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  • April 11, 2015 at 4:37 pm #1027928
    Starduster
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    @chris_s 113532 wrote:

    New Bike. :)

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    Aha. Saw you on the W&OD this morning. How you like your new wheels?

    April 13, 2015 at 12:09 pm #1027955
    chris_s
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    starduster;113541 wrote:
    aha. Saw you on the w&od this morning. How you like your new wheels?

    love. Love. Love.

    April 16, 2015 at 10:51 pm #1028265
    Supermau
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    Upgraded to something a bit more fitting with my bike. Giro Foray. Nice bit of kit at a reasonable price.

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    April 18, 2015 at 5:59 pm #1028364
    AFHokie
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    Should make hauling work clothing to/from much easier:
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    April 21, 2015 at 12:20 pm #1028490
    dplasters
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    Despite what the website says, I picked up the Chrome Warm Vest at REI in Bailey’s last night for 50% off ($75). I believe there is a Medium and Large still left. I nabbed the last small I do believe.

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    April 24, 2015 at 10:16 pm #1028821
    dkel
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    This:
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    And these:
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    So I can finish putting this together:
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    That kid is really excited! I just hope it doesn’t take me forever to figure out how to put the thing together and (in particular) true the wheels (since it will be my first time trying that!).

    April 24, 2015 at 10:46 pm #1028823
    DismalScientist
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    Bikesdirect? Overkill. An actual torque wrench to attach the stem?!!?

    April 24, 2015 at 11:13 pm #1028824
    dkel
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    @DismalScientist 114505 wrote:

    Bikesdirect? Overkill. An actual torque wrench to attach the stem?!!?

    Man, after the stories I’ve heard about bikesdirect, I’m going over the whole bike. Besides, it’s not like that’s the only bike that wrench will work on: all the money I saved on the bike goes towards the accumulation of tools. It’s simple economics; I’m surprised you didn’t know that! :rolleyes:

    April 25, 2015 at 1:38 am #1028831
    hozn
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    @dkel 114503 wrote:

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    That kid is really excited! I just hope it doesn’t take me forever to figure out how to put the thing together and (in particular) true the wheels (since it will be my first time trying that!).

    Nice bike! I haven’t heard anything bad about BD (have known a couple people to buy complete bikes from them; I bought my previous frame from them).

    Definitely take that stem off and get the shifter/brake cables routed correctly! ;)

    Disc brakes FTW!

    Did the wheels come out of true!? That is not a good sign (I would have them replace them). Honestly, building wheels from scratch can be a lot easier than [permanently] fixing factory wheels that are out of true. That is to say that getting them true is not hard, but if tensions are not even (at least within 5-10%) and within spec, spokes will start breaking.

    April 25, 2015 at 2:30 am #1028832
    GB
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    @hozn 114513 wrote:

    Did the wheels come out of true!? That is not a good sign (I would have them replace them).

    My experience with a Nashbar bike was that the original and replacement wheels where pretty poor. That said I got 2k miles out of them and I’m sure I was harder on them than your son will be. Ride ’em till a spoke breaks, then send them back.

    April 25, 2015 at 12:38 pm #1028834
    dkel
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    @hozn 114513 wrote:

    Nice bike! I haven’t heard anything bad about BD (have known a couple people to buy complete bikes from them; I bought my previous frame from them).

    Heh. I was being critical of BD solely for Dismal’s benefit. ;) Anyway, that orange color is totally smokin’.

    @hozn 114513 wrote:

    Definitely take that stem off and get the shifter/brake cables routed correctly! ;)

    No kidding! I just slapped the bars on so I could get the thing out of the living room. I’ll solve the puzzle of how to get the cables routed first thing when I start working on it. It’s actually a bit of a puzzle to figure out how to rotate and thread the thing through itself so that it comes out right, surprisingly.

    @hozn 114513 wrote:

    Disc brakes FTW!

    We did pay a little extra for that. 😎

    @hozn 114513 wrote:

    Did the wheels come out of true!? That is not a good sign (I would have them replace them). Honestly, building wheels from scratch can be a lot easier than [permanently] fixing factory wheels that are out of true. That is to say that getting them true is not hard, but if tensions are not even (at least within 5-10%) and within spec, spokes will start breaking.

    BD says up front their wheels will arrive out of true, so I’m not surprised by it. The spokes seem a little loose to me, so I have to start by figuring out how to set the tension. I guess I’ll compare them to other bikes around the house.(?)

    @GB 114514 wrote:

    My experience with a Nashbar bike was that the original and replacement wheels where pretty poor. That said I got 2k miles out of them and I’m sure I was harder on them than your son will be. Ride ’em till a spoke breaks, then send them back.

    This. He only weighs about 70 lbs, and I imagine he’ll outgrow the bike before he can even put 2000 miles on those wheels!

    April 25, 2015 at 12:44 pm #1028835
    hozn
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    @dkel 114516 wrote:

    BD says up front their wheels will arrive out of true, so I’m not surprised by it. The spokes seem a little loose to me, so I have to start by figuring out how to set the tension. I guess I’ll compare them to other bikes around the house.(?)

    Well, the tones will be different since the length between the spoke crosses and the rim will presumably be smaller on this bike (24″ wheels?).

    I would use a tensionometer/deflection meter (you can borrow mine) or if you have an iPhone download the spoke tension app (which uses sound/freq). Using plucked tones for relative tensions works fine (and I know appeals to you); you just need something to start from as reference. I use the tensionometer for that.

    (I think it is ridiculous that they tell you their wheels come out of true!)

    April 25, 2015 at 12:51 pm #1028836
    dkel
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    @hozn 114517 wrote:

    Well, the tones will be different since the length between the spoke crosses and the rim will presumably be smaller on this bike (24″ wheels?).

    Actually, we got him a 42cm grownup frame (with 700c wheels). ‘Cos he’s a big boy now. Seriously, he is pretty tall for a 10 year-old.

    April 25, 2015 at 1:02 pm #1028837
    DismalScientist
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    @hozn 114517 wrote:

    (I think it is ridiculous that they tell you their wheels come out of true!)

    I think they tell you that the wheels may be out of true just so you check for trueness out of the box. I’ve never had any problems with the wheels actually being out of true.

    Insufficient grease in the hubs was an issue (and crappy skewers) with a bike I got from Nashbar.

    April 25, 2015 at 1:04 pm #1028838
    hozn
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    @dkel 114518 wrote:

    Actually, we got him a 42cm grownup frame (with 700c wheels). ‘Cos he’s a big boy now. Seriously, he is pretty tall for a 10 year-old.

    Oh, nice. Well cross referencing with other wheels is probably a good starting point then (assuming same lacing pattern — ideally you would want same dimensions for hub and rim, but not sure how significantly those differences will translate to tone).

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