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• #127
I also trimmed the knobbies on the Pinarello to find a better balance between grip and drag. Vaguely inspired by the continental speed king threads, I cut down the middle knobs quite drastically, trimmed the knobs towards the outside and left the ones at the edge fully intact. I quite like how it feels now: the drag on tarmac is reduced significantly while there’s still plenty of cornering cornering grip on lose grounds.
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• #128
It's a funny looking experiment. 😉
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• #129
Hehe, I know, it’s not exactly a crowd pleaser. But it’s quite fun to ride and I got other more serious bikes :)
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• #130
You could run nitto albatross' upside down?
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• #131
Thanks for the advice! They look like a suitable option. Unfortunately they’re no longer available in 25.4 diameter at planetx. I’ll see if I can source a pair elsewhere...
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• #132
Yeah, that's a shame.. You probably won't find them as cheap anywhere else.
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• #133
Thanks for checking! Maybe I’ll post a wanted ad on here. Alternatively, I’ll buy some ergotec nsu bars - they seem to have a similar shape. As for the bar end shifters, I could attach them in the middle of the bars with some diy mounts made of the chopped ends of the drop bar.
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• #134
They doo look remarkably similar, although the bend looks to be sharper on the NSU and not a curve like the Albatross.
I have enjoyed riding my albatross bars with thumbshifters immensely. I had them setup "wrong"/rivendell way round underneath the bars.
Like so:
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• #135
Good to know, the middle-mounts also prevent interference issues with the knees and the bar end shifters. Given that the top tube is very short, this might be an issue.
As for the bar choice, I found a pair of Litech moustache bars and will pick them up next monday. According to the description, they’re 22,2mm diameter so they should work with road levers and the bar ends might fit as well.
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• #136
It is certainly a very handsome handlebar!
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• #137
Cantilever upgrade & some jewelry for the Cannondale:
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• #138
After solving the seatpost dilemma (more here)on the Giant Chaos, I rebuilt it as a budget adventure bike. I’m quite happy with the result so far, some highlights include:
- the bodge seatpost solution
- gel flite recovered with a 1€ piece of leather
- rather powerful canti setup (last gen xt canti levers, DX brakes, eagle koolstop pads, compressionless cables and inner liners around the tight bends of the cable hangers)
- insanely grippy 2.1 inch schwalbe billy bonkers tyres. I partially destickered them because they were a little too shouty for my taste.
Full build comes in at slightly under 12kg with pedals and the rack - it feels rather lively and not as tractor like as one might expect. I’m currently waiting for mudguards which will be modified with diy flaps.
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• #139
Giant looks fantastic. What guards?
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• #140
Thanks! You’ll probably be disappointed: some boring black sks ones :( If the bike is a keeper, I might treat it to some GBs and a dynamo hub in the future.
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• #141
Inspiration for a build I should hurry up and get on with
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• #142
I can highly recommend it! I threw on some bags and I can’f wait to take this thing on a weekend camping trip. That’ll have to wait though since I’ll be out of town for the next two weeks.
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• #143
Looks fantastic! 1x8?
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• #144
That thing has really come together!
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Yap, I have a saddle bag to go on as well :) to be honest, I already kind of regret opting for the cheap guards. Meh, anyway.
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• #146
8 speed shifters but the Casette is 7 speed 11-30. The steps are rather large but the ratio works well for me since I prefer to spin and there aren’r really any major hills in the area. If I’ll take it on a longer tour, I’d throw on a 22t bailout inner ring or a full triple.
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• #147
I have 60mm SKS bluemels on my 26" bike as well.. They really are faultless in everything but style points and length.
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• #148
Flap mode is already engaged :)
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• #149
Proper flappage!
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• #150
Super cool, proper functional beast!
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