white tape - i'd be swapping it every third ride. It's okay for pro's who have the mechanics change it out between stages, but for me, no way!!)0 -
Yeah..the white is a challenge to keep clean. Yes, its possible, but I'd rather be out riding instead of fussing over dirty bar tape. And I won't have heart failure when the mechanic at the shop gets a little grease on the tape after i've just cleaned it.
My daughter (13) likes the black seat...I guess I'll let her make the decision for me. I'm off to get some black bar tape. :-)1 -
Some cool stuff, I want to get the phone holder...I bought a mirror for the roadie, I hate not knowing what is coming up behind me.0
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Impulsed a new Twin Six jersey & matching socks to replace the woolies that were cut off in the ambulance. (Freshly broke my leg on the MTB. Just won my first Cat 3 race, so 'natch I thought I could out-ride the Cat 1's. Ah, unchecked arrogance.)
I *want* a full carbon hardtail 29er, so I never have to get back on my alloy (aka lead) full-squish 26er. Then maybe I can actually clear sh*tuff. :grumble:0 -
To TheBigYin: Pshah. Dost thou need to be so matchy matchy on the tape/saddle/tyres/cages/bags/cables/wire crimps/etc? Methinks not. I say flaunt convention.
Edited cuz I clearly am too dunderheaded to quote properly.0 -
To TheBigYin: Pshah. Dost thou need to be so matchy matchy on the tape/saddle/tyres/cages/bags/cables/wire crimps/etc? Methinks not. I say flaunt convention.
Edited cuz I clearly am too dunderheaded to quote properly.
I can't help it - my OCD starts to kick in when I see bikes with things that are just "wrong"
Like having Continental Tyres, but green valve caps (Vittoria) or black (michelin/specialized) - or anything other than Yellow Caps
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Putting tyres on the bike, and not aligning the tyre logo's with the valve stem. Just looks awful, and is a great reason to run tubs, rather than clinchers - as you don't get a choice with tubs.
Or
MTB pedals on a road bike - why? you don't need shoes you can walk in, you've got a bike - ride it. Cyclocross and commuting bikes are exempted from this obviously.
Yeah - i'm more than a little obsessive. Can't help it. Always have been!0 -
I have red caps on my Michelins, because they look damn hot with my Fulcrum Zeros. I also run alloy cages on my full-on carbon race rig... because I enjoy a little irony. I'm constantly surrounded by people who take this pursuit way too seriously.
I met a young lady riding a bike festooned with celeste tape, cages, what-have-you all over it. Everything was celeste, except the frame - because it was a Trek! I laughed. I'm assuming she didn't get see the humor in it. It's okay. She must just really like celeste!
Let's just imagine for a moment that the gods miraculously bestowed upon you a hand-painted Pegoretti Responsorium. Do the rules still apply then? What color scheme would compliment such an eclectic frame? I say bend the rules. Don't match anything. Let it go. Repeat after me, "It's okay..."
Sometimes beauty comes from discord.0 -
If I had a Pegoretti - I'd have it refinished as a Pinarello - like Big Mig did.
I don't take it seriously, I've got lots of mis-matched bikes in the rack - but I do really appreciate the beauty of a well thought out and considered "look and feel" to a bike. You seem to think that my quote of "the rules" is some sort of slavish following. It's not - The Velominati "Rules" are a relatively light hearted attempt to guide persons who haven't been exposed to the creeds and customs of proper northern european cycle racing - and to stop them looking total gimboids on their forays over to see and ride in the Alps...
If you can't see that i'm joking in some of my posts here, that's a shame.
I do need to lighten up though, I admit it. By at least another 56lb's (according to Tulio's descendants) so that I'm safe to ride my next new toy.0 -
The only thing I've gotten lately is my 100 mile bragging rights sticker! :drinker:0
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If I had a Pegoretti - I'd have it refinished as a Pinarello - like Big Mig did.
^^^ ?!?!? Just got back from a hoity-toity outdoor art fair. The $$$ they were asking for hand-painted anything was kinda nuts! Yeah, yeah, folks. You're artistes. I get it. Afterwards, I visited to the nearby hipster urban LBS having a huge sale. They had an 80's every-color-neon-spackled god-knows-what frame hanging from the rafters waiting to be rebuilt. It was very tacky, and very cool.
