ER: Bianchi DISS

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Glad to hear she's runnin' well for ya Bill. My 1x1 should be on hand Friday...assembled by next
week. Ready for the hard 3ZSSE training.

Gman

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Glad to hear she's runnin' well for ya Bill. My 1x1 should be on hand Friday...assembled by next
week. Ready for the hard 3ZSSE training.

My custom and Jim's are due to arrive next month.

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

Hope you get to ride it before the season is over 🙂

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Hope you get to ride it before the season is over 🙂

The season never ends...

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

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Equipment Report:

It's almost been 9 months.

First the trivial stuff
1. Black matt paint is very good looking but weak. Scratches fairly easy.
2. Along the toptube the bike could have used a third cable eyelet for the rear break cable. I
tied it down with a black electrical tie, stops the annoying vibration while riding.

Now for the meat and potatoes.
3. WTB Muntanos 2.24 very big, very tall, great on moist dirt and rocks.
4. WTB Speed DiscHub/Speed Disc Rim Front, Spot hub/WTB Speed Disc Rim rear. I tuned the wheels
once when I got the bike and they've been true ever since. I've bashed these wheels about the
same as my Rhyno Lites I used to have and they've been perfect.

good to hear.

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5. Chain KMC. Definitely stretched on me. Needed to adjust the tension twice. Jury is still out
on this.

pretty typical, no matter what the chain, in my experience and that of friends.

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6. Cranks Truvativ Stylo. 175mm, 32t, rock guard, 113mm Traumatic ISIS BBC. flawless so far.

good to hear. these guys are trying to garner more of the SS market with some ss specific stuff.

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6a Pedals Shimano clipless M535s swapped off my old bike. Nothing but good things to say about
these peds....Until I went to the M520s much nicer entry and exit. This is a much less expensive
version of the PD959 model.

7. Easton Aluminum Utralight. Very, very, very stiff and strong...No problems/cracks...yet. I
have the 17.5 frame it had a long feel to it at first but I really like the way it feels while
climbing.

Cool.

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8. Avid Mechs w/speed dial 5 levers. Best damn brakes for the money! I'll go out on a limb hear
and say best damn brakes period! Great in snow, mud, sand, water. Still on original pads. I'll
be sure to replace them with the same.

I agree. And can't beat them speed dial levers, once you get them dialed in to you....

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9. Bars, Seatpost, and stem....all function as expected.

good. I've got the strongest bar & stem (Azonic on both, just for all the torque those hombre have
to endure. Seatpost. It holds up the seat, right? 😉

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10. WTB Laser seat. Very comfortable, takes a fart fairly well.

Those cut out seats for the pc-minded diffuse farts quite well.

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11. The bike is amazingly quiet and agile. Climbs very well

Even when you're not on it? bad bike! stay home!

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12. I running an 18t shimano freewheel, I was going to put on my 16t when it dried up around
here, but I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. Flawless so far. I hear good
things about the ACS Claw. I'll try that when this one wears out.

2 to 1 is good for the freak, or the flatlanders, but when you've got real hills, your knees have to
be taken into consideration.

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Love this bike, Bill

Really? thanks for the report.

Paladin

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The season never ends...

There are those who have gotten it for a long time and those will never get it. I'm sure Mr. Wheeler
gets it, as you obviously do.

JD

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Hope you get to ride it before the season is over 🙂

The season never ends...

<whoosh

Carla A-G said:

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<snip Bill inventorying the Mighty DISS>

Glad to hear she's runnin' well for ya Bill. My 1x1 should be on hand Friday...assembled by next
week. Ready for the hard 3ZSSE training.

My custom and Jim's are due to arrive next month.

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

Can't believe it took them that long! Hell I'm even getting [censored] that you and Jim haven't been
able to post your first SS RR.

...I know, I know, I'm supposed to have a cork in it.

Peace, Bill The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind
should give an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]

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6. Cranks Truvativ Stylo. 175mm, 32t, rock guard, 113mm Traumatic ISIS BBC. flawless so far.

Me thinks spell checker got to "Traumatice" should be Truvativ...but I'm sure you all new that.

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good to hear. these guys are trying to garner more of the SS market with some ss specific stuff.

They should do well, pretty solid stuff so far.

Peace, Bill

The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give
an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]

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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 08:54:22 -0400, "Carla A-G" <[email hidden]> wrote: Can't believe it
took them that long! Hell I'm even getting [censored] that you and Jim haven't been able to post your
first SS RR.

