If you were going to buy an SS commuter for under £700....

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    OK finally have got around to doing this.

    It's in tomorrow, and I'm getting:

    Ritchey Comp Logic Curve Handlebar
    Ritchey Comp 4-Axis Stem
    Miche Primato Advanced Track Chainset
    Halo Aerorage front wheel ( to match the back)
    Shimano R400 Aero Brake Levers
    New sprocket for rear
    & new cables etc (because they're probably stuffed too).

    I'm also getting some new brake calipers, because mine are made of cheese.

    Going for 105, but someone has suggested that maybe I go for some calipers that can handle full mudguards - in which case, which calipers & which mudguards?
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  • woodyonthebeach
    woodyonthebeach Posts: 583
    I got one of these

    http://www.mangobikes.co.uk/bikes/singl ... te-black16

    Works great. I treat it like s**t and still comes back for me.

    Had to strip the brakes recently as they got a little stiff. not other than that has gone really terribly wrong if I am honest
    The doctor said I needed to start drinking more whiskey. Also, I’m calling myself ‘the doctor’ now
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Going for 105, but someone has suggested that maybe I go for some calipers that can handle full mudguards - in which case, which calipers & which mudguards?

    SKS Chromoplastics - once you've finished swearing after fitting them, they're superb.

    Decent longer-drop brakes:

    http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/shim ... aid:520101

    That's a pair for about the Wiggle price for one...
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • Big_Paul
    Big_Paul Posts: 277
    Asprilla wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    What are discs like to maintain?

    Here a lot of positive things but it seems like it's more stuff to go wrong.

    I used hydraulic ones for a year and they were great; fit and forget. Cables ones, for me, needed constant adjustment. They don't self centre so you need to adjust the inboard (fixed) pad to take pad wear into account.

    I have BB-7s on my disc trucker, ridden all winter and neglected terribly, in the past 1000 or so miles I've adjusted them once, the pads don't look that worn, and that's on a bike that is usually loaded with all kinds of rubbish or pulling a trailer.

    For a change I took my canti equipped cx bike into work in the rain today, dunno if the brake blocks have went off with age or not, but there was precious little in the way of braking. Definitely not a fan of rim brakes.
    Disc Trucker
    Kona Ute
    Rockrider 8.1
    Evil Resident
    Day 01 Disc
    Viking Derwent Tandem
    Planet X London Road
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    very nice green bike!
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Nice looking bike.

    I hate to be "that guy", but isn't the nose of the saddle a bit high up?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Graeme_S wrote:
    Nice looking bike.

    I hate to be "that guy", but isn't the nose of the saddle a bit high up?

    Nope, works well for me.
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Fair enough - that's the important thing!
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Rick has nothing important to get in the way!
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Cheers Rookie...
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  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    Hmm... a lot of issues with that.
    If I know you, and I like you, you can borrow my bike box for £30 a week. PM for details.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Like what?
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  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    mis matched colour of seat tube and stem
    none slammed stem
    pointy brake hoods
    mismatched colouting of crank to chain ring
    clunky looking saddle
    compromise on the mud guards
    saddle angled backwards
    more than 1 slim space left above the stem
    mismatched colour brakes to cranks
    If I know you, and I like you, you can borrow my bike box for £30 a week. PM for details.

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