i'm so happy i got my 2 watts back (SRAM AXS with standard gearing)

[Heisenberg]

now i know i'm getting all of 283 of my peak power wattage when i jump!!!! those marketing clowns at sram better see the error of their ways.

spreadsheets. don't. lie.*

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*i made a sheet calculating resonance rates of 27.2mm seatposts shimmed in custom ultrabutted titanium frames vs 31.6mm and discovered i could save .4w over 900km by using the shim and a fizik 00 post! it's all about the little things.

**kmc chains are trash. v upset the 12s gold chain sounded like goldbaum was a tiger rolling into the bulge tbh. i feel really mislead by mark mcmscience's spreadsheet clearly showing it was superior (visually and performancely). it seriously ruined my "eighteen shades of glorious gold" theme, made possible by the advances in gold ano the bike industry has made in the past 30 years.

[Andy sti]

Wait, wut? Dude, that is awesome! Do mine next.:banana:

[bigbill]

I use extra KT tape on my knees to get those additional watts.

[Spdntrxi]

just don't ever use that 10t cog..you will lose more then 2w to friction

[nmrt]

how are you using aftermarket chainrings and some aftermarket chain with 12-speed SRAM AXS? My LBS (Excel Sports in Boulder) thought it was currently impossible according to SRAM. Obviously not, I see now. Care to elaborate on shifting efficiencies with such a set up? Wait...that is a 2 X 11!!?
Thanks!

[flying]

What a Beautiful Frame :beer:

[Heisenberg]

just don't ever use that 10t cog..you will lose more then 2w to friction

whoooooshhhhh

[FlashUNC]

I feel like that rug really ties the room together.

[joosttx]

Got to plug that wire port on the chain stay. That’ll save at least 1.259395 watts and prevent that annoying noise whistle while kissing sound.

Where is a picture of the honeybee.

[mtechnica]

Shimmed seatpost crew represent

[Heisenberg]

how are you using aftermarket chainrings and some aftermarket chain with 12-speed SRAM AXS? My LBS (Excel Sports in Boulder) thought it was currently impossible according to SRAM. Obviously not, I see now. Care to elaborate on shifting efficiencies with such a set up? Wait...that is a 2 X 11!!?
Thanks!

récord 12 11-29 cassette. eagle chain. red axs dub crank, dzero 130bcd spider, 53/39 chainrings. force axs shifty bits. works well.

[Tickdoc]

And all this with rim brakes. Amazing.

[charliedid]

Performancely

[hobbanero]

have someone repaint the derailleurs and shifters with Campy logos and you will blow minds on the hipster ride

[Dave]

Based on reports on the axs 12 cog spacing, a campy 12 drivetrain should work with an AXS fd and rd.

Red 11 speed crank may also with 12 speed.

[pdmtong]

the only thing I care about are those gold shamals....

[dancinkozmo]

I feel like that rug really ties the room together.
i wonder if the drapes match the rug ?

[colker]

the only thing I care about are those gold shamals....

When nothing else is over the top enough.

[EB]

Bring back the elegance atmo

[fignon's barber]

I feel like that rug really ties the room together.

It's a painted floor, symbolizing the cobbles of Roubaix and the polka dot climbers jersey of the Tour, representing the bike is .2% lighter yet 1.6% more horizontally robust. Do you know nothing about marketing?

[tv_vt]

i wonder if the drapes match the rug ?

That's not looking like a rug to me. Looks like tile or something else hard.
Not that it matters a hoot. This is a weird thread.;)

By the way, does your spreadsheet compare watts for using a level stem vs slightly upsloping? I'm sure there's a power loss there, at least on the order of the shim, if not even as much as having that gaping hole on the CS messing with aerodynamics.

[Heisenberg]

It's a painted floor, symbolizing the cobbles of Roubaix and the polka dot climbers jersey of the Tour, representing the bike is .2% lighter yet 1.6% more horizontally robust. Do you know nothing about marketing?

actually construction paper and leftover carbon epoxy subbing as lacquer

nicetrytho

[Heisenberg]

That's not looking like a rug to me. Looks like tile or something else hard.
Not that it matters a hoot. This is a weird thread.;)

By the way, does your spreadsheet compare watts for using a level stem vs slightly upsloping? I'm sure there's a power loss there, at least on the order of the shim, if not even as much as having that gaping hole on the CS messing with aerodynamics.

Genesis 25:30. "He said to Jacob, 'Let me gulp down some of that red stuff; I'm starving.'”

all hail The Sabbath™

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[AngryScientist]

i literally have no idea what this thread is about.

nice bike though.

[weisan]

i literally have no idea what this thread is about.

nice bike though.

