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^^^ + ^: I believe they are the same. got one as well, nice to bring on rides.

Are there not many other components e.g. cranks where you'd need other torque Nm's for?

Or do most components seatposts/stems etc have 5Nm torque?

This is the one I have:

As Dron says- very handy for taking on rides so you don't FUBAR some bars / a seatpost.

Vesalius- bars/seatpost/stem are all ~5Nm, crank bolts are ~38Nm, so it's no use for that sort of thing.

Very good for the task it is designed for mind.

It's Cinelli's deeper drop version of the 1A for track... dead nice... a bit rare but never too expensive...

Sounds niiiiiiiice, but I think I'm better off with my 1A; I'm a bit old to get into those streamlined positions nowadays.

Someone broke the internet again.

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bugger, I've been exposed

Need recommendations on helmets. It should be light, breezy and cool. Been hearing about Giro being good.

catlike whisper plus
also obliged to mention met thesis

A catlike whisper plus wearer, yesterday:

I like my S-Works helmet. I prefer it to the Giro shape but I have a weird big head. The venting is very good.

Also, I read somewhere that Specialized and Bell helmets are tested to higher standards than a lot of other brands, but I dunno if that's true.

I tried out quite a few helmets before I settled on my Rudy Project Sterling. It was the one that fitted my head best.

Get a bontrager torqkey. They're cheaper and pretty damn good.

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I've got one and it's perfect for the job.

I've got the Ritchey Torqkey, which handily comes with three interchangeable bits- Torx, etc.

^^^ + ^: I believe they are the same. got one as well, nice to bring on rides.

Vesalius- bars/seatpost/stem are all ~5Nm, crank bolts are ~38Nm, so it's no use for that sort of thing.

Very good for the task it is designed for mind.

Well with that in mind I think I'll get one in the near future.

I actually glanced at one earlier in cyclesurgery when I was buying a headset spacer+multi tool, why didn't we have this convo earlier??

Not all, some are a whopping 10Nm as I've noticed on the stem of those cheap Giant road bicycle.

5Nm is usually the limit for crabon bars, innit. Alu bars are a bit more forgiving.

Seat clamp bolt and seatpost bolts can vary a bit. Thomson say 7Nm for their bolts IIRC. My stupid seat clamp on the Bob Jackson needs about 9Nm not to slip.

Sound about right, quill stem need a whopping 20Nm

Got this really cheap so I could not resist the temptation. It just Columbus Aelle tubing, but I think that I can live with that. It also came with C-Record hubs laced to bit worn Mavic GP4 tubular rims:

Also got this in almost ready....

Looks nice. You have to keep that bartape!

Where can I get some cable guides like these?

I've never seen that before. So it's a washer between the lower headtube race and the headtube with two standing up prongs on either side. Good idea but it's probably home-made isn't it?

No, I think I have seen some more of those.
cant rememeber where though, sorry!

ss > http://www.rosebikes.com/article/xtreme-cable-guide---stainless-steel--/aid:42451

not very highly regarded by one reviewer:

Die Kunststoffhalter sind an der Rückseite leider zu schwach dimensioniert und nur da gut wenn das Rad nicht allzu oft benutzt wird. Durch die scharfen Kanten der Freimachung für den Metallsteg und durch den Metallsteg beult sich der Kunststoff zuerst aus und später bricht er, sodass die Kabelführung nicht mehr gegeben ist. Gute Idee leider mit Schwächen.

Good find!

Should be pretty straightforward to knock something up: just need to lengthen the lugs and then roll them up, rather than mounting crappy plastic on them.

My koga miyata has one of those guide things so I'm sure they're not just home made.

Although I don't think they're that good because they cause wear to the outer cables over time.

OK, next up: Shimano UN55, is this available in 68/109mm?

Can only find 110 and 107, it's for a pair of +'95 Veloce double.

If you're that fussy, why not 111mm Veloce BB, or Tifosi, which I think is as good as UN55, better than Campag/FAG and uses a normal BB tool.