Dachshund gets a Seven

[dachshund]

I'm confused by why the Campy front der didn't work for your bike, dachsund, but one other question I just thought of: are your TA rings the Zephyr 9/10 rings? One other note, we install front derailleurs very low to the large ring, lower than many mechanics.

The middle ring should be ramped and the outer two should be pinned (the little stubby ones). The outer ring will also have one long pin pointing toward the crank arm though this ring has nothing to do with shift quality.

It does have Zephyr 9/10 rings, and the pins as you described. With the Campy der. it lagged, there was a delay before it lifted the chain. I'm not sure I ever mentioned to Chris about installing the der. lower.

And please hijack my thread, I like these discussions.

[SadieKate]

Just commenting on the derailleur height. I can't tell you how many times we've complained about the shifting when someone else has built a bike and fixed it by getting the derailleur to absolutely minimum height.

[indysteel]

I just reread this thread and caught the specs for your wheels. I have the exact same custom wheels and they were also recommended by SadieKate. I love them, too. SK, I think you should start getting a commission from White Industries, Sapim and Velocity!

My BF just got a set of them
himself. But I had mine first.

[SadieKate]

All I did was tell her to go ogle jobob's and leebob's wheels. I think jobob took it from there. Kind of a tag team effort.

dachsund is soooo easy.

[dachshund]

dachsund is soooo easy.

Oh, you've found me out. I gladly accept advice. This bike is proof!

All I did was tell her to go ogle jobob's and leebob's wheels. I think jobob took it from there. Kind of a tag team effort.

Yes, and Jobob graciously provided the full scoop, thank you ma'am! Spokes are a big deal - who knew? But you said one thing that stuck out there like a cartoon bubble, "those stock wheels are going to beat you up." Later I thought, I better find out what she meant by that. Here's one of the discussions that covered the technical stuff quite well, a little blast from the past -
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=11971

This bike flies down hills, it was actually pretty startling and I'm still getting used to it.

[jobob]

Wheels make such a huge difference.

If you live in the Bay Area and are looking for wheels, John Ackley of bfwg is definitely the one to go to. He's great to talk to, knows his stuff, and makes a damn good set of wheels.

[SadieKate]

We were talking just yesterday about the thrashing my mtb wheels are taking. They keep on ticking.

John is a big cool dude who knows his stuff.

[indysteel]

Oh, you've found me out. I gladly accept advice. This bike is proof!



Yes, and Jobob graciously provided the full scoop, thank you ma'am! Spokes are a big deal - who knew? But you said one thing that stuck out there like a cartoon bubble, "those stock wheels are going to beat you up." Later I thought, I better find out what she meant by that. Here's one of the discussions that covered the technical stuff quite well, a little blast from the past -
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=11971

This bike flies down hills, it was actually pretty startling and I'm still getting used to it.

Hee, hee. That's the thread that I started some time ago that led to my set of custom, SK-recommended, wheels!

I thought I'd share this little antedote. I took my Bianchi into the shop a month ago for a tuneup before my tour in Tennessee. The manager, who is generally a knowledgeable guy, pointed out some "play" in my front wheel that they couldn't adjust out. I got concerned (okay, I kind of freaked out) about whether I was going to find out the hard way that the bearings in my hub were shot.

I researched the issue online a bit, examined the wheel myself and sent an email to SK about whether she had experienced similar issues and then, at my wise BF's advice, called White Industries. A very knowledgeable woman in tech support talked me through it. In the process, I found out that it's okay to have some lateral play at the rim. In fact, it's normal. Where you don't want play is at the hub itself. White Industries' website also has some information about this. My wheel's play was at the rim. I sure slept better that night.

The point in telling you this is that (a) White Industries was very helpful and (b) local shops, no matter how good they are, may not be expert with wheels unless they build them themselves and, even then, it sometimes pays to just go to the source.

[Alex]

Oo la la!!!!

Congrats on your beautiful new bike!

Alex