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18-12.-2004, 02:44 AM
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Re: This is the Bike
On 2004-12-16 11:33 +0000, Colin Blackburn wrote:
> Pete Biggs wrote: >> Bar bags aren't practical with Shimano STI levers. > > I use bar bags on my tourer, which has STI levers. I use the Klickfix > system with an extender. I've used both an Agu and a Karrimor bag with > no problems at all. A cheaper alternative is to use a pair of v-brake noodles to route the shifter cables down the side of the bar bag. It's a little less practical, as you have fewer clicks available in the downshift, but it works for me with an Altura bar bag and an unextended Klickfix fitting. -- Andrew Chadwick |
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18-12.-2004, 05:00 AM
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Re: This is the Bike
in message <32g4ttF3mc49fU1@individual.net>, MSeries
('skankmartin@hotmail.com') wrote: > Arthur Clune wrote: >> MSeries <skankmartin@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> : I'd recommend Shimano groupset with downtube shifters. Less weight >> : than STi/Ergo. No handlebar/cable mess AT ALL. can be switched to >> : friction mode if needed to give un limited trimming, much cheaper >> : and more reliable. >> >> Argh. No! > > Why not, you just know it makes sense. STi/Ergo is a solution looking > for a problem for most cyclists. It really is no big deal taking a > hand from the handlebar to change gear, one does it all the time to > signal, drink, blow nose, eat, pick nose, remove ear wax - don't we ? That's what I thought before I made the change. -- simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ Anagram: I'm soon broke. |
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18-12.-2004, 08:22 PM
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Re: This is the Bike
Clive George wrote:
> "MSeries" <skankmartin@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:32ebs4F34viniU1@individual.net... > > >>>Not knowing anything about Shimano vs Campag etc, what wheels and >>>finishing kit should I be thinking of? > > >>I'd recommend Shimano groupset with downtube shifters. Less weight than >>STi/Ergo. No handlebar/cable mess AT ALL. can be switched to friction >>mode if needed to give un limited trimming, much cheaper and more > > reliable. > > A lot of modern frames lack the brazeons for DT shifters - they have cable > stops for ergo/sti/bar ends. This Tifosi frame is no exception. > > I still reckon it's worth looking at the kinesis racelight-T frame - I think > in practice it will be very similar to the tifosi, but the headset is 1 1/8 > rather than 1". (Apologies for continued exhibition of ignorance) Apart from 1/8" (3mm?) what is the difference between the two? Supplementaty question; why are there so many "standards" for bike components? |
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19-12.-2004, 05:57 AM
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Re: This is the Bike
[Not Responding] wrote:
> A quick glance at the Campag site implies that triples aren't offered > in all their ranges. I'll probably go for the Veloce. There is a triple version of every range but they don't all seem to be offered by Tifosi Cycles. - - - - ps. Sorry for the incorrect info about STIs and bar bags. ~PB |
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19-12.-2004, 05:57 AM
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Re: This is the Bike
[Not Responding] wrote:
> A quick glance at the Campag site implies that triples aren't offered > in all their ranges. I'll probably go for the Veloce. There is a triple version of every range but they don't all seem to be offered by Tifosi Cycles. - - - - ps. Sorry for the incorrect info about STIs and bar bags. ~PB |
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19-12.-2004, 06:04 AM
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Re: This is the Bike
Simon Brooke wrote:
> It's also worth pointing out that the Centaur rear mech comes in three > cage lengths. So do all the other groups now. ~PB |
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19-12.-2004, 06:16 AM
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Re: This is the Bike
MSeries wrote:
> Why not, you just know it makes sense. STi/Ergo is a solution looking > for a problem for most cyclists. It really is no big deal taking a > hand > from the handlebar to change gear, one does it all the time to signal, > drink, blow nose, eat, pick nose, remove ear wax - don't we ? I change gear more often than doing any of that... Well, when I'm riding a bike, that is. ~PB |
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