I think it's about Microsoft Excel.

[XXtwindad]

An early favorite for "Post of the Year."

Heisenberg lost his power wattage somewhere. Maybe under the futon. He was able to find it with the help of a shim. Somehow, Mark McM had some culpability. Not sure how. Mark McM is a known fan of Warren Zevon, however, and most avid racers like Heisenberg prefer music that's "edgier."

Flash and Fignons Barber (still the best tag on the site) traded interior decorating barbs.

Heisenberg concluded the post (thus far) by citing some Old Testament verses.

[Heisenberg]

An early favorite for "Post of the Year."

Heisenberg lost his power wattage somewhere. Maybe under the futon. He was able to find it with the help of a shim. Somehow, Mark McM had some culpability. Not sure how. Mark McM is a known fan of Warren Zevon, however, and most avid racers like Heisenberg prefer music that's "edgier."

Flash and Fignons Barber (still the best tag on the site) traded interior decorating barbs.

Heisenberg concluded the post (thus far) by citing some Old Testament verses.

let's take it from the top.

once upon a time in the dregs of the venetian (while consuming an overly-thick cut of prime and sipping a singapore sling), i lost my mind about the exceptional drag of 405mm chainstays/10t cogs and the real crimes perpetuated on the world by men from chicago who go by their initials (professionally), high in their repurposed meatpacking factory-cum-bike parts headquarters.

it lead me to markmcm's exceptional research in the area of "wattage losses around 10t bicycle drivetrains for the very few people who have ever ridden past 25mph, let alone our researcher".

promptly, i asked my intern to drop my copy of "excitable boy" onto the deck and got to work. HOW could i possibly defeat the conniving marketing bastards in the Windy City, dead set on robbing the average joe of two watts at 30mph?! truly, an endeavor on par with the apollo program.

long story short, i found a bunch of random crap lying around my workshop. turns out all it took was a mezcal shot alongside the singapore sling to conjure it into reality.

weirdly, it all worked...fine? veryun****ingfortunately. i thought big bike industry™ had things far more on lock when it came to PURPOSEFULLY ****ING THE WORKING MAN™.*

*who is not armed with spreadsheets.

so while i was contemplating alcoholism and the concept of desperadoes/eves, it became a thing. a bike, with 12 speeds, an 11-29t cassette, a 53/39 chainset, and shifted THROUGH THE GODDAMNED AIR.

truly, a breakthrough for humanity.

fin.*


*quit looking at bike **** and go watch cheer. it's waaaay better.

[XXtwindad]

let's take it from the top.

once upon a time in the dregs of the venetian (while consuming an overly-thick cut of prime and sipping a singapore sling), i lost my mind about the exceptional drag of 405mm chainstays/10t cogs and the real crimes perpetuated on the world by men from chicago who go by their initials (professionally), high in their repurposed meatpacking factory-cum-bike parts headquarters.

it lead me to markmcm's exceptional research in the area of "wattage losses around 10t bicycle drivetrains for the very few people who have ever ridden past 25mph, let alone our researcher".

promptly, i asked my intern to drop my copy of "excitable boy" onto the deck and got to work. HOW could i possibly defeat the conniving marketing bastards in the Windy City, dead set on robbing the average joe of two watts at 30mph?! truly, an endeavor on par with the apollo program.

long story short, i found a bunch of random crap lying around my workshop. turns out all it took was a mezcal shot alongside the singapore sling to conjure it into reality.

weirdly, it all worked...fine? veryun****ingfortunately. i thought big bike industry™ had things far more on lock when it came to PURPOSEFULLY ****ING THE WORKING MAN™.*

*who is not armed with spreadsheets.

so while i was contemplating alcoholism and the concept of desperadoes/eves, it became a thing. a bike, with 12 speeds, an 11-29t cassette, a 53/39 chainset, and shifted THROUGH THE GODDAMNED AIR.

truly, a breakthrough for humanity.

fin.*


*quit looking at bike **** and go watch cheer. it's waaaay better.

Well, I don't understand a word you just wrote. But I like it! Certainly, there's a kernel of truth buried in there somewhere.

It's as close to "Gonzo" journalism as the Paceline is going to get...joining a select group of posters: Deadman, Colker, GothBrooks, and now yourself. (and a shout out for the departed and missed Beeatnik).

If I see the above names attached to a post, I'm going to be reading it. Really entertaining :)
Edit: Now I'll really have to swing by the shop for an espresso...

[Andy sti]

I would watch the sky. Those black helicopters you see are coming for you. You don't mess with Chicago and their 2 watts.

[colker]

*quit looking at bike **** and go watch cheer. it's waaaay better.

