> On Dec 10, 2024, at 12:31 PM, Piaw Na(藍俊彪) wrote:
>
> What I do is to ship the brakes to them and tell them to build the bike
> around the brake so that the pads are at the bottom of the slots. For better
> or worse, bikes are built around the brakes you've chosen, and maximizing
> tire cle
> On Dec 10, 2024, at 11:56 AM, Piaw Na wrote:
>
> Ironically I had the opposite problem. When I spec'd my custom Ti touring
> bike I asked for 57mm because that's what the spec said. It turned out that
> if you have exactly 57mm just because of the vagaries of the process you end
> up having
>
> I have yet to encounter a builder who explicitly does the math to figure
> this out. I’ve suggested to a couple of builders they drill front brake
> holes at an angle to preserve brake clearance … they’ve politely dismissed
> me as a crank.
>
I no longer ask builders to do math. What I do is t
My, how far we have come since 1997. When Herons were designed, cyclists on
28mm tires were obviously Freds. If you wanted 32’s, you searched out
Campionato del Mondo sewups. It was a battle to get builders to set brake
bridges and fork length to maximize the 57mm reach of “long” brakes. The
I do generally prefer a slacker seat tube angle. I ride 155 cranks and
even though when your saddle goes up to accommodate for the cranks it
generally needs to go back a bit more still. The Roadini has a 72.5 STA
and my Berthoud saddle is more back than forward right now.
Weight could be i
> On Dec 9, 2024, at 8:53 AM, Spencer Robinson wrote:
>
> The drawback to the Heron is that 32’s are just about the largest tire you
> can fit
My, how far we have come since 1997. When Herons were designed, cyclists on
28mm tires were obviously Freds. If you wanted 32’s, you searched out
C
Hey
So I've been enjoying my Roadini and taking it on everything from paved
roads/dirt roads to some chunky stuff. I'm 5 foot 7 with short legs, 670
ish saddle height with 155 cranks.
The Roadini is a size 50 which has a 55 ETT. I'm running a 70mm stem with
short reach drops. I'm a little on
