Recent content by dsut4392

Re: Re: As you've explicitly permitted disagreement, let me oblige :D If it's not a major burden on your budget, I'm absolutely fine with spending $500 and more on a kids' bike, for a kid who is likely to ride it. The differences in geo, weight and quality of kit you get on the better bikes...

1) too big, single tube, compact patch kit, small multi tool and plastic banknote which doubles as emergency tyre boot are enough. CO2 is for suckers, just use a small pump. I don't need tyre levers to change a tyre. 2) if people are sad enough to by looking at my saddle bag, I'll happily offend...

If you're riding 6500km to cross Australia, you may as well finish the job by doing Tasmania as well :D

Re: Not really sure what you're trying to say about trickle-down potential. Tektro branded brakes are built to a pricepoint, whereas the Shimano Ultegra/XT brakes are positioned as 'top performance at a reasonable price'. Having ridden multiple brands of MTB disc brakes since 2003, I have to...

Re: Cardboard box with minimal handles and the baggage handlers can't get a good enough grip to really chuck it:) I don't travel with my bike much, and always used to use just a standard cardboard bike box, until the day one tore badly and a few things fell out. Since then I still use the...

Re: Rivers and streams are exclusively found at the bottom of downhills, so you should be able to get a bit of speed:) If you're after serious suggestions, most of them are more obvious than my flippant ones in the previous post: - If it's rideable, you will probably be faster riding it...

I have seen a couple of different methods for wheel deep and above water. 1) Get yourself up to warp speed, and get your weight well back as you hit the water. As your bike comes to a sudden stop in the deep water, launch yourself over the bars like superman and do a belly-flop. 2) Get yourself...

Re: Care to share where you got them at that price?

Am I the only one who thinks Landa should have been called back before the summit of Finestre, as soon as the group got away from Contador? Kangert, Landa and Aru working together should have seen Aru take the pink, even if it handed the stage to Uran (Hesjedal and Kruijswijk would have probably...

I'm actually seeing the market for disc brakes starting in the middle range, as opposed to 'trickle-down' from 'money no object' bikes. There are quite a few disc equipped bikes popping up under average joes, even if hard-core riders and Freds are still shunning them. I can only think of two...

Re: Re: Surely the fact that Campy NA won't warranty imported goods isn't a significant problem, Campy never breaks does it? :D Distributors that also operate retail are scum. "Will beat any competitor's offer by 10%"..."Competitor? You're the bloody wholesaler you *******!"

Re: Same story in Australia. Distributors in general (having worked with more than a few in a previous 'career' as manager of an outdoor store) aren't interested in helping bricks & mortar stores help retail customers. If they have an exclusive deal with a major brand it's usually one or two...

Re: Re: Ahahahaha, Johnny-come-lately with 2 posts calling out a longstanding forum member as a shill or a troll :D Do yourself a favour and check out VeloFidelis' posting history, you may find a PM with an apology is appropriate:)

FWIW, my experience of mail order: Chainreaction - spent $thousands, wheelsets, tires, components, everything has been retail packaging. Wiggle - again spent $ thousands, 80% retail packaging with the occasional OEM (e.g. shimano cassettes) Merlin - purchased a couple of shimano MTB groupsets...

Re: Re: I agree, within a team it will be an all-or-none decision to be made, but I think the decision will be more at the frame or groupset sponsor level than team leader. As for neutral service, now that everyone [at least protour level] is on 11sp which is cross-compatible between brands...