And I didn't buy any schwag. Don't know what's wrong with me.0 -
They had an 80's every-color-neon-spackled god-knows-what frame hanging from the rafters waiting to be rebuilt. It was very tacky, and very cool.
Oh - I can do multi-colour wierdness... complete with mis-matched componentry :laugh:
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Oh - I can do multi-colour wierdness... complete with mis-matched componentry :laugh:
^^^ Hey, kinda close! Did the Raleigh come that way originally or is that a custom "funky 80's confetti" paint job?0 -
It isn't even a paint job iirc. The bikes are pretty strange all round. Aluminium Head & Seat lugs and Bottom Brackets, and in this case Special order Reynolds 753 DB 3 main tubes (special order as the thicker butt-ends are shorter as they didn't have to stand up to the heat of silver-soldering) and 653 rear triangle. Then, they're all bonded together with some aerospace quality epoxy glue - a little like the old Vitus Carbon-fibre frames. And, like the Vitus frames, sometimes the glue failed. The rear triangle was brazed up and powder coated before assembly, and the 3 main were glued in place and finished with a kind of Vinyl-Wrap. The epoxy's working temperature was such that you couldn't really get them re-stoved, or even powder coated, as the glue melted and the frame fell to bits.
It's a really fast frame though, at least as steel frames go - in fact with similar hardware to my reasonably modern Planet-X Aluminium frame, it's probably less than 3/4lb heavier, nearly as stiff, and considerably more harsh riding - the 74 parallel geometry and razor tight clearances (23mm tyres only - and even then, Michelin's only fit at the rear after they've had 1000 miles or so on another bike. It was pretty much designed for 21mm Tubulars... not something I have a plentiful supply of anymore.
I'm gradually picking up "period correct" components for it - problem is, it's got a Campag. Victory headset, I've already got the chainset and pedals, but a decent, working set of Victory Gears are just far too much money for a "once or twice a year" ride... I'll keep searching, and find something mis-listed on fleabay eventually, it's just a matter of patience. I also need to pick up the appropriate Cinelli Model 64's in a 44cm and a 11cm Cinellli 1A stem, but they'll have to be NOS - there's no way I'm trusting my neck to someone elses 30 year old stem and bars!0 -
Since I'm just now getting back into riding, I've had quite a few small purchases, and I'm making my "wish list" of some bigger things I want. I bought an under-saddle bag for keys and cell phone, a kick stand (I got so tired of my bike falling over while I put the rack back on my car), a bike rack for my car, and then my favorite thing...My dad passed on a Gumby figure keychain that he has had in his bike bag for around 30 years...Gumby now lives in my bike bag. So...nothing that helps the bike, but an awesome father daughter bonding moment when he gave it to me after our ride.0
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Then, they're all bonded together with some aerospace quality epoxy glue - a little like the old Vitus Carbon-fibre frames. And, like the Vitus frames, sometimes the glue failed....The epoxy's working temperature was such that you couldn't really get them re-stoved, or even powder coated, as the glue melted and the frame fell to bits.
...razor tight clearances (23mm tyres only - and even then, Michelin's only fit at the rear after they've had 1000 miles or so on another bike. It was pretty much designed for 21mm Tubulars...
I'm gradually picking up "period correct" components for it - a decent, working set of Victory Gears are just far too much money for a "once or twice a year" ride... there's no way I'm trusting my neck to someone elses 30 year old stem and bars!
You must have a genuine love affair with this bike to be willing to update/maintain it as a regular rider. Aging epoxy holding the crucial bits together, relegated to 21mm tubulars, scrounging eBay for what, I suspect, are parts that more-and-more rare and hard to come by... that's dedication.0 -
You must have a genuine love affair with this bike to be willing to update/maintain it as a regular rider. Aging epoxy holding the crucial bits together, relegated to 21mm tubulars, scrounging eBay for what, I suspect, are parts that more-and-more rare and hard to come by... that's dedication.
It's a lovely riding bike, and a direct channel to the last years of my Racing career. It's never going to be a daily ride - more of a "take it out for 2 or 3 rides a year, in perfect weather, when I feel like riding in a old school shirt rather than the modern lycra" - worst bit is, it's just too new to be eligeable for use in L'Eroica... (it's a 1991/2 and L'Eroica stipulates nothing before 1987) but who knows - maybe in another 5 years they'll have moved the gateposts - gives me a few years to source the parts and get fit enough for the Strada Bianchi anyway... :laugh:0 -
Spare tires & cassette for my for my cross bike.
