tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89740353893939670862024-02-06T21:52:26.186-08:00The Bike Shop RideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974035389393967086.post-24311236990392463502015-06-08T15:41:00.001-07:002015-06-08T16:43:40.929-07:00Racing Season<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Racing season is finally in full swing. Probably the cause of my lack of posting here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This year it seemed like racing came up fast and my "base training" period was short. But I am always excited to start toeing the line every season and this year was no different.</span><br />
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My first race of the season was Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) race #2, up north in Rhinelander. I haven't raced this stop in a few years because I usually head to Indiana for the Northern Indiana Fat and Skinny Tire Fest instead. But this year, since I missed race #1 due to a wedding, I decided I'd better not skip two in a row and I headed up to Rhinelander.</span><br />
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The first race of the season is traditionally rough for me. This year it arguably went slightly better, I was able to finish 4th behind a raging Nathan Guerra and Cole House and a very strong Brian Matter. I wish I would have been able to stay with the leaders early, but I'll take a 4th at the first race of the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hurtin' at the first race of the year chasing fast guys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next up after WORS #2 was one of the few crits I still do every year, Snake Alley in Burlington IA. For those of you who aren't familiar here is how the race flier describes the race:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"the Snake Alley Criterium is held on a fifteen block course, with differences in elevation from 555 feet to 678 feet. The course is entirely on city streets, mostly in a downtown commercial area. A one block long climb is on the historic brick street named Snake Alley, dubbed "the crookedest street in the world." The 276 foot long Snake Alley has 5 switchbacks in a sixty foot climb. The average grade is 12.5 percent in that one block. Bring a suitable gear cluster for that kind of climbing. This is one of the most physically challenging races in the Midwest".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Its a hard one for sure and a race I have always want to do well at. I was hoping to improve on my best place of 4th a few years ago.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The race went reasonably well and I was able to bridge to the winning break about half way through, but unfortunately didn't have the legs to stick with it and after about 3 laps had to fall back to the chasing pack of about 10 riders. I tried a few more moves, not wanting it to come down to a sprint, but nothing worked and I ended up rolling across the line in 9th place. A solid top 10 but a bit bitter sweet after getting so close to sticking it for a top 3.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Off the front on the Snake with eventual winner Chris Uberti </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Warming up before the Snake on my Sport Crafter rollers. It is important to get a good warm-up in before such an intense race.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I finished off my three week opening block of racing at WORS #3 right outside Madison at Cam Rock Park. This is one of my favorite WORS races, the trail is awesome and it is fun racing so close to home. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The race went well and I was able to finish in 4th once again. A solid result that I will hope to improve on over the next few races. I rode strong but don't yet have the power to stay with the leaders when the racing gots fast. Hopefully the racing and training I have been putting in will pay off as the season progresses and I am able to fight for the win at the front of the race instead of finishing just off the back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ripping the single track at Cam Rock in my new POC helmet and sunglasses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This last week I put in what will probably be my biggest volume training week of the season at just over 19hrs. The legs felt good and the time I did on the mountain bike will hopefully up my handling skills as well. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall I am very pleased with my first three races. It would have been great to secure at least one top 3 finish but I was consistent and I know my fitness will only improve as time goes along. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This weekend I will be headed to WORS #4 in Wausau. It will be tough race for sure, but I'm ready to give it another go! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974035389393967086.post-35404451449568165842015-05-15T06:04:00.003-07:002015-05-15T06:04:49.483-07:00Little 500A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of helping out my old Little 500 team <a href="https://blackkeycycling.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Black Key Bulls</a> as their race day pit mechanic.<br />
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Black Key Bulls qualified this year in 6th position. They wore the yellow jersey of the returning champions.</div>
