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  • April 6, 2017 at 12:53 pm #1069204
    huskerdont
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    @ian74 158269 wrote:

    Looks nice enough to me. What was the “nice bike” you had in mind?

    That was a Vitus Venon carbon disc. Actually had it in the shopping cart but balked at the import duty/expense w/out being able to ride it first.

    ETA: I am a bit biased against aluminum, having broken two aluminum frames. Swore I’d never do it again, but for this bike, it’s fine. If it breaks after a couple of years, so be it. I’m going to beat the hell out of it anyway.

    April 15, 2017 at 6:31 pm #1069475
    Harry Meatmotor
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    After almost 5 months of waiting…

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    April 29, 2017 at 6:07 am #1070077
    cvcalhoun
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    Just testing out the new spoke reflectors. Even in a very dim light, they seem to be working.

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    April 29, 2017 at 1:11 pm #1070078
    hozn
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    Already posted photos on the bike proj thread, but now that I have solved the chain line / backpedal mystery I am 100% happy with the new frame/bike.

    It is interesting; geometry is identical to my Habanero, although I ended up dropping my bars by 2.5mm due to miscalculation on how much steerer to leave above the stem. The new frame feels very similar, though it is a bit stiffer. That could be the thru-axles or tapered steerer too. (Though tubes are also bigger.) Very happy with the ride.3d6ae25d8ac8b4f82673628e68b05491.jpg53f6934b4135b3ce60be5436a43b1285.jpg

    February 21, 2018 at 11:46 pm #1084348
    jrenaut
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    Rented bike in Melbourne. With shifters on the downtube, as God intended. This of course implies God is not a cyclist because wow they’re a pain to use.

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    IMG_20180222_093416736 by Jon, on Flickr

    February 22, 2018 at 2:39 am #1084353
    DismalScientist
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    ;)

    February 22, 2018 at 4:14 am #1084355
    Judd
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    @jrenaut 175007 wrote:

    Rented bike in Melbourne. With shifters on the downtube, as God intended. This of course implies God is not a cyclist because wow they’re a pain to use.

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    IMG_20180222_093416736 by Jon, on Flickr

    Maybe God is a cyclist and just loves the eighties.

    February 22, 2018 at 1:33 pm #1084358
    Sunyata
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    So, I saw that Judd posted in this thread and got really excited that his Hozn bike was finally built up…

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    February 22, 2018 at 2:38 pm #1084363
    huskerdont
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    The girl used to have one of these (bikes with downtube shifters), and I used to joke that she had to fill out a petition to change gears because it took so long. I’d be half way up a hill and I’d still hear all this clunking and grinding behind me. I think you have to think ahead or something with those things, I dunno, I’m not too good at that.

    February 22, 2018 at 4:15 pm #1084369
    DismalScientist
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    Those are fightin’ words.:mad:

    February 22, 2018 at 5:35 pm #1084371
    Vicegrip
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    @huskerdont 175022 wrote:

    The girl used to have one of these (bikes with downtube shifters), and I used to joke that she had to fill out a petition to change gears because it took so long. I’d be half way up a hill and I’d still hear all this clunking and grinding behind me. I think you have to think ahead or something with those things, I dunno, I’m not too good at that.

    Hey now! I grew up with “new fangled” DT shifters and they were a improvement over the 3 speed Sturmey Archer IGH bikes of the day. (My Di-2 with syncro shift 22 speed, LED lit, LiPo powered, Edge 1000 GPS, pop up notifications, smart phone enabled, Strava uplinked, carbon frame, carbon handlebar, and carbon wheels equped bike would have been simply.
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    I have a DT based tandem. The rear end is so far away I have to ask the Dear Daughter if I landed on the middle of the gear after a shift. Can’t hear the tikatikatikatika past ear age and added distance.

    February 22, 2018 at 7:40 pm #1084377
    huskerdont
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    Well, they certainly *look* nice. Just don’t think they have the functionality needed by someone of my, um, skill set.

    February 23, 2018 at 3:42 am #1084398
    dkel
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    Doesn’t matter where the shifter is, indexing is your friend.

    February 23, 2018 at 4:29 am #1084400
    Steve O
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    @dkel 175058 wrote:

    Doesn’t matter where the shifter is, indexing is your friend.

    Until it isn’t.

    February 24, 2018 at 3:02 pm #1084479
    kwarkentien
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    I actually miss my downtube shifters on my late 70s vintage Fuji Special Tourer 12-Speed in slime lime with stainless steel toe clips with white leather straps, suicide brakes, and foam bar “tape.” That bike was “da bomb” back in the day. Looked at lot like this one:
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    (So she says as she rides off with microadjusting Di2. [emoji848])

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