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No inner ring, no front derailler. High risk high reward? Not worth it - I'll either bodge a chain catcher for it or fit the DA rings I bought and put the derailler back on.
Reckon those velotoze will work with midfoot cleats? My current overshoes are going to give up at the stitching soon so it'd be nice to have an easy to get replacement option.
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Get a narrow wide chairing and stop worrying about chain retention. I have a 50t one and will probably pick up a 54 or 56 at some point for flat TTs.
Just using a regular di2 rear mech, no clutch. Same setup minus di2 and a 38t instead that I have been racing cx with. The only time I dropped a chain was when I managed to wedge a couple of kilos of mud into the drivetrain.
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What range cassette are you running?
And what about aero shoes vs covers on non-aero shoes?
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No inner ring, no front derailler. High risk high reward? Not worth it
Is a 1x drivetrain really so bad? I just reassembled my p2 with a single chainring... Did an hour long shakedown ride on some pretty bumpy roads today with no issues, but I've not raced with it yet.
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It might work for you, they're pretty stretchy. My cleats are sort of three quarters of the way back as a comparison.
While I'm here, has anyone recently bought some Velotoze? I got a new pair for this season, they seem to indent much easier than last years pair. Even after one race you could see every lump and bump of the shoe imprinted into the rubber once you took them off.
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Aw that sucks @Hippy - were you trying to move into the inner ring, or are you currently running single?
Beautiful day for a TT though. I actually arrived at HQ well early for once allowing me plenty of time to wrestle on those fucking Velotoze things. Even my pacing felt good as I took the out leg fairly steady ready to slog into the return headwind. It was obvious I hadn't done any training for the last 6 months and the fact this was actually the first time I'd ridden the downsized Precursa as I think I achieved a fairly mid-pack time. Still nearly 45-50secs off the same course last year though, so I'm happy with that.
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