Biking '10 part 2

[spade2you]

The bike was around 95ish, my usual pressure is 115, pumped it up to there, as for contact I don't have any further adjustment then putting the roller at the 700c notch

Hmmm, interesting. Most seem to have some knob to fine tune the contact point since a 700c rim is always the same distance from the skewer, although tires may vary in size.

 

[Ziltoid]

Bah, I might see this as a goal, to blow up the training tire this winter, hehehe hammer time!

 

[My name is Mudd]

Yeah, if you're burning rubber on your trainer, the roller contact is too tight. Back it off until you can just still get traction while standing up and hammering.

 

[Ziltoid]

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That's my manual, see anything to adjust it the way you propose, I might just nto know what I'm looking for haha?

 

[Figjam]

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[bassteban]

NARD GUARD

 

[My name is Mudd]

Whoa...that's a Paramount, and is that an old-skool Synchros stem?

- Editing to ask if that's a Waterford Paramount or a PDG? Can't tell from the pic...

 

[bassteban]

pump tit @ back of head tube- road frame?
can't see the dropouts clearly... Ken, you're the expert here- are those road or genuine track angles?

Edit: I think I can see a der hanger...

 

[My name is Mudd]

Between the pump peg and what look like dropout adjuster screws on the rear, I'm saying road. - editing to +1 on the hanger -

Angle-wise; Paramount has been know to build some steep road frames on occasion...my '89 OS frame is 59.5 to the top, 74 parallel, and a 97.5cm wheelbase. Short, steep, and WICKED-twitchy at anything above 35 mph or so...

 

[bassteban]

Yeah, I recall us discussing a deal w/that frame- WAAAY wrong geometry for me & my fish story-tellingly long ape-arms and long torso. Also slowed, old-guy reflexes...

 

[My name is Mudd]

Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that...

One thing that frame was good for is climbing - when it was set up as a geared road bike, it'd go uphill all day like a dream. Problem was, once I got to the top, I'd usually have to come back down again, and that's when life got...exciting...

 

[Ziltoid]

Just did my first ride with my new GP4000s (received them today) and wow, just wow so much smoother, cheap tires never again!

 

[spade2you]

Just did my first ride with my new GP4000s (received them today) and wow, just wow so much smoother, cheap tires never again!

Very durable and race worthy tire. I've been using them for several years. I'm half tempted to downgrade to Gatorskins for reduced cost, increased durability, and increased resistance in an effort to make myself work harder to keep up with the pack outside of racing.

 

[Ziltoid]

too bad they are on alexrims da22...lol

 

[spade2you]

too bad they are on alexrims da22...lol

Tough to change them? I know my Campy rims are a royal pain in tha ass to put on the Continentals. Think I might get some form of cheap Mavic for the power tap wheel and eventually get a matching front rim.

 

[Ziltoid]

Took me less then 20min to change both, my point is just that they are cheap wheels with no-so-cheap tires

Yes I'm crying about my gear, AGAIN... I really regret not spending more for a better bike/compo/etc

 

[My name is Mudd]

...downgrade to Gatorskins...

They make killer winter tires, if nothing else.

 

[Ziltoid]

I just had this killer plan, I'll ask money for Christmas and buy wheels and(maybe) a groupo with it (and some more I already have haha)!

PBK currently has the 105 5600 at about 500$ and the 5700 at 600 so who knows, I might not go Sram

edit: I have a feeling I'll always want better

 

[username n/a]

Guyyyyyys, I miss my bike.

 

[Ziltoid]

I miss the bike I could potentially own someday lol, I'm doomed.