With good reason. Less power required, lighter brake.
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I think the spongy feeling brake would have more to do with the cable set up than an inherent flaw in the design of the brakes.
And the single pivot rear doesn’t really make sense to me…you are saving negligible amount of weight for a performance downgrade. Yes, the rear brake doesn’t need to be as powerful as the front but why not just put a double pivot in there anyway?
And this is coming from someone that exclusively rides Campagnolo on the road.
Forget the Rando/Gator hype… Rubino Pro’s in 25 are the best all round tyre.
When you find something that works, stick with it regardless of what the current fad is, cos you’ll inevitably go back to it.
You don’t need to buy the most expensive parts available. The next rung down often gives you almost the same quality, but for a significantly lower price.
Got Easton carbon bars on both my roadies - EC90 equipes (shallow drop, short reach, classic bend). The 26.0 on my Paconi, 31.8 on my Dean. 26.0 is good but a little flexy, the 31.8 are absolutely the mutt’s nuts.
you can sell average condition and not particularly interesting items for heaps of money if you have a mirror, a white sheet, some autosol and a slr/macro lens
we all need items with lateral stiffness and vertical compliance
Pack a pair of latex disposable gloves in your back pocket along with spare tubes etc. Save’s getting oil and crap on your hands when you have to change a tire.
make sure you keep your brake pads clean by picking out all the small bits of glass and stones that get embedded in there and stuff up your rims.
Baby wipes (Wade’s tip) are excellent for cleaning down your frame, chain etc after a ride.
Don’t overtighten campy seatpost bolts - they are soft as anything and expensive to replace.
