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revmilo DT Swiss RR1.2 Aero Section Road Rims
They are rather jolly. Take off the stickers and you got yourself some nice deep-ish rims that dont say 'steal me'
http://www.totalcycling.com/index.php/manufacturer/dt_swiss/RR_DT_12.htmlI compared a RR1.2 and a Deep V to each other today, they both seemed to weigh the same, both had the same rim profile, same depth, same width, in fact they were pretty much identical except for the DT Swiss stickers.
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TheBrick(Tommy) I would expect there to be up to 5 % diff in weight but 722 over 640 that is 12.8% difference which is a bit crazy.
Exactly !!!
Lying bastardos.
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hippy The conversion was right so On-One might've been using the highly accurate measuring device known as: bathroom scales?
I'll add yours in.Manufacturers are basically a bunch of liars when it comes to product weight, it really is no better than that, they will knowingly deceive you if it makes their product more salable.
I bought a DT Swiss mon chasserel front wheel last week, this thing is sold on its weight - 640g is proudly claimed on the website - I got the thing home, climbed into my weight weenie gear (white coat + gloves + hair net) and stuck the wheel on my gram accurate digital scale - 722g was the real weight - lying bastards.
During my career as a weight weenie I have found Easton/Shimano/Campag/USE and Mavic are incredibly accurate with their claimed weights, rarely more than 1 or 2 grams out - just about everyone else will claim much lighter weights than they can actually deliver.
Again, bastards.
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hippy "Frame weight is around 3.01 to 3.5lb. Depends on the size."
http://www.on-one.co.uk/oldsite/products/tigearedinbred.shtmlDid I fsck up the conversion or did they mess the figures??
That's without a fork.. did you weigh frame-only? I'd prefer real weights over claimed anyway..
That's a real world on the scales weight - 1660g was frame only - without fork.
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Hippy, not sure about your On-One Ti Geared Inbred being 1365g, where did you get the weight from? - A 16" on the scale comes out at 1660g
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teenslain [quote]tynan [quote]kowalski I've had nowt but trouble with Contis.
Because they're a bitch to fit, there's a good chance of damaging the tube when you do.
As RPM says, decent rim tape is a must. I've had a puncture cos the cheapo rubber band type failed. Conti tape is top, but I use Veloplugs which are toppermost.
Where did you get your Veloplugs™ from ?[/quote]
I've got some I'm not using, was told by 53x12 they'd be fine on CXP33s, but no... maybe they only fit on Velocity rims... You puttin' them on Deep Vs?
If I were you I'd stick to non-glue rim tape... £2 Vs £14.99... No-brainer really...[/quote]teenslain [quote]tynan [quote]kowalski I've had nowt but trouble with Contis.
Because they're a bitch to fit, there's a good chance of damaging the tube when you do.
As RPM says, decent rim tape is a must. I've had a puncture cos the cheapo rubber band type failed. Conti tape is top, but I use Veloplugs which are toppermost.
Where did you get your Veloplugs™ from ?[/quote]
I've got some I'm not using, was told by 53x12 they'd be fine on CXP33s, but no... maybe they only fit on Velocity rims... You puttin' them on Deep Vs?
If I were you I'd stick to non-glue rim tape... £2 Vs £14.99... No-brainer really...[/quote]They would be going on a pair of DT Dwiss 1.1s - I am up for buying yours off you, whadyareckon?
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kowalski [quote]tynan [quote]Where did you get your Veloplugs™ from ?
Ben's Cycle in Milwaukie, they have a store on the bay and a website.
I hear you can find them at 53x12, a UK based store.[/quote]
Can't find it !? Got an address ?
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I have two bikes with no names and one called Kevin Rowland.
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hippy [quote]tynan, you rang? :)
"harden the fuck up you 35psi faggots."
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BringMeMyFix Where did your username come from then? Just wondered, cos it's my son's name :)
It is my middle name, I am about to deliver Evans a new customer around March (well not me of course but my girlfriend) - and we are thinking about 'Tynan' as a name !!!!
I thought I was the only one !
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You can also cross off http://www.westonsupermare.com/
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Best place for a simple white powder coat on a aluminium frame ?
Any ideas appreciated !!!
