your daily bicycle log

I'm a rather large person and I bought a pair of Salsa Delgado rims (32 hole front, 36 back) with plain old Shimano 105s for like $250 from Universal Cycles in Portland last year. I've been totally happy with them, even if they are kind of heavy. They replace the cheapo Bontrager wheels that came with my LeMond and feel way more solid.

My defiantly un-hipster non-cool kid bike nerd friend has Velocitys on his Cross-Check commuter and really likes them, he's convinced they're more solid than anything else you could find.

what tyres do you run guys with the delgados. They seem kind of wide

anyone have any opinion on these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-Vuelta-Road-Bike-Touring-Wheel-Set-SUPER-TOUGH-700c_W0QQitemZ380115839966QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCycling_Parts_Accessories?hash=item380115839966&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

hmm, delgado + 105 is not a bad option

velocity aeroheads are bomber despite no eyelets.

The Delgados are kind of wide, I think you need to run at least 23s on them. I've got 28mm Gatorskins on mine, mostly because I found them cheap on Craigslist brand new in that size, I probably would have gotten 25s otherwise.

Velocity Synergy is interesting me as well. Similar to the delgado, but with an off centre profile for the rear.

i run a 26mm on my delgado, it's great.

w/r/t hipster velocity rims: the deep-vs are the 'hip' ones, really. but i think the fusions come in almost as many colors. i gather that the quality of the deep-vs has gone down a lot (according to wheelbuilder friend) due to hugely increased demand, and a concomitant decrease in QC at the factory. if i were going to get a deep profile wheel (for CX) i'd go for the dt swiss 1.2s. thinking about getting a 105/1.2 wheelset to replace the stock set that came with my cross-check (which kinda sucks, imo)

I really should stop looking at wheels and do some work. Seems the cheapest way to get Phil wood hubs is to get the Rivendell version, this limits you to a 7 speed freewheel rather than a 9 speed cassette but I am intrigued.

I really need to collapse this field. This maybe the guitar through a bass amp of bike question but you can use a road 9 speed cassette and mech on a mountain hub. (frame will take the 135 spacing as the surly has a 132.5mm dropout?

Anyway these are my options, help me decide.

Option 1
Mavic Speed city $449

Option 2 36 spoke
FRONT WHEEL
Rims: SALSA DEGADO CROSS BLACK 29ER RIM
Hubs: White Industries WHITE IND M15 POLISHED FRONT HUB
Spokes: DT Swiss DT SWISS CHAMPION 14 GUAGE SILVER SPOKES
Nipples: Black Gold
Weight: 885.4 grams
Price: $192.40

REAR WHEEL
Rims: SALSA DEGADO CROSS BLACK 29ER RIM
Hubs: White Industries WHITE IND M15 POLISHED SHIMANO REAR HUB
Spokes: DT Swiss DT SWISS CHAMPION 14 GUAGE SILVER SPOKES
Nipples: Black Brass Gold
Weight: 1039.7 grams
Price: $336.30
Your Weight Total is 1925.1 grams.
Your Order Total is $528.70

Option 3 32 Spokes
FRONT WHEEL
Rims: Velocity VELOCITY AEROHEAD ROAD MSW TANGERINE ORANGE RIM
Hubs: White Industries WHITE IND H2 FRONT HUB
Spokes: DT Swiss DT SWISS CHAMPION 14 GUAGE SILVER SPOKES
Nipples: Black Gold
Weight: 738.4 grams
Price: $207.40
REAR WHEEL
Rims: Velocity VELOCITY AEROHEAD OC MSW TANGERINE ORANGE ROAD RIM
Hubs: White Industries WHITE IND H2 SHIMANO REAR HUB
Spokes: DT Swiss DT SWISS CHAMPION 14 GUAGE SILVER SPOKES
Nipples: Black Brass Gold
Weight: 892.7 grams
Price: $351.30
Your Weight Total is 1631.1 grams.
Your Order Total is $558.70

I can also do the 32 hole salsas on the Road White industries hubs. I really need to order something, riding was horrible yesterday.

i'm sure none of you have any need for these whatsoever, but i am selling a set of tubulars:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180349185529&_trkparms=tab%3DSelling

I refer the honourable gentleman back to my fat arse, shopping baskets and savage pittsburgh potholes.

haha

yeah i guess riding 16/20s is a bit minimalist

either of those white wheelsets seem pretty good to me. if yr a bigger dude, you probably ought to go for the 36h, imo, but the aeroheads will probably look cooler

a shimano 9 road cassette fits a 9 mtn freehub.

option 1 imo yr gonna have heavy rubber on there anyways.

id still build up a set of $250 36 spoke commuters with like an alex traveller rim. then get the pure lightweight wheelset of your choice for leisure riding later.

