Cycling Technology Blog » Everything http://www.cyclingtechblog.com Fun, exotic, high performance, lightweight, aerodynamic, geeky bike stuff Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:34:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 KMC X10SL 10 Speed Chain DLC http://www.cyclingtechblog.com/2011/12/29/kmc-x10sl-10-speed-chain-dlc/ http://www.cyclingtechblog.com/2011/12/29/kmc-x10sl-10-speed-chain-dlc/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:34:27 +0000 brian http://www.cyclingtechblog.com/?p=560 We just got some of the KMC DLC chains in stock and I have to say, It comes in a really nice box. Not sure if the DLC will really improve the functionality or the durability of the chain. It does look … Continue reading →]]>

We just got some of the KMC DLC chains in stock and I have to say, It comes in a really nice box. Not sure if the DLC will really improve the functionality or the durability of the chain. It does look really cool though.

Looking for reviews online didn’t really turn anything up, Anybody out there use this? Thoughts? Reviews?

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These are the prettiest wheels we have built up, maybe ever. I love how the sliver Alchemy hubs look and they spin like butter.
They weigh in at 1231g. Not the lightest but they make up for it by being so stiff and aero.

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Tomorrow,Sept 14, I will be heading to Inter-bike in Las Vegas! I am excited about this numerous reasons.

1. I have never met any of our distributors or manufacturers face to face. They have all been very helpful and understanding of my new guy mistakes. (espcially fairwheel) I think its human nature to put a face on a person, even if it is someone you have never met face to face. It is always interesting to see how far off I was in envisioning them.

2. I cant wait to nerd out on the latest and greatest bike components. I purposefully ignored Euro-Bike so I would be properly awed when i get to Vegas.

3. Circulous

4. Cross Vegas will be a blast. Our wheel builder Brian Hutchison will be racing in the dealers race and im expecting great things from him ;) The main event will be great fun also.

5. Its my first time in Vegas. Soooo, I may be getting to the convention center a little late on Thursday morning….

We will have a live photo stream going from the show. If anyone wants me to go to a specific booth and snap some photos post a comment here and ill be sure to accommodate you.

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This beautiful frame is for a 150lb rider and has a 58.5cm TT, and weighs 1140g w/ all this:
crankset
headset bearings
f/r der hangers
seat collar
DT stop w/ adjuster, and l side shift boss
under BB cable guide
4 bolts

By our estimates the frame would weigh about 670g. We can get you started on your journey to Alphadom here
**** UPDATE*****

frame 58.5cm TT, w/ ti shift boss, both der hangers – 703g

fork 203mm w/ 6g Tarnkappe – 244g

cranks 175mm w/ 6802 full ceramics – 366g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Our friend Weston from Dash came by the other day to show off the new set of wheels they just finished. They are AX-Lightness SRT-42 rims (16/20), Sapim CX-Ray spokes, Dash Maria/Veronica hubs with hybrid bearings.
They came in at 887g for 42mm rims with steel spokes. Not bad…

You can pick up a pair for $3200

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We are proud to be one of the very few dealers of Exposure Lights in the US. IMO there are few better lights out there. I will be doing another blog post whith a road test write up but for now the statistics are fairly impressive.

Exposure Lights Sixpack NiteRider Pro 1400 LED
Weight 490g 812g
Battery Life 3(high)/10(med)/24(low)hrs 2.5-64hrs
Lumens 1800 1400
Wires NO YES
Price $649 $649.99

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These wheels are sick! But seriously, they came to us from dash on Monday and I shipped them out the same day. I managed to snap some pictures before they went out. They weighed in at 804g and when the stickers on the rear wheel are removed they  will weigh sub 800 (probably). The rims are  AX-Lightness SRT24.  Sapim CX-Ray spokes (custom cut by dash to save weight) and the new Dash Maria/Veronica hubs.

Weston at Dash told me these were the first hubs they had done with a campy cassette. They campy hub weighs about 4 grams more than the Shimano because Dash didn’t have a skyline version of the campy cassette body. Dashfronthub DashFrontwheel DashRearhub DashRearwheel DashWheelsHubs frontscale rearscale

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Recently part of our Cycling Technology family Laird (son of co owner Beth) was diagnosed with Burkett’s Lymphoma. Beth, being a good Boulder mom, keeps her kids on a healthy mostly vegetarian diet. Laird, being a kid, loves beef jerky. Our great customer Duc sends us  jerky once in a while and Laird cant get enough of it. When Duc heard that Laird is sick he sent us a big shipment of  jerky. Then our friends at Denver Boulder Couriers brought it to Laird at the Children’s Hospital.

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We want to say thank you to Duc and thank you to Denver Boulder Couriers for helping brighten Lairds day. (Duc is the second from the right) The world can be a crappy place sometimes and its good to know there are people out there who will help a sick kid they have never met.

]]> http://www.cyclingtechblog.com/2011/05/16/caring-cycling-community/feed/ 0 Tune Schwarzbrenner Wheels http://www.cyclingtechblog.com/2011/04/27/tune-schwartzbrenner-wheels/ http://www.cyclingtechblog.com/2011/04/27/tune-schwartzbrenner-wheels/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:33:10 +0000 brian http://www.cyclingtechblog.com/?p=434 Continue reading →]]>

We just built these up for a customer.  They came in at 1284g for a pair of clinchers! We used Tume Schwarzbrinner 24 Rims 20/24, DT-Swiss 240 rear hub Alchemy Elf front, Sapim CX-Ray spokes. One interesting thing about these wheels is that if we had used Extralite SX front and rear hubs we would have saved around 120g making these clinchers come in around 1160g, for clinchers… tune1 tune2 Tune3 tune4 tune5

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