Azonic

I've been using 180mm for the last 14 years, not changing now.

Ok right, so you saying you're running a 10s cassette and chain, on a XT 770 crankset which is 9 speed... and its fine?

That is another spanner in the works for me. I use 180mm cranks... There aren't allot of options out there. So its a mission to find 180mm cranks, WITH a ratio that's workable...

Indeed. I think I might have eventually faded into the mindset that different bikes suite different courses. I'm building the 29'er for Trans Baviaans and courses where a 29e'r might be better. My 26'er won't be retired and will probably be used most of the time still. My 'Rida eats 29'ers for breakfast. But, like on Last year's Trans Baviaans - when I'm spinning my moer out on slight downhills, the bloody 29'ers just roll past you and you can do nothing but watch in awe.

Confusion doesn't explain... I've been riding/racing 26'ers forEVER. All the way since MTB's had 7 gears at the back, and Nishiki's had 46/36 rings in the front. I'm not a bad rider, I'd like to believe. A Professional Amateur My current sled is a Merida 96'er 2000D Carbon, 26". And I love it, it goes really well. On this bike I am running a 3x10 system, 22/32/42 XT crankset with a 11x36 cassette. Enter 29'er custom build within a week or two... I have NO idea what crankset I should be putting on this bike... or should I say, what ratio rings. I'm leaning towards a 2x10 setup with a 42x28 X9 crankset with a 11x36 cassette. Good idea, bad idea? Too steep on the easy side? I read that a 28 x 36 "easy" gear is about the same as a 22 x 28 ratio - but it doesn't say whether that's on a 26'er or 29'er. Back in the day, cassettes were 11/12 - 28 with a 22 granny and you could pedal up the side of a house with that... What says you? 26er to 29er converts, what to go for? ***************** And another question, hopefully Johan B can answer this one... There is a nice crankset on CRC that I'm after, but its "meant" for a 9 speed system. If I have a 10 speed cassette and chain (I guess the chain is the thing here), will that chain run over the rings of that "9 speed" crankset? I've heard guys put 10s rings on, but stock? Will it work? I'm guessing a 9 speed crankset - the rings are a ballhair further appart to give space for the slightly fatter 9 speed chain. So that being said, with a 10s chain being marginally narrower, lets say you are in big ring and you click once down to middle ring (if you had a 3 ring crankset). The front jockey will have to move a little bit more before it starts touching the chain to start moving it to the smaller ring. AND, the middle ring is also fractionatly further away from the big ring than on a "10 speed" crankset. Will that shift (work)?

Nah, 3x 9/10 for me still, thanks

Pr0n doesn't make you do that. Bullsh1t excuse on his behalf. If I was her father that kid would be sleeping with the fishes... He'd go missing on a camping trip...

I heard somewhere it meant After Christ Devil Comes. Grim either way.

Flip, I'd get my sentence down by a day - every day. I'd half my sentence. And you'd be MOER fit when you get out.

Exactly. If you're been cycling for a while you'll know what you need, and a quick Google and a few forums will confirm or squash a purchase. And having worked at a LBS (shock, horrors), I NEEEEVER take my bike to LBS's, unless its something I really can't do like bleed brakes. I know what happens in the workshop. The full service usually involves brushing the k@k out of it with a parafin brush. No thanks.

He's talking about Cyclo Pro. Flip, the "push" must be really bad if you had to go to AC... I haven't been there in YEARS.

Luckily I mount most things myself And I don't ask my LBS, I ask Google

I did mail him, he wasn't overly into the idea.

In other words, more business for Taxis. And don't governement have a finger in the taxi industry pie?

FUG - LY

31.6 x 400mm something light. Momsen maybe. Or anything else, doesn't bother me.

Regulars get 10% off anyway...

Yep, she would. No PE shop has really taken the initiative to do something special.

X9 Trigger Shifters (3x10) X9 Rear Derailleur (Medium cage) 10 Speed Cassette (open to options) - 11x34 And possibly a seatpost as well. CRC is the only place that has 180mm cranks, so can't get that from CWC.

Doubt Rob would dig you saying they should wake up

I'm thinking they could do it more streamlined, something official. Just like how eBay has the "Best Offer" thing, reverse. Kinda

Lets see what they can come up with.

I don't really see other bike shops advertising on TheHub or going out of their way to draw our business... None of my LBS's have bothered, so I rate I'll support those who are keen on our business.

Bike shops can't beat CWC's prices.

Ok, so I'm building up a new bike. For this bike I need some things. From all the parts that have come on special in the last few days, I found 1 thing I need. Time is running out to get this bike built so that I can have training time on it before Trans, and I don't know whether/if the other needed parts might come on special. So my suggestion to CWC is this - Bundle specials that we choose, as the end user / client. Make up a wish list of whatever you want (and to make it fair to CWC, lets make it stuff totalling over R1000), and they reply to you with their best whiz-bang, blow-your-mind and not your wallet, offer for the stuff that you want. A bundle special. Up to the challenge CWC? Very basic idea, but I'm sure there are people out there that need more than just a tyre or a flashy light every other day. There are however guys that need a this, a that, some of those, that that and that, all together and would appreciate a cracking price. Right now I'm needing quite a few things, and am thinking of going CRC, but would rather deal with CWC out of convenience.