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Svard75

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Male / 37

Member Since: Nov 30, 2009

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Bike I ride:	Titus X, Chumba VF2, custom carbon roadie, kona jake the snake
Favorite Trails:	Durham Forest, Kelso, Albion Hills, Hilton Falls, Don Trail, and my neighborhood G.Ross Park :)
About Me:	A technical guru and Applications Specialist :)
Products Recommended:	RockShox Monarch 4.2 \| Avid Elixir CR \| Easton Havoc Disc \| Easton MonkeyLite XC \| SRAM XO Derailleur Long \| SRAM PC-991 HollowPin \| ODI Rogue Lock-On Grips \| Shimano Xtr Crankset \| Shimano Xtr Low Mount Front Derailleur
Companies Supported:	RockShox \| Avid \| Easton \| Race Face \| SRAM \| CrankBrothers \| X Fusion Shox \| Shimano \| Michelin

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Svard75 commented under crankinstein's photo ( 20 hours ago )

Cool! How many wheels are you building? Do you like the xc ones?

Svard75 commented under brigand's photo ( 2 days ago )

I thought it was three shots of you merged lol.

Svard75 commented under brigand's photo ( 3 days ago )

Cool. How did you merge the photos?

Svard75 commented under fraserbritton's blog ( Jan 25, 2012 at 1:30 )

Weeze "The End" Chain Guide - Tested

I'm not into DH myself but wouldn't it be easier to throw the bike around if its lighter? Think about those moments on a dh run in a quick left then right switchback. If they add a strip of hard plastic to the bottom of the chainguide it would help. Leaving the cf exposed to hits esp at that angle is calling for early delamination and failure.

Svard75 commented under fraserbritton's blog ( Jan 25, 2012 at 1:27 )

Weeze "The End" Chain Guide - Tested

Composite springs have been around for almost a decade already. As for cycling applications, not sure when it will trickle down. They also build carbon fibre reinforced sidewalls in car and truck tires. Bike tires have nylon probably because its much more flexible. Carbon fibre is rigid. Re: chainguide: Seems like they rushed you a sample that was defective.

posted in "[Post Your Projects] Restorations or New (Road,Touring & Fixie)" ( Jan 24, 2012 at 13:30 )

Svard75 wrote on crankinstein's noteboard ( Jan 24, 2012 at 13:27 )

The shimanos I just bought are perfect. No budget for another pair, although my LGs are coming up to a year now. I'll check them out. Thanks

Svard75 commented under kinetic-uk's photo ( Jan 22, 2012 at 17:53 )

Was looking up the specs to GT's high end roadbike. From factory their top of the line (at least on the website) is an Alloy frame with carbon fork, Shimano 105 drivetrain, and alex wheelset! Of course Gee has to have upgrades XD. One thing I noticed, look at how high his drops are? He seems like a flexible guy why would he ride like he's commuting?

posted in "Chinese Carbon Road and Cross Frames (EBay, Aliexpress or Direct) Discussion" ( Jan 14, 2012 at 9:39 )

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crankinstein wrote
Jan 24, 2012 at 14:45

I've had my Shi's for...almost 5 years now lol I'm going to soend some time going ot a couple local shops and try a few different shoes on.

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crankinstein wrote
Jan 24, 2012 at 6:14

I will definitely try before I buy. With your wide hooves, have you tried Sidi's Mega sizes? They're the extra wide versions of the regular (narrow) shoes. They might help you.

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crankinstein wrote
Jan 23, 2012 at 14:33

Hey brother. Gonna grab some new shoes for this coming season. Leaning towards a set of Sidi's (since the Genius' I had were sooo good), wondering if you have any suggestions. TIA.

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XTC-FTW wrote
Dec 8, 2011 at 5:32

hahah okay, thanks man

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XTC-FTW wrote
Dec 7, 2011 at 16:05

Hey man, Kinetic told me that you ride a Chinese carbon frame, where did you purchase it and how well does it ride? I'm looking for a track and road bike/frame for this summer

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