Bicycles
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less dicking around between gears.
This pretty much sums it up. When I tap the shifter, it shifts. Period. Less dicking around. No stretched cables. No barrel adjustments. No tweaking. Just shifting. It's heavenly, to be honest.
Thanks for the song! WP has always intrigued me, but I've never really dipped my toe in the water.
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New crank for the S5 came in yesterday. Absolute work of art, is super stiff, and weighs half as much as a Dura Ace crank.
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Whoa. Looks really good. What power meter are you using?
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Switching to Assioma pedal based power. I've been using them a bit on my Exploro and they work really well.
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is it a drop bar lever you are looking for?
Microshift make an Alfine compatible lever set. They are in stock at St John Street cycles in the UK.
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The Pinion build is nearly done.
Looking forward to the shakedown ride.
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Pinion build completed.
Test ride next!
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Beautiful @ddtrash ; I hope to hear more once you've ridden!
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This dream bike has been years in the making. Outside of a possible upgrade to the brake rotors it’s finally complete.
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1. Those handlebars ??? Beyond insane.
2. That bike looks like it's going insanely fast just standing still
Congrats on the build and making it happen, @BloodnThunder. That's a special one.
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Thanks @henry_david. Yeah most observers have their mind blown when they get a look at the cockpit up close. It's, umm, unique.
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Anyone using a Quad Lock? Or is there something better I should know about before picking one of these up?
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Also, picked up that 1995 Ritchey. Not entirely sure if it's a Crazy Pete or a P-22.
Original owner bought it as a frame and fork, and then slowly built it up with parts that were strictly from the era. I took it to my local shop and had them upgrade a few things, as well as put on some items for my personal taste. Switched the stem and handlebar for black ones that we had laying around, new grips, new Panaracer Gravel King tires, all new brake and shift cables, new brake pads, and a new Brooks C17 saddle.
Plan to upgrade the pedals next, then the handlebar, and maybe upgrade the gear shifter to something more clean looking.
please excuse the crappy rainy day pics.
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Is it UCI legal [mention]BloodnThunder [/mention] ?
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Ritchey right on down to the brakes themselves. Jesus that's a sweet rig. I always liked those old bullmoose handlebars from Ritchey – that'd be what I went with here. Super glad to see that you picked it up after all, @chrisjohnnick.
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He had original Ritchey tires, and a gold stem and gold handlebar as well. I just preferred black. Local shop had an old Ritchey stem that they sold me for $30, threw the black handbar in for free. I'm always a fan of classic bullhorn style handlebars, but might just pick up a straight black Ritchey stem from eBay or something. Those Bullmoose ones are cool, but I prefer a more flat bar.
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Great call man. I also like having a bunch of Ritchey parts on my Swiss Cross. Something super cool about that sorta vibe.
