tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post2581031934333869242..comments2023-03-24T21:49:49.118-04:00Comments on Dubious Prospects: It's a startGraydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-46269036896670290542013-03-04T21:21:21.111-05:002013-03-04T21:21:21.111-05:00Part of my hope with the STI shifters is that I wi...Part of my hope with the STI shifters is that I will shift more, yes. (and bend fewer chainrings!)<br /><br />I find that the bar-ends work fine, but I don't like taking my hands off everything to reach down there to shift. And the particular bar ends (SRAM R2C) are mechanically excellent but desirous of blood sacrifices; very pointy, not meant for the actual bar ends, and prone to stabbing Graydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-84292703543627345892013-03-04T19:01:05.449-05:002013-03-04T19:01:05.449-05:00Nice. That sounds like a lot of fun.
I have STI s...Nice. That sounds like a lot of fun.<br /><br />I have STI shifters on one bike. They mostly work fine. Biggest problems: limited trim adjustment on front derailleur; my small, slightly arthritic hands have trouble shifting among 3 rings on front derailleur, so I only change rings when I have to. Kinda negates the reason for having a triple up front. O.o The rear shifter is fine, because the Janice in GAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642298460152468319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-34990306461217665942013-03-04T10:23:38.906-05:002013-03-04T10:23:38.906-05:00New bike.
Very similar to the Experiment except a...New bike.<br /><br />Very similar to the Experiment except a)no couplers b)bottom bracket shell height 1cm higher c)head tube shorter d)lugged fork instead of a unicrown fork and e)chain stay length enough longer that the distance between the crank centre and the rear axle centre is 1cm greater. (I'd have to look to e sure, but I think 50cm to 51cm.)<br /><br />The hope is to keep the Graydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-77264625447206879432013-03-04T09:58:03.272-05:002013-03-04T09:58:03.272-05:00Is this a new bike, or a re-do of an older one? L...Is this a new bike, or a re-do of an older one? Looks like fun times ahead! Srsly.Janice in GAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642298460152468319noreply@blogger.com