The Gear in Review

[americancyclo]

@GB 112765 wrote:

A little over 2 yrs ago I bought the Nashbar 105. It’s really only 105 in the bifters, and possibly the cassette, cranks were FSA and breaks are Tektro. At under a thousand dollars shipped the price was reasonable. After 2 yes and 8k miles here’s what I’ve replaced:

Wheels: These were bad wheels to begin with. After riding for a year and replacing 3 spokes I sent them back and got a replacement set. Those were bad wheels as well and I replaced them after 6 months with a set that I bought.

Which Nashbar bike? and how much did it cost after you replaced the wheels? (if you don’t mind my asking)

[GB]

@americancyclo 112770 wrote:

Which Nashbar bike? and how much did it cost after you replaced the wheels? (if you don’t mind my asking)

The bike is: http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_554943_-1

It’s on sale now for $700, which is about what I paid, plus $90(?) for shipping.

The wheels were hand built by one of our most venerated members, so not sure how that factors into the price but I paid $330 parts, and 18ish beers for labor.

[vvill]

Two pairs of Chrome shoes that I’ve owned for a bit more than two years (so not current model year)… 7/10?
– MIDWAY PRO BLACK
– LOWER SOUTHSIDE PRO GREY

+ Look decent, seem durable enough. Warm shoes good for winter.
+/- Soles are chunky. Insoles are thick, comfy and squishy, so a fair bit of stack height. If you run flat pedals probably won’t matter. The only thing that bothers me with the chunkiness is the heel cup feels too big.
– Heavy shoes! Sole patterns tend to pick up small pebbles.

Size wise, I’d say true to fit but a little narrow for me (E width). I swapped out insoles though so they’re actually a little big for me in normal socks; good for winter woolies though.

I also bought their crew socks (wool) which I really like. Maybe a bit coarser/itchier than other brands but they are 100% merino. I like the R/L specific fit.

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