Look what I just got in the post

gona try spd's for the first time..... excited.........

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All your cassettes are fat.

My campag 14t cog was 13grams until it got stolen, I hope it's fat or dead now.

qrc2

Nice. Whats it going on?

I recieved some of these from the US the other day, as a polymer scientist, I could'nt resist them. Thank feck they fit inside the swiss-comp outers (liners).
My ten thumbs will never be able to install them though.

Pariba Revolution all the way from the Netherlands

Anything spelled with a Z when an S should be used = 2% faster

Going for those incremental gains SF, I like it.

Me got ultimate track spanna and a load of bidonz

Anything spelled with a Z when an S should be used = 2% faster
Going for those incremental gains SF, I like it.
Me got ultimate track spanna and a load of bidonz

I figure it wont weigh the bike down so much, when I loose it in frame.
Ten thumbs + internal cable routing = FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU

Nice spanna.

my other thomson was a bit long with bull bars i felt over stretched at 110mm so i've dropped own to 90mm

£29.99 inc P&P from Stif.co.uk...
i ordered it yesterday and it arrived today with a phone call too..

FFS CRC, I had to go to the collection office for this!?

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no way

They do that a lot. I ordered a light bracket from them for £2.99 with free postage, it came in a box that size which must have wiped out their profits for the sale.

This machine calculates the size of each order and then folds the cardboard box to fit

From Chain Reaction Cycles - behind the scenes

The company only have two sizes of cardboard box. Orders are put into one or the other, depending on size, and the lid is left open. The box then enters an amazing machine which works out the size of the order and custom scores and folds the box to fit. A postage label is then affixed and the package is ready to be dispatched.

Not only must that be costly for them, I'm also unable to (easily) reuse the box...

Plus I'll have second thoughts about ordering from CRC if it'll means a trip to the collection office again. Horrible place.

Dont know about CRC specific, but most retailers have a fixed contract (scaled, bulk weight, no. of shipments etc.) with their delivery partner and usually it is already considered a sunk cost when the contract is signed hence they do not care much what the dimensions are when they send their items.

OT, but...

FFS CRC, I had to go to the collection office for this!?

It seems weird, but they know what they are doing. Imagine the labour cost of putting those into a little jiffy bag, closing and labelling it by hand. Mechanising their packing is one of the ways they can offer free p&p even on small orders.

It's coming along.

That pic's tiny AP. What is it? A fishing reel?

Yep, my ride along the Ravensbourne river yesterday has made me want to give up cycling and take up fishing.

I was invited to go fishing with a speargun last friday. Seemed like a very unfair sport to me.

Does a DA reel offer smooth reeling, while helping to keep total rod weight down?

Where did you order the DfA from, Andy?

Looks nice. Does the profile match the blue print?

Not sure yet, they are at work and my verniers are at home.

I shall take them with me tomorrow and do some measuring.

Pretty disappointed with the weight to be honest- 490g

Mine have a flat inner profile, while I was expecting a more pointed profile. pointed is more aero.