On May 15, 5:42 pm, Michael Hechmer mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
As for 10 speed cassettes... it's hard to see what advantage they have for
recreational
touring riders.
Agreed. Even mountain bikes are being spec'd with 10 speed these
days. Ridiculous! But if your average
On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:26:38 PM UTC-7, William wrote:
Pardon me? I guess people that prefer metal can buy carbonif they
stop preferring metal.
Most of the people that prefer metal are those that prefer metal *instead
of* carbon. There's no third option (bamboo, plastic,
Wow! I can't wait! I have two custom builds scheduled in the near
future and with a good looking triple (with readily available parts/
service/ect) I'll make the jump back to Campy. Especially now that
Chris King makes Campy compatible hubs...good times!
On May 15, 3:40 pm, Aaron Schmidt
I put some low gears on my Atlantis:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robert-cooper-cycling/6905696438/in/photostream
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Looks like the old racing triple. The 30t biggest cog at least
affords a 1:1 low gear, sorta like using a cogset with a 34t with a
compact double. Campy's prices alone put them in a market by
themselves.
dougP
On May 15, 1:52 pm, robert zeidler zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote:
Not at all given
Who do you think Campagnolo's demographic is?
On May 15, 1:52 pm, robert zeidler zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote:
Not at all given the demographic.
On Tuesday, May 15, 2012, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Tue, 2012-05-15 at 13:40 -0700, Aaron Schmidt wrote:
At the risk of inciting a
Campy has always made wide range triple deraillers. For many years the
stock offering included three different length cages on the popular rear
deraillers. What baffles me is that they have, apparently discontinued
their excellent compact front derailler, which is a great fd for triples.
In
On Tue, 2012-05-15 at 14:42 -0700, Michael Hechmer wrote:
Campy has always made wide range triple deraillers. For many years
the stock offering included three different length cages on the
popular rear deraillers. What baffles me is that they have,
apparently discontinued their excellent
Also in that article is mention of a hollow metal crankset. That's nice
for those that prefer a metal crankset, but who don't like that it's an
extra half-pound or more.
On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 1:40:44 PM UTC-7, Aaron Schmidt wrote:
At the risk of inciting a religious war, I figured some
On Tue, 2012-05-15 at 14:54 -0700, William wrote:
Also in that article is mention of a hollow metal crankset. That's
nice for those that prefer a metal crankset, but who don't like that
it's an extra half-pound or more.
Well, can't those people buy a carbon one instead?
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compared to 9 speed; or even for that matter a 7 speed triple. I moved
away from 7 speed freewheels because they offered a 12 cog now an 11,
which offers the option for a smaller big ring. A 7 speed triple with
13-28 offers closely spaced gears and a decent low gear. A 9 speed 11-28,
can
Pardon me? I guess people that prefer metal can buy carbonif they stop
preferring metal.
Most of the people that prefer metal are those that prefer metal *instead of
* carbon. There's no third option (bamboo, plastic, marzipan). Some think
carbon cranks are ugly and metal ones look nice.
On Tue, 2012-05-15 at 17:26 -0700, William wrote:
Pardon me? I guess people that prefer metal can buy carbonif they
stop preferring metal.
Most of the people that prefer metal are those that prefer metal
instead of carbon. There's no third option (bamboo, plastic,
marzipan). Some
On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 1:40:44 PM UTC-7, Aaron Schmidt wrote:
At the risk of inciting a religious war, I figured some folks might
want to know that Campagnolo is coming out with some updated triples,
(slightly) wider 10 speed cassette (12-30:
12-13-14-15-17-19-21-24-27-30), and a long
been there, done that. I'm running a 10 speed Campy Centaur ( square
taper) triple that was originally 50-40-30 that I put a 28t small ring on.
I'm using an 8 speed shimaNo 11-30 cassette shifting with Simplex retro
friction down tube shifters. Centaur rear long cage derailleur too. 9
speed
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