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Trash binned my Tektro brakes. They were scary awful. Got a killer deal on Ultegra and I'm rocking those now. Now my bike stops so hard I can go backwards in time!
When I was changing them, I found tears in my front tire. So I replaced them (schwalb lugano) with some Michelins. They seem smoother.0 -
http://www.veloflyte.com/carbon_fiber_computer_mount_for_garmin_gps_computers
waiting for it in the mail!!!0 -
I was in Essex/Bargainhunt (sort of an off-price / clearance store. Kind of like Tuesday Morning or Big Lots) looking for a roof rack (they've been getting bike stuff in the last couple months).
Found one (Thule Echelon), however, it was missing one of the nuts. . . even at less than half MSRP ($75), it wasn't quite a deal considering I wouldn't be able to use it right away. . . so I stowed it behind a trampoline ladder and think I might decide later.
Walking away empty handed? Yeah. Probably. Decided to look at clothes (always a disorganized mess) to see what I could find. . .
Oh hey: that's a cycling jersey! Oh. Dorel. Women's small. . .
Hey that's a pearl Izumi Logo! Oh. . Men's medium. Dang
Another Dorel men's medium. . . Sigh.
Hiking shorts, hiking shorts hiking shorts. . . wait. Pearl Izumi. My SIZE. Yay!
And on my way to checkout:. . a round rack right in front: two Sugoi jerseys. . . hey hey!
So here;s the haul:
1 Peral Izumi Attack Short for $44
1 Sugoi Turbo Tri Tank for $32 (more for running than cycling, but works for both. Much lighter than my Zoot, though.)
1 Sugoi Team Jersey for $55
Oh and I bought this poster ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SVU8S8 ) for the kids: $7.200 -
Do tires count? Michelin Pro3's in 25 mm. Been running the Pro3's in 23 mm and love them but trying the 25's. The jury is still out.
And I have a Fizik Aliante Versus saddle on order. I think that's about it for recent purchases.
So are you faster?
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/bicycle-tires-puncturing-the-myths-29245/?CPN=RSS&SOURCE=BRGENHOME
See the section : "Wider tires roll faster than narrower ones:"0 -
So are you faster?
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/bicycle-tires-puncturing-the-myths-29245/?CPN=RSS&SOURCE=BRGENHOME
See the section : "Wider tires roll faster than narrower ones:"
Curse you angular momentum. Curse you!
I ride 25c on all my bikes.0 -
I also got a new stem for my CAD2 (because the old one was too short). Ritchey WCS for a really good price.0
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yeah, I bought new tires 23c and was SO HAPPY I read the article AFTER I bought the tires :mad: . So, umm...how long do gatorskins last? i will try 25's on the replacement...sheesh....0
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yeah, I bought new tires 23c and was SO HAPPY I read the article AFTER I bought the tires :mad: . So, umm...how long do gatorskins last? i will try 25's on the replacement...sheesh....
Last set I had I got around 4000 miles out of the front, and maybe 2500 out of the back.0 -
I have GS on my everyday rider. I'll see how long they last or I'm going back to Specialized.0
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I have to say, I don't really notice much difference in rolling resistance between 23c and 25c tyres - though I do find that I'm much less prone to "snakebite" punctures on the 25's I'm actually running a "fat blokes version" of the Continental Attack/Force combination (22c front and 24c rear for the racing nutcases!) - Continental GP4000S Black Chilli compound versions in a 23c front and 25c rear. It's WAY too early to give an informed opinion on them yet, I've only had them on maybe 3 weeks, 400 miles or so, but it's pretty much what I ran all last year 'till maybe November, when I swapped for the Vittoria Open Pave Evo CG's to cope with the greasy wet stuff!.0
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Got new pedals today.
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Just got the extended battery for my iPhone bike case.
http://www.wahoofitness.com/Products/Wahoo-Fitness-Wahoo-Extended-Battery-for-Wahoo-Bike-Case.asp
Thrilling stuff! Still waiting on my copy of The Fat Cyclist's book though. Hope it comes before I spend the day on a plane to do the N.I.T.E. Ride in Indianapolis next week.0 -
Got new pedals today.
Nice Pedals - I've got the same, only considerably more scuffed/scratched and minging! They've stood at least 6 years and 20,000 miles of a near 300lb bloke bouncing around on them, and bearings are still as smooth as the day they came out of the box!0
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