Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

christian

Why are there only two people on the podium, was there only two in the race?

christian

Ok, its been a while since the last update and I actually rode the bike to Waterfall this morning. I've been told I should put up some pictures of the finished product. It doesn't ride too bad, I think it feels a bit whippy, this could be due to the fact it doesn't have a chain stay bridge as you ne...

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The clothing is in and down at the track. Come down and see me this week Monday and Wednesday nights from 6.30. Closer to 6.30 is preferable. I'll be away for the first two weeks of March so I'll arrange for someone else to look after the clothing.

christian

The normal Waterfall bunch ride is on this weekend.

christian

I know I don't get extra points, but I punctured my rim today. Nail, through tyre, tube and inside of the rim.

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06.0 Johnj(2)
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05.0 James C(4)
04.5 mikesbytes(6)
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01.0 Eleri(1), Tim Llewellyn(1) JoTheBuilder(1), Christian(1)
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The frame has come back from Bundy's and with a little tip he gave me to straighten up the rear triangle. The back end wasn't out that far and I had to move one of the dropouts down about 1.5mm. This was pretty easy to do. Next is the paint, I decided to spray it with a rust inhibitor first, inside ...

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They are the standard Zona stays, 16mm diameter at the top with 0.7mm walls. Spirit is even bigger, 17mm but with 0.5mm walls so it works out lighter and they are a slightly different material.

christian

Its been a while since I've posted an update, construction hadn't stalled, I have just been too lazy to put the pictures up. The next job was to put the brake bridge in. I carefully worked out where it had to go, worked out the miter angles and set to cutting it down. My seat stays are quite close t...

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I'm pretty sure I've already answered that one Poppy, you don't need to order jerseys unless you are after a size we don't have. Best way to do it is to come down to the velodrome on a Monday or Wednesday night between 6.30 and 8.30pm, the start of the night is better. Cycling clothing doesn't work ...

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Poppy, you don't need to order jerseys unless you are after a size we don't have. Best way to do it is to come down to the velodrome on a Monday or Wednesday night between 6.30 and 8.30pm, the start of the night is better.

christian

The order has been placed, stand by for payment options.

christian

Bib knicks $120 S JoTheBuilder M Dougie, Julio, David Lamb (1), Mark L (1) L MikeC (1), Anthony (1) XL Skin suit (specify long or short sleeve) $160 S Eleri (Womens long sleeve) M L MikeC (1 long sleeve), Craig W (long sleeve) XL Jerseys XL Scully- Womens (1) Race fit Jerseys M- Alex C(1) L- Mark L ...

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I can order race fit jerseys if you want one, just put it on the list

christian

Bib knicks $120
S JoTheBuilder
M Dougie, Julio, David Lamb (1)
L MikeC (1), Anthony (1)
XL

Skin suit (specify long or short sleeve) $160
S Eleri (Womens)
M
L MikeC (1 long sleeve)
XL

Jerseys
XL Womens 1

christian

The order will be going in this Friday the 6th so you have tomorrow to decide if you want anything.

christian

First of all to answer Alex's questions there are very few seat lugs that contain sockets for seat stays, the ones I'm using do not. The idea was to miter the seat stays so they joined the seat lug just below the clamp bolt. The problem occurred when I did a bad job at a miter. I had decided to just...

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If you don't like the way they kick up at the front and they have sufficient length in them then you can just cut them down. A 30 second job.

Also if you can't get low enough look at using a mountain bike stem and put it on upside down, you can get some pretty steep angles.

christian

I've been a bit slack with the photo taking. Next to do was attaching the rear dropouts to the chain stays. I shortened the stays by 15mm and then cut a slot in the wheel end. Next the drops were cleaned up and then I brazed them using a nickle bronze filler as I needed to fill up the gap in the end...

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I've been busy. Its a good thing I like a challenge, it has definitely been that. Its been about 20 years since I did anything substantial with an oxy touch, its coming back to me. I started with something easy, the internal cable guide for the brake cable, getting the brass tube though the hole was...

