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weescott said:
The slowest bike build on the internets continues.

Some Blackspire bars. Can't complain for £25. :D

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PS: Supercow - Do you like my strimmer?
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Love the frame colour. :D
 
Hey all, I got a shimano HG74 chain on my bike, when fitting the chain guide I had to split the chain to get it through the front mech. Me friend who is a bike mechanic said i need to replace the pin i took out the chain with a proper replacement pin and not reuse it as it wont last long. Now me bike is 30 speed so i assume i'll need a shimano 10sp connector pin from here: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=52598

will that one (10sp) be fine to pop in place of the pin i took out?
 
andi said:
You appear yo have matched bright green with bright blue.

Who are you, ichabod?!
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It's only just begun. :D

Supercow said:
You use that thing to trim those ginger Scottish pubes of yours?
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Yes, yes I do!

Those Superstar pedals look out of place on such a lovely bling bike. I am dissapoint!

Supercow said:
My last superstar pedals lasted 2 years and showed no signs of dying
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To be fair the exteme kerb gnar while nipping down to the shops isn't the most demanding of any pedal. :p
 
weescott said:
To be fair the exteme kerb gnar while nipping down to the shops isn't the most demanding of any pedal. :p
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You are confusing me with rob20 ? :p :D

Maybe I'll scratch off the white Superstar logo and put on it " Kona Wah wah" or " Nukeproof" etc etc on it... because they are all made by HT.
 
Supercow said:
Maybe I'll scratch off the white Superstar logo and put on it " Kona Wah wah" or " Nukeproof" etc etc on it... because they are all made by HT.
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And they would still look out of place. Get some DMR Vaults or Pre-runners or such like. They would finish off your build nicely. :cool:
 
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Not gonna happen, I love these pedals, they grip and they last. I'd love the Point1 pedals, or even the DMR ... but these are fantastic for a fraction of the price.
 
ichabod crane said:
Meh



You do know they are made in Asia? and are not exactly an underdog.
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Isnt everything made in Asia now adays?

I'm more than happy with Superstar products, they have been excellent value and decent. Why pay 2-3 times more for something thats just as good if not better than the branded expensive stuff.

Seriously just to buy a bolt and bearing kit for my old E13 DRS, i could replace the whole thing with a Superstar Plasma chain guide which does the same thing and comes in pretty colours :)
 
The point is, I have the means to buy whatever I want - hence the spec.
I believe the BOS will give me a significant performance increase/reliability for the money spent... so I got it ( my 2 year old Idylle's didn't need a service after all the years' use and 3 weeks in france in total).

I can buy the other pedals, but given that Ive felt the Canfield Crampons, DMR Vault, Point1 Podium and Tewnty6 Prerunners .. and they all felt the same bar a bit of a difference in sizing of the platform, but my feet were stuck to the pedals completely
(bar the Crampons, they felt a bit weird, but that was possibly just in my head?).
Since I cant feel any difference in grip in all of the above, paying for the one that costs less just makes sense to me, as I don't like to waste money for the sake of having my bike say a posh brand on it :p
 
I didn't like the crampons either. I'm told they take a bit of getting used to so I'll reserve judgement.

Spending money where you can perceive a gain makes sense. You could argue that there are diminishing returns going from Superstar to DMR, or even RS to BOS. ;)
 
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