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trytochaseme
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I got the Allez sprint on longer cranks and swapped to 1x. So much better. Also dropped 1lb of weight.
I really like it, it is very fun and fast. Every single ride on it I have destroyed my PR's and gotten a handful of top 10s on strava.
But I decided I am going to sell it. I could really use the money elsewhere at this moment and I realized my Crux can fill this same slot with just a wheelset change.
Decided to try out the Crux with a road setup, deep wheels and 38mm Schwalbe Pro One tires. It feels great! Very fast but much more comfortable than the Allez because the Allez is basically a rigid race bike.
In reality it takes a couple min to swap wheels and I have 2 bikes in one and it doesn't feel like a pig on the road, it feels great in both setups. Someday down the road I will build up a Tarmac or Venge but for now this will keep me happy and putting in many miles.
I did also get my new Aero Fin seatpost in and you can see it in these pics. Not in the pics is new titanium axles.
It may sound stupid that I built up a bike 3 weeks ago and am already turning around to sell it, but I got a crazy deal on the frame and had almost all the parts to put it together. I wanted to get rid of those parts so I will make money in the end.
After I sell that I am going to pick up a cheap aero wheelset from Aliexpress to have as the second wheelset. I do need to get a new wheelset for gravel also and am tempted to get something kinda wild but I am still debating.
Other than that my future plans for the crux are to swap to the same 1 piece bar and stem I put on the crux, it is also a narrower 36cm then the 38cm I have on it right now. I am very tempted to also repaint the frame this winter, but we will see when winter comes around.
On a different note one thing I envy of newer cars is CarPlay. My GTI being a 2015 does not have it, it was an oem option a few years later but the retrofit requires quite bit of work and isn't the cheapest. After contemplating it for years now I finally just purchased a Chinese unit of aliexpress and it works very well.
My turbo waste gate actuator is starting to get a little sticky. So I think this winter I will just replace the turbo..... if I have to replace something I usually try to upgrade it at the same time
I am looking at hosting a race at a local trail. The format would be last man standing. Everyone would start a lap on the hour, if you do not complete the lap within the hour you are out. the last person going wins. This is a popular format in ultra running and the races last for days. I have not seen anyone do it for mountain biking but it seems like a riot. Trying to sort out what it would take to make it happen.
I made this ai slop poster just to get idea in my head out there.
I really like it, it is very fun and fast. Every single ride on it I have destroyed my PR's and gotten a handful of top 10s on strava.
But I decided I am going to sell it. I could really use the money elsewhere at this moment and I realized my Crux can fill this same slot with just a wheelset change.
Decided to try out the Crux with a road setup, deep wheels and 38mm Schwalbe Pro One tires. It feels great! Very fast but much more comfortable than the Allez because the Allez is basically a rigid race bike.
In reality it takes a couple min to swap wheels and I have 2 bikes in one and it doesn't feel like a pig on the road, it feels great in both setups. Someday down the road I will build up a Tarmac or Venge but for now this will keep me happy and putting in many miles.
I did also get my new Aero Fin seatpost in and you can see it in these pics. Not in the pics is new titanium axles.
It may sound stupid that I built up a bike 3 weeks ago and am already turning around to sell it, but I got a crazy deal on the frame and had almost all the parts to put it together. I wanted to get rid of those parts so I will make money in the end.
After I sell that I am going to pick up a cheap aero wheelset from Aliexpress to have as the second wheelset. I do need to get a new wheelset for gravel also and am tempted to get something kinda wild but I am still debating.
Other than that my future plans for the crux are to swap to the same 1 piece bar and stem I put on the crux, it is also a narrower 36cm then the 38cm I have on it right now. I am very tempted to also repaint the frame this winter, but we will see when winter comes around.
On a different note one thing I envy of newer cars is CarPlay. My GTI being a 2015 does not have it, it was an oem option a few years later but the retrofit requires quite bit of work and isn't the cheapest. After contemplating it for years now I finally just purchased a Chinese unit of aliexpress and it works very well.
My turbo waste gate actuator is starting to get a little sticky. So I think this winter I will just replace the turbo..... if I have to replace something I usually try to upgrade it at the same time
I am looking at hosting a race at a local trail. The format would be last man standing. Everyone would start a lap on the hour, if you do not complete the lap within the hour you are out. the last person going wins. This is a popular format in ultra running and the races last for days. I have not seen anyone do it for mountain biking but it seems like a riot. Trying to sort out what it would take to make it happen.
I made this ai slop poster just to get idea in my head out there.