Recent content by Master50

I am just breaking new Bont Vapour after 7 years on Bont A2. I got the speedplay option too which is not advertised either. My A2s were wide and spacious. I went to Bont from Specialized. Sidi never quite made it for my wide feet. Put me down as a Bont supporter

Colnagos got straight bladed forks in the 1980's i believe and the bars are definitely changed. this bike would have been built with drop bars but the person preferred to sit upright. A very high end run about. as dirty as it looks there is little rust on it either. the rims are also anodized...

Actually cat eye makes an inexpensive all plastic cage that never lets go and lighter than most carbon cages. cheap, not that ugly, light and has absolutely no snob appeal. MTB performance. Metal cages I like elite traditional SS cages Bottles will pop out on rough roads. Arundles for bling and...

Re: i second this. Not sure of the model but one of their heavier (still light) carbon cages works well enough for MTB riding.

Re: No one needs proof anymore but I do appreciate the concern by the riders. Crashing is bad enough without worrying about getting cut too. I just read the forensic report on Ventoso, Chainring. Saw the test with a shoe and disk brake. could not cut it even with a motor driving the wheel...

Disk brakes are a real solution to the heat problem on carbon clinchers. It completely solves the overheated rim problem.

My current 29er FS is lighter than my last titanium HT. I had a 26 FS in between. After 20 years of hard tails I won't be buying a Hard tail again. the 29 FS improved my riding a lot.

Front brakes on the right is more related to motorcycles and those that ride them. they have the front brake on the right, clutch on the left. Many pros now ride off the shelf bikes that may not be designed for them. IE the stem to seat height drop is less for we consumer types. what that...

Medical tape. The difference between any bud that plugs your ear canal and one that does not is the possible ability to hear things around you too. I do like to listen to music when I ride alone. Simple open ear buds with the volume set low. I want to hear outside my head. I am not looking for...

Anyone think the French girl was also pushing her to the rail? in one view it looked like the French girl was pushing up track even after they passed the fallen rider

I started out with tubulars in 86. By 89 I was changing to clinchers. In all honestly I was not realizing the differences. I was not cat 1 or even cat 3 to really stretch the clincher technology, never mind the cost. Tubulars were 65 to a hundred bucks and a flat could and usually did mean big...

Typical the people that can easily avoid looking just have to and then tell us how immoral and outrageous we are. The poll for all it is worth clearly demonstrates that %18 of men that object also cannot self censor. Thanks for being so concerned for our moral choices. Frankly the standards are...

My wife looked and never was offended, we debated this several times and it is still the best thread in this forum. Just more PC nanny. Why cannot people self censor. If you don't like it don't look. The clinic is by far the most offensive part of this forum. It breeds incivility and lends to...

bike The bike looks good enough to set up as you like but probably not too much money. I like the chrome look on steel frames so no black components for that bike. I would replace the rings to a 53/ 38 0r 39 and look for a set of 10 speed shifters, rear Der and wide range road cassette. 25...

Re: I too have problems with campy's pin. I still use campy chains as they have given me great service, Once I got the pin right I have never had a broken chain but do carry a quick link. I find my chain runs dead silent when using royal purple on my summer bike or padres wet on the rain bike...