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The extrusions and aluminium brackets came from 8020 (8020.com.au) and cost a small fortune, that bill was about $330. Its been a busy afternoon, the main triangles tubes are all cut and mitered, all but the seat lug are filed out and cleaned up on the inside. I'm doing the mitering using a program ...

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Its been a while since the last update, work on this project staled for a while whilst I renovated my kitchen. Now its time to get stuck into it. The jig is finished, and I must say its jigtastic. There are a few modifications/additions I have thought of, but they can wait till I'm back at work and ...

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That's what I was going to do, but as there is a late fee it'll cost $45 to race at Tempe with no prize money, not that I would be winning any anyway, but it's not the point. They must have changed the category of the race. I may just come down and help out.

christian

Does anyone know if you can enter on the day as it has been in the past?

christian

Unfortunately we don't have any skin suits in stock, generally if you wear small jerseys and knicks then you can get into a small SS.

christian

Get your orders in soon, as we seem to have run out of large jerseys so I'll be putting an order in just after the new year, I figured there is no point in doing it right now.

christian

I looked into this about 12 months ago, to add my bikes to my home contents insurance jacked up the premium cost by about $500, but that was for all my bikes. Even if I just insured the one I do chain up in random locations it was still a couple of hundred more. Realistically you only need to insure...

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Small update. I've completed the frame design in a CAD package. The model is almost up to the point where I'm prepared to put up a picture, just a few small fixes. In the mean time here is a picture of a jig design I slapped together this arvo. I looked at lots of jigs, both commercial and the DIY v...

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Its going to be a straight bladed fork, getting them curved the same amount would require me to make a jig. I'm using a fork crown with a 7 degree tilt so I can have straight blades.

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Its a lugged frame so its silver soldered together. TIG welded frames are lugless and thus require a jig or it would be impossible to get it straight.

christian

Also known as Christian's adventures in frame building. I've always wanted to build my own frame and I've finally gotten around to doing it. I'm going for a new fixie frame. After doing some quick calculations and doing a really rough drawing in Solidworks I ordered the tubes and lugs. Now I have th...

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There are women's knicks. The men's one will have longer legs and I believe the chamois is different. I'm not sure about the sizing difference between the Nalini and CS skin suits. I'm pretty sure all the ordered SS from the last order have been picked up, I can see what I can do about samples if th...

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What about a batch of slim/race fit jerseys for the particularly svelte amongst us? You could fit 2 of me inside my current jersey, although it is a Nalini. I see no problem in getting some race fit jerseys, but we won't keep stock, so if you want one you'll need to order it. If there is enough int...

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I'll look at putting in the next clothing order once I get the numbers, this will be mainly for pre-order items. Add your name to the list if you want something. I'll finalise the order once we have 10 of one type of item. Prices to be confirmed shortly. Bib knicks $120 S M L XL Skin suit (specify l...

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1. Driver- The Bike Shoppe Brekkie 2. Simon Llewellyn -The Bike Shoppe Brekkie, coffee 3. Jessica Llewellyn - The Highland Fling Brekkie, Coffee 4. Nathan 5. Michael Clement - Free Range Eggs - scrambled on toasted turkish bread, Coffee 6. Amy Vesty 7. Christian - French Toast with banana, bacon &am...

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No broken bones this year. The three man team started out well and we were moving up places before out race ending crash occurred. The course this year was an hour glass arrangement with the red lap being 12km with the climb up mount Stromlo and the associated decent and the blue lap being flatish (...

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You're a SSer when you actually think riding a SS is a better way to get around, they all need help.

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Destroying a derailleur will help, although I've never done that. I like to think that your most expensive bike determines what sort of cyclist you are, it makes me a mountain biker, even though I have three other bikes that get ridden more.

christian

Being in white gives me a good chance of getting a fast partner, Alex?

Teams.

DHBC Red
1.
2.

DHBC White
1. Christian
2.

Bernard Beer
1.
2.

Ireland Green
1.
2.

