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These crappy FSA cranks are used everywhere and are always noisy. I have one on my road bike and kerchunk, kerchunk. I am going to run mine into the ground and replace with Ultegra. Keep this in mind when you are buying…
This is why I keep my old rims on the bike until my new rims are 100% ready to go.
Also, BD has a similar bike with 50 cm 29er tires stock. It is called the Zilla.
Interestingly, this bike is no longer $1600....its 2K. Sign of the times. Oh, and your frame was made by Kinesis. The stock rims are not that bad....but those Joy Tech hubs are garbage (ask me how I know). Curious, the…
No mention of Bikes Direct. I put together a bike for far less then it would have been to buy it at an LBS, but there were many problems along the way. However, my bike is now $200 more than it was 11 months ago. Also,…
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I have not read every weight related comment, but I think my perspective about the importance of weight needs clarification. I think we are talking about 2 different things. Understand that you forumites are biking hard…
I am an academic by training, and it is very, very common for individuals to come up with elaborate formulas and analysis to justify what any 12 year old with an IQ over 80 would know is nonsense. Outrageous/ridiculous…
Here is another myth: You must do 3-4 hour rides in order to be in shape.
OK guys, changing my tune.....and did I mention, I never bought a dedicated gravel bike, but upgraded my road bike. I did a 50 minute ride in the rain and moisture got into, and ruined my rear hub (a cheap bikes direct…
54's are as fast as 28's on smooth pavement? I know 28's are as fast or faster than 23's, but 54's being as fast or faster than 28's is nonsense, I don't care how much data you compiled. I was an academic for many, many…
BTW....Although I never got my gravel bike, this is a great forum. Thanks, guys.
Interesting feedback….OK, here are some things I have learned: It was brutal putting together a road bike during Covid and the price of everything is sky high. Took me months and lots of anguish. I was planning on…
Greetings, forumites. This wheelset is for my road bike.....but I take it on gravel sometime, LOL. I posted this question on a road bike forum but they did not know anything about Spinergy, so I am posting here. I have…
I may look into fixing the hubs....actually I already have but I will do it again, but only if I use the rims as a second/back up set. They are heavy and strong and make sense if I go with lighter/ race oriented wheels,…
The hub is a cheap Joytech and goes crunch crunch crunch when the wheel turns. If I go with the Zlites I will save a pound and a half in rotational weight. I was planning on replacing the rims eventually, this just…
Oh, and a follow up question: Should I get the round or bladed spokes? With the thicker PBO spokes would ovalization give significant advantages (aero/strength)?
There is a 10% discount which takes care of the tax plus free shipping so the new set are $426 delivered. I think delivery for the used set is $40 so now we are talking about a $66 difference.
Spinergy, not Spinery, LOL. Should I buy a gently used set from the moving sale? Price ($320) is excellent. However, I just found I can buy new wheels individually off Amazon for $220 per wheel. The advantage of the new…
Thanks guys, What I want to do is go with a set of Spinergies. The problem is I just laid out a bunch of cash for new tires for my car and a new iMac. Spinergy is having a pretty killer sale and hopefully I will be able…