tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
I mean, this is probably true.
What have you done to your bike today?
- Thread starter Chris(NJ)
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Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
OK, I did this today. After pulling everything out and realizing the tires aren’t going to be easy to swap around, I bought a cheap pair of Roval wheels to mount the system on.
Install was actually super easy, everything went on by hand with no tools. However I clogged the valve immediately sucking up some Stan’s chunks into the syringe and had to take everything apart to clean the valve. That took 2 people and all of the tools. Definitely zero percent chance of changing a tire on the road. The “run-flat” noodle better work. The tires are super thick though, like a tubeless Gatorskin. Even has the same brown cross hatched sidewalls.
I stopped there and didn’t actually finish rebuilding my Roubaix because I’m also gonna swap the Red group into it and really make that my main bike as Fall approaches. The Allez can get hung up for a while.
Install was actually super easy, everything went on by hand with no tools. However I clogged the valve immediately sucking up some Stan’s chunks into the syringe and had to take everything apart to clean the valve. That took 2 people and all of the tools. Definitely zero percent chance of changing a tire on the road. The “run-flat” noodle better work. The tires are super thick though, like a tubeless Gatorskin. Even has the same brown cross hatched sidewalls.
I stopped there and didn’t actually finish rebuilding my Roubaix because I’m also gonna swap the Red group into it and really make that my main bike as Fall approaches. The Allez can get hung up for a while.
teabagger11
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I remember as a kid in the 70's they used to spray used motor oil on the dirt lots a a big farmers market and 2 local stock car tracks to keep the dust down
teabagger11
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New meats on the ebike 2.6 rear 3
0 up front
getting ready for a few bike weekends coming up
0 up front
getting ready for a few bike weekends coming up
sundaydoug
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Don't do it. Keep it even if you don't ride it.
Second this. Unless you are some lucky guy with limtless storage space....
Agreed.
serviceguy
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First of all great refence...
As a hoarder I would say keep it for the obvious sentimental value, but the fact that you're asking kind of tell me you already decided, which is great! Make sure to ask the right price though.
serviceguy
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I left my baby and I feel so bad
Guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I've ever had...
also appears to apply...
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Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried
Don't let them in, don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know
Well, now they know
ChrisG
Unapologetic Lifer for Rock and Roll
Wow. I still remember following the sound of that hub through Hartshorne.
But I’ll add another vote for letting it go/passing it along. I’m settled on doing the same with my two Santa Cruz Bontragers.
Sounds the same today.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
I’m not sure I want a Rudy on my gravel bike enough to buy one and I’m not sure I like the suspension stem idea so…
I decided to prototype a 30mm travel air shaft assembly to convert my old Reba to Rudy Specs. Or pretty close. Axle to Crown on the Warakin is 420mm and this thing I made is 425mm so it’s close enough.
I’ll need to do a host of other mods like swapping a post mount caliper to Rival and possibly lacing up a Boost Gravel wheel, but for now I’m just gonna run my 29er wheel with Gravel tires and see what happens. Or if it even actually works.
I decided to prototype a 30mm travel air shaft assembly to convert my old Reba to Rudy Specs. Or pretty close. Axle to Crown on the Warakin is 420mm and this thing I made is 425mm so it’s close enough.
I’ll need to do a host of other mods like swapping a post mount caliper to Rival and possibly lacing up a Boost Gravel wheel, but for now I’m just gonna run my 29er wheel with Gravel tires and see what happens. Or if it even actually works.
JDurk
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Dylan Johnson would approve