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• #102
Yeah, I was close to ordering them, and also looked into the welded and slightly wider rhyno lite XL version. I guess the final reason I chose these was that Ambrosio catalogue claimed these are tubeless compatible.
I spotted the rims in this table.
I've been also luggage shopping, as I found Revelate Viscacha for a reasonable price.
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• #103
They seem like a good find, on par with the Sunn ones for width/weight. I think you said, back-thread, but is that a Bigxtop bag on the front? The standard rndo bag? Looks a little bigger than what's on his site.
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• #104
It's a custom bigxtop. The base is about 30x30cm, sized for the rack. In hindsight it could have been a little higher without any issues, not that it's particularly small as is.
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• #105
But here's the deal, the Compass tyres have no knobbies on it, would that afford you more clearance compared to a 2.1 with knobbies?
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• #106
You know, I was hoping that would be the case the last time I checked the clearances, but there's not a lot of extra space directly to the sides. Loads of room up front with the Pacenti crown, not so much in the rear.
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• #107
Any chance you have access to a 2.2 slick tyres and a vernel calipers?
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• #108
2.2 slick tyres
Now that you mention it, I do have 2.35"/60mm super motos I could use to estimate the available space. Probably can't be bothered to mess with the tubeless installation, but I'll try that once I've built the new wheels.
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• #109
Any old 26" wheels would help actually.
Good way of finding out as the Compass new tyres are amazing, a mere 418g each which is astromocally light, my 42mm 650b Hetres is 412g.
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• #110
Love this! Great build!
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• #111
Super cool, what's the rack you're running? Also got a Bigxtop bag and looking for something like this as the one I've got is too close to the head tube.
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• #114
Good communication, and I appreciated that he was willing to take the time to make sure everything fit perfectly. There's also a tiny detail probably not apparent in any of the photos I've posted, he went on to shape the fork ends to match the pointy pacenti crown.
That SJS rack looks handy, although the center strut might be annoying with canti brakes. Though with already having the seat bag, I guess the reason I still kinda would like a matching rear rack is more aesthetics -- to complete the bike in some loose constructeur sense.
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• #115
New wheels with wide Ambrosio AK30 rims and SP dynamo hub, Conti Speed King 2.2" in front. No issues with tubeless setup. I'd like to think the wider rims handle better (better cornering, more stable at low pressures), but braking performance seems to have taken a further hit.
I switched to ITM Eclypse from parts bin because it wasn't possible to lower the old stem (Nitto MT3) further. This might be too low at min insertion mark though, so I may have to invest in another stem. Would possibly like to try bars with flatter transition to hoods. Noodles have an inevitable dip between ramps and hoods which I feel limit hand positions and cause pressure points, but maybe getting the bars slightly higher will help. [Edit: or try to move the hoods up a bit]
Still loving the bike :)
(few more photos & higher res in flickr)
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• #116
I'd have thought bars up a little, levers down would make a more flat transition? This bike is amazing, never gets boring to look at.
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• #117
I'd have thought bars up a little, levers down would make a more flat transition?
I did that initially, but the problem is that the drops end up pointing too much down. But yeah, I think I'll try tweaking the lever position before buying new stuff. Sometimes it helps to think out loud.
And thanks for the complement.
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• #118
Bars/levers are perfect
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• #119
Nitto 106 gives a pancake flat transition but they're horribly expensive
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• #120
Sweeeettttt
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• #121
This thing is amazing. Everything from the paint to the wheels to the components. It's so chunky looking, love it.
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• #122
they're horribly expensive
Indeed. There are a few 26mm compact options around 20€ mark, but I might be interested in trying out VO Grand Cru Course bars. Similar retro shape as Compass Maes Parallel, but available in wider sizes and less than half the price.
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• #123
I recommend the Maes shape bar, have them on my bike, still got a bit of a ramp, but the bar itself is nice and flat.
Bear in mind it's very long, those old handlebar shape were designed to ride on the hood of the handlebar, rather than the hood of the brake levers.
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• #124
Bear in mind it's very long
Yup, reach could be an issue, but might still be worth a shot.
Your oak/talbot is lovely. I've been looking into using centre pull brakes with separate pivots on another bike, although cantis/v's are an easier option.
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• #125
Is the brake/gear cable attached to the rack arm some kind of earthing or is it to stop the front of the mudguard moving?Nice bike btw.
EDIT: Answer my own question (its the latter)
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/12364431/
Bit late maybe, but had you seen these: 550g claimed weight and 22mm internal http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/sun-ringle-rhyno-lite-pinned-rim/rp-prod76082