pro gear thread

[ray j willings]

Re: Re:

Arus bike.

No electronics.

We have seen this countess times . The top GC riders just not risking electronic.

 

[ray j willings]

Quintana's from the tour.

 

[Bustedknuckle]

Re: Re:

Arus bike.

No electronics.

We have seen this countess times . The top GC riders just not risking electronic.

Astana, right? Their sponsorship calls for mechanical Campagnolo, the others, Moviestar, Europecar, Lotto..electronic..has nothing to do with 'top GC' riders and what they want.

Froome bike..all these guys on Electronic.

http://www.letour.fr/

 

[ray j willings]

Re: Re:

Arus bike.

No electronics.

We have seen this countess times . The top GC riders just not risking electronic.

Astana, right? Their sponsorship calls for mechanical Campagnolo, the others, Moviestar, Europecar, Lotto..electronic..has nothing to do with 'top GC' riders and what they want.

Froome bike..all these guys on Electronic.

http://www.letour.fr/

No your wrong heres a quote from Nibali in reply to Cycling news.

CN: One last question about the bike you ride. I noticed you were one of the few riders to still use Campagnolo mechanical gears. Is there a specific reason?

VN: I used the new Campagnolo electronic gears at the world championships and at the end of the season. I also use electronic components when I'm training at home but I like to have the option to choose in races. Both work really well but there's a slightly different feeling between the two systems.

In important races or stages I've opted to use mechanical gears to avoid any kind of risk, such as damage from a crash or if you chain jumps. If you make a mistake when using mechanical gears, you know is your fault, when you use electronic gears, it could be the computer's fault. When you prepare for a race like the Tour de France for months and look to minimise every risk and maximise every effort you make, I think it's normal to be careful and look at every tiny detail. Hence my decision to stay with what I know

Contador and a few others as well opted for mechanical for the same reasons.
Sky have had numerous problems.

 

[42x16ss]

Re: Re:

Arus bike.

No electronics.

We have seen this countess times . The top GC riders just not risking electronic.

Astana, right? Their sponsorship calls for mechanical Campagnolo, the others, Moviestar, Europecar, Lotto..electronic..has nothing to do with 'top GC' riders and what they want.

Froome bike..all these guys on Electronic.

http://www.letour.fr/

No your wrong heres a quote from Nibali in reply to Cycling news.

CN: One last question about the bike you ride. I noticed you were one of the few riders to still use Campagnolo mechanical gears. Is there a specific reason?

VN: I used the new Campagnolo electronic gears at the world championships and at the end of the season. I also use electronic components when I'm training at home but I like to have the option to choose in races. Both work really well but there's a slightly different feeling between the two systems.

In important races or stages I've opted to use mechanical gears to avoid any kind of risk, such as damage from a crash or if you chain jumps. If you make a mistake when using mechanical gears, you know is your fault, when you use electronic gears, it could be the computer's fault. When you prepare for a race like the Tour de France for months and look to minimise every risk and maximise every effort you make, I think it's normal to be careful and look at every tiny detail. Hence my decision to stay with what I know

Contador and a few others as well opted for mechanical for the same reasons.
Sky have had numerous problems.

That's what I suspected, Campagnolo will always give the biggest Italian around name whatever he asks for.

 

[ray j willings]

Re: Re:

Erviti's broken bike....no motor conspiracy then...

I think they broke more than one frame at La Vuelta.

They did. It was least 2 maybe more.
That's quite shocking when you think about it. That top tube has just failed big time

 

[ray j willings]

Froome's frame looks quite short. [Custom job ?] The back wheel looks smaller than the front "illusion"
It does look small. He seems his seat post could go a bit higher. Mind you he won the tour so I'm sure he knows what he's doing....

 

[ray j willings]

Valverdes early season machine ...stem looks cool.

 

[ray j willings]

Horners Vuelta bike , he loves a spacer

 

[ray j willings]

Thinking about Landis and how I doubt you would see any other rider with a stem set up like he had. [ hip problems]

 

[Bustedknuckle]

Re: Re:

Arus bike.

No electronics.

We have seen this countess times . The top GC riders just not risking electronic.

