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Got a quote for the Titanium frame repair (from page 1). A guy willing to repair it for about £100. Sort of pricey (i think) after getting a quote from Dekerf Bikes in Vancouver for £50! But the cool because I'll be there to see/ help. His description of past experience being "iv done it before, but its tricky" didnt exactly comfort me.. Does 100 sound reasonable?
46cm cowbell 2 also just came in the post. Mmmmm nice and wide. Got a bit tempted to put it on my Titanium cross/ tourer but if im gonna go drops on that they need to be wider. So im sticking to wide sweepy risers on that.
Also got some 28c rubber. Anyone tried these? Should be decent on a bit of gravel and durability wise but hopefully not to sluggish on the road.
Ordered a wheelset from superstar components a while ago. Wide rims, cx ray spokes, 72 points of engagement, 1565g for the set.
They arrived, i was all stoked, then i realized one of the bladed spokes profile was all twisted. I tried straightening it up using my spoke key and adjustable wrench as a bladed spoke holder, but the spoke wouldnt budge inside the nipple. long of the short: ended up snapping the spoke and totally bummed out. Wrote a novel to superstars service team and they didnt blink twice before arranging free return postage and sending me a new pair.
Just received the new set which im pretty sure is the original set with a replaced spoke. Regardless, i was so stoked i even made a video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mstXM8NBf8
After plunking it in the frame, i realized it was both laterally and radially out of true. And again! one of the spokes was twisted, making the bladed profile run perpendicular to all the others.
Sent them an email again, and now im getting them rebuilt with SILVER Sapim Race spokes, by their head wheelbuilder. So i guess this issue didnt initially get solved because they have machines truing the wheels and therefore didnt spot the twisted spoke? Anyways.. i dont really like cx ray spokes anymore (kind of irrational), and i think the silver will suit the build more. Unfortunate, but outstanding service!
last part of this ultra post: I feel like my rims might be too wide for my brakes. Are there caliper brakes or specific pads that better accommodate wide (19 internal) rims? My FSA gossamer brakes only had about 1 or 2 mm og clearance to the pad, without any cables attached. I found a little screw that could adjust the resting width a bit, but not much..