Norco "Red Cross" Special Paris-to-Ancaster Race Edition Cyclocross (CX) Bike
- 1 x 11 speed Shimano XTR Sram CX1 WolfTooth FSA SLK Drivetrain
- Carbon Tubulars
- Control Tech Carbon Drop Bars Made in USA
- Eggbeater Red P2A special edition pedals...
Etc.
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Saturday, March 21, 2015
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Ultimate 4-season Hybrid City Bike 2.0 - New Front/Rear Specific Mavic Wheels!
"Test everything; hold fast what is good."
1 Thessalonians 5:21
Got me a pair of Mavic wheels to replace my heavier Xero Lite and WTB Dual Duty/Shimano wheels!
Front wheel: Very fast/aerodynamic, light, solid with a maxtal sup alloy rim w UB control for excellent braking and yes, drop-dead wicked looks is the Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR (approx. $400+ new. I found this gem for $230 used and topically damaged)! Over 120g lighter than previous Xero XSR-3's and wayyy more aero. I'm faster already!
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Rear wheel: A good old reliable, fully n easily serviceable and parts replaceable, steel spoked, yet still very lightweight (860-875g) all black, all alloy and very cool lookin 2011 Mavic Ksyrium Elite. 130-200g lighter than previous WTB Dual Duty/Shimano Deore/14g spoked wheel ($200 used from Kijiji)
My face when riding it (priceless)!
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Oh, also managed to finally salvage my first USE XCR carbon suspension Shokpost thanks to USE's $10 service kit. Now I have two, one for my road race bike the other for this one.
Good to have continuity:
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
2013 Paris-to-Ancaster Race: My First!
First time doing this:
Placed 30/80 in my age group/field or 123 out of 567 total with an un-rideable bike - derailleur broke off and jammed in wheel - on last km.
Excellent challenge, well-organised, very popular with great people = great experience to have under your belt.
I highly recommend! But, it is not easy. There are sections where even an intermediate mountain bike rider would consider "unride-able" due to ridiculously deep n narrow mud trails at worst and at best soft, muddy and super-irregular grassy fields.
Yeah, thanks Tim! ;)
[Tim Farrar is one of the race organisers]
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BIG THANKS:
The 2007 Norco VFR bike is a phenomenal cross bike.
Geax Mezcal tires also phenomenal thnx to Paul Greene of Chain Reaction Toronto.
Nike Sphere Dry shirt for the absoluate best in comfort/sweat management.
Gatorade twistspout water bottle for superlight, big capacity, reliable spout, all you want/need.
Shimano Dura Ace 7800 shifters for mindlessly fast n easy 10 speed shifting
My girlfriend Ms. M and pro photographer Ivan R. for the photos!
Placed 30/80 in my age group/field or 123 out of 567 total with an un-rideable bike - derailleur broke off and jammed in wheel - on last km.
Excellent challenge, well-organised, very popular with great people = great experience to have under your belt.
I highly recommend! But, it is not easy. There are sections where even an intermediate mountain bike rider would consider "unride-able" due to ridiculously deep n narrow mud trails at worst and at best soft, muddy and super-irregular grassy fields.
Yeah, thanks Tim! ;)
[Tim Farrar is one of the race organisers]
More
BIG THANKS:
The 2007 Norco VFR bike is a phenomenal cross bike.
Geax Mezcal tires also phenomenal thnx to Paul Greene of Chain Reaction Toronto.
Nike Sphere Dry shirt for the absoluate best in comfort/sweat management.
Gatorade twistspout water bottle for superlight, big capacity, reliable spout, all you want/need.
Shimano Dura Ace 7800 shifters for mindlessly fast n easy 10 speed shifting
My girlfriend Ms. M and pro photographer Ivan R. for the photos!
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Bicycling / Cycling Efficiency / Performance ! :O Thank GOD
Hmmm what else shall I write about as an adult Christian-Chinese-Canadian-Torontonian 4-season cyclist... How God has given me this opp! Yes! He rocks! Therefore we rock! "Because I (Jesus) live, you will also live" John 14.19 :O Woah. That's BIG. Only God can say that and back it up, eh? ;) Love Him.
Thank you Loooord for bikes. Bikes being by FAR the most efficient means of transportation. Period. I am talking worlds more than ANY other vehicle incl. cars, jets. even any animals.
This was proven and documented by Richard Weber at some university (I recall Duke or somewhere on the East coast of U.S.). Google it. Absolutely awesome. No wonder there is that special something that happens when you bike...yeah, it's called YOU workin in perfect harmony with a MACHINE to acheive the most efficient thing in existence!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_performance :
"A bicycle's performance, in both biological and mechanical terms, is extraordinarily efficient. In terms of the amount of energy a person must expend to travel a given distance, investigators have calculated it to be the most efficient self-powered means of transportation.[1] From a mechanical viewpoint, up to 99% of the energy delivered by the rider into the pedals is transmitted to the wheels"
BOOYAH
RIDE ON.
DT
www.disciplestoday.org
Thank you Loooord for bikes. Bikes being by FAR the most efficient means of transportation. Period. I am talking worlds more than ANY other vehicle incl. cars, jets. even any animals.
This was proven and documented by Richard Weber at some university (I recall Duke or somewhere on the East coast of U.S.). Google it. Absolutely awesome. No wonder there is that special something that happens when you bike...yeah, it's called YOU workin in perfect harmony with a MACHINE to acheive the most efficient thing in existence!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_performance :
"A bicycle's performance, in both biological and mechanical terms, is extraordinarily efficient. In terms of the amount of energy a person must expend to travel a given distance, investigators have calculated it to be the most efficient self-powered means of transportation.[1] From a mechanical viewpoint, up to 99% of the energy delivered by the rider into the pedals is transmitted to the wheels"
BOOYAH
RIDE ON.