Tinkoff Yellow
1.
2.

christian

Should this discussion be carried on on the forum. I think that if people wish to be made ride leaders they should come and discuss it with a member of the committee or a ride leader who can point them to the relevant people to talk to. Perhaps this thread should be locked now.

christian

I knew I'd get a response from you Stuart. I agree that some the faster people who are qualified don't want to ride with the slower bunches as it takes time away from their training. Having people who regularly ride with the C25's and C28's get the qualification makes sense, but if the ride leader g...

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Being reimbursed the money for the course would be subject to approval by the committee.

Now for my 2 cents worth, the ride leader should be stronger then the other riders in the group, so if you are only a C25 level rider then there may not be too much point. This is just my opinion.

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1. Lizanne- Small/meduim 2. Mike - Large/XLarge 3. Tim - Medium 4. Peter T - 2x small/medium 5. Andrew B - small/medium 6. Eleri - small/medium 7. Alex D - small/medium 8. Mark L- small/medium 9. Jo Skinner - small/medium 10. James F - small/medium 11. Tim Llewellyn - LARGE 12. Christian - small/med...

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That table is only from aerodynamics tests. The other important factor for the track is wheel stiffness. You can have the most aerodynamic wheel around but if it isn't very stiff then there is a big lose in getting the power from your legs to the ground. You need to consider both these factors if yo...

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Sounds like fun/painful. I should be there and I'll help the winner consume their amber sports drinks if they need help.

christian

Just pick a date and we'll see who can make it.

christian

Just entered "Triple D", Alex, John and myself. Aiming for a podium finish this year, maybe, if Johns knee recovers and I actually train.

christian

Clothing has arrived. It can be collected down at the track. In my absence Camilla has volunteered to look after the distribution. I'll be down at the track today at the omnium and Monday and Wednesday of this week, then its over to Camilla until I return from a work trip. If you haven't paid, and t...

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Winter clothing has arrived. It can be collected down at the track. In my absence Camilla has volunteered to look after the distribution. I'll be down at the track today at the omnium and Monday and Wednesday of this week, then its over to Camilla until I return from a work trip. If you haven't paid...

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Its all been paid for and is due to arrive on Friday. If by some chance you haven't paid yet then you can just pay when you pick it up.

christian

I want to have the most fun and exciting day of my life so far: (Copy & paste name for a Hotel booking)
1. Driver
2. Simon Llewellyn
3. Jessica Llewellyn
4. Lindsay Munks
5. Michael Clement
6. Amy Vesty
7. Christian
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christian

In my travels today I found a kids bike on the side of the road. After a little work, rebuilt both hubs, re-greased the headset, removed any unnecessary weight. I left the chain guard on not for safety, but because I would have had to remove the cranks to get it off. I even tried to find a way to tu...

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I can do before then, 25/26th June, maybe the weekend before.

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If you are going to discount Mike's kms then you'll have to discount all kms done on rollers or a trainer.

christian

There is a good chance I'll be there.

christian

Pre payment is now required as the order has been placed. At this point you can pay in cash at the velodrome on a Monday or Wednesday night from 6.30pm till 8.30pm. I'm going to be away from the 25th of May till the 14th of June but I will arrange for someone else to collect the money on my behalf. ...

christian

Pre payment is now required as the order has been placed. At this point you can pay in cash at the velodrome on a Monday or Wednesday night from 6.30pm till 8.30pm. I'm going to be away from the 25th of May till the 14th of June but I will arrange for someone else to collect the money on my behalf. ...

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I'm keen, its always fun to watch new people crash, or in the case of the ride Alex mentioned an experienced person crash. There will be no swimming in the dam this time though, I was there yesterday playing (working) in the water and it wasn't all that warm.

christian

It takes me one or two days to be back to normal.

christian

Reasons to not race in muddy conditions, 3 hours to clean my bike including greasing all the pivot bolts. One frozen pivot bearing, one shot hub bearing. I discovered the hub bearing while cleaning the mud out of the freewheel assembly. Luckily I had both these bearings from having replaced them on ...