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Prepping the bikes and dialing in the set-up.</div>
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A sad year for Black Key Bulls, we lost one of our founding members and a great guy, CT Blackwell.</div>
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Black Key Bulls finished 2nd in the race .0024 sec behind 1st, less the the width of a tire. A heart breaking finish, but a great result and a huge effort by another awesome group of guys. </div>
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The last couple years I have been lucky enough to have been racing on some of the best bikes around, Cannondale. The last two years I was even luckier and had both a Scalpel full suspension bike and a F29 hardtail. Both bikes rode amazing. </div>
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Last season I found myself on the full suspension Scalpel a lot of the time. For the style of racing we do here in Wisconsin, bumpy trails with not a ton of climbing, a full suspension bike makes a lot of sense. The hardtail got ridden too, but only at a handful of races, short track, Chequamegon, Iceman and a few others. The main reason was the F29 was fast, real fast, like flip over your bars if your not paying attention fast. This was awesome for some applications but for others, like when your trying to rip a steep rough downhill, it could be a bit much, at least for me. </div>
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So when I heard that Cannondale was coming out with a all new hardtail I was pretty excited to see how they could improve on the super fast F29. </div>
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The all new Cannondale F-Si. </div>
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My new F-Si ready to race!</div>
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One carry over from the my old F29, Hi-Mod carbon. Cannondale's highest end carbon, lighter, stiffer and stronger. </div>
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There are several big changes from the F29. Cannondale is calling the new geometry "system 29". </div>
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The first major change is in the rear triangle. The F-Si has an asymmetric rear triangle. The drive train is moved out to the right and the rear wheel is moved back to the left and into line with the rest of the bike. This results in a zero dish rear wheels, so its stronger, a ton of tire clearance, yet they can still build the frame with super short chain stays. </div>
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Super short chain stays make for a snappier feeling bike. </div>
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Si cranks with a offset chainring spider to bring out the drive train.</div>
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Tons of tire clearance. Thats a 2.25 tire!</div>
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The other big change with F-Si is up front. The F-Si uses a new Lefty fork, "Lefty 2.0". The new fork now has 100mm of travel and a new bigger diameter clamp area, which results in more comfort and stiffness. But the real story is the new 55mm offset, which in coordination with a slacker head tube angle gives the F-Si a very new feeling and handling front end. The new front end geometry and fork are a major change from the old F29. </div>
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The F-Si, as a result of the fork and geometry, steers amazing and gives another level of confidence when bombing down descents or diving into corners. The first time I rode the F-Si I immediately felt more confident pushing the front wheel and diving into corners than I ever did on my old bikes due to a significantly more stable feeling and steering bike.</div>
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So we've got an awesome new frame and fork...</div>
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It doesn't get any better than SRAM XX1. Happy to be going into my third season on this awesome group. </div>
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Custom touch, a green "1" to match our Cannondale bikes and 5Nines/Motorless Motio Bicycles kits!</div>
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My butt has been happy on Fi'zi:k Aliante saddles for a few years. This year they redesigned it. I was scared for a while, till I tried it. The new saddle is a big improvement compared to the old one, longer nose makes it easier to slide forward. And a longer, reshaped tail, makes it easier to get behind the saddle as well. Now and even better mountain bike saddle!</div>
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I'm running SRAM XX brakes with 160mm Centerline rotors. The new rotors are smoother and quieter than other rotors. </div>
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I've been a fan of Gripshift for a long time. So I'm happy SRAM still makes a Gripshifter for XX1.</div>
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This year we are super happy to be working with NOX composites. Our wheels are incredibly light. They are also wider than most which results in much better tire traction and stability. They also set-up tubeless really well. </div>
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Early testing has proven them to be strong and stiff as well. Can you ask for anything more? </div>
