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I think Ed was probably talking about the Grizzly CSS, which is very different from a Sputnik

I was just venting some anti-Rigida rhetoric. I feel better now.

You can get tyres onto Sputniks with Schwalbe Easy-Fit*

*may also require multiple retries and about 170psi; yes, the Sputnik profile is a proper PITA with tight tyres

Hey guys,
new here, just introduced myself in the welcome thread.
Here is my bike, a canelli track, almost done with the parts, just need a new crank and to get rid of that black paintjob...

cheers from Paris :)

That looks like an awesome daily rider to me, No idea what those cranks are except for cool as hell and they go nice with those older style hubs (and I wouldn't expect as many people would want to take them).
Lose the half-link, though. You don't need it so why have an inferior chain?

Yeah, get a decent chain!

+1, and the Vans sticker.

A pretty interesting bike.

My Roubaix is done so far ... first very short test ride today and I love it.

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who's a big boy?!

Those frames ride beautifully.

Tape/ grip your bars!!!! X

Hey guys,
new here, just introduced myself in the welcome thread.
Here is my bike, a canelli track, almost done with the parts, just need a new crank and to get rid of that black paintjob...

cheers from Paris :)
...

They look like they've already been taped, albeit with the nasty Benotto type stuff which does nothing.

^ umad bro? it was good enough for Francesco...
What is the chainset? looks a bit Nervar-ish to my eye, but I'm not 100% sure....

If Francesco had known about Fizik Microtex or Lizard Skins he would probably have been even faster...

have some rep.

hey,
yes I should get rid of that chain as well, I got it because I used to have bigger tires and the rear one used to touch the frame when the wheel was fully inside the dropout.

That chainset is an old shim 600; changing it is my next upgrade.

And yes it's tapped!

600 3-arm.... Never seen one of them before.

Lose the half-link, though. You don't need it so why have an inferior chain?

Yeah, get a decent chain!

Genuine question: why people get so angry / upset with half link chains? I don't use them, but I just don't understand... are they massively heavier or what?

They stretch...

Rubbish.

Bikes shrink in the rain.

Genuine question: why people get so angry / upset with half link chains? I don't use them, but I just don't understand... are they massively heavier or what?

they snap, they're ugly and they're heavy

They stretch...

Considering how the links are shaped, I can see that happening now, indeed...

Rubbish.
Bikes shrink in the rain.

Hehe!!

they're ugly

Fair enough...

they're heavy

Happy to believe that...

they snap

Really? (again, genuine question... I use one half link on my track bike, to get a better compromise with my rear wheel position - if I bring it too close to the BB, the tyre hits the non drilled "brake" bridge because I use 23c instead of 20c... Am I going to die because of a potentially failing half link?)

600 3-arm.... Never seen one of them before.

A copy of the Rene Herse crankset?

Fair enough...

Happy to believe that...

Really? (again, genuine question... I use one half link on my track bike, to get a better compromise with my rear wheel position - if I bring it too close to the BB, the tyre hits the non drilled "brake" bridge because I use 23c instead of 20c... Am I going to die because of a potentially failing half link?)

That's exactly the reason why I'm using one as well.
All I can say is that it's working well, for 2 years now so far.

Now that I have switched to tighter tires, I'm switching to regular chain but can be really helpful in some situations.

TEASER...