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BeeKay
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The fun thing. Scott E-MTB
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Are they spinergy wheels?, nice early carbon wheels but didn’t they have a reputation for being rather fragile?
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Nice, I had a 2016 Scott E-Genius, kept me riding for two years till my SPMS finally removed the ability to turn the pedals, I investigated the possibility of fitting a throttle to the Bosch motor but it wasn’t possible which I considered very “ableist” and I even spoke to the Bosch tech team but they wouldn’t offer any help.
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That’s a rather nice Mercian in British racing green. Ti bottle cage as well
I love these steel bikes. I have a 531SL touring bike built in Paris in a small shop that is long gone... it has covered a lot of miles since she was built in 1984. One respray as well. I also have a 1998 Schwinn Paramount that was built by Match Cycles. Sadly both are hardly ridden these days as I find climbing back up the 900' hill to get home a bit much for these old legs. Thank goodness technology has come to the rescue with a TQ 360Wh motor.
You mean a 360W motor? Love my e-bike and e-moto, too.
Mercian Super Strada in Reynolds 525. Cloverleaf cutout lugs. As you say BRG with gold lug linings. Campag Record/Chorus 10 speed mix. Wheels are Record hubs with Kinlin rims. Rides beautifully.
These were the heavy-duty models, which are about 50% more robust than the regular models. But none of them ever gave me any trouble. I had three sets, and traded one standard set to pay the for heavy-duty models when they came out. The other set is on the Co-Motion travel bike, because they are much easier to manage in the suitcase.
Rick “not for gravel bikes” Denney
This is my favourite summer bike. A 2006 DeRosa Corum. The frame is Dedacciai 18MCDV6 steel, fork is carbon. Groupset is Campagnolo Record 10 speed, including aheadset and seatpost, both quite rare these days. Wheels built by Harry Rowland of Kent. Record hubs 28f 32r on Kinlin XR22 rims. Saddle stem and handlebars Fiz'ik.
Rides beautifully on Vittoria Corsa tyres. 25c Front 28C rear. Only ridden in a good weather after a few days of no rain.
Rides beautifully on Vittoria Corsa tyres. 25c Front 28C rear. Only ridden in a good weather after a few days of no rain.
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BeeKay
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Sold my retro road racer some months ago. Left with the carbon frame Ultegra DI2 disc brake one. Loved the looks of the older model but braking performance is awful in comparison
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I have always used Rim brakes on milled rims, never had an issue. As part of my maintenance routine I have used a pumice stone on my pads to deglaze and keep them in good order. Braking is all about tyre traction after all.
2 years ago I bought a gravel bike to use in the worst weather. It has hydraulic disc brakes. No difference in performance in the dry. Actually a touch dangerous in the wet as it’s very easy to lock up a wheel. Plus it’s a pain trying to stop them squealing.
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Didn’t disk brakes become popular via mountain bikes? I mean there, for certain trails, there they make sense. I might ride XC trails just fine on calipers, but I’d prefer not to do even blue lines at a bike park with them. Plus it isn’t great to have your tire attached to what becomes a very hot surface (I’ve blued disks).
Lots of stuff is sold on the basis of ultimate performance over what is truly required for how one is going to ride.
Lots of stuff is sold on the basis of ultimate performance over what is truly required for how one is going to ride.
Dirty muddy trails that clog up calipers and V-Brakes were an issue that disc brakes fix. But for the VAST majority of road bikes they are not required.
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Living in the arid SW, I forget about mud!
Hello bikers! I have a question for you all, maybe some have the experience I’m asking for.
You have seen the extraordinary advances in results and declining prices that Chinese industry has provided in audio. At least in DACs and headphone amps.
I’m now also being inundated with add for Chinese made and branded bike wheels. Prices can de half or even less than half of “Western” branded wheels. I say branded because many are actually made in China.
But I’ve been reluctant to buy them. One thing is for your DAC to die and lose your music. Another is for your rim to have a catastrophic failure while descending at 35 mph.
What do you know and what experience you have? Any brand(s) preference?
Thanks!
You have seen the extraordinary advances in results and declining prices that Chinese industry has provided in audio. At least in DACs and headphone amps.
I’m now also being inundated with add for Chinese made and branded bike wheels. Prices can de half or even less than half of “Western” branded wheels. I say branded because many are actually made in China.
But I’ve been reluctant to buy them. One thing is for your DAC to die and lose your music. Another is for your rim to have a catastrophic failure while descending at 35 mph.
What do you know and what experience you have? Any brand(s) preference?
Thanks!
Multicore
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This isn't new. I recall 10 or 15 years ago the blog posts and zine articles where they showed cross sections of rims bought on ebay etc. and cut up to see how they looked inside. Everyone was getting into carbon rims back then and the ones from trusted brands were expensive. Later, a friend was setting up a .us company to make wheels for a new hub design he and a pal had patented. He told me about the business of rims manufacturing in .cn. The manufacturer could make them but did not understand the engineering of bicycle wheels and needed to be given the specs and taught how to ensure quality. My friend knew that stuff much better but thinking back I'm not sure knew enough for me to trust with something so critical.
Stick with a brand that you can sue for putting you in a wheelchair.
And remember to skip the fancy tech unless you really need that oh-so-hard-to-quantify competitive edge. Do you want to be seen as Fred the dentist on that fitness, fun, or charity ride? Better of with something like a set of RS500 for everyday use.
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