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Front wheel on the F-Si uses the new Cannondale Lefty Super Max hub. The new hub has wider flanges which results in an even stronger and stiffer wheel.</div>
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Rock Shox Hydro lockout and XX brake levers play together very nicely. </div>
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The little things count on a full on race bike. Ti bolts throughout keep the complete bike weight to well under 20lbs. </div>
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Overall, the F-Si with its shorter chainstays and new asymmetric rear triangle design, and its new fork and front end geometry rides amazing. It is much more responsive than any hardtail I have ridden before. Yet it is also more stable and confidence inspiring. Often a bike that feels quick doesn't have the corresponding stability, the F-Si balances these two attributes amazingly. </div>
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<b><i>The Modern Classic </i></b></h2>
I recently built-up this bike for a friend. The goal of the build was to use a classic frame built with modern components while keeping the classic look.<br />
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The frame is an original team edition Eddy Merckx 7-Eleven team frame, it even has a number holder. The frame was recently refurbished and repainted and looks like new.<br />
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The components I chose are a mix of new 11 speed Campagnolo Athena and Veloce in silver. I also sourced some older parts like silver Campagnolo hubs and a 1" threaded Record headset to allow the build to transition from classic to modern without the use of black components.<br />
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I think the build turned out nicely. Here are some photos:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974035389393967086.post-39648367792155111132015-03-20T08:00:00.003-07:002015-03-20T08:00:40.380-07:00Little 500 BikesOver the years I have had the opportunity to race some really awesome cycling events. But none compare to the Indiana University Little 500. Racing in the Little 500 is an experience like no other, the lead up to the race, the sound and crowds on race day, the whole experience is pretty amazing.<br />
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For those of you who are not familiar with the race, <a href="http://www.iusf.indiana.edu/little500/fans/" target="_blank">look it up</a>. In short it is a 200 lap, intramural bicycle race made up 33 teams of 4 riders that must change riders at least 10 times during the 2hr race. The race is on a, just over, 1/4 mile cinder track on single speed, coaster brake, drop bar bikes. Its highly competitive and tons of fun.<br />
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I have been lucky enough to be able to continue to stay in contact and help the team I rode for while in school, Black Key Bulls. Once again this year I have built the teams new race bikes. Here are a few shot of the bikes and a bit of insight into the bike regulations and how to make a Little 500 ride as well as possible.<br />
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2015 marks the 65th running of the Little 500.</div>
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Each team gets two bikes. This helps get things at least close for riders of different heights. </div>
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There are lots of regulations on how the bikes have to be set-up. My favorite, steel one piece cranks. Not that many "nice" steel crake out there. We choose to run 170 crank arms to help with spinning the slightly too easy of gear that is required. </div>
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Also required are 1/2" plastic pedals. The Odyssey Twisted PC pedals are a popular choice. </div>
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I also swap the bottom bracket bearings for Odyssey Dynatron sets. This helps the cranks spin a little better. </div>
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Along with the steel crankset, a steel 46t front chainring is required. I buy 5-6 of them and try to find the roundest and straightest one. Its very hard to get a Little 500 bikes drivetrain to run smooth. </div>
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The heart if any Little 500 bike, the coaster brake rear hub. </div>
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A couple of years ago we started using Velo Steel hubs. Arguably the nicest coaster brake hub out there. Made in the Czech Republic. </div>
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One of the features of the Velo Steel hubs is the cog screws on like a track hub. </div>
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18t rear cog is required. </div>
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The last couple years I have taken the approach of waiting till the weather turns to really start training on the bike. I don't think there is any reason to try and get quality miles in when the weather is so unpredictable like it can be here in Madison. So I wait and do other things to try and stay in shape, run, lift and ride to work as much as I can. Of course as soon as the weather gets any better, even though it will probably snow again, it's time to start training for real.<br />
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Although I may not have been training on the bike outside the last couple months, it doesn't mean I haven't been preparing for the 2015 season. We have been working hard to figure out gear, racing schedule, and all of the other logistics that go into trying to bike race at the highest level.<br />
