Sterad

Hi guy's, anyone have opinions on these wheels? Was browsing the internet, there is a bike store selling this wheel kit for 259 dollars. Kinlin xr200 rims, a sub 400 gram rim. Total wheel weight 1260grams! 150 pound rider limit. I see tricycles.co.za are selling a similar wheel set for R2600, but it weighs 1380grams? Which is the better deal? The bike store in America is bikehubstore.com. It would probably cost R3500 to land the wheels here from them.

Ok thanks !

Chaps, can I use a 10 speed chain on a nine speed system/cassette? I have just replaced my old 9 speed cassette, my chain is also a bit old so think it needs replacing too, so can I use a 10 speed chain on it or does it have to be a nine speed chain?

My thinking is, all this does is "absorb" energy/speed on the flats/downhills and "releases" it on the uphills, so you are really getting no gain. As with all systems there will be losses between the "absorbed" energy and the "released" energy(as in less aerodynamics in the wheels with these objects spinning around), so at the end of the day you will actually loose.

Won't work.

I made one of these tools myself out of 3mm tufnel plate(easy to machine and drill) Bit of a mission but if you have the tools it works 100%. Think I drilled an 18mm hole in the tufnel piece, then filed out the square splined teeth. From what I remember the pedals have a right and left hand thread there as well.

Also gave up on patching, never seems to work, they eventually leak. Must be another way, maybe superglue will work better

A Large should be spot on. Good choice, extremely light and stiff frames!

No probs techguy, by the way what is the correct way to measure your inseam?

Not too much of the "old" hey.....

Managed to get a set of old DA 180's! Will try them this weekend. I am 1,84m. Sterad2009-12-07 04:48:46

Thanks, will try the internet as it seems I am looking for hens teeth....... SRAM make these in the "Rival" model for about R1500 on the net(chainreaction,probikekit), comes with bb, not bad. Aluminium hollow cranks, 830grams including bb.

Hi, any help on where I can get 180mm cranks, maybe second hand? Not prepared to pay over 2 grand like for the dura ace stuff. And must be the old square tapered type fit. Is it worth while going from 175 to 180? For road, just want to try it out.

Don't be silly!

Old peugeot altec 2 team line, 8 speed, full bike weight around 8kg.