[QUOTE=Hanneke;445258]New cross race bike
Very nice Hann, only one ring on the front:w00t:
[QUOTE=Hanneke;445258]New cross race bike
Very nice Hann, only one ring on the front:w00t:
Ah very nice bike Hann. What wheels are on it?Originally Posted by Hanneke
Hope its not going to stay that clean.
My Lyra Cross is already caked in mud after a ride on it yesterday. No picture yet sorry,
Been fine tweeking it tonight after 90 mins on rollers.
Also spent 30 odd minutes truing an Ambrosio wheel. Another saving from the bike shop.
You dont need a truing stand as most people think.
Hann whats that cable that looks very tight ?
Electronic shifting will def sell into the market. Cant see the point unless your racing or a pro.For me its the what for ?You see enough riders abusing normal indexing never mind electronic. I can see big bills to maintain it.Bike shops will love it
YepDon't need more than that for cross I reckon, and less to go wrong!!! 36T on the fron, 11/34 on the back, should get me round ok
Daz, that cable looks tight in the photo, I agree, but in reality it isn't. Must be the angle or the flash...
It is very light and it is going to get muddy tomorrow! It will get taken out into the fields at work, to put it through its paces and make sure everything is adjusted right. It may need some tweaking here and there...
The wheel were built for me, Mavic open pro rims and Hope pro III hubs. Forgotten what the spokes were, but there are plenty of them to give the wheels the strength they need to cope with Three Peaks CX. Tyres are Conti Twister Pro's, they are brilliant!
[QUOTE=stevefoster;445260]New cross race bike
Very nice Hann, only one ring on the front:w00t:
Looks quite "lumpy" to me & I don't like the way Campagnolo cover derailleurs in carbon, it looks a bit tacky.....not that I can afford it. However if I could afford electronic gear switching I'd prefer the Di2.
I can't see your bike Hann - I'm on my work computer - look forward to seeing it this evening.
Is it because of the naked Ti????
WOW!
And wowowow...
Just took him for a quick spin, up and down the road to work (including 1 km
of steep climbing, with sections of 20%, the hillclimb I won the other day
goes up it) and it FLEW up! It climbs better than the roadbike :thumbup:
I then took him into the fields at work, all on rather a slope... the bike
copes amazingly well with camber riding, seems very responsive in the
steering, as we expected, holds a line beautifully and plugs uphill just
fine
I need to tweak the brakes a little because they squeel and are too tight,
so start rubbing when muddy as they don't shed the mud as well... but I also
think I want to replace those funny short stocky blocks the Shimano canti's came with for the long thin
ones I prefer... Braking power excellent, no judder! Thanks to the Kinesis fork mounted hanger!
Will put it through its paces properly on rough stuff on Saturday morning on
a 1.5 hour Three Peaks style ride and let you all know how that goes, but as far
as 'normall' cross racing I reckon it will be brill! Light enough for me to
swing it over a 6 bar gate with ease should help with the runups and
hurdles
Also, having just hosed it down... Mud doesn't seem to like to stick to the Ti!!!
HannWOW!
And wowowow...
Just took him for a quick spin, up and down the road to work (including 1 km
of steep climbing, with sections of 20%, the hillclimb I won the other day
goes up it) and it FLEW up! It climbs better than the roadbike :thumbup:
I then took him into the fields at work, all on rather a slope... the bike
copes amazingly well with camber riding, seems very responsive in the
steering, as we expected, holds a line beautifully and plugs uphill just
fine
I need to tweak the brakes a little because they squeel and are too tight,
so start rubbing when muddy as they don't shed the mud as well... but I also
think I want to replace those funny short stocky blocks the Shimano canti's came with for the long thin
ones I prefer... Braking power excellent, no judder! Thanks to the Kinesis fork mounted hanger!
Will put it through its paces properly on rough stuff on Saturday morning on
a 1.5 hour Three Peaks style ride and let you all know how that goes, but as far
as 'normall' cross racing I reckon it will be brill! Light enough for me to
swing it over a 6 bar gate with ease should help with the runups and
hurdles
Also, having just hosed it down... Mud doesn't seem to like to stick to the Ti!!!
Just set your blocks with some toe in them
Put a rubber band on the rear of the block then tighten against the rim and usually the squeeeeel will go.
crack on
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