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I couldn't be happier with how the things are looking for the upcoming season. We have a great team of supporters. The 5Nines/Motorless Motion Bicycles/Cannondale team looks like it will have its best season yet.<br />
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First off, I'm very happy to be once again teammates with my good friend <a href="http://raceofattrition.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Corey Stelljes</a>. The last few years we have both worked hard to improve ourselves as bike racers. Having someone with similar goals to train with and talk to is really great. I know we will be able to work together to win bike races again this year!<br />
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Last year was my first year working with <a href="http://b-matter.com/" target="_blank">Brian Matter</a> as a coach. I think I made important gains with his training philosophy. And like Corey, it was great to have someone who is very familiar with what it takes to be a successful athlete in your corner. I will be working with Brian and <a href="http://www.momentumendurance.com/" target="_blank">Momentum Endurance</a> again in 2015/16 and I think we will be able to make more progress in the coming season!<br />
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I have always been a bicycle nut and I love gear and the latest components. I want to be totally confident in my bike and my gear. We have carried over some awesome partners for 2015:<br />
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Again for 2015, <a href="https://mtborah.com/" target="_blank">Borah Teamwear</a> will be providing us with some of the best custom clothing out there. Feels good (literally, their clothing fits awesome) to be riding in jerseys made right here in Wisconsin. Not only that, Borah is awesome to work with. Their custom program allows you to easily get a great looking jersey, and the whole crew is friendly and easy to talk to. Not to mention their turnaround times are the best of any custom clothing company I have worked with.<br />
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Another returning sponsor for 2015 is <a href="https://www.sportcrafters.com/" target="_blank">Sport Crafters</a>. Based near my home town in Indiana, Sport Crafters produces some of the most innovative trainers and rollers in the industry. The "<a href="https://www.sportcrafters.com/products/bike-rollers/overdrive-drum" target="_blank">Overdrive</a>" drum turns adds magnetic resistance, which classic rollers lack, allowing a rider to do short intervals. These intervals on rollers are a great way to improve pedaling efficiency and balance. <br />
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The best trainer out there, Sport Crafters <a href="https://www.sportcrafters.com/products/omnium-trainer/omnium-trainer" target="_blank">Omnium</a>. The Omnium folds up into a package small enough to take on a plane, or not fill up a loaded down car on the way to a race.</div>
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We are excited to have three new companies on board for 2015, <a href="http://www.pocsports.com/" target="_blank">POC</a>, <a href="http://www.lakecycling.com/" target="_blank">Lake Shoes</a>, and <a href="http://www.noxcomposites.com/" target="_blank">NOX Composites</a>. All three represent some of the cycling industry's most cutting edge products. We couldn't be happier to be partnering with these three for the coming season! </div>
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We'll be riding <a href="http://www.noxcomposites.com/" target="_blank">NOX</a> <a href="http://www.noxcomposites.com/skyline29" target="_blank">Skyline</a> rims. Super light, wide, strong and they set-up tubeless perfectly. Can you ask for anything more? </div>
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I won't write too much about our bikes set-ups now, they deserve their own posts, but I will say it doesn't get any better then my 2015 Cannondale Scalpel, F-Si and SuperSix EVO. These bikes are amazing! Enhanced by the best components and wheels out there! </div>
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So what races am I going to be doing this summer with all this sweet gear? Once again my primary focus will be the largest state mountain bike series in the country, <a href="http://wors.org/" target="_blank">WORS</a>. </div>
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Outside of WORS, I'll be looking for results at the triple crown races, Ore To Shore, Chequamegon Fat Tire 40, and of course, my favorite, the Iceman Commeth Challenge. I'll throw in some of my other favorites as well, Snake Alley Criterium and Wisconsin State Championships. </div>
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All in all I am so happy and thankful for all the support from so many great companies and people. I know 2015 is going to be my best season yet and I couldn't do it without all the support. Thanks everybody! </div>
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At the time I really wasn't sure if the bike would fit me or if I would like it at all. But I needed a commuter bike and the Bianchi Volpe I had been riding for a while was too small. Lucky for me it turned out the bike fit me perfect and I love the way it rides. Its a great mix of stable and comfortable while still being relatively quick handling like a cyclocross race bike. <br />