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Soweto888 Yeah, it's horrible. I'd forgotten about the ringing ears, but I do remember that I was in the hallway: the walls can't be more than two-and-a-half feet apart, which just made the experience all the worse. It's not something you forget in a rush. I mean, I'm not going to claim that I'm awake at this ridiculous hour because of the one that popped when I was tucked up in bed - it's not like I haven't slept since June or anything. However, I'm really am quite twitchy around the track pump now. I stretch the tubing out to put as much distance between me and the tyre as possible. Maybe I could get one with a really, really long air hose - inflate my tyres from another room.
Use a pair of boots ear plugs like the ones above, I stick these in and put on my angle grinder ear defenders on !!! - once you have been stung by a complete tube failure at high pressure with your head 2 foot away you do not forget it !!
Cue: someone post the 'harden the fuck up' video :)
I have only once had a tyre explode outdoors (glass shard) the sound was not as biblical as indoors but still had everyone within 500 yards looking around for the man spreading the word of god.
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clefty [quote]asm . . . good news guys, with thumb and talc power alone, and several other tips picked up here (wasnt actually as bad as i thought it would be)
I now have a set of contis running at around 100-110 and they havent popped (yet) hurray!there was some wary pumping going on when i got towards 100 mind ;-)
Get your self a pair of ear plugs from Boots™ - you will probably blow another couple of tubes over the next few years, and as you know when these things blow they really kick out some sound, especially indoors. It takes the fear out of perforating your eardrums.
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BringMeMyFix Apart from some of the useful tips previously mentioned...
When you start finding it hard to mount the last section of bead (usually a 3-6" section around the valve) go back around the mounted portion of the tyre, pinching it together towards the centre of the rim. This seats it deeper in the rim, effectively reducing the circumference it's stretched around, and freeing up enough slack sidewall to get it over the final bit of rim.
That is the technique I have always used, push the bead towards the centre of the rim at the position opposite the valve - work your way around, tyre pops on, I have not come across a tyre that has not yeilded (and easily) to this method - although I am sure there may be wire beaded tyres out there that need a crow bar.
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Soweto888 . . . I even had a couple explode while I was inflating them. The noise in a confined space isnae real. I still get a bit jittery when I'm using the track pump...
I had a MTB tube explode on me while I was pumping it up with a track pump in my kitchen - no more than 65 psi - the volume was just incredible, my girlfriend who was in the kitchen at the time screamed and I nearly had a heart attack, both our ears rang for minutes afterwards.
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kowalski I've had nowt but trouble with Contis.
Because they're a bitch to fit, there's a good chance of damaging the tube when you do.
As RPM says, decent rim tape is a must. I've had a puncture cos the cheapo rubber band type failed. Conti tape is top, but I use Veloplugs which are toppermost.
Where did you get your Veloplugs™ from ?
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brett [quote]lpg Peejay, did you get bullied by a Brompton as a child?
A Langster and a Brompton ganged up on him.....[/quote]
I was raped by a Raleigh Budgie when I was a child.
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runcible rakan tynan - that looks like an amazing polo bike.
It's unbelievably maneuverable, although strangely I find it very difficult to track stand on, maybe its because I learnt to track stand on a freewheeled single speed bike, I find it really hard to track stand on a fixed (???)
It started out life as a 30 quid 1970's kids bike (18" wheels) I bought off Gumtree.com - after a strip down, respray and rebuild it turned into the front room track champ it is today !
Before and after:
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No brakes = longer stopping distance.
This will generally mean you must ride slower where there is a chance some 5 year old girl might chase a ball in to the road or some ipodestrain will walk out looking the wrong way.
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edmundane and then after a few accidents (not deaths, hopefully) we'll start seeing "ban lawless bikes" in the press etc.
My thoughts exactly !!!!!!!!!! - two or three deaths and watch the headlines.
'Ban these killer couriers'
'Braking the law'
'Freewheeling madness'
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eeehhhh Ok, maybe I won't ride all the way to BLB tomorrow, it's like an hour away.
Anyone know of any bike shops that sell snazzy grips near South Ken? 30 min radius. I'm pretty quick.
Not South Ken but nearer than BLB.
New Cavendish Street Bikes.
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If he is going SS (not fixed) then the suicide hub shouldn't be a problem - although you will need a braking surface on the rim, otherwise you cannot run a rear brake.