I did; Cheers is a masterpiece.. best movie about America ever made. It blows apart every cliche and misconception. Best movie about tolerance and outcasts.

[tomato coupe]

Well, I don't understand a word you just wrote...
Kind of like being the designated driver at an acid party, isn't it?

[XXtwindad]

Kind of like being the designated driver at an acid party, isn't it?

Yeah. It's kind of like that ...

[FlashUNC]

It's not all that far off from reality, really.

[charliedid]

Weird Bicycle Relief

[pdmtong]

"this thread is so weird"

I have to believe Nate is channeling Al ... (it's some kind of cosmic warping)

[EB]

Considering the particular marketing channel that this particular Baum Corretto first took flight in, I’d say you were all missing the joke here.

[joosttx]

You should get a Scarab but keep the chainrings.

[joosttx]

https://i.imgur.com/j42ZjVa.jpg?1

Good move. You don't want to spill the bong water.

[weisan]

Singapore came up twice.

That's worth at least a couple of million hits.

Your check is in the mail.

[joosttx]

l
so while i was contemplating alcoholism

fin.*


*quit looking at bike **** and go watch cheer. it's waaaay better.



09/19/2016: I have always felt you lost a watt or two the last time we sipped suds at the Gestalt Haus and did "The Kentfield Woodlands Bonus Hill Shortcut" soon after. :)

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[weisan]

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A re-make of the Original. 1941 "Red Bulls"

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[RKW]

I love this bar.

[joosttx]

I love this bar.

Me too. There is actually a picture of my son on the wall in the Gestalt Haus (not sure what that says about me being a parent). But the Kentfield Woodlands Bonus Hill Short Cut no one likes no matter how many or how view you had.

[tv_vt]

OK, taped the hole and got the stem level. You're good to go.

Not sure where you're going, though. But definitely sure I'd never step foot in it.

Wait, did someone mention 'bar?' Thought this was about a Baum.

And what is with that chain?

And those wheels, how did you turn gold into carbon? So many mysteries here. :cool:

[RKW]

Me too. There is actually a picture of my son on the wall in the Gestalt Haus (not sure what that says about me being a parent). But the Kentfield Woodlands Bonus Hill Short Cut no one likes no matter how many or how view you had.

I'd say you probably turned out an OK kid then...When my dad was bringing me home from the hospital (mom was still in the hospital for whatever reason), he stopped at two places. A wine store and a bike shop.

I'll be damned if those didn't turn into my two hobbies.

[mistermo]

Wait, did someone mention 'bar?' Thought this was about a Baum.



And I thought it was about a bong.

[Heisenberg]

dropped half a hit and took the campaxes dragon out for a spin once atmospheric levels were a shade more optimized and i was back in the high life again.

1) the iridescent chain is still noisy. not as audible as the aureate kmc, but i firmly believe bicycles should only be seen - not heard. when i'm properly sober i'll try the flat top abomination on the campy cassette. it is not multicolored, and thus, corporate.

2) rim brakes still suck (california hasn't slid into the ocean yet). but daaamn are they light. but daaaaamn do they suck. but daaaaaamn hyperons are better than anything. "priorities." i will not scoff at a 14.9lb metal bicycle with a few heavy parts and brakes that kind of work.

see you on gower avenue.

[XXtwindad]

dropped half a hit and took the campaxes dragon out for a spin once atmospheric levels were a shade more optimized and i was back in the high life again.

1) the iridescent chain is still noisy. not as audible as the aureate kmc, but i firmly believe bicycles should only be seen - not heard. when i'm properly sober i'll try the flat top abomination on the campy cassette. it is not multicolored, and thus, corporate.

2) rim brakes still suck (california hasn't slid into the ocean yet). but daaamn are they light. but daaaaamn do they suck. but daaaaaamn hyperons are better than anything. "priorities." i will not scoff at a 14.9lb metal bicycle with a few heavy parts and brakes that kind of work.

see you on gower avenue.

The thread just got interesting again!

[jtbadge]

Are the high end SRAM brakes still single pivot (because grams)? Swap them for almost anything else and your braking will improve

[Heisenberg]

Are the high end SRAM brakes still single pivot (because grams)? Swap them for almost anything else and your braking will improve

hello yes

the aerolinks are fine. they just use a cable. and carbon epoxy as a braking surface.

unfortunately my mezcal budget far exceeds my eebrake budget, which would make this bicycle 14.75lbs, and thus, worthy of a cyclingtippie (https://cyclingtips.com/2016/06/bikes-of-the-bunch-lotus-49-inspired-baum-corretto/).

[colker]

Noticed the hyperon porn on the second set of pics.

"NOt multicolored thus corporate..." hahahaha.