Silver Blues
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I'm using the new formulation of Silca Ultimate. The original is pretty much the best-rated tubeless sealant out there and the new formulation seems to be more of that good stuff. No flats yet.
Any cyclists out there?
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JohnnyCreepy
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This guy comes in and tells how to do sealing properly without formulas and lab tests. Stuff that hole wit rubbaer Silca boi!
On summer use dilute with water if needed or how prefered to mix of 1:1-3 sealant/water, add or dilute with glycol when temperature drops. I didn’t dilute it yesterday as I was too lazy cleaning bead area of past sealant residues. Did the trick better than Continental or Stans sealant do. I like it.
1,25L bottle costs 10-15 euros, so maybe same amount on dollars too? And with one bottle you get 2-4 litres bike ready sealant done. Yeah, I’m done with bike sealants as I suspect those are Oko sealants rebranded and pre-diluted for the ease of use! My deal is sealed.
Silver Blues
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That is very fair
Feral Feline
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jwyles90
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Just thought I’d pop in with a quick little update on some of the rides I’ve been able to do with the new bike. Nothin too crazy, but it’s been awesome being able to explore some new spots on the bike now that I’m not strictly riding on paved roads. Already dreading the end of summer and the beginning of the rainy season here in Portland
Mentaltossflycoon
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I just took my kids on their first ride up the eastbank esplanade, over the steel bridge and down through the Tom McCall waterfront park yesterday. I've not been on a bike since before 2009 due to injuries from a car accident. My wife nudged me to get an e-scooter and we've been been riding everyday day this week. It's been really really nice to participate.
Pretty sure I'm not allowed to take this thing on any forest park trails so I'm still kinda jelly.
Love this. Glad the new bike is working out and you're exploring new terrain!
Silver Blues
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Seconded! That looks awesome!
JohnnyCreepy
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I’ve lost Hexlock SL wedged spacer and now the wheel wobbles on forks dropouts. I tried to use aluminium spacer as replacement, but it deformed instantly. Guess it’s time to do some steel spacer filing as for such a small part postages are plain crazy. :/
jwyles90
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Oh man what an excellent ride, glad to hear you’re getting back out there! The springwater is great this time of year too, especially if you want to take the kids to oaks bottom or somethin like that.
Feral Feline
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@Pauleo1214's Colnago...
What tape are you going to put on your Colnago?
Black would be the obvious choice, full black-out, but there's a little rebel in me screaming
"natural" cork-tape!" — black and tan (just a little of the latter).
So, glossy black plastic tape, or flat-black cloth tape?
You know, you can get black cork-tape...
What tape are you going to put on your Colnago?
Black would be the obvious choice, full black-out, but there's a little rebel in me screaming
"natural" cork-tape!" — black and tan (just a little of the latter).
So, glossy black plastic tape, or flat-black cloth tape?
You know, you can get black cork-tape...
Pauleo1214
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The funny thing is I did think of natural cork tape. I bought some black carbon pattern tape from Amazon that is 3mm thick. Very cushy, very grippy.@Pauleo1214's Colnago...
What tape are you going to put on your Colnago?
Black would be the obvious choice, full black-out, but there's a little rebel in me screaming
"natural" cork-tape!" — black and tan (just a little of the latter).
So, glossy black plastic tape, or flat-black cloth tape?
You know, you can get black cork-tape...
Pauleo1214
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Here is my Chinarello. Blackout but with brown accents for a very understated, tasteful look.
Pauleo1214
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So when I decided I wanted to get into road cycling 4 years ago, this is what I bought. The infamous Amazon Eurobike XC550. The perfect bike for the idiot that knows nothing about road bikes and thinks why not get something from Amazon. Every LBS made fun of this bike and even indicated not wanting to work on it because it's so cheap.
The bike came with a 3 chainring set up with 46teeth on the biggest ring. The rear wheel had a 7 speed flywheel (not casette) with the lowest cog having 14 teeth. Plenty of gearing to.help you climb the side of El Capitan but flat out? I was like why the f$%^ is this fat old man dropping me?
What else? The steel frame is 35 lbs or about 16 kg. This thing is HEAVY. Did it come with brifters? Nope. Thumb shifters. Friction for the front and indexed on the right, placed perfectly so your knees knock the shifters on out of saddle climbs.
I threw on some micronew brifters and changed the gearing on the chainring and flywheel and that gave me plenty of top end. I would ride it every so often until my wife pushed it up against the garage wall.with her Honda CRV and broke the spokes on the wheels.
Now I have the opportunity to make this bike the bike it was always meant to be, a comfort road bike.
I am working on it but I am putting 700 x 40c slicks, new cable pull hydraulic brakes, suspension stem, hydraulic suspension seat posy, and upgrading to 10 speeds with a 11-46 cog.
The bike came with a 3 chainring set up with 46teeth on the biggest ring. The rear wheel had a 7 speed flywheel (not casette) with the lowest cog having 14 teeth. Plenty of gearing to.help you climb the side of El Capitan but flat out? I was like why the f$%^ is this fat old man dropping me?
What else? The steel frame is 35 lbs or about 16 kg. This thing is HEAVY. Did it come with brifters? Nope. Thumb shifters. Friction for the front and indexed on the right, placed perfectly so your knees knock the shifters on out of saddle climbs.
I threw on some micronew brifters and changed the gearing on the chainring and flywheel and that gave me plenty of top end. I would ride it every so often until my wife pushed it up against the garage wall.with her Honda CRV and broke the spokes on the wheels.
Now I have the opportunity to make this bike the bike it was always meant to be, a comfort road bike.
I am working on it but I am putting 700 x 40c slicks, new cable pull hydraulic brakes, suspension stem, hydraulic suspension seat posy, and upgrading to 10 speeds with a 11-46 cog.
Won't you alway get limited by all the old standard parts on this?
Pauleo1214
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Pauleo1214
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It may be less trouble on a road bike to get parts that fit but on an old mountain bike there was always something : steerer tube, wheel size, brake mounting options, wheel size, axle diameter and width... at some point it gets hard to find quality parts that would still fit.
But I guess I'm mostly curious as why you want to keep that frame when you have already a lot of options on hand ?
But I guess I'm mostly curious as why you want to keep that frame when you have already a lot of options on hand ?
Pauleo1214
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I find that quality is rather relative. If you haven't looked at the youtube channel Tracevelo you may want to give it a shot. He reviews stuff from Aliexpress.
I will admit this Eurobike frame is an oddball. But there are a bazillion adapters on ebay and cheap parts that make it a very viable roadbike. Other reasons I keep it around?
1. Irrational/ sentimental attachment
2. It is.hilariously heavy but oh God does it soak up bumps
3. It holds the record for a particular downhill segment on my normal route (70kmh) which is likely due to its weight.
4. I do want to make it a comfort road bike for easy rides