...I know, I know, I'm supposed to have a cork in it.

Yeah, what you said, put a cork in it, the bikes are coming :-)

We have been notified as to their arrival, the anticipation is killing us...

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

<Originally posted by Bill Wheeler

Can't believe it took them that long! Hell I'm even getting [censored] that you and Jim haven't been
able to post your first SS RR.

...I know, I know, I'm supposed to have a cork in it.

Peace, Bill The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind
should give an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]>

Yeah it has been a long wait but... it's worth it!
The fixies are a nice break and helped us get through the summer... We are both looking foward to a gearless fall in the woods...
Like Carla says it's all nerves and anticipation now....

Jimbo(san)

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We are both looking foward to a gearless fall in the woods...

Hell, I fall year-round!

Bill "gears 'n all" S.

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Equipment Report:

It's almost been 9 months.

Bought a SISS about 5 months ago, and I have to agree with you, it is a sweet, fun ride.

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First the trivial stuff
1. Black matt paint is very good looking but weak. Scratches fairly easy.

Primer grey wears a bit easy too. Where the brake cable crosses the headset, it's worn down to
the steel.

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2. Along the toptube the bike could have used a third cable eyelet for the rear break cable. I
tied it down with a black electrical tie, stops the annoying vibration while riding.

Drove me nuts. Used electrical tape.

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Now for the meat and potatoes.
3. WTB Muntanos 2.24 very big, very tall, great on moist dirt and rocks.

Loose n juicy.

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4. WTB Speed DiscHub/Speed Disc Rim Front, Spot hub/WTB Speed Disc Rim rear. I tuned the wheels
once when I got the bike and they've been true ever since. I've bashed these wheels about
the same as my Rhyno Lites I used to have and they've been perfect.

Ditto

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5. Chain KMC. Definitely stretched on me. Needed to adjust the tension twice. Jury is still out
on this.

Due to for a tweak (first).

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6. Cranks Truvativ Stylo. 175mm, 32t, rock guard, 113mm Traumatic ISIS BBC. flawless so far.

yep

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6a Pedals Shimano clipless M535s swapped off my old bike. Nothing but good things to say about
these peds....Until I went to the M520s much nicer entry and exit. This is a much less expensive
version of the PD959 model.

I can't remember the model I have but they are stainless steel, platform on one side, clipless on
the other. Great for around town. In the hills, it took me a while to get a feel for what side was
what while riding. I just don't stress about it now until I am on a flat.

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7. Easton Aluminum Utralight. Very, very, very stiff and strong...No problems/cracks...yet. I
have the 17.5 frame it had a long feel to it at first but I really like the way it feels
while climbing.

Dedacciai Steel, 19.5 inches. The smaller one didn't fit as well. It can be a little tight in tight
switchbacks.

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8. Avid Mechs w/speed dial 5 levers. Best damn brakes for the money! I'll go out on a limb hear
and say best damn brakes period! Great in snow, mud, sand, water. Still on original pads.
I'll be sure to replace them with the same.

I had a hard time getting them adjusted at first. After any aggressive ride, the pads seemed to rub.
I think they are dialed now and they are excellent. Total control and confidence.

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9. Bars, Seatpost, and stem....all function as expected.

10. WTB Laser seat. Very comfortable, takes a fart fairly well.

It is pretty cozy.

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11. The bike is amazingly quiet and agile. Climbs very well

Yep

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12. I running an 18t shimano freewheel, I was going to put on my 16t when it dried up around
here, but I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. Flawless so far. I hear good
things about the ACS Claw. I'll try that when this one wears out.

Still running the factory 32:16. I swear a lot. No shame in a a hike a bike when it's a SS, but I
still try to avoid it.

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Love this bike, Bill

Love mine too!

Master Says Faster!

Mike

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Primer grey wears a bit easy too. Where the brake cable crosses the headset, it's worn down to
the steel.

After my first ride I put a few will placed pieces of black electrical tape where the cables rub the
frame. Since it's black you can't see it unless you look for it.

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2. Along the toptube the bike could have used a third cable eyelet for the rear break cable. I
tied it down with a black electrical tie, stops the annoying vibration while riding.

Drove me nuts. Used electrical tape.

electrical tape is a good thing.

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Still running the factory 32:16. I swear a lot. No shame in a a hike a bike when it's a SS, but I
still try to avoid it.

I think I'll switch back this fall, probably go back the 18t after the first snow.

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Master Says Faster!

Easy Smeagol

Peace, Bill The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind
should give an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]