Due to some rust issues and lots of chips and scuffs I decided to get the bike repainted. I figured winter was the perfect time, so I sent the bike back to Gunnar to see what they could do.<br />
While the bike was back at Gunnar I decided the parts needed a bit of an update as well. So I built some new wheels and picked up a few other odds and ends to put the bike back together just the way I want.<br />
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A carry over from my old build, SRAM silver brake levers. While they may not go perfectly with my mostly Shimano build, I find them to be more comfortable then Shimano brake levers. </div>
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The bike had a black Chris King headset previously, but I couldn't bring myself to put a black headset back on this (now) blue bike. I went with a silver Cane Creek 110 headset instead. </div>
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I'm not sure what fork this bike came with when it was new, when I got it it had an old Bianchi uni-crown fork. This Soma fork made from Tange steel tubing seems to work very well with the geometry of the frame and rides nicely.</div>
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New wheels feature Pacenti SL23 rims. This is my first time building with these rims. They seems to build up nicely and the finish quality is excellent. I hope to write a review after I have some miles on them.</div>
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I chose White Industries T11 hubs and DT Competition spokes, laced 3-cross.</div>
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White Industries front hub and Shimano Dura-Ace quick release skewers. </div>
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One of the new parts that I am most excited to try is Compass Bike's Barlow Pass 700x38 tires. I have ridden Grand Bois tires, which are very similar, in 700x26 and 700x30 and loved them. </div>
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the bike that is perfect for them. Often we find that there is no “stock” bike
that is exactly what they need or want. We then turn to building a bike for
them from the ground up, a custom bike. The end result of these custom builds is
almost always more special than a stock bike because it is built exactly they
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I always put a bit more work into custom builds, the little
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Here are some shots of a custom Gunnar Fastlane I built for
a woman who will be doing a supported cross-country tour this spring. In the future she will also do
shorter tours, long weekend rides and travel with this bike.</div>
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I haven't worked with <a href="http://gunnarbikes.com/site/" target="_blank">Gunnar</a> much until this year. So far I have been very impressed with their frames and service. High-quality, made in America bikes, that fit and ride fantastic. What more can you ask for? </div>
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The build starts. Each component has been selected with the rider in mind. Headset pressed, bottom bracket and triple Ultegra crank installed. </div>
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Nice welds and fender mounts.</div>
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We wanted to add lowrider mounts, incase a small front load was ever needed. </div>
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For road applications, the TRP Spyre mechanical disc brake has become a personal favorite, they works exceptionally well. They also have a nice lever feel due to dual pad movement. On most mechanical disc brakes only one pad moves, resulting in a mushy lever feel if the fixed pad sits too far from the rotor. </div>
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Another trick to getting mechanical brakes to feel good, cleanly cut cables. I use a high quality file and clean-up the ends a bit more after cutting. </div>
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Another little touch, the rear fender bridge was a bit high with the tire size we selected, so I lowered the fender a bit. </div>
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Fenders can be tricky with disc brakes, you can see I added a small spacer between the fork tab and the fender stay to clear the brake caliper.</div>
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While the Gunnar dropout has two mounts for fenders and rack, they are a bit too close together to be used simultaneously with the fenders and rack we selected. So both fender and rear rack go on the lower mount. </div>
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Since the mounts are so high on the frame, I also cut down the rack to make it sit lower.</div>
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Another part selected specifically for the customer. We wanted a super wide range of gears, a road triple and a 11-34 cassette. This required a long cage mountain bike rear derailleur. </div>
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Hand built wheels add to the durability and each component is tuned to the rider. I choose DT Hubs, double butted spokes and Velocity A23 rims for this build. These wheels are reasonably light weight, for a light rider, and will hold-up well.</div>
