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Originally Posted by blackwasp Does it have something to do with pi day? -March 14? Or the raspberry pi? |
Something *quite* similar.
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Originally Posted by ninjatalli Sweet ride!
Thankfully you got that ghastly bottle holder removed! And finally a bike with an appropriate seat height put up! lol
Btw if you plan to do a lot of riding, get a cover for the crankset - or you are going to have some torn pants for sure! You get simple light plastic/fibre ones too.
And what's with the Nitro tires? Weren't you planning to go for Gatorskins? They come in "racing" 23c and 25c too! To be honest never heard of these ones. |
Yeah @NP - Here's my observations :
The bottle holder is gone. Out. I might repaint it to black.
My bike has an appropriate seat height!
Indeed a long time after we're seeing a bike with a perfect fit. On this thread, most bicycles whose pics are submitted, are generally fit disasters.
The ruddy saddle is always- tooo low!
That said; I'm used to torn pants. My 2012 Montra Rock - It has destroyed umm......I lost count of how many pants it has destroyed. Really.
Need 25c tires. 23c are fine, but I got stuck (almost) in those Pune roads because of them.
How?
Most of the arterial roads here are concreted here, right? Essentially concrete blocks placed on a surface, right?
Now, my tires got stuck into a particularly large gap between two concrete blocks. When I was rolling along, at 40KMPH.
Ouch.
How did I come out? Honestly, I was lucky that I didn't fall down. My high velocity saved me- I came out. But- Somehow. Need to be a lot more careful and ensure that my tires are placed on a proper part of the road surface.
That said- The stock Hutchinson's are good enough. They look extremely good- hehe.
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Originally Posted by nareshov Congrats on the Bianchi via Nirone and welcome to the club, @FINTAIL. That's one classic colour. I wish you a long and happy time with the bike. |
Whoa! Thanks for the wishes- And never knew that you were a cyclist too- Forget owning a similar cycle like mine.
Guess we find common ground. FIAT's and Bianchi's. Both Italians. Hehe.
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[*]Saddle: the stock San Marco was just bad. It was convex at the top and it was problematic for me. The Specialized ToupeRBX that fit my sit-bones took its place and these have a longitudinal slit in the centre.[*]Handlebar-stem: was changed to be shorter (Giant MTB stem).[*]Front wheel: cracked the stock rim when it was given to truing after it got bent in an accident last year. Replaced with the only thing I could find in B'lore - a Triban Forme from Decathlon.[*]Tyres: stock Hutchinsons grew bald and I wanted some more comfort and maybe speed. Replaced them with Specialized Armadillos 700x25.
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Okay- I'm gonna upgrade to San Marco's (in Celeste. Located one specimen) soon. Bianchi OEM. Currently am running Spectras.
These can be a lot better- Let's see how these fare.
Could you please describe the accident? In detail? Thanks!
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Thats about it. You'll see the Shimano 105 pedals there which I used with Shimano shoes for some time, but I don't use those road shoes anymore and ride it as-is.
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Okay- Noted these pedals.
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Originally Posted by mp417 Good idea. I'm for it.
Just searched Strava, someone has already created club with Team-BHP name. And it's a private club |
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Originally Posted by OHCVtec Hey I have created that.. You guys can pm me your id's I will add. Else I can make the group open. Can I use the TeamBHP logo there. Suggestions please. |
Keep the group closed.
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I think we can use the logo. Mods?
I have pm you my handle. Keeping the club restricted is okay for now. |
The previous messages were absolute gems.
Thanks- @OHCVtec.
For now- Have requested the mods to look at; and consider your post. Whether we can use the T-BHP Logo, or not.
@All : Today I rode a sum total of 35 kilometers. So, the bike is effectively 67 KM old.
My FD isn't shifting. So, I shall will repair it myself this Sunday. My bike was delivered with non working brakes.
So- Yesterday, was awake till 12.30AM, trying to figure out the intricacies of a calliper brake system. Suffice to say, having a set of allen keys really helped.
Tuned it. Loosened it.
Damn, it's too damn loose!
Tightened it. But,
it's too damn tight now! It's hardly working.
Another half-an-hour's worth of fiddling. Tighten this nut, and loosen that. Adjust the cable. Again.
Is the cable tension all right? Yeah- It seems so.
Loosen that nut just a wee bit. Yeah- Looks a lot better.
A couple of coffees down. Another ten minutes of fiddling. Take the rear end of the rear brake cable out.
Re-assemble. Again. And do it *properly*. Oh wait- I'll loosen that bolt by a wee bit.
Just a wee bit.
Tada! It's done! PURRFECTLY working. Just the *right* way I wanted. The time was 12.14 AM.
I was profusely sweating.
Don't you *love* it when an experiment is successful?