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General Classification 1. Victoria 357k 2. Christian 339k 3. Adrian E 325k 4. Mikesbytes 311k 5. PeterOS 285k 6. Simon L 248k 7. Julio 200k 8. Gi Singh 180k 9. Lizanne W 170k 10. Rhys 164k 11. Jessica Rainbow 150k 12. Spiros 136k 13. Alison G 130k 14. Camilla 104k 15. Nathan 94k 16. Alex D 90k 17. J...

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You can't actually pick up anything during office hours. The only time really is to to come down to the velodrome on a Monday or Wednesday night between 630 pm and 830 pm.

christian

Christian I may not be getting this right, but as well as this topic thread there is also the winter clothing order, is that still occurring? Also do I need to get my money in up-front for both these knicks and the wind vest in the winter clothing thread? If yes, when does that need to happen by? C...

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Long sleeve wind jacket ($100) XS S Eleri, Camilla (possibly XS) M - Julio, Anthony, jbcow, Trouty (or I might be a small - will confirm on sample sizes), Alison G (or small), Danny, Trevor, David Lamb L - Karzie (Ian C), Shrubb face, Stuart, Dougie, Adam F XL - Michael Ward, Colin XXL Sleeveless wi...

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Thanks James, I was just being lazy but people should read the instructions.

Skinsuit:
XS - Lizanne (1)
S - Chris96 (1), kiwiames (1)
M - Mark L (1)
L - Nathan (1)
XL -

Knicks:
XS -
S -Miguel (2)
M -
L - Geoff M (1)
XL - Paul (1)
XXL - doylep (1)

Womens Jersey
L - LisaF (1)

christian

The trick to climbing that hill is the same as any steep loose hill, stay in the saddle and keep you weight even on the bike. The best way to do this is to put your weight back and then chew the stem. As for lack of traction, it was slippery when I went up it, I did make it all the way, there were p...

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The vests will be club cut as the race cut is quite tight and I'm guessing the majority of people ordering don't want this.

I'm pretty sure I can't get sizing samples so you can use your jersey sizing.

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I'm blaming Mike for the whole gloves and shoe covers thing, the minimum is 10, so unless we get 10 takers it's not going to happen. We don't have a glove or shoe cover design at this point so it may delay the entire order slightly. And why don't you people cut and past the list above to make my lif...

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John had some poor excuse about getting too drunk on the Saturday night. Kevin would have been getting a lift with John, see previous excuse.

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I doubt there is going to be enough interest in the gloves or shoe covers for this order, but you do have until the end of today to find more people.

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Results are up http://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/RaceTecResults/Default.aspx?CId=1&RId=552&EId=1 Rider time Cat pos overall pos Christian 5:16.34 24 77 Anthony 6:01.47 19 198 Lindsay 8:08.16 13 523 Victoria 6:54.56 3 361 Camilla 8:12.26 10 528 There were 256 riders in my category and 665...

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It was another fun day in the mud. It may take another 3 hours to clean my bike again. We didn't get off to a good start, Anthony and I didn't get there till 4.45pm on the Saturday and they made us camp 3.5km out of town. We were camped next to the Bernard beer boys and another of other my other fri...

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I'm pretty sure I could do waterfall 4 times a week fixed.

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I believe Lindsay will be there early, not sure of my arrival time yet, or if I'm driving myself. I know roughly where he will be camping. As for dinner we can just go the the Fickle Wombat, they put on a buffet meal which is pretty good. There isn't a lot of places to eat.

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I've posted nothing about this on facebook, so I don't need to be punished.

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From memory I've tried to ride it up hill, I don't think I made it up.

Should we develop a handicap system based on leg length?

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I'm going to start training for this one, not that I know what sort of training would help. As this is being held on a velodrome all racers will have to be licensed, dare I say even a race license. I'm just trying to narrow down the field of people who could possibly beat me. Also, juniors don't cou...

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The next order will be going in next week, the cut off for items will be Monday the 2nd May. All items other then jerseys are pre-order and money up front.