Astana, right? Their sponsorship calls for mechanical Campagnolo, the others, Moviestar, Europecar, Lotto..electronic..has nothing to do with 'top GC' riders and what they want.

Froome bike..all these guys on Electronic.

http://www.letour.fr/

No your wrong heres a quote from Nibali in reply to Cycling news.

CN: One last question about the bike you ride. I noticed you were one of the few riders to still use Campagnolo mechanical gears. Is there a specific reason?

VN: I used the new Campagnolo electronic gears at the world championships and at the end of the season. I also use electronic components when I'm training at home but I like to have the option to choose in races. Both work really well but there's a slightly different feeling between the two systems.

In important races or stages I've opted to use mechanical gears to avoid any kind of risk, such as damage from a crash or if you chain jumps. If you make a mistake when using mechanical gears, you know is your fault, when you use electronic gears, it could be the computer's fault. When you prepare for a race like the Tour de France for months and look to minimise every risk and maximise every effort you make, I think it's normal to be careful and look at every tiny detail. Hence my decision to stay with what I know

Contador and a few others as well opted for mechanical for the same reasons.
Sky have had numerous problems.

All of Astana are on mechanical Campagnolo..it's a sponsorship gig. Who on Lotto, Movistar or Europecar use mechanical?

'Sky have had numerous problems'?? Where didja read that?

Contador has gotten burned before with mostly spam stuff, I'm not surprised he uses mechanical..Spartucus on the cobbles because the shift levers are so small on shimano levers.

 

[ray j willings]

Re: Re:

Arus bike.

No electronics.

We have seen this countess times . The top GC riders just not risking electronic.

Astana, right? Their sponsorship calls for mechanical Campagnolo, the others, Moviestar, Europecar, Lotto..electronic..has nothing to do with 'top GC' riders and what they want.

Froome bike..all these guys on Electronic.

http://www.letour.fr/

No your wrong heres a quote from Nibali in reply to Cycling news.

CN: One last question about the bike you ride. I noticed you were one of the few riders to still use Campagnolo mechanical gears. Is there a specific reason?

VN: I used the new Campagnolo electronic gears at the world championships and at the end of the season. I also use electronic components when I'm training at home but I like to have the option to choose in races. Both work really well but there's a slightly different feeling between the two systems.

In important races or stages I've opted to use mechanical gears to avoid any kind of risk, such as damage from a crash or if you chain jumps. If you make a mistake when using mechanical gears, you know is your fault, when you use electronic gears, it could be the computer's fault. When you prepare for a race like the Tour de France for months and look to minimise every risk and maximise every effort you make, I think it's normal to be careful and look at every tiny detail. Hence my decision to stay with what I know

Contador and a few others as well opted for mechanical for the same reasons.
Sky have had numerous problems.

All of Astana are on mechanical Campagnolo..it's a sponsorship gig. Who on Lotto, Movistar or Europecar use mechanical?

'Sky have had numerous problems'?? Where didja read that?

Contador has gotten burned before with mostly spam stuff, I'm not surprised he uses mechanical..Spartucus on the cobbles because the shift levers are so small on shimano levers.[/quote]

Wiggo at the Giro del trentino is the most famous Di2 failure There's been quite a few.

"The Tour de France winner was chasing Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) on the climb when his gears seemed to slip and spin out. He was using a compact Shimano SRM chainset and a lowest gear of 36x28. For some reason the gears refused to work perfectly"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QprXnpzS9_I
http://cyclocosm.com/2013/07/can-we-please-stop-ruining-bike-races-with-electronic-shifting/


"Most of the Shimano teams are opting for the electronic Di2 version, but a small handful of riders, including Fabian Cancellara, prefer the mechanical version"


"few kilometers later Pinot was off the bike again, waiting for a new bike, kicking the ground while on the verge of exploding at his team caravan vehicle during the second bike swap. Altogether, it was very public meltdown from a French rider during a key stage of France’s biggest race.

