Had a bit of a 'result' again from Spatz... Have to say it, although their products can seem overpriced most of them really are worth the premium & then the support seem to come through time and again for me. The only 'bad' product (more of a 'meh') is a set of THERMOZ gloves, didn't find them warm enough for 'deep winter' along with poor fit - the wrists too tight and the fingers too long on me.
They 2 weeks ago they had a deal on the Wintr jacket (35% off, with a 'free' pair of glasses (£82) and a 'free' head warmer (£40)). So £130 for a £200 jacket I figured it seemed an ok price as I'd been planning on getting the Head Warmer at some point anyway... Although I'm pretty sorted for thick winter softshells already just this would be more of a bridge between them and a hardshell jacket (which I do have several of)... Went for the 'yellow' so it will act as a commuting jacket to see more use. Pretty pleased with the quality of it, went Large so I can easily layer underneith and fairly happy with the fit for that. Some bunching on the front when hunkered down - but good body length, arm length, shoulders and neck. A medium would have been too snug. Wore it in rain last Friday and remained dry. Added a couple of extra things (BURNR light and socks to bump the order a bit) to go over £150 so far so good...
Just before Christmas they sent out a circular and I was enrolled in 'Tier 2' being a regular customer with 10+ orders (at least 4 of them are returns/swaps due to sizing). Tier 2 is a 'Free pair of ProStealth overshoes on next order over £150' so I put the code in and nothing seemed to happen, but no error figured they'd automatically add them to my order. No info in the circular about them being 'not available with any other offer', so obviously with the jacket deal/code on there they didn't turn up.
Dropped them an email asking what happened and their first response (seemed very 'AI' as was very fast) told me that my offer had expired as was only valid until 31st Jan... Replied that my query was on the 30th so should still be valid. Actually had a human reply then, apologising but the voucher for the jacket being single use and time limited, then as I'd used a secondary voucher rather than bounce it back to me it had expired it... Weird system! But then as a token of 'goodwill for a regular customer' they'll send me a pair for free anyway! With this good news fresh in my mind friday night I ripped the toe on my old Pro2 overshoes. What a twonk! Somehow crossed the road, then clipping back in, unclipped the other foot while out the saddle. Landed on the top tube with my legs trailing behind, so tactically land grass-mud & derailleur down at the side of the cycle path.
Regards the caliper bolts, I have a pair from Tarmac SL7 I don't need, they come through the chainstay so are quite long (can measure when I remember). But dare say your LBS likely had the same size...
My FC404 (54mm) I've only had sidewind issues with twice. A long exposed main road descent was the worst with quite a strong constant & gusty sidewind, had to kill off lots of speed. The other a gateway in a hedgerow caught me, so general riding around nearly zero issues. Basically if only out riding when I normally wouldn't have ridden with any wind forecast just be conscious. I dare say the 303 S (45mm) I'm riding would've felt similar so wouldn't let 50-60 depth choice be made by the few times it might catch you out. Go for the depth that will most suit the TT's you're wanting to ride - technical/rolling or flat out speed...
Invisiframe is good on mine, can be a faff to fit but dare I say... The first time I did it, I enjoyed it, sunny sunday afternoon job. The replacement I paid the LBS to do it, they supposidly had an expert come in to do it, but there's a few bits he didn't get as good a fit as I had... It does seem to be a great product and think I'd definitely fit again - but probably need some 'patch up' (replace) couple of panels on high traffic areas after a couple of years (chainstay, headtube, bottombracket, downtube)
They 2 weeks ago they had a deal on the Wintr jacket (35% off, with a 'free' pair of glasses (£82) and a 'free' head warmer (£40)). So £130 for a £200 jacket I figured it seemed an ok price as I'd been planning on getting the Head Warmer at some point anyway... Although I'm pretty sorted for thick winter softshells already just this would be more of a bridge between them and a hardshell jacket (which I do have several of)... Went for the 'yellow' so it will act as a commuting jacket to see more use. Pretty pleased with the quality of it, went Large so I can easily layer underneith and fairly happy with the fit for that. Some bunching on the front when hunkered down - but good body length, arm length, shoulders and neck. A medium would have been too snug. Wore it in rain last Friday and remained dry. Added a couple of extra things (BURNR light and socks to bump the order a bit) to go over £150 so far so good...
Just before Christmas they sent out a circular and I was enrolled in 'Tier 2' being a regular customer with 10+ orders (at least 4 of them are returns/swaps due to sizing). Tier 2 is a 'Free pair of ProStealth overshoes on next order over £150' so I put the code in and nothing seemed to happen, but no error figured they'd automatically add them to my order. No info in the circular about them being 'not available with any other offer', so obviously with the jacket deal/code on there they didn't turn up.
Dropped them an email asking what happened and their first response (seemed very 'AI' as was very fast) told me that my offer had expired as was only valid until 31st Jan... Replied that my query was on the 30th so should still be valid. Actually had a human reply then, apologising but the voucher for the jacket being single use and time limited, then as I'd used a secondary voucher rather than bounce it back to me it had expired it... Weird system! But then as a token of 'goodwill for a regular customer' they'll send me a pair for free anyway! With this good news fresh in my mind friday night I ripped the toe on my old Pro2 overshoes. What a twonk! Somehow crossed the road, then clipping back in, unclipped the other foot while out the saddle. Landed on the top tube with my legs trailing behind, so tactically land grass-mud & derailleur down at the side of the cycle path.
Can't help with steerer bung sorry, never fitted one from scratch. Had one come loose but thankfully it tightened back up with some prodding the other side to make it grip...
Regards the caliper bolts, I have a pair from Tarmac SL7 I don't need, they come through the chainstay so are quite long (can measure when I remember). But dare say your LBS likely had the same size...
My FC404 (54mm) I've only had sidewind issues with twice. A long exposed main road descent was the worst with quite a strong constant & gusty sidewind, had to kill off lots of speed. The other a gateway in a hedgerow caught me, so general riding around nearly zero issues. Basically if only out riding when I normally wouldn't have ridden with any wind forecast just be conscious. I dare say the 303 S (45mm) I'm riding would've felt similar so wouldn't let 50-60 depth choice be made by the few times it might catch you out. Go for the depth that will most suit the TT's you're wanting to ride - technical/rolling or flat out speed...
Invisiframe is good on mine, can be a faff to fit but dare I say... The first time I did it, I enjoyed it, sunny sunday afternoon job. The replacement I paid the LBS to do it, they supposidly had an expert come in to do it, but there's a few bits he didn't get as good a fit as I had... It does seem to be a great product and think I'd definitely fit again - but probably need some 'patch up' (replace) couple of panels on high traffic areas after a couple of years (chainstay, headtube, bottombracket, downtube)