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Yep almost, 12/25 at the back. I've got some road wheels that I normally use, so that ratio works well for the most part.
The plan was to be able to swap out the wheels really quickly, leave the chain and not have to adjust the rear mech too much for doing some gravel rides.
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Had my first spin out on some gravel wheels/tyres on my Isen last weekend when the sun came out. Somehow forgot about the weeks of rain beforehand, so most of my planned route through the forest was way too boggy and muddy to get through.
Learnt road cleats were a unsurprisingly a terrible idea, as was the tight range road cassette, but was great fun anyhow. Looking forward to some more off-road riding this summer!
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Annoyingly Shimano have made these from butter, and as such I've ended up rounding this. Also annoyingly, the part isn't available until the end of march (!?).
Bit of a long shot, but if anyones got one of these spare, or maybe a broken r8020/r8070/r9120/r9170 lever around they wouldn't mind selling for parts, let me know!
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Weirdly some of them are. I think the some of the prior versions of the Superzero alloy version had holes which let you route the cable all the way round to the bar end.
I had to order some from a couple of different places and return to finally find some with the holes. Ended up getting some from amazon in the end.
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Ended up finding a set of the 4 trek ones today, so if anyone needs the remaining two gimme a shout and they're all yours.
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I don't suppose anyone happened to buy a set of four of those trek ones and now have two left over? More than happy to go halves and provide some beers for the trouble!
Royal mail were meant to deliver some today, but has predictably got lost in the post, and I'd really like to get my front mudguard fitted before I take the bike home for Christmas.
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Had a really good experience with Pavé Velo in Stratford today. Would definitely recommend to anyone in the area.
I don't often go into bike shops for maintenance stuff, I like to try and do whatever I can myself, but when I had a slip on some ice, and couldn't get a di2 mech to go into crash recovery, I took it in for some diagnosis.
Staff were really helpful and knowledgeable, and though the di2 diagnostics couldn't kick it back to live, they were happy to send off to Shimano, free of charge, even though I didn't buy the mech there.
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Yeah that's right, I've not shrunk said heat shrink yet (waiting for some flanged bolts to connect the hoses to the levers). It looks quite tidy though, since everything is black on the frame there, and the holes aren't that far apart.
The grommet angle makes quite a bit of difference since it dictates which direction the cable leaves the frame, so if you can twist it around so it directs the cable over the down tube it'll be much tidier. Better than splitting around the headtube IMO anyway!
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Sure thing, will check and get some photos of them this evening, and see if there's any product codes stamped on the hubs.
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Yep - that's what I've done and looks pretty neat. Put some heat shrink around the hydraulic hose and the di2 cable together, then just split near the join. I've twisted the di2 grommet upwards, and it seems pretty tidy in place.
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Hello! I forgot to check the email notify box so sorry for the delay! In order:
I'd probably rather avoid posting, because the only wheels box I have is a bit bashed up and don't really fit with the tubs glued on.
Sure thing on the photos - I'll get some more posted this evening, if there's anything in particular you'd like a shot of let me know.
And yes!
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Annoyingly the software is windows only, so will have to use a virtual machine which I'm sure will be fun... Will post here with how it goes!
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Yeah in hindsight trusting a wireless firmware update was a terrible decision, I sort of hoped they'd have tested disconnections etc pretty well.
Ah cheers for that - I'll take a look and see if I can flash it myself. Fingers crossed!
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I tried for some of them, but i'll double check again this eve.
Updating over the air with the iPhone app. Can you update the firmware with the charger cable, I thought I'd probably need something specific for doing that?
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So last night I set up my first di2 groupset. Plugged everything in and it started shifting and everything was great. I connected to the etube app and it said there was an update available, so I said ok and it started updating...
Mid-way through, it failed and said the connection had been lost. I thought maybe just the battery was low or something, so I plugged it in to charge overnight. Found this morning that absolutely nothing happens, nothing when clicking the shifters, no lights on the junction box (even after holding it down for 5+ seconds). Re-checked all the connections and all seems fine still...
Does anyone have any suggestions on what to try before asking LBS to flash the firmware..?
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Oh perfect, will have to find somewhere with these in stock then! They seem to be have dropped off of CRC and sigma annoyingly. Nice one on the wheel build btw they look great
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I'd be keen to know what the clearance is like when you've built this up, I was thinking about a set of these but I thought I read somewhere the clearance for 650b was 40mm
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Ordering my last few parts now and getting suitably excited. What size di2 grommets should I get? The 7x8mm oval ones or the 6mm round ones?
Cheers!
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I can get a quote of how much it'd be if you're interested. Where are you based?
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Picked these up a couple of years ago on my bike I bought off the forum, but then swapped out to some very boring and sensible alloy clinchers, and need to make some room. I think they were listed as planet X, but they've been de-stickered so I can't really say.
What I can tell you is they're very light, stiff, hold speed amazingly and are generally just very fun and whooshy sounding. Pretty sure that's the technical term. Bearings are super smooth, and they run true. Freehub is 10sp shimano.
Small cut/bulge in the sidewall of the front tub which needs replacing, so included is a brand new one, and some tufo tape that I never got around to fitting. Also included are a set of swissstop yellows with loads of life in them, and their blocks if you want them too (photo).
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Found some! Amazon (the ones actually sold by amazon.co.uk) just delivered a pair with holes, I think I might've nabbed the last 42, but they definitely had 46 (sent one back for wrong size - it's marked 18cm wide 😕), and they had a couple of 44s when I checked. They do come up a bit narrow on the hoods though mind, it looks like they've got 1cm or so flare in the drops.
Cheers again for the recommendation @Dick, just acetone'd all the branding off and they look great!
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After spending way too much money building my Isen, my CAAD has spent the past 8 months hanging on my wall, so I decided I should sell it on. Bought off the forum a couple of years ago, with the plan of getting into shape and trying out crit racing. That inevitably never happened, so it's not seen much use, and has had a bunch of parts upgraded since.
Frame has a few paint chips around the stays and on the fork, and a little bit of cable rub around the front, but other than that everything is in great condition. Happy to take more pictures if anyone wants.
After £750 all in as is, or I have a set of polished silver Sram Rival shifter/derailleurs I could swap out for £600 if that's your bag instead. Collection from anywhere central/east ish London would be ideal.