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  1. ratz

    What I learned building out a pair of 2016 V20 Vendettas

    The spacer are need in some case because the vendors are getting cute and changing the outer shape; but either rounding them off on the out side; or reducing the diameter. Round ones need spacers to push them out into the clamp; and smaller diameter ones need shims. What parts you need, if any...
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    What I learned building out a pair of 2016 V20 Vendettas

    Yeah and about the only place you can get reliably get washers if you need to buy them is Niagara Cycles http://www.niagaracycle.com/search.php?search_query=brake+washers Always good to have a few Tektro and Campagnolo serrated washers on hand when building a V/S up. Every one of my builds need...
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    What I learned building out a pair of 2016 V20 Vendettas

    Ah the joy of BB's. I tried the edge cases and lost much sleep and shop time several times. So I do not have my new Vendetta booms in hand yet; but I already know they will be: 1) English thread 68mm. 2) The chain stays still uses a clamping bracket meaning we have to use a crank with a 24mm...
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    What I learned building out a pair of 2016 V20 Vendettas

    Are you running housing through the inside of the bike? If so you will probably need a MTB kit to get enough housing. The cable should just reach.
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    Can I get this in a bike helmet

    Go here: http://www.bravesoldier.com/crash-paks/ Click on ingredients
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    Can I get this in a bike helmet

    Got one of these on each long distance bike http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001E8T896
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    I sense a disturbance in the 3rd Law

    Or perhaps they where ordered last year with color choices that had this in mind.. Going to be weird to have a bike with TWO and only TWO cables. Maybe while we wait I'll configure them as fixies.
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    I sense a disturbance in the 3rd Law

    Boom Boom ain't it great to be crazy. Giddy and foolish the whole day through or at least that's how winter is going to go. Curved booms are in route; can't wait to get my hands on those and check them out. Frame's in route; then there will be that dam long weight for the drive train to be...
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    Ultegra 6800 FD - please help

    The Vendetta/Silvio Cable will be biases to the left because it pulls from the BB area. So if you had the tool your result would look like this.
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    next generation Bike / Trike

    nifty the 5 year old might really like that.
  11. ratz

    Quest 451 to 507

    That long chainstay is great I actually prefer ti for the small wheel too just to get my feet a bit higher and close my hips for power. While you are at it consider getting some 406's for it too; put some big apples on it, best go for coffee setup bike there is. If my velocity 451 wheels where...
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    I sense a disturbance in the 3rd Law

    Yep just felt a tremor in the force as if all the cruzbikers suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly hiding their wallets. hmmm I wonder if I can still afford to take the kids to the force awakens tomorrow.... There will be photos and you will want to look away, but you know you...
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    Can I get this in a bike helmet

    I was thinking for the drive over so he knows when to pull over a go back to pickup bikes.
  14. ratz

    Can I get this in a bike helmet

    Tempting to get one and see if it will work on a bike...... Oh wait... Uncle larry should be using one in his big up coming tests http://www.skully.com
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