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Hopefully this will be a bike that will be ridden and loved for many years to come!</div>
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So what goes on during a normal day in January at the shop? I took a few pictures of things going on around the store on a typical day.<br />
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Always lots of new bike builds....<br />
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New build, Lapierre Pulsium. Definitely has a different look to it.</div>
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Interesting rear brake adaptor. The frame is designed to work with both standard reach and "mid reach" or 57mm brake calipers. This adds some extra tire clearance for running fat road tires.</div>
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New Marin Lombard, not a bad commuter bike for 1k.</div>
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Niner Jet9, another fresh build. Trying to get the tires set-up tubeless has been a bit of a project. They seem to be finally holding air now. </div>
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Besides a lot of out of the box, new bike builds, winter is a good time for working on custom bikes. Some customers know this and will come in during the winter to work with us to build their new dream bike.<br />
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These wheels are going on a custom built Gunnar Fast Lane.</div>
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DT 350 hubs and Velocity A23 rims, designed for light touring with lots climbs for a light weight rider. </div>
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Fat slick tires and big cassette installed on the new wheels for the Gunnar, for long and hilly road rides.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">It is always fun when new products come in that we haven't seen in person before. These are my new rims for my old, freshly painted, Gunnar. They are Pacenti SL23 rims, 24mm wide and relatively light. I'm interested to see how they build-up. More on this project later. </span><br />
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Doing things like installing studded tires.</div>
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Amazing how many people use the bike path that runs by the shop.</div>
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In the summer the path can be backed up a long way with riders waiting to cross West Washington Ave.</div>
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All of these pictures were taken in about a 5 minute period, pretty busy bike path for a not-so-nice January day.</div>
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This bike came in for a tune-up. Pretty comfy looking handlebar set-up. And yes, she wore her chain out. </div>
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Those are some pretty sweet pedals! The bearings are a little loose, I'll tighten them up when I do the tune-up. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974035389393967086.post-53758114817044790072015-01-24T10:26:00.001-08:002015-01-24T10:26:42.628-08:00My 2014/15 Cannondale SuperX Cyclocross season is officially over, but I though I might post a bit about my Cannondale cross bikes from this year.<br />
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The last two seasons I was on Treks: two years ago on Trek's carbon Cronus and last year on a pair of aluminum Crocketts. Three years ago I had two Cannondale SuperXs, however, so this is not my first time racing Cannondale cross bikes.<br />
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The first thing I felt when I got back on a Cannondale SuperX was "wow, <i>this</i> is a race bike." The Cannondales handle much quicker compared to the Treks, which seemed to lag during hard accelerations. This could be due to the top of the line carbon composition of the Cannondales, whereas Crocketts are made of much heavier aluminum. The Treks' front steering geometry also felt a bit off to me, which is interesting because the differences between the Crockett and SuperX are slight: .5cm shorter chain stays; slightly higher bottom bracket; and slightly steeper head tube angle on the Cannondales. But those differences add up to much quicker handling, which suited my needs perfectly.<br />
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Depending on what you are doing with your cross bike the quicker handling of the Cannondales isn't necessarily a good thing. Treks are ultra predictable. The stable feel of them makes bombing high speed road descents and rough technical sections easy, making them a more versatile bike overall.<br />
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The other major difference on my bikes this year is disc brakes. Anyone who says discs aren't needed in cross hasn't ridden them. My SRAM brakes added a whole new level of confidence, particularly in faster dry races when I needed to get on the brakes hard before corners. I could brake later coming into corners, which was a big advantage over other riders on rim brakes. And being able to stop in all conditions was pretty nice too. Finally, the pads on this years' brakes sat significantly further away from the rotor than previous generations, eliminating any issues with pad rub, and I swapped wheels a lot!<br />
