Bicyclettes

[mlproject]

hmmm so why choose a football boot as a model? very perplexing indeed

it was the best shape kyle could find to get the project rolling without doing a new shoe from the ground up.

[jf30]

You could wet the leather and wear them as soccer players do with their boots...

I am debating over future shoes. Sidi is a perma-letdown; I'm thinking either leather Lakes or some other moldable shoe. Either that or go semi-custom Rocket-7's or D2's...

how so? i love my dominators best fitting clipless shoe for me so far.

[Detro]

Hey, maybe a stoopid question, but should i change my old bottom bracket upon replacing my cranks, or can i still use it if they fit the cranks?

thanks

[sunkenshoes]

^just use the old one if it's still fine.

[drippy_leaks]

Question

Are Chub Hubs really worth the cash? I heard they are sealed? Or are they the aerospoke of hubs?

[drippy_leaks]

PS anyone know where I could cop a Harry Havnoonian 62 cm track frame?

[the Repeater]

Three bullshit questions, and I answer "no" to all of them.

[drippy_leaks]

Please elaborate mr elite. You can't do anything but get grilled on these boards. Jesus christ!

[ipp]

you can most likely get the frame from harry havnoonian himself.. their shop is right outside of philly. but i think they are currently making the track frames, so give them a call.

[mlproject]

Question

Are Chub Hubs really worth the cash? I heard they are sealed? Or are they the aerospoke of hubs?

heard a lot of complaints about them. good stiff wheel comes out of them, but apparently the cone system blows - it tightens them based on your axle nut tension, which is a bit wonky.

yeah they're sealed.

what?

[drippy_leaks]

heard a lot of complaints about them. good stiff wheel comes out of them, but apparently the cone system blows - it tightens them based on your axle nut tension, which is a bit wonky.

yeah they're sealed.

what?

I've just heard about the bearings seizing up in them.. doomed.

What I meant to say was do kids ride them purely for aesthetic purpose, or are they quality hubs? I guess I was a bit too cryptic sry.

[-dustin]

I built up a set of the SS disc hubs for a pal...the hubs seemed pretty badass. fairly light, fairly smooth bearings. still too soon to determine reliability. Only minor issue was that the spokes, when 3-crossed to a 29er rim, would rest ever so slightly on the hub flange. This was an early release set of hubs, quite a bit before they were available to the public. Not sure if the hole drillings have changed or not.

Aerospokes are stupid, regardless of how you look at it.

Chub Hubs might be legit.

[kobot]

I'm going to get a road bike

I'm thinking about getting a fixed gear

but i'm worried i'll look like a hipster who just picked his bike because he thought it was cool

here's the thing, that would be basically true.

whether or not i'm a hipster is a pretty subjective problem but i really don't know much about bikes, if i got a fixie it would be because it looks cool (clean lines & mechanical simplicity)

so realistically, what are the pros and cons of riding a fixed gear bike?

are there any actual practical benefits?

[mlproject]

took the fung wah out to philly and rode this route out to a pig roast as well as another huge loop in oak and all arond the city to get a cheesesteak and that on sunday. great weekend.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2940018

[the Repeater]

Chub hubs flanges separate from the body.

Even if they were the best hubs in the world I wouldn't want one.

[jl.1212]

I'm going to get a road bike

I'm thinking about getting a fixed gear

but i'm worried i'll look like a hipster who just picked his bike because he thought it was cool

here's the thing, that would be basically true.

whether or not i'm a hipster is a pretty subjective problem but i really don't know much about bikes, if i got a fixie it would be because it looks cool (clean lines & mechanical simplicity)

so realistically, what are the pros and cons of riding a fixed gear bike?

are there any actual practical benefits?

pros: probably weighs less, less maintenance, good training for a road bike, looks cool

cons: well, no gears, less practicality in almost every situation except the velodrome, high chance to look very tarck/hipster

if youre going to get a fixed, at least dont get velocity deep vs/ aerospoke which will likely propel you into generic hipsterdom

[skeetinmynose]

Never knew Google Maps could map out routes like that...I've been using MapMyRide, but the maps in my area aren't completely up to date with new roads.

[mlproject]

its a gmap hack that lets you plot points and will measure it out. it won't plot the route for you, but that's fine as most of the time google maps won't account for bike paths and jaunts down 1ways the wrong way.

[Gravitas]

I've been using BikeDashboard for WM6.1. It tracks speed, direction, route, etc.

On the topic of spills, I fell on Saturday. I don't wear a helmet and it wouldn't have helped much anyway, luckily. I have some bad scrapes on my right side (including face). I'm actually lucky to have fallen to the right as the road is quite busy and I would have fallen into it had I fallen to the left. Oh well, can't wait until the soreness in my shoulder goes away.

[captain5640]

I've been using BikeDashboard for WM6.1. It tracks speed, direction, route, etc.

On the topic of spills, I fell on Saturday. I don't wear a helmet and it wouldn't have helped much anyway, luckily. I have some bad scrapes on my right side (including face). I'm actually lucky to have fallen to the right as the road is quite busy and I would have fallen into it had I fallen to the left. Oh well, can't wait until the soreness in my shoulder goes away.

I took a nice spill yesterday. Basically had some liquid courage in me and was messing around on some hills by my house with my friend on his skateboard. Definitely thought I was going to go over the bars, but luckily kept it under control enough to lay it down on my right side. My right arm/shoulder and the right leg of some jeans now have some good scrapes... Ahh summer...

[mlproject]

does the bikedashboard work with a computer for the bike? i've seen a few iphone apps that'll do something similar with the GPS, but doesn't necessarily track cadence, etc.

[Gravitas]

I think there is an app for the computer that works with the mobile version. I have the Pocket PC version, it uses GPS/possibly aGPS if enabled.

[OG_M3]

just picked up my first road bike at a great bargain. its a new unsold 08 bianchi 928 c2c carbon with 105 components. some shitty pedals i know, but they will do for now.

[Paean]

looks good. wuts the saddle?

[bustinxjustin]

^Damn... nice pickup.

May I ask how much it cost you?

[OG_M3]

looks good. wuts the saddle?

Saddle is Fizik Aliante Ti: Super comfy!

^Damn... nice pickup.

May I ask how much it cost you?

Msrp was roughly 2,299 i believe, i got about 45%ish off:)

[epitaph220]

shameless plug... anyone interested in a white 50cm leader/fork?

[bustinxjustin]

Msrp was roughly 2,299 i believe, i got about 45%ish off:)

Again... nice bike and nice price!

[Dex_star]

Got some bullhorns I ordered today but they sent me 44cm instead of 40cm -.-

Im really tempted to keep em cuz I dont wanna wait

But I e-mailed them to see how we could handle this

[the Repeater]

Your Bianchi is meeeeellllllllllllllltingggggggggg....