tats like saying u dun look at the speedometer in your car but your tachometer...

what does that have to do with anything... unless you memorize the speed corresponding to your cadence and gear that you are in...

that thing is supposed to dig into the paint so that the washer becomes a base for the calipers to be grinding against...anyways, you don't see the damage done as it is covered up...

if you place the caliper against the fork... i think it might either have clearance issues or the caliper does more damage to the paint than the washer itself... you do realize the caliper moves and goes out of alignment by itself once in a while rite...so, you don't want more surface area from the caliper to be damaging the paint of your fork compared to the little washer...

not necessarily campy lar... you can still use downtube shifters mar

has it been missing all the while??

i've seen some TT rigs that runs without those washers before... i think they are in reverse and actually have clearance problems running with the washers on or they have problems locking the bolt fully into the threads even with the optional lock bolts

u want classic look mar...

GODAM!!!

actually.. single and dual pivot calipers will tend to move as you use it... single more so than dual...so, no matter how tight you tighten things up, it still moves and the spacer is there to facilitate it as far as i understand...else, it will just be moving against the paint on the fork...

you can't kill the fork i think... the only thing that gets ruined is the paint job...

as for aligning the caliper to clamp onto the wheels synchronously on both sides... you can always just pull the caliper left or right or if your caliper has an alignment screw which you can make minute adjustments...

the alignment bolt is at the top side of the caliper...on the top side of the non drive side pad...

maybe there is a reason for it... you can try and find the spacer and put it back... best is to find the longer recessed allen key bolt as well as your current bolt might not be long enough to fully thread in...

the thing won't loosen as long as you tighten it up.. if it starts loosening... you experience brake judders already especially on the front as the rear will just push against the brake bridge when you brake while the front the be pulled away from the fork due to the directions of the wheel...

i never use torque wrench on the calipers before... don't think it's needed... i think they just write it so there is no chance of breaking any carbon stuff...

can you explain what you meant by difficulty??

if it is adjustment issues than you should go back to the shop and get them to re-adjust it properly for you...

anyways, the general rule is that you should not use a small-small & big-big combo... (small front chain ring and small rear sprocket and vice versa) as the chain crosses at an exteme angle and you might find it harder to shifter to the biggest rear sprocket when you are in the front big ring... on top of that, it increases chain wear...

u are confusing the poor soul

before each ride?

1) enough air in tire, you don't want to ride a deflating tire out
2) brakes are working, you want to be able to stop once you get rolling
3) visual inspection that nothing else is out of place
4) the rest won't kill you mid-ride

you can send it back to the shops if you feel that something is not quite right... not necessarily on a schedule... just clean your bike once in a while and invest in some lubes and to perform the regular maintenance like cleaning and lubing the chain yourself... the rest other than cleaning the bike can be handled by the shops...

[quote=miaopurr,Jun 4 2013, 01:38 PM]
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i thought you just pee in the lycra and let the pad soak it up?

[quote=Mac Wai,Jun 4 2013, 01:42 PM]
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Thanks for pushing it Miao... I mean the single washer clawed to the front stem right next to the calipers, fastened by a central bolt and Alan keyed recess nut...... now, does that sounds more confusing or what?

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it's not confusing... but i do feel like batting you in the head...

what does that have to do with vin_ann... although vin_ann is very extreme in challenging people... he is also a very fair gentleman... he won't take advantage when his nature calls upon his frenemies...

what!!! he is hitting on george bush??? dafug man... you could have hit on george clooney and i will still overlook it...

hitting on bush senior or junior is in-excusable...

Haiiihhhh... you also know how to say TVB drama lor... how can you trust that shit...

i bet you believe that a real functioning iron man mark 42 suit exists...

wrong... Rectal Destruction Bike...

it's motto is "being a pain in the ass the moment you sit on it"

he is seriously confused... i think he thinks you are the president of united states.. if not, you are the president of trek bicycles...and if not.... the big boss of ah huat coffee...

well, wat can i say... low budget production mar... u think like hollywood blockbusters meh...

before shooting the movie.. send the actress and actors to training first...

ps: seriously, your quotes are f@ked up lar...

This post has been edited by butthead: Jun 4 2013, 03:11 PM

i dunno if he has Alzheimer or you are bonkers...but WTF rite

you need this la...

for tat u use this

i thought it's treknology?

yeah.. try both... i know treknology quite expensive...

miao, you overlooked a problem too...at least in malaysia

hand built wheels is not a norm here and let's not say the rims... which will be no small feat to get... even spoke length options would be fairly limited...let alone you want to be choosy on what to get...

your best hope for building a hand built is the same options as what those fixie dudes have... mavic open pros and DT champion spokes with standard brass nipples... don't think about HED, Kinlin, dt aerolites or sapim.. those are wishful thinking bro...

and i blame all this on those baskets who have too much money buying expensive wheels and flooding the market with demands for this wheels...

f@k u s-holes...

This post has been edited by butthead: Jun 5 2013, 09:53 AM