DT
www.disciplestoday.org
www.canadianchurches.info
Centralregion.ca Where Believers Meet. My church! ;D
11 Speed Cross Compatibilities: Shimano Dura Ace 9000, Sram XX1, Campagnolo, Alfine.
I will be trying these combos, esp. 9000 shifters with Srams XX1 11speed 10-42 cassette and Shimano or compatible rear derailleur. Why? Because its bloody desirable as heaven thats why!!! As my Polish boss, Radek frm Wheels of Bloor the largest Cervelo dealer inthe world in Toronto would say: "KOURVA MACH! R u kidding me??!"
Srams widEST 10-42 range superlight external 11spd cassette/gearing now allows a justified use of just 1 chainring thus no front shifting/shiftr/derailleur/2nd chainrng/clearances/xtra weight/cabling etc needed at all! It wld b by nature and simplicity, Lighter, Easier, Smoother, and potentially a stiffer frame due to more room for frame material in tht area.
LET THE TESTING BEGIN AND VIDEOS BEGIN!.... STAY TUNED TO BIKEFX FOR UPDATES.
My Shimano rep didnt evennknow if we cld use non 9000 rd with 9000 shifters :P. Shame! I bet you can. We must in order to work w 42t cog we need an mtb rd with 42t compatibility. So far, Sram's XX1 is the only one, officially. Unofficially? Any rd with a max. cog tooth of close to 42 will work...just not as smoothly as the XX1's - RD's pulley wheel with less than 42t max may touch the 42t cassette cog in that 42t gear only. That'd be the biggest issue. Next would be tht its shifting path may not match the 9-42 cassette shape but, that is likely a non-issue.
Crap ths is gonna b expen$ive...900$ shiftrs...who knws how much xx1 cass gona cost... Gotta borrow... ;)
STAY TUNED TO BIKEFX FOR THE LATEST TECHNICAL/MECHANICAL STUFF.
NB An 11+ speed internally geared hub is also worth noting here for non-racers aka, 'US" the people, the rest of the millions of people on earth that bike daily for fun up to multiple times a day all year round for transportation etc. ;)
WHY? Forgetting the additional 100's of grams of weight in the rear and limits against super light wheel choices because only many metal spokes can be built with these IGH hubs....ugh....you DO get a smoother and thus longer lasting chain, super smooth and ultra wide gearing all with little to no maintenance compared to regular/monthly maintenance with external gears.
***My greatest apologies. My connection did not come through with providing the XX1 parts for testing, therefore, cant test! Don't we hate it when people don't keep their word folks?
... DT 2012
Srams widEST 10-42 range superlight external 11spd cassette/gearing now allows a justified use of just 1 chainring thus no front shifting/shiftr/derailleur/2nd chainrng/clearances/xtra weight/cabling etc needed at all! It wld b by nature and simplicity, Lighter, Easier, Smoother, and potentially a stiffer frame due to more room for frame material in tht area.
LET THE TESTING BEGIN AND VIDEOS BEGIN!.... STAY TUNED TO BIKEFX FOR UPDATES.
My Shimano rep didnt evennknow if we cld use non 9000 rd with 9000 shifters :P. Shame! I bet you can. We must in order to work w 42t cog we need an mtb rd with 42t compatibility. So far, Sram's XX1 is the only one, officially. Unofficially? Any rd with a max. cog tooth of close to 42 will work...just not as smoothly as the XX1's - RD's pulley wheel with less than 42t max may touch the 42t cassette cog in that 42t gear only. That'd be the biggest issue. Next would be tht its shifting path may not match the 9-42 cassette shape but, that is likely a non-issue.
Crap ths is gonna b expen$ive...900$ shiftrs...who knws how much xx1 cass gona cost... Gotta borrow... ;)
STAY TUNED TO BIKEFX FOR THE LATEST TECHNICAL/MECHANICAL STUFF.
NB An 11+ speed internally geared hub is also worth noting here for non-racers aka, 'US" the people, the rest of the millions of people on earth that bike daily for fun up to multiple times a day all year round for transportation etc. ;)
WHY? Forgetting the additional 100's of grams of weight in the rear and limits against super light wheel choices because only many metal spokes can be built with these IGH hubs....ugh....you DO get a smoother and thus longer lasting chain, super smooth and ultra wide gearing all with little to no maintenance compared to regular/monthly maintenance with external gears.
***My greatest apologies. My connection did not come through with providing the XX1 parts for testing, therefore, cant test! Don't we hate it when people don't keep their word folks?
Friday, October 28, 2011
Most Comfortable Bicycle Bike Seat Saddle
For a skinny 130 - 140lb., 30+yr.-old, Asian male. Tried 10 relevant saddles before settling on these:
1. WTB Speed She
2. WTB Pure V
3. Try any WTB saddles!
No, I do not work for WTB. But, I am a year-round cyclist in Toronto and have worked for bike shops since 2000 and am currntly gainfully employed as the service manager at a busy downtown bicycle shop.
BROOKS? Havent tried yet. But, I will, come spring with the classic B17. Currently on the WTB Speed She...if only they'd make it lighter and longer! :I But, alas, yes, it is a "women's" saddle :P...but my goodness is it ever comfortable!
Thank God for NORCO who is the big distributor of WTB saddles to all your local independent bicycle shops in Canada. But, of course, u cn get a WTB product anywhere in the world. So get one and sit on it!
Ride On!
DT
Thank God for NORCO who is the big distributor of WTB saddles to all your local independent bicycle shops in Canada. But, of course, u cn get a WTB product anywhere in the world. So get one and sit on it!
Ride On!
DT
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