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2A or not 2A

A certain old track head who we hold dear to our heart scoffed at The Ken 'test rig'.

Certainly, it's no Merckx MX Leader...

The same track nut also remarked that 'Eddy' would never use a 2A stem on his bikes.

If you've seen A Sunday in Hell you'd also know that Eddy wasted 45 minutes before a race adjusting his saddle height and pitch. Those old Super Record posts are tricky buggers...

2A's were designed for track.

They look better.

They feel better.

If they were anodised red, they'd be faster.

2A is here to stay.

Sorry Bob.

(What am I talking about?)

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I can also tell you definitively that although my old Concorde was a looker, it was M.O.R. in Columbus circles.

Aelle. For tourists, amatuers, and

My Llewellyn MAX on the other hand is surprisingly lighter than an SLX ride.

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I built my second pair of wheels. Unassisted.

Before I start charging I should state that I was truing up a pair of Deep V's I'd laced earlier to Phil double fixed track hubs at Shifterbikes.

If those rims were another tougher than be cast iron.

All the same, it's a satisfying feeling mingled with anxiety rolling on wheels you built yourself.

Marvel at their trueness the first week, curse them if they unravel the next.

Here's some cracking shots from the Shifterflickr

LSD at Melburn Roobaix

Oli and some Cadel wannabe at the Singlespeed Worlds - 2003.

Bring out the Gimp. ACMC Roller Derby.

Speedy lookin like a rabbit from Watership Down

Duncan's solo ascent of Col d'Ugly.

Ken, You can pick and choose your mates, but not who rides your bikes.

Which brings me to the next event in Melburn.

Roll on your cheapest set of rubber, and skid on down Skid Vicious.

Bring your bike, camera and style.

$200 cash for longest skid

Wear a helmet - nothing nastier than a track skid stack.

Posted by fyxomatosis on 25 July 2008

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T55 on July 28 2008 08:53:04
Those shoe plate/cleats (Uniblock2000) are great and should be the next big thing for those of us that run toeclips. Yellowjersey.org have some modern ones on their website.
Those are some sweeet bikes too!

ronasaurus on July 28 2008 09:24:21
If a you can have an old,short Campy seatpost on your track bike-then it NEEDS the deep drop 2A stem(or a Nitto if you're going Japanese)!If,like a lot of us,your frame is a bit small and trying to run an old Campy post(or an NJS one) left it way past the limit line and you've subs****uted a newer,longer post-you NEED to run a 1A or similar shallower drop stem or you'll be too low in the drops(fashionable-yes,comfortable and efficient-NO!!)


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