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Mel
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Location: Hamiltron
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| Datsane wrote: | You'll need a bigger gear now. Or fixie it 
What tyres you get in the end? |
Done, and done.  (42:16 using Tomi cog)
Tyres are Maxxis Overdrives. 35c of glowing goodness. 
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Datsane
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Location: V8 Street Race NZ
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| Posted: Mon 8th Sep 11:39am Post subject: |
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You got the hang of not falling off yet?
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dented
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Must remove rear brake! (or put something in there so the pads dont wanna fall out.
Looks really great Mel, let me know how it goes out at Pukete.
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thorg
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Joined: May 20, 2004
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Location: moving on. . . . and up
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| Posted: Mon 8th Sep 11:55am Post subject: |
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 Mel - looks good
conti sport contact tyres?
42:16 = nice all round gear 
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Datsane
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| Posted: Mon 8th Sep 12:06pm Post subject: |
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Be a killer at Pukete with them short pinch climbs on the full course. Nothing walking wont fix
Dents if you remove the rear brake people know somethings up when they want to have a ride. The Avid spacers work well and clip into the calipers. Not sure they came with the BB series of brakes though.
Or even hayes ones cable tied so they don't fall out  its what I did.
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Mel
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Joined: Mar 18, 2002
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Location: Hamiltron
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| Posted: Mon 8th Sep 12:18pm Post subject: |
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| Datsane wrote: | | You got the hang of not falling off yet? |
Yes, because I've stopped riding tight circles inside my garage.  I am still at the "jebus!" stage though. I can slow down slowly, but emergency stops are out of the question. Rear wheel lock-up has not yet been achieved. My legs = weak.
| dented wrote: | Must remove rear brake! (or put something in there so the pads dont wanna fall out.
Looks really great Mel, let me know how it goes out at Pukete. |
Yeah, rear brake is still on as I'm too lazy to remove it! One day it will hopefully have split clamp brakes, which will make it easy to remove. I hadn't thought about the pads wanting to fall out. *goes and checks rear brake* The pads are still there.
| thorg wrote: | Mel - looks good
conti sport contact tyres?
42:16 = nice all round gear |
Rides good too.
Nice all round gear = a bit hard for me up hills gentle rises into a head wind. 
| Datsane wrote: | Be a killer at Pukete with them short pinch climbs on the full course. Nothing walking wont fix
Dents if you remove the rear brake people know somethings up when they want to have a ride. The Avid spacers work well and clip into the calipers. Not sure they came with the BB series of brakes though.
Or even hayes ones cable tied so they don't fall out its what I did. |
Believe me, I would even struggle at Pukete on the 32:20 and knobblies it originally came with, let alone 42:16, fixed, and "city" tyres.  But I might give it a go one day...
As for the brake... best option is removal of brake, next best is removal of pads. I could jam something in there though - might have to visit the LBS and see if they have anything.
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scatter
More beige than usual
Joined: Jan 19, 2003
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| Posted: Mon 8th Sep 12:26pm Post subject: |
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Jam one of those things that you can get for when you travel?
Does that even make sense?
I like them tyres. Least you'll be seen
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free_rider21
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| Posted: Mon 8th Sep 10:13pm Post subject: |
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My very old and cheap commuter.
$100 which I thought was pretty good price.
Just need a new seat post and get the set up right.
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sifter
Moving forward
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| Posted: Mon 8th Sep 10:15pm Post subject: |
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seat should be flat ow!
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free_rider21
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| Posted: Mon 8th Sep 10:21pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, hence why I need a new seat post. Stupid old one cant be adjusted
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sifter
Moving forward
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| Posted: Mon 8th Sep 10:24pm Post subject: |
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| free_rider21 wrote: | | Yeah, hence why I need a new seat post. Stupid old one cant be adjusted |
Good luck! That looks uncomfortable!
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free_rider21
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| Posted: Mon 8th Sep 10:34pm Post subject: |
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Isn't too bad. It may take a bit of searching around, as it takes a 26.6 or something.
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tripler
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| Posted: Tue 9th Sep 7:44pm Post subject: New Old Bikes |
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just scored some old bikes ready for resto I am currently riding the GT as a commuter,it has a 7 speed nexus geared hub and its smooth as and a primo gear ratio.
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tripler
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tripler
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