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So what didn't I love about my bikes this year? Well I wish I would have had more than two pairs of good wheels. I had two pairs of awesome Zipp 303 carbon tubulars, one glued with Clement PDXs and one with Clement MXPs. Then I built a third pair of tubulars with Velocity Major Tom rims and DT hubs. Having raced a lot of aluminum wheels, I stand by my statement that <i>any</i> tubular wheelset is better than a clincher for cross. The Major Tom wheels were strong and stable, but the Zipps were noticeably faster in all conditions. They also accelerated better and turned easier thanks to their stiffness and light weight. No comparison.<br />
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The MXP tires were disappointing. I know a lot of people like them, but I didn't find a condition in which they outperformed the PDXs. The Clements were good in general, and stood out for their durability. I'm still searching for a tire, however, that is as versatile as the PDX but with slightly more supple casing.<br />
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Anyway, enough words, here are a few shots of my bikes as they sat in mid October.<br />
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Fizik Aliante is a personals favorite. I'm interested to try the newest version that just came out. Fizik claims that it is the same shape, just a longer tail and tip, which should be better for mountain biking. </div>
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SRAM's new Centerline rotors are much better then their old design. They were quieter and had a smoother feel. I rode with 140mm rotors front and rear this year, which gave me all the breaking power I needed. </div>
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120mm Zipp stems. Very nicely finished stems the hold the bars well. Not sure how I feel about the T25 torx bolts.</div>
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Wolf Tooth Components helped us out with their Drop Stop chainrings. Never dropped a chain, even in the muddiest races. </div>
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Cycling Tips has done a great job showing all the <a href="http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/01/2015-bike-of-the-pro-peloton/" target="_blank">World Tour Team's new bikes</a>.<br />
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Couple of my thoughts on these bikes...<br />
-Lots of Shimano.<br />
-Sad to see so much electronic these days. Still love my cables.<br />
-Too many carbon FSA stems! <br />
-Its amazing how many pro teams are riding power meters on their race bikes now. With the weight of bikes coming down so much, there is no reason not to.<br />
-Lots of aero frames. Marketing? Or is the weight thing again? Why not ride an aero frame if your bike is at the weight limit (6.8kg/14.99lbs) already? <br />
-Still lots of saddle to bar drop for most riders. Kind of thought that was going away now that more teams are working with bike fitters. Seems pro riders still do what they want! <br />
-Every single bike has tubulars. Seems like a lot of talk about all these new "high performance clinchers". Pros don't seem to be listening... If you are racing, tubulars are still king, period.<br />
-These bikes were shot (I assume) after or before stage 1 at the Tour Down Under, a flat, fast day on the bike. The winner averaged just over 27.5mph. All but Kittel's bike feature each wheels sponsors medium or semi-low profile wheels. Almost all of these companies make a deep, more aero, wheel. I think this goes to show, first how aero many med profile wheels are in real world conditions, and how more often than not a medium depth, lighter wheel, is the right choice for a fast day in the saddle. Better acceleration and predictability in a nervous peloton. <br />
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I don't often get excited about specific teams, but this year I am excited to have Garmin on Cannondale's. Very cool to see these two partner.<br />
I just wish they would stop taking pictures of Ryder Hesjedal's bikes, they always look so goofy...<br />
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opened (July 2014) bike shop. I have worked at bike shops
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I am also an avid racer and hold a professional mountain
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in the single speed race. The Elite race was a bit of a mess (in more then one
way) and I had a rough ride, finally rolling across the line in 28<sup>th</sup>,
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Cannondale SuperSix EVO. </div>
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Seen here in "training mode", I didn't log many race miles on the EVO this year, but lots of training hours. Awesome bike, fast, light, smooth and responsive. Shown here with a pair of H Plus Son Archtype rims laced to a Power Tap hub. </div>
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Cannondale SuperX Hi-Mod. </div>
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Now these saw a lot of racing! Couldn't be happier with my set-up this year. Zipp 303 wheels and SRAM hydro disc/CX1 components. One of the best CX race bikes around. </div>
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Cannondale Scalpel </div>
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Finally a full suspension bike I feel fast on! Sad to see this one go, but happy to be on the same bike in 2015.</div>
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My goal with this blog is to show what I see everyday at the
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