hey all,
if anyone wants a pretty sweet wheelset, I’ve listed this on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&;item=180239408206
If anyone from this site does Buy It Now, I’ll waive the shipping for you. Just select Local Pickup, and tell me your RideFetish screenname, and you get free shipping! Hard to argue, eh?
Got the new SID all installed today.
http://www.ridefetish.com/bike/show/366
I had to replace my carbon bars with some cheap-o aluminums because the taper reaches farther out on carbon bars, so there wasn’t enough room for the new lockout remote. such is life. :-/
I didn’t want to mess up the lines of the fork with something as undeserving as a computer sensor and wire, so I mounted the sensor piggie-back on the brake caliper (check the pic), and wound the wire down the brake housing. Not bad. Nicely hidden. Anyone wanna put bets on how long before that gets ripped off and goes into my rotor? Woo-hoo!!
I also replaced my blue grips with some ODI lock-ons we had around the shop. The blue, black, white and gold of the front end was a bit much for me. I’m thinking of going back to black tires once these wear out.
All in all, absofuckinglutely B-E-A-utiful!!!
I want to point out that Rock Shox has some awesome attention to detail. The sag measurements are printed on the stanchion. AND, they put a red o-ring on the stanchion that has one purpose: to help you measure sag using the measurements printed on the stanchion. On top of that, the rebound adjuster knob on the bottom pulls off (rather diffucult to do) and is a 2.5mm allen key, which you need to adjust the lockout knobs. Awesome.
Anyone have an opinion on Fulcrum Red Metal vs. Mavic Crossmax? I’ve heard good things about the Fulcrums lately. Good Campy quality. But, the Red Metal 3 is 200 grams heavier than the Crossmax ST for similar price. Thoughts?
In case anyone besides me is wondering what the color schemes of the new SID Team and Race models are going to be…
I guess I’m not invincible.
Once upon a time…I was commuting to work on my bike (just like every other day). But this day was different. On this day there was one too many crazy drivers on NYC streets…
I’m coming up to an intersection when a 20-something girl driving a little honda sideswipes me to get around another car that was turning left. Stupid driver, right? It gets better. When she hit me, I was at her right front wheel. I was not anywhere near her blind spot. On top of that, I had enough time to slap my hand on the hood of her car to warn her I was there. But, nope. “Oh, is that a cyclist I’m about to hit? Cool!” Not only does she hit me, but she continues in the sideways direction of travel enough to actually throw me from my bike (I landed ten feet away), and then proceed to run over my halfway decent front wheel. Grrr… THEN, the first thing she says is, “oh my god, I didn’t think you’d catch up that fast”, since she had just accelerated past me in order to slam on her brakes and get in line behind the other cars stuck in the intersection in front of us.
It’s amazing how clueless we humans can be. But, hey, at least I have a new wall ornament.
So, I rebuilt the wheel. Used the original hub, and laced a DT Swiss rim to it. Looks pretty nice.
On another note, I put some Campy Centaur brakes on my Trek (yes, with a full Shimano gruppo…oops!). Campy brakes are much stronger than Shimano. They have better leverage. But, (naturally, I didn’t think of this until I had already installed the brakes), Campy uses a brake release built into the lever, while Shimano uses one built into the brake. So, no more brake release. I just get to wrestle with my tire to get it out!! Woo-hoo! Good brakes, though.
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