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I joined the local cycling team this past winter, which has put me back on a regular road bike, a Specialized Tarmac SL8. So now I toggle back and forth between that and the V20c, depending on if I'm riding solo or with others. This new wheelset is for the SL8... * Light Bicycle Airia 47mm...

Nice! When you are more comfortable on the bike, you might find that clipless pedals will be a good way to go. You will find discussions here where people go back and forth, but for me, since the feet are involved in the steering, being clipped in helps me feel more connected to the bike and...

You would need the current fork and chain stay that use thru axles. The easiest thing to do would be to contact Cruzbike directly to see if they have spares of these two parts. I've done that in the past for other bits, and they have been quite helpful. Also, if you like your current chain...

@Frito Bandito I forgot to respond to you here, but for some reason it popped into my head (maybe because I'm about to build up a new wheelset). Many of the big hub makers offer their cassette drivers as separates, so you can swap drivers without having to change the hub. The same goes for...

Ditto what Greg S said. I run mechanical disc brakes on all but my mountain bike because while I know how to bleed hydraulic brakes, and I have the tools to do the job, I don't like doing it. It's tedious and messy. And since I only weigh 130 pounds, a good set of mechanical disc brakes is...

I have a possible correction to make on my Di2 install. I had said that I put the battery into the boom with the wire leads facing the handlebars. They might actually be facing the bb. Either way, one of the derailleur wires will have to double-back on itself a little bit. This is not a...

I'll walk you through a few pics, numbered in the order they appear below... 1. I placed the battery inside the end of the boom (not the slider). I had a spare Di2 battery holder, the kind that wedges into a regular seatpost, and that fit perfectly inside the V20c boom, with room above and...

I ran Shimano Dura Ace 11-speed mechanical 2x on my V20 and V20c (and still on my S30) with good success. I didn't love the finger effort needed for the front shifting lever throw, but it always worked fine, and a K-Edge Pro chain catcher kept the chain from falling off the inside. No...

Ditto what @Greg S said. Many disc brake calipers have that tiny bit of play as the pads move back and forth as you rock the bike with the lever squeezed. This shouldn't affect your actual braking.

I am running 32mm Schwalbe Pro Ones on rims with 25mm internal width (pretty wide). I like 'em a lot. There is room to go up to 35mm in the front, but that could be a little tight in the back. I have about a 2mm gap between the tire and the two brake bridges, which is enough, but I wouldn't...

Clever. I will try some of this out the next time I do brake work.

That is a Shimano Di2 front derailleur, with the wire running behind the derailleur and chain catcher, held to the stalk by a zip-tie. It stays well out of the way. The second pic is of my S30, with a Shimano mechanical front derailleur. Again, the cable runs behind it all, kept in place by...

It should fit an aluminum front end V20 just fine. The V20 and pre-thru axle S40 used the same chain stays.

Yeah, a cut cable will fray pretty easily if it catches on anything. New cables have more fixed ends. A small dab of glue or solder would certainly help. It is a fiddly process, for sure.

Hey Frito Bandito. I don't see why such a swap wouldn't work. You'll probably need new spokes, but those are readily available in whatever length you need (The guy I use often cuts and threads "blanks" to the lengths I want). Your current hubs use straight pull spokes. Chris Kings come in...