Recent content by rochester21

Another great piece of information, thank you. I am slowly but surely starting to believe shimano's low and mid range components are now better than the top of the line stuff simply because the low end of today uses tried and tested tech, the same shimano was using 10-20 years ago. And i...

I had no ideea that the lower tier models use plain steel vs stainless on the inside, i guess as long as they're greased they can't corrode anyway? Thanks for the tip on the sora hubs, very useful indeed. Found a couple of ultegra 6800 hubs for 70 quid a pair, that's more expensive than...

That's Tour de France, mate.

Cyclists should also drink petrol instead of beer and occupy at least as much space on the road as a Ford Transit, while making equal amounts of smoke and noise. Because- we're all the same.

I don't think you are heavier than me, i weigh 136 kg and in the last 14 months i have been riding a 2004 Merida with 32 hole ultegra 6500 hubs laced to standard alexrims rims and 23mm tires. No spoke was lost, but i managed to get the real wheel out of true once when passing train tracks, this...

Thanks for the encouraging advice, it's true that with traditional hubs one has to be aware of the tightness of the nuts and the condition of the grease. That being said, my best hubs are the Campagnolo Record found on a cheap 1983 Basso road bike. Mine seem to be running on a special oil...

Next time use better drugs(maybe ask Lance?). Riding a bike on the motorway is not a good ideea precisely because it makes it difficult to escape the police. Try chasing a fit cyclist on a country road or on city streets, the police car is at a disadvantage. Well, they never caught ME anyway...

If anyone can answer this it's you retro freaks(happy to be a member here). I am thinking about replacing the generic oem hubs on one of my road bikes, but i'm confused about what shimano hubs to choose. I know ultegra hubs are just about perfect and last a long time, but design wise isn't...

Somewhat true, but then again a road race bike isn't built with comfort in mind, it's a racing bike. There is however a solution, buy a endurance road frame with a compact handlebar and raise it using spacers and a stem with pozitive angle. This way you will have a more upright position...

I was looking at a modern bike review the other day and the bike featured an 8 speed cassette, being part of the shimano claris groupset. Anyway, the reviews struck me in one area, which is the difference between the old 8 speed cassette(and older) and the new 11, 12 speed cassettes which are...

I like how carbon fiber frames look, but i don't trust them because i'm heavy but also they are definitely weaker in the face of wear and tear than metal frames. When i ride my 20, 40 year old steel frame i never worry about cracks or the frame coming apart under me, not even during crashes...

Nobody minds anything, good to hear your opinion man. This is a free topic, hippie style. It's all about the bikes!

Nobody likes Ebikes, until they need one. I am happy that an ebike helped you get back on a bike and even though i don't want to think about it, if one day i have to ditch my old bikes for an electrically assisted one i will do it. It's all about riding, doesn't matter much what bike you...

The notion that fat people cannot enjoy a lighter bike is just incorrect. Let me explain. I weight now 135 kg and much enjoy riding my 9.5 kg road bike iver my old 14 kg vintage mtb. It's because the road bike is so easy to mive that i end up being much faster and doing more km on it than on...

I like that room. Just old bikes and cassette decks stuffed together, sort of like a retro nut's treasure cave. Thumbs up from me and thanks for the info. Still, does STI work with an italian cassette from the 80s?