Sunday, October 19, 2014
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Fwd: BIKES: wayz -> new commuter
-suprisingly 52cm not too small
-road shifters dont work well with rear v-brakes: not enough cable pull
. but WORKS
-but fine with front shimano XT canti
-shimano 105 10spd shifters with 9spd cassette: works ok enough
(came off my jamis quest frame
+
group
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,
ebay $350,
guess that is a pretty good deal)
still tons to do/change
Monday, October 6, 2014
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Sunday, September 14, 2014
bad compasscycle.com tires
BAD tires follow up
v light and though top of line tires so bought 3x tires
Grand Bois, Cerf Blue Label,700C x 26 mm,184 – 222 g
two units
Extra Léger model
Ultra-light, ultra-supple casing. Tan sidewalls. 184 g, clincher, folding bead. Made in Japan.
Ultra-light, ultra-supple casing. Tan sidewalls. 184 g, clincher, folding bead. Made in Japan.
$ 76
A: produced a "hop" after 6 months, checked wheel/tube/everything... was the tires. thought fluke
one unit
Standard model
222 g, clincher, folding bead.Made in Japan.
222 g, clincher, folding bead.Made in Japan.
$ 57
was happy for 12 months but then found a tiny bulge from a hole in the carcass -see pics-
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
TIRE: Panaracer Race type L [lite "185g"]
TIRES:: Panaracer Race type L [lite], 700x23
PRICE:: ebay $25 GRAMS:: 197g
PRICE:: ebay $25 GRAMS:: 197g
RATINGS:: ?/10
INSTALLATION:: ?
FEEL:: 100->140 psi
DURABILITY:: ?
NOTES::
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
Panaracer Race D Evo2
TIRES:: Panaracer Race D Evo2, 700x25
PRICE:: ebay $30
RATINGS:: ?/10
INSTALLATION:: easy
FEEL:: up to 140psi
DURABILITY:: ?
GRAMS:: 260g
GRAMS:: 260g
NOTE::
Thursday, August 7, 2014
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