I collapsed the field on the Delgados plus white hubs. I realised I was fussing over grams. A few years back I though a sub-2kg wheelset was an impossible dream.

the aeroheads will probably look cooler

only recently realised these are made in Brisbane!

Oh, and cutty, I am riding 10/16 right now.

spoke count?????

sorry, that should have said 14/16

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2203615592_902f032da5.jpg?v=0

i am getting a set of EDGE composites 1.68 tubulars, 16/20, DT190 hubs

http://www.edgecomposites.com/product.asp?SKU=RWS68CDT

they are a wheel sponsor of the team so the deal is SWEET

http://g.imagehost.org/0875/IMG_1180.jpg

oh cmon.

bummer :(

after last weekend's snowstorm (18" that was gone in a couple of days), i put all of the winter wear esp boots into boxes and away, to reduce clutter. this lead to my 6:15 wakeup call by my v excited 5 year old:

DADDY YOU LIED, YOU LIED! LOOK ITS SNOWING! *cavorts gleefully by bedside*

lol 'YOU LIED'

Its 87F in Pittsburgh today, just saying, like.

Trying to ride my way out of a cold. I'm not sure if that's advisable, but I've got a race on Monday. Did a 33.5 mile loop in 1 hr 56 yesterday and then the exact same route in 1 hr 58 this morning. If I can keep losing 2 minutes a day I should be able to stretch it out to a good 7 hours by the autumn.

I got tossed of my bike by who knows what coming home from school this afternoon. something got caught in the rear wheel. I got my leg caught between the bars and frame as the bike went over. Nasty bruising I feel lucky that it didn't break anything.

eek!

im glad you're alright. it wasnt yr new wheel i hope?

yikes ed, glad yr alright

It was the old wheels, I was too cheap for fast shipping on the new ones. I am just stiff and bruised. I managed to bike the rest of the way home. Just kind of bemused as to what it was that got me.

Today: http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=47267

Man, it was tough going. Just not quite fit enough, and also the enormous burger lunch + 2 beers made me almost pass out a few miles back. Very pleased we did it - it's a new route, a pretty good one - but it's not quite accurate to say I really enjoyed myself. Finishing on a mile long 8% hill wasn't the best, either.

There's some lovely countryside round that way.

And some good singletrack.

Fixie build is progressing, slowly. Waiting on tyres, cog. I can't fit the crown race and nor can friendly LBS, will have to try big chain LBS. Also how to fix v-brake lever to bars without removing the tape, hmmm...

The bigger problem is v-brake levers will be mountain diameter clamp which is a millimetre or so less than road bar diameter. When I did E's bike I faced this and it took a lot of filing on the break lever clamp to get it to fit.

of course this assumes you are using road bars of some sort.

Of some sort, yes... really it's a bit odd that the frame didn't come with caliper mountings.

Did my first longish ride for a while. Now feel mighty shattered.

about 4 or 5 miles quick yesterday

don't mean to be a dick but i can't resist...

wow that must have hurt

keep resisting the dick

no, i will not

Just back from more evening miles, even after the mighty tiredness. Feeling it, but feeling good.

Evans fitted my crown race in 2 minutes for free. So they're not all bad.

However, about an hour of powerdrilling with various now defunct dremel-type grinding attachements, and my brake lever is still microns too narrow.

New wheels arrived yesterday although probably won't get a chance to fit them before friday. Want to do an extensive tunes up, clean and grease of the mechanical components, a new rear break cable may be in order.

New wheels finally fitted, so much better. Just in time too a spoke broke on the way to the bar last night (I guess one that got hit in the accident).

Todays' fun and games is the East End Brewery Pedal Pale Ales Keg Tapping Ride:

http://www.eastendbrewing.com/node/706

Will no one selll me a properlyt sized seat post clamp!??!