tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29412627.post9137965948193591450..comments2023-06-25T00:30:09.434+10:00Comments on About the bike: The ten best things about my bike.David Killickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781752978497832434noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29412627.post-50829768956078850802008-06-01T10:08:00.000+10:002008-06-01T10:08:00.000+10:00Tim,I'll have to come over and try a Rohloff hub s...Tim,<BR/><BR/>I'll have to come over and try a Rohloff hub sometime. Not sure why it's taken me this long. <BR/><BR/>I don't reckon the ideal shifter has been made yet. I love the convenience of the brifters, but I like the simplicity of the down tube shift lever. Can't have everything I gusss. And now we're on the cusp of the era of electronic-assisted shifting. Who knows what nightmares that will hold for the unwary?<BR/><BR/>As for the chain, it had a pretty hard life. It was jammed once between the crank arm and chainring and became a bit bent and never seemed to be the same again. It's a ten speed chain too, they're not the most robust of creatures. A for the stainless mudguards, yours look great, I'll give them a try next.David Killickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781752978497832434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29412627.post-47205271723310615352008-05-31T21:48:00.000+10:002008-05-31T21:48:00.000+10:00OK now you have set up a challenge!1 Totally agree...OK now you have set up a challenge!<BR/><BR/>1 Totally agree, but we could argue which model is best.<BR/>2 Yes but I still prefer the the way Shimano levers work (when they do) The perfect shifter IMO would have the down shift Shimano style, up shift Campag style.<BR/>3 This were we part company! Go Rohloff! I am surprised you get so few kms from a chain Over the years I have got over 12,000km from SRAM chains, more from a Rohloff. <BR/>4 Dont take bike computers that seriously<BR/>5 Absolutely - cant beat that combination<BR/>6 Proper wheels to take the knocks, can't beat them<BR/>6 Mmmmm sorry I will rave about my Berthoud s/s, they give better protection, will outlast and look better than any plastic ones<BR/>7 Ok you beat me here, I have never used one.<BR/>8 Oh yes, i have lost count of the number of times I have lent me HPX to someone struggling with a toy pump.<BR/>9 Lost me there<BR/>10 Why wait for a rainy day?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12876977237097394431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29412627.post-39521445739927085712008-05-31T10:28:00.000+10:002008-05-31T10:28:00.000+10:00Similar tastes, and I love my B17 too - riderredux...Similar tastes, and I love my B17 too - riderredux.blogspot.comGranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12337801641101641763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29412627.post-83040809557798203942008-05-31T06:43:00.000+10:002008-05-31T06:43:00.000+10:00Good list, Dave, and a very sharp Surly.MikeGood list, Dave, and a very sharp Surly.<BR/><BR/>MikeMike Daytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558296158677358300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29412627.post-1596653939139173192008-05-30T20:23:00.000+10:002008-05-30T20:23:00.000+10:00Nice list Dave,Particularly like the Zefal HPX. I...Nice list Dave,<BR/><BR/>Particularly like the Zefal HPX. I've got four compact pumps and I've been sold every one of them as "the one the works". You may notice what pump I've still got on the bike.<BR/><BR/>The other reason for plummeting Bike Journal ranking is that it's getting warmer in the Northern Haemorrhoid. We'll catch back up around October.<BR/><BR/>Love the Soma guards.NancyBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521907970745629568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29412627.post-41940672213418591192008-05-30T17:53:00.000+10:002008-05-30T17:53:00.000+10:00Love those musettesLove those musettesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com