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  1. ratz

    Ratz's Great Garage Sales 2023.....41mm/90mm carbon wheels (sold)

    That would be pretty posh. I have them on the three bikes that remain as the daily riders, and they are so comfortable after my first five attempts at Tubeless Reynolds was the one that stuck. These two wheels are the lonely ones they never got ridden, and I finally accepted that moving away...
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    I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now, A V20c design journal

    I just finished the analysis spreadsheet tonight of cassettes and rings. That Eagle is one of the high-cost alternatives. I am focusing on the best-price components that you can actually get so build allows for good wheel funding. The article on the wheel process is next probably tomorrow; the...
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    Ratz's Great Garage Sales 2023.....Apex 155mm Cranks - sold out

    Moved to Rotors on the race bikes; and never built T50's number 3 and 4... Therefore I have Qty 2 155m Apex GXP Cranksets for 24mm BB shortened by Mark S., been in the drawer for several years fortunately they don't go bad. $100 ea + shipping.
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    Ratz's Great Garage Sales 2023.....Ventisit Seat pads - soldout

    I have Qty 4 Ventisit Seat Pads; for the Stock S-Series and V-Series carbon seat. I have Qty 1 Ventisit Seat Pad for the T50 I have 2 of the thick for the S and V Series I have 2 of the rare thin versions Ventisit made for me The T50 is the thick version All are in good shape, the thin ones...
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    Ratz's Great Garage Sales 2023.....41mm/90mm carbon wheels (sold)

    Ok, with the project to do the V20c taking shape, it's time to empty the bins in the garage. You are about to see that I'm a bit of a bike part hoarder. All that engineering I do by just getting things and trying them; yeah, I have a hard time getting rid of them after the testing Wheel Set #1...
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    Install instructions for Thor seat on V20

    Most of us followed Rick lead with rubber spacers Historical thread: https://forum.cruzbike.com/threads/seat-mod.8978/ There's another thread or two; I couldn't find the one I did, but I'll look for it again later. I know I post a pdf of the template for cutting the rubber.
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    MAF Training 2023

    That is correct you have to Add TSS for a minimum of 3 weeks and max of 5; then take a rest week; and do agin If the letters A through F are weekly TSS total increasing by 15-30 and R is recovery week then the pattern is Block 1: A, B, C, R Block 2: B, C, D, R Block 3: C, D, E, R Block 4: D...
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    MAF Training 2023

    Progress Report: MAF Training Cycle #1 Finishes today. 1. Graphics attached for those that want to extra the TSS and IF progressions I selected. This is not a stock plan. 2. I am using the AI FTP Detection instead of FTP steps (excluding the 1st one). This let me up the FTP at the midpoint of...
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    I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now, A V20c design journal

    Ok, Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time for some fun....... Coming soon to a forum near you after a 7-year hiatus, I will hopefully make your self-build self-optimization options a tad bit easier. It's Time...... I am going to build the 2023 version of Marteau 2.0 on the V20c platform. When I...
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    RIP - Bike Sebring 12/24/Century Ride/RAAM Qualifier

    Texas Time trial is dead, apparently, too. Been eye balling Bessie Creek now.
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    Stop paying attention for 4 years and boom

    My only reason for the electric; is I'm just dumb enough to go up steep hills on the V20, and I tend to push it to the last second; electric will let you shift under extreme pedal load without and loss of rhythm or any waste muscle energy, that seems to leave a tad more reserve energy for the...
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    Has anyone tested the aero effects of the race case?

    Time machine solved 9 years ago and still my current setup after trying many others.
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    Clipless Pedal Recommendations Needed

    Most shoe companies track the Italian Company DMT; I always size for DMT and then order shoes on the European size charts. That's almost never a miss; Some shoes like DMT come with high-end heat molding insoles. For others like Sidi, you have to throw away the crap they send and buy...
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    Paris-Brest-Paris 2023?

    https://shop.bikeflights.com/TRI-ALL-3-SPORTS-Velo-Safe-Pro-Series-ISP_p_18.html Yes it's money but so is time and repairs to damaged parts
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    SRAM Red eTap 11-speed Electronic Rim Brake Road Bike Mini Groupset **** SOLD ****

    Sir those are unicorns you could sell them on Ebay for a serious bank right now as replacement parts on a one-by-one basis. Anyone that damages one part has to buy an entire new set if they can't find the individual pieces.
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    Benefits of the curved slider

    Gregory You learn to look under your feet. Soup I suspect @Robert Holler , might have some long change stays for the v20 non-c version. But that's a guess. I might have some in the parts bin, but they'd be the old-style BB clamp that connects to the cups, I can look this weekend that box is...
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    Has anyone tested the aero effects of the race case?

    I have a dual bag setup that works with the bottles plenty of photos in the forum on my Silvio, If I can't find one I'll take a new picture. For the V-series the moose pack is still the best
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    RIP - Bike Sebring 12/24/Century Ride/RAAM Qualifier

    Booo I was just starting to consider how to ship the bike there, time to find a new goal
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    Has anyone tested the aero effects of the race case?

    They wind tunnel tested it. It helped with the small riders like Maria and Larry. Oddly the dual bottle behind the head scores better in most cases. But anything behind the head helps improve aero
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    Cracked Handlebar Screw Section: Help Needed

    The "standard recline" The Q-series and T-series can be adjusted lower by those so inclined to be really reclined.
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