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    u guys find any cool bike junk this year worth mentioning?

    i got these negative g brakes free in a raffle and put them on the svagen.

    they are much better than the other ones i had a couple years agomo


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    I rode the 7900 dura ace last week.
    the levers are awesome, very campylike.

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    grant,

    thats a good sign coming from a campy whore like urself

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    Default if SSR

    I saw one 'in the flesh' just yesterday. While I know people seem very polarized over stainless and it's cost/benefit I thought it was very very wicked and I want one. One of the few bikes that i've felt lusty for lately.

    I find myself day dreaming about what to dump in order to 'justify' it.

    me to darling wife: "BUT I JUST SOLD SOMETHING!! I NEED THIS!!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarrenCT View Post
    grant,

    thats a good sign coming from a campy whore like urself
    i am a campy guy, for sure... but i'm not anti shimano.
    but there were things about 7800 i didn't like,
    mostly the shifters being far too light action,
    and the ridiculous giant knobs on the ends of the hoods.

    the cables under the tape looks so much better too...

    -g

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    I'm digging:
    Sram Red
    Neg Gs
    DiNotte
    Jones bars
    Vittoria CX
    Hammer Endurolytes

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    Ive been spending some time on my Edge 1.38 ergott built wheels- carbon is cool-

    VERY stiff - yet a nice road feel

    its sick to drop 2 lbs off your bike like that

    Jason

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirt View Post
    Ive been spending some time on my Edge 1.38 ergott built wheels- carbon is cool-

    VERY stiff - yet a nice road feel

    its sick to drop 2 lbs off your bike like that

    Jason

    jason,

    cool stuff. i've been hearing good things about edge.

    any word on the clincher version?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarrenCT View Post
    jason,

    cool stuff. i've been hearing good things about edge.

    any word on the clincher version?
    darren,
    while sachs is away i am supposed to test the frame he sold you. i believe it is defective and it needs testing right away. he thinks it could explode if you put enough power into the pedals.
    send to me now. i will pay a portion of the freight bill and return it after it has been fully tested and deemed safe.
    sincerely and sorry for the inconvenience,
    sp

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarrenCT View Post
    jason,

    cool stuff. i've been hearing good things about edge.

    any word on the clincher version?
    darren,
    while sachs is away i am supposed to test the frame he sold you. i believe it is defective and it needs testing right away. he thinks it could explode if you put enough power into the pedals.
    send to me now. i will pay a portion of the freight bill and return it after it has been fully tested and deemed safe.
    sincerely and sorry for the inconvenience,
    sp

    while it is away you can feel free to go to climbs house and borrow his pegoretti. be sure to wait until he goes to work and look for the key under the flower pot...throw a blanket over the bike when you drive away and dont post any photos of it online anywhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveP View Post
    while it is away you can feel free to go to climbs house and borrow his pegoretti. be sure to wait until he goes to work and look for the key under the flower pot...throw a blanket over the bike when you drive away and dont post any photos of it online anywhere.
    not flower pot. it's under welcome mat.

    and steve, joe ackerman says hi. this'll kill you. he's riding a tarmac. geez, can't you hook your boys up?

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    Quote Originally Posted by climb01742 View Post
    not flower pot. it's under welcome mat.

    and steve, joe ackerman says hi. this'll kill you. he's riding a tarmac. geez, can't you hook your boys up?
    hows he doing?
    have not seen him for 2-3 years. nice guy.
    do you get massage from him?
    life interferes w/ racing... tarmac is good enough for him.

    and believe me...my guys get hooked up better than 1/2 the pro teams...
    my hackers are on times/mavic/giro/ all too good for these guys....
    garmin/ chipotle arre at the tour de france on felts...
    funny actually.

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    darren, i've got all sorts of the latest, greatest, hottest used bike bits in my parts box.


    a case of dogfish gets the entire contents, except for the stuff i want to keep (quill stems)

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarrenCT View Post
    jason,

    cool stuff. i've been hearing good things about edge.

    any word on the clincher version?

    I got the 38mm clinchers under me. They are the bee's knees. I can't think of any other clincher set I want to put on that bike.

    -Eric

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    ATB

    Best chain lube out there. I'm usually a fanatic about keeping the drive line clean and quiet. Stuff seems to work better than any other product I've used.




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    I dunno, but the jerk has been touting the Conti Stehers, so I ordered a few over the weekend and hope to have them delivered, mounted, and on-the-road by next week. If they're all that, at 50 bucks per tire retail, I'll be pretty well psyched.

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    Vittoria CX - It's going to replace the venerable conti. sprinter as my go to not-so-expensive training tubular

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    Ligero hubs. Smoothest hubs I have ever ridden.

    Specialized BG boa shoes, quite comfortable.
    Orencia is my drug of choice

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    Voler bibs and shorts. The pad is nice and thin and everywhere it needs to be. I don't like to pay Assos (or even half-Assos) prices and with these I don't have to.

    Bouré lightweight wool socks. Yes, even in July. As Grant might say these are OOT-standing.

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