Parts of your bike you would never give up
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I am like a lot of other bikers, i confess to be being a serial frame swapper
i must have built about 30 bikes in the last 5 years, swapping bits from frame to frame, and thats only frames that have made the cut.
im quite good at it now, except for indexing and every aspect of gear set up, doh.
i ususally swap a few of the same bits and upgrade and change as i go along. There is one thing i would never not have on my built up bike, My Industry Nine Enduro hubs on dt swiss wheels.
mine are same as this with black rims.
the pick up is instant and they make a nice clicking sound
ive had mine 4 years and they still run true and none of the spokes are loose or even bent, expensive to satrt but worth every penny for me.
what wouldnt you ever leave off of your build?
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i must have built about 30 bikes in the last 5 years, swapping bits from frame to frame, and thats only frames that have made the cut.
im quite good at it now, except for indexing and every aspect of gear set up, doh.
i ususally swap a few of the same bits and upgrade and change as i go along. There is one thing i would never not have on my built up bike, My Industry Nine Enduro hubs on dt swiss wheels.
mine are same as this with black rims.
the pick up is instant and they make a nice clicking sound
ive had mine 4 years and they still run true and none of the spokes are loose or even bent, expensive to satrt but worth every penny for me.
what wouldnt you ever leave off of your build?
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.j...
Yesterdays Mendip Sportive again made me realise just how good my Cervelo RS frame and 3t Pro Funda fork combo is. Fast and stable, smooth and comfortable, awesome tracking through fast corners, race proven (like I needed that!) I appreciate I have only ridden a tiny number of the comparable bikes out there but it really is awesome. I know they arent cheap but its worth investing in the frame, why so many overlook the R3 is beyond me...
Gumstabber said:
Dropper seatpost, specifically Reverb. I've had two others and the reverb is simply the best. I dont think I go back to not a having a dropper now!!
I was reading about these.. As far as I understand, they remotely drop the seatpost?How often/why do you adjust your saddle height whilst riding? (I'm new to cycling so trying to understand more
)Jonnny said:
I was reading about these.. As far as I understand, they remotely drop the seatpost?
How often/why do you adjust your saddle height whilst riding? (I'm new to cycling so trying to understand more )
When descending steeply or jumping on a mountain bike you frequently want to shift your weight around and the seatpost gets in the way, limiting your freedom to do this. A dropper seatpost allows you to do this in the same way a quick release seatclamp does, however you use a dropper seatpost without having to stop and adjust it. How often/why do you adjust your saddle height whilst riding? (I'm new to cycling so trying to understand more
)It also makes it easier to fit the bike in the car without removing the post
maybe im not gnarr enough but thats what ive mostly used mine for so far.shouldbworking said:
When descending steeply or jumping on a mountain bike you frequently want to shift your weight around and the seatpost gets in the way, limiting your freedom to do this. A dropper seatpost allows you to do this in the same way a quick release seatclamp does, however you use a dropper seatpost without having to stop and adjust it.
It also makes it easier to fit the bike in the car without removing the post maybe im not gnarr enough but thats what ive mostly used mine for so far.
Ah ok, so you wouldn't use one on a Road Bike?It also makes it easier to fit the bike in the car without removing the post
maybe im not gnarr enough but thats what ive mostly used mine for so far.Jonnny said:
Ah ok, so you wouldn't use one on a Road Bike?
Nope. you occasionally see people with suspension seat posts on road bikes which look similar, but are essentially just a springy post to provide comfort over bumps, but this just means the rider is a wimp or hasn't heard of getting out of the saddle. Also both dropper or suspension posts are in the region of twice as heavy as a normal seatpost so go against the grain of making road bikes as light as possible.shouldbworking said:
Nope. you occasionally see people with suspension seat posts on road bikes which look similar, but are essentially just a springy post to provide comfort over bumps, but this just means the rider is a wimp or hasn't heard of getting out of the saddle. Also both dropper or suspension posts are in the region of twice as heavy as a normal seatpost so go against the grain of making road bikes as light as possible.
Excellent, thanks! I did wonder why you'd need to adjust a road saddle that often to have it motorised! 
shouldbworking said:
When descending steeply or jumping on a mountain bike you frequently want to shift your weight around and the seatpost gets in the way, limiting your freedom to do this. A dropper seatpost allows you to do this in the same way a quick release seatclamp does, however you use a dropper seatpost without having to stop and adjust it.
This^^^^^^Shouldbworking you just need to find bigger, steeper, rockier sections to go down. I use mine a lot, fully extended for climbing then at the push of a button drop it if the downhill section becomes steep enough/fast enough to warrant it. The reverb weighs about 500g compared to my normal seatpost which is about 200g.
geordieracer said:
I have to have a part from my previous bike, on the new one. Odd I know; sometimes I'll settle for a bolt, the last build was the previous bikes snot green grips - which looks interesting on a red/silver/black frame.
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