Recent content by justme

It depends on the environment. Sweat on your skin cools your body by using your heat to evaporate the water drawing heat out of the body. In a hot dry climate wicking the water away too quickly means there isn't enough moisture to draw an adequate amount of heat out of your body. So in a...

The 14spd Shimano is one of those ghosts that just won't go to rest. Shimano has a huge R&D division. They develop and patent 1000's of things that they have no real intention of making. Last I heard they averaged almost 1 patent filed per day for the last decade. The 14speed was one of...

I'd add that one should take everything in this thread loosely. There is a lot of good useful information in it, but at the same time there are plenty of pieces of bad information. The one that really stands out is mention of being able to feel spoke tension with experience, or gauge it based...

I would guess that with Litespeeds budget it only looks that way. It is far more likely that they just copied what they saw others doing.

These look nice for a mid-priced wheel: http://fairwheelbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=6533

$1250 is not the price of Dura Ace cranks. I'm not sure where that number came from. The retail price is around $700, but if you look you can find them for $500. That's really not even close to $1250. The Di2 kit does not cost $4500 without cranks. The basic shift kit (derailleurs...

The differences between 9 and 10 are very small. Bascially the only thing you have to do is keep your shifters matched to your cassette and chain. 9 spd shifters need a 9 speed cassette and chain, likewise for 10. Also the other non-compatible pairing would be 7700 or 7800 levers with 7900...

While Brandt has contributed much to this industry, it wasn't him that I based my opinion from. And I totally agree with you on the word as law attitude of some engineers. Perception on a bike is no replacement for actually measuring something. However at the same time, no lab can...

Ok, so lets talk about wheels. There is some good information in this thread, but there is also some stuff that is wrong. Fact 1. Elongation of spokes is a linear function. So once you have a suitable spoke tension adding tension does not add stiffness. A wheel with 100kgf will be no...

I don't understand this. You state that discs won't help road bikes at all. But then you go on to say they modulate power better. They allow for lighter rims. They allow for more aero rims. They alleviate heat build up in rims. You also missed the biggest benefit of them, they work...

Storck is a fantastic bike, I have a few of them. The Fenom is a good bike but not what I'd consider the best choice from Storck. Don't get me wrong, it really is a nice frameset, but go a step up or a step down in price and find two framesets which are both better. If weight is...

It's actually very simple and has nothing to do with motorcycles or mtb. It has to do with what Davidg mentioned. While riding in traffic you should be able to signal for a turn and operate the rear brake. So if you're riding on the left side of the road you are signaling with your right hand...

Actually I disagree that it's bad for the other riders. Over the last week I've spoken to almost a dozen of the riders from Ouch, Bmc and Fly V. All of them were excited that LA, Levi and Horner would be there. The reason is that it's good for them in every way. Most feel that with only 3...

Carbon bikes can be great, but they can also be crap. It's tough to generalize a bike based on it's material. You can get good and bad bikes that are carbon and you can get the same from aluminum. In the end it comes down to your needs in a bike. Think about the aspects that matter the...

I own and ride both regularly. The differences are significant. Without regard to personal preferences like looks, fit etc. the SR11 is great, but the Di2 is so much better. Shimano already had the best shifting front system, and now it's even better. The rear shifts without thought...