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ie, I'm firmly in the orangutan camp.

Brother!

Here's the Townie... just needs a chain

Suits you

What are they doing in the middle of HH?

Can't get my head around this. Looks like it is pushing the outer rather than pulling the inner. Really looks wrong. Must have something to do with the bit of cable between both parts of caliper? Or maybe the Budweiser Budvar is screwing with me?

That is how all cross top levers work. It allows the levers to be used in conjunction with drop bar levers.

bad photo of trackbike with silly wheels. will put them back on the stupid bike and stick with the matching dura ace 7500 wheels. i am in love with the sound of the zipp...

Need a few updates to my daily now that summer's almost here

a slightly taller gear and possibly a brake as I'll be doing a few more miles on it this year. Could do with some new tyres too i think

Can't get my head around this. Looks like it is pushing the outer rather than pulling the inner. Really looks wrong. Must have something to do with the bit of cable between both parts of caliper? Or maybe the Budweiser Budvar is screwing with me?

Yeah when i pull it the hole cable outer moves, as i obviously only pull it when holding the tops i need to make sure i move the figure on my right hand so the cable has room to move, bit weird but works.

There's also quite a lot of excess cable. If you switched it onto the left side / proper position then you would also be able to reduce the length of the cable housing. Better pads make a difference. If you don't want to spend as much as Swiss stops then fibrax are good and very cheap (although they wear out fast).

Yeah i'll go see if my lbs has any tomorrow.

I did try the lever on the 'right side' and i didn't like it, if i had a classic road bar with more room on the top, then yeah id move it.

Altered saddle angle, magic picture. Better?

a slightly taller gear and possibly a brake as I'll be doing a few more miles on it this year. Could do with some new tyres too i think

And layback seatpost too.

Need a few updates to my daily now that summer's almost here

a slightly taller gear and possibly a brake as I'll be doing a few more miles on it this year. Could do with some new tyres too i think

the saddle looks light and expensive, what is it?

I'm pretty comfortable as is, what makes you say layback?

smud carbon <70g and <¢100

I'm pretty comfortable as is, what makes you say layback?

Ignore this, I got the wrong frame in my head.

Ignore this, I got the wrong frame in my head.

gotcha

Need a few updates to my daily now that summer's almost here

a slightly taller gear and possibly a brake as I'll be doing a few more miles on it this year. Could do with some new tyres too i think

Is that 39x17!?

Chainring bolts with a slot in the nuts are a shit design, the Truvativ ones which use two hex keys are vastly superior. BBB make them in Aluminium, for weight weenies.

I cannot agree with the first part of this statement more. It's reminded me of the trauma last time I had to tighten my traditional ones, so I'm going to order a set of those right now in anticipation of next time.

What are they doing in the middle of HH?

This. Mini, non-banked track?

spin-to-win.....

In all seriousness I love the gear for riding around town. Quick to accelerate and will do 18-20mph no problem.

Dahon Folder - 7.6kg

Can someone explain to me how this lever works?

Anyone know if these are double-allen bolts? Or where I can get them for a single ring?

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/bbb-bcr-50-fivestars-chainring-bolts/

Can someone explain to me how this lever works?

Yeah when i pull it the hole cable outer moves, as i obviously only pull it when holding the tops i need to make sure i move the figure on my right hand so the cable has room to move, bit weird but works.

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Can someone explain to me how this lever works?

Magnets.

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