FDJ team manager Marc Madiot told the media that Pinot’s issues were related to a failure of his Di2 battery"

I could post more. Lets keep the thread moving

 

[ray j willings]

Nibs Tour bike

 

[Benotti69]

Re:

Nibs Tour bike

Dont like the colours of that. Bit dull for me and not a classic...

 

[ray j willings]

Aru's bike looks great red ...very nice.

 

[ray j willings]

back the truck up ...nice bunch of BMC bikes

 

[Benotti69]

Re:

Aru's bike looks great red ...very nice.

Much better. Some paint jobs are over designed.

 

[ray j willings]

Aru's bike

 

[ray j willings]

Superzero deda bars,,light and aero 230grms.

stem to match 130grms =110mm

 

[ray j willings]

DeanEasy (named for its inventor, Alberto Deanesi, pronounced “day-on-ay’-zee”) has a Tufo tubular tire without tread on it that is inflated to high pressure (up to 8 bar, or 116psi) through a Presta valve. Surrounding the Presta valve is an air collar connected to an aluminum Schrader valve coming off at an angle; it allows inflation of the (sealant-filled) tubeless tire that surrounds the tubular. The tubular, like the high-pressure inner chamber of Schwalbe’s ProCore and of the Michelin DH system, presses the tubeless tire’s beads outward against the rim walls and prevents burping when cornering hard, even at pressures in the outer tire as low as 1 bar (14.5psi). It also prevents pinch flats and rim damage when banging rocks at such low pressure

 

[King Boonen]

DeanEasy (named for its inventor, Alberto Deanesi, pronounced “day-on-ay’-zee”) has a Tufo tubular tire without tread on it that is inflated to high pressure (up to 8 bar, or 116psi) through a Presta valve. Surrounding the Presta valve is an air collar connected to an aluminum Schrader valve coming off at an angle; it allows inflation of the (sealant-filled) tubeless tire that surrounds the tubular. The tubular, like the high-pressure inner chamber of Schwalbe’s ProCore and of the Michelin DH system, presses the tubeless tire’s beads outward against the rim walls and prevents burping when cornering hard, even at pressures in the outer tire as low as 1 bar (14.5psi). It also prevents pinch flats and rim damage when banging rocks at such low pressure

It's a good idea, it just doesn't seem to work...

 

[ray j willings]

Tech heads ,,,heads up
The customization of Campagnolo EPS electronic shifters lagged behind Shimano’s eTube system for years; with eTube, you can plug a Di2 upper junction box into a PC to update firmware, reconfigure shift-button assignment, alter shift speed, diagnose issues, and indicate exact battery level. Now, however, Campagnolo’s myEPS Android app (coming for iPhone) offers these options wirelessly

The myEPS app allows Android users with Campagnolo’s internal EPS battery to, for instance, make all shifting commands come from either the right or the left lever: the shift paddle and thumb lever on a single lever can control the rear derailleur, and pushing its mode button shifts the front derailleur. Alternatively, to put rear shifting literally at the tips of the fingers when in the drops, in Campagnolo’s Sprinter mode, the left EPS shift paddle shifts to a higher gear (smaller rear cog), the right shift paddle moves the chain to a larger rear cog, and the thumb levers control the front derailleur

 

[ray j willings]

DeanEasy (named for its inventor, Alberto Deanesi, pronounced “day-on-ay’-zee”) has a Tufo tubular tire without tread on it that is inflated to high pressure (up to 8 bar, or 116psi) through a Presta valve. Surrounding the Presta valve is an air collar connected to an aluminum Schrader valve coming off at an angle; it allows inflation of the (sealant-filled) tubeless tire that surrounds the tubular. The tubular, like the high-pressure inner chamber of Schwalbe’s ProCore and of the Michelin DH system, presses the tubeless tire’s beads outward against the rim walls and prevents burping when cornering hard, even at pressures in the outer tire as low as 1 bar (14.5psi). It also prevents pinch flats and rim damage when banging rocks at such low pressure

It's a good idea, it just doesn't seem to work...

That's a shame. That looks like a great idea and just having an angle to use a normal pump would be great.

 

[ray j willings]

Campy direct mount brakes. DM seems to be the way to go these days

 

[ray j willings]

High end fancy brake makers EE now make DM brakes