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Ok, we are up to 10, so I can put an order in. I'll leave it open for one week, so you have until next Monday the 2nd May to get in if you want anything. The winter clothing will be money up front, payable in cash to myself down at the track on Monday or Wednesday nights. I'll see what I can do abou...

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the product links are

http://www.purenutrition.com.au/whey-pr ... 4-5kg.html
http://www.purenutrition.com.au/maltodextrin-4-5kg.html

christian

Still undecided.

christian

I remember that bike, just come back to the track.

christian

Current clothing stock levels can be found at this link
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreads ... utput=html

This page gets dynamically updated so it should be correct.

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I have a complete stock list as a google doc, I'll start a new thread for it.

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Flat this morning on the way to work, Grant rode pat as I was fixing it so its a flat and a DH spotted event. 12.0 Tim Llewellyn (12) 11.5 orphic (8) 11.0 10.5 Camilla (5) 10.0 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 Simon S 6.5 6.0 5.0 4.5 megatron (3) 4.0 Richard, Christian 3.5 PeterOS 3.0 2.5 2.0 John Nguyen, Mi...

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Our race numbers were

4828 Christian
4829 Anthony
4830 John
4831 Alex

I have managed to turn into John in one photo and even a fat guy in yellow.

christian

I'm guessing that what it refers to as the satellite cache is the almanac, which is the GPSs list of what satellites should be in view at the current time. If the GPS has been off for a while then the almanac will be out of date and it has to get the current one, which comes from the satellites. If ...

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I haven't cleaned it yet, just hosed the mud off. I think I'll be taking all the pivot bolts out to clean it properly. May take a few hours.

christian

Everyone is going to have an opinion here. If you are also going to train on the same wheels then I'd recommend a racing/training tyre. The rolling resistance isn't as good but they are cheaper and you get less punctures. I've been running Michelin Krylions and have been pretty happy with them. Lots...

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It'll take me 12 months to get through 4.5kg of the stuff, but as it is cheaper I'm in.

4.5kg group order
1. shrubb face
2. mikesbytes
3. timyone
4. christian

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This is the one I have gotten in the past. We put in a big order a couple of years ago but I don't think you get a discount unless you buy the 4.5kg tubs.

http://www.purenutrition.com.au/whey-pr ... e-2kg.html

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I need some, I find if I have some after training I don't need to eat again as I have dinner before coming down to the track. I usually get my stuff from http://purenutrition.com.au/ I like plain protein powder that way I can add my own flavours, the winning combination is caramel topping and banana...

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Something could be slipping. The camera will pull the tape out and wrap it around the head, if this fails then it will give up. Its not usually done with a belt drive in cameras as far as I know. Do you know if the guides are moving at all with a tape in? Have you tried a different tape that is know...

christian

A guy at work told me it P***** down, he was soaked to the skin after 10 minutes and the 110k route was too hilly

A ride is only too hilly when it is impossible to ride.

christian

More info would be needed to give you a quick diagnosis on the camcorder. When you say it won't load when there is a tape in there do you mean it won't close the door assuming its one of the ones with a closes the tape door itself. Depending on how old it is and how much it was worth new it may not ...

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That post makes it look like there were only 21 teams, there was 195 teams in out category so 13th is pretty good. I was going top be happy with a top 20 finish. All of us except John went down on the Friday, we didn't get there till after 7pm and the place was almost completely camped out. We manag...

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I wish I was made of money.

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Another thing to consider is the shape of the lever hoods, it very much comes down to personal preference. I've ridden SRAM, old Ultegra, even older 105 and RSX (which they longer make). I personally prefer the shape of the SRAM levers.

christian

I hate paying for parking, I'll vote for them.

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How much money do you have to play with? With SRAM the difference between Rival and Force is material changes to cut the weight, with Red you get zero travel shifting on the left lever (front derailleur) as well as some more material changes like titanium springs, ceramic bearings and a bit more car...

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I got up and looked out the window.

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