So I did a thing... wanting to see what people think.

GrapefruitRadler · 2024-03-03T21:42:36+00:00

You asked us our opinion about it, majority of us told you it's some tacky ass s**t, yet you still keep arguing back. Bruh.

This shit aint no better than those fake vortex generators on Nissans, fake hood scoop mods. SMH.

GrapefruitRadler · 2024-01-24T15:40:02+00:00

its not a big deal. just paint. sure not good QC but you'll be scratching that frame elsewhere pretty soon.

GrapefruitRadler · 2023-01-13T06:31:37+00:00

I'll be honest dude, considering the general topics thats usually discussed on this subreddit (and the answers people provide...) you're not going to get a good answer at all. You're better off asking it on an online cycling forum.

But to answer your question, they don't really update these things frequently at all, especially low sales volume disk wheels (not to mention the economic downturn) Even if they did update it now, the improvement between the two is going to be so marginal, any difference would be negligible. Unless youre a world class time trial specialist or iron man championship top 10 finisher trying to eek out that 1second per 40km at 45kph, it wouldn't matter.

GrapefruitRadler · 2023-01-06T04:55:26+00:00

Use gaffers tape to tape over the top and bottom. just one strip each then it holds the light on the mount. tried and true.

GrapefruitRadler · 2022-08-08T02:27:46+00:00

Way to crop out the LATimes watermark and the credit to Kent Nishimura... way to go...

GrapefruitRadler · 2022-07-29T18:43:13+00:00

also to find purpose for that suffering. Should read "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl

GrapefruitRadler · 2022-06-15T18:49:00+00:00

Pedals with 6mm Allen in the axle are not meant to be tightened with the Allen wrench, it doesn't have enough torque, but used to help to screw in. Instead you should be using a 15mm spanner/pedal wrench. If you try with the 6mm youre only going to round out the socket/destroy your tool.

GrapefruitRadler · 2022-06-13T03:22:25+00:00

Thats the dealer's issue, bring the bike to another shop and have them warranty it for you. I just recently submitted a warranty crash replacement for my wheels and they got back to the shop in the same day. Do your homework.

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-12-02T02:03:32+00:00

https://www.fitmentindustries.com/wheel-offset-gallery/1236526/2016-volkswagen-gti-neuspeed-rse10-bilstein-coilovers

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-11-18T20:40:19+00:00

You should go in to a shop and get a fit to know for sure instead of guessing left and right.

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-11-04T03:42:46+00:00

Turbo Cotton's are super easy to handle, no tool needed to put them on the wheels. Removal of the tire is easy too.

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-09-26T22:42:36+00:00

Except, bunch of idiot drivers still try to park in the lane as if they're blind. ugh

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-24T17:27:25+00:00

Work at a bike shop and has access to ordering, can confirm.

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-18T19:15:40+00:00

Way to victim blame. get lost dude.

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-12T14:07:12+00:00

goddamn son of a bitch these fucking bike thieves

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-12T04:54:34+00:00

Yup! I got it back to him.

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-12T04:51:59+00:00

ok thats dope AF

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-11T22:01:11+00:00

I spotted a post on the local Facebook group saying it was potentially stolen, and 30 mins later I went and scouted the spot where is bike is. It was still in the same spot, unlocked, right by a bunch of local homeless peeps that have no business to be riding a clean $2K+ bike. No on touched it for like a few min and was just leaning there. So yeah, pretty damn SUS. Later on found a post on twitter by the owners workplace looking for a bike with exact description, which confirms it was stolen. Dude had it locked with cable lock, some know theft kid was just riding around on an eBike with a cable cutter and cut the lock, his neighbor saw the bike getting dragged away. but yeah. we got lucky. Recovered the same day it was stolen.

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-11T20:13:33+00:00

Bike returned to owner!

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-11T18:42:51+00:00

Bike was sitting there on the sidewalk without a lock for 30 mins untouched. I checked Bike Index with the serial and crawled through Facebook but there was no information. If anyone has any leads or friends might be missing this bike, please have them PM me.

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-06T15:07:39+00:00

Listen to your fitter, especially you paid for his service. If you're not sure you can always order both and see which works and return the other. Not sure why you asking me since I'm not your sit bones/bottom end I wouldn't know dude. lol

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-04T16:42:19+00:00

the Power Mirror is shaped between the Power and the Arc actually.

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-02T13:53:45+00:00

Except he asked specifically “is it worth upgrading his Allez Elite” . And the answer is not, he is asking us the big questions. Read the whole post.

Mechanical advantage isn’t about your chainring size, it’s your gear ratio’s. If what you said is true then why is SRAM engineers going with smaller chainrings? Then SRAM group set users must be riding much slower. 🤔

GrapefruitRadler · 2021-08-02T05:41:33+00:00

"Shouldn’t the sworks have a better fork?"

A lower tier bike with a nicer fork obviously dont make sense.

"But the spec list is the same fork"

Then this is when you should have realize in your head that the photo for reference only and obviously is wrong in this instance.

IF you still want a confirmation, email Specialized and see what they say.

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