Recent content by dirttorpedo

Interesting topic. I agree this is really subjective and has some strong regional variation. I'm from Vancouver so Syncros and Race Face are two hugely popular brands. Kooka on the other hand wasn't seen much around here. Ringle, Cook Bros. Racing, Nuke Proof, Thomson, Salsa are other brands...

what are SunTour users doing for cassets since their indexing is slightly different than shimanos?

You've grown an aero fairing like me!

Being 5'10' and riding an S/XS frame explains that long seat post.

I'm happy to have been able to keep the thread going.

Why are we talking about this here?

Alternate view here - go with friction shifters. If you want new I've heard good things about Rivendell Silver shifters. Otherwise, just get some vintage suntour or shimano XT thumbies.

Nice. Not a brand we saw here BITD, but I read about them in US magazines.

Wow, you must be very flexible with that saddle to bar drop!

That looks amazing!

I hate narrow bars and typically mount something modern in the 46cm range on my riders. Nitto noodles typically.

I feel that it was very common for companies to modify spec's throughout the season - that can include components, but might include finish/paint and potentially tubes/frame designs. I'd view the catalogue as the product managers ideal concept for the bike based on his/her perception on...

Non drive side tends to be easier to remove, so I remove it first. Is the cup bonded on the drive side of the bb?

If your concerned about aesthetics, but like the rigid ride that might be the play

Damn, another victim of the UCI rules