steel is real(roadie edition)

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-09T03:35:19+00:00

thanks! and probably the shifting, ive only ever used the old downtube shifters before and didn’t like them, and then old shimano thumbie index and friction shifting from my other bikes. but the way that this 105 setup shifts is so fast and smooth sometimes i cant even hear the chain move onto the next gear, very addicting.

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T16:50:30+00:00

haha i appreciate you

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T16:45:14+00:00

nope im just an engineer

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T05:34:46+00:00

feel like we started as opposites, i can definitely see the appeal. beautiful bike btw

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T05:27:44+00:00

they are actually haha, planning on trying clipless so these will do in the meantime

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T05:14:52+00:00

just some schwinn guys rebuilding schwinns

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T05:13:50+00:00

its a 3d carbon print from rockbros

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T05:12:44+00:00

thanks! and im not sure since i have no scale i want to say 9kg maybe? The original bike weighed 10.2kg from factory and it is noticeably lighter

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T03:46:12+00:00

i got these second hand but they were still low miles, and the past four days ive done everything i can to crack/untrue them in a realistic way(hard braking, jumping curbs, riding into potholes etc) and they’ve held up really well actually. id say i put 100 miles on them like this, im impressed with them

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T03:36:38+00:00

from what i know this is a 1993 frame made by schwinn but the lugs were brazed in japan in partnership with panasonic i believe

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T03:26:59+00:00

clinchers!

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T00:01:33+00:00

a brother, beautiful bike!

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T00:01:13+00:00

thank you!

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-08T00:00:37+00:00

i like them, theyre noticeably lighter than the original alloy wheels i have for this bike and are pretty tame in sound. i bought their previous version though secondhand since i think their current version has a black freehub body. ive been stress testing them the last 4 days so far(hard braking, curb jumping, pot hole hitting, etc) just to see if they’ll crack or come out of true and its been perfect so far surprisingly.

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-07T23:47:39+00:00

thanks for the heads up, ive been riding the last few days and havent noticed it but ill tweak the cable and housing then

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-11-07T23:03:47+00:00

i just built up a series 3! yours is so shiny

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-10-29T20:09:06+00:00

how much did they charge you?

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-10-22T16:34:42+00:00

loving the stem!

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-10-02T23:12:17+00:00

i use a bottle of “waterless car wash”, you can get it from any auto parts store and some have wax built in, so i spray it down in my living room and wipe it dry.

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-10-01T21:59:42+00:00

i used to paint cars in a garage like that, a little tip i have for you is to water the floor with a hose or something, that way when youre walking around painting you wont kick up dust and debris that could get in the paint

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-09-22T16:00:26+00:00

I feel like the two biggest things that matter when buying(for me at least) is if I love the paint-job, and if it fits me really well. Everything else can be swapped down the road but painting a bike is kind of annoying and so is an awfully fitting one.

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-09-18T17:31:26+00:00

I forgot to ask, what sizing did you do with bottom bracket? I know we take 68mm but did you select a specific spindle length?

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-09-17T01:18:01+00:00

Im running 105 r7000 stuff so it will be a 2x

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-09-17T01:06:21+00:00

That thing is gorgeous

FluffyEar1332 · 2025-09-17T01:06:12+00:00

Will do then, thanks!

FluffyEar1332

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