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by Allen254 on Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:17 am

gavin wrote:A quick question also noticed a lot of these Fuji builds contain carbon wheels

Would you run those in the mountains ?

I always was informed carbon clincher wheels in the mountains fail


I love the way carbon breaks over aluminum, never had problems with carbon braking. Aliluminum breaking for me at least I don't like the way aluminum bites before breaking throwing your handling off a bit while cornering, carbon is smooth breaking sort of like faded breaks from heat but in a good controlled way. And I have always had brake chattering with aluminum breaking surfaces
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by prendrefeu on Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:29 am

Brakes.

Not breaks.

Know the difference.
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by Allen254 on Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:59 am

prendrefeu wrote:Brakes.

Not breaks.

Know the difference.

Tell that too samsung
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by gavin on Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:24 pm

Allen254 wrote:
prendrefeu wrote:Brakes.

Not breaks.

Know the difference.

Tell that too samsung



Tell that to Samsung :)
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by mpulsiv on Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:38 am

Allen254 wrote:I love the way carbon breaks over aluminum, never had problems with carbon braking. Aliluminum breaking for me at least I don't like the way aluminum bites before breaking throwing your handling off a bit while cornering, carbon is smooth breaking sort of like faded breaks from heat but in a good controlled way. And I have always had brake chattering with aluminum breaking surfaces


What brake pads were you using? Switch to Kool-Stop salmon brake pads.


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by jz4nyc on Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:21 am

Nice looking build. :thumbup:

justaute wrote:A couple of photos. Finished the build. Even with 28mm tires (Hutchinson Sector), the total weight is still impressive. I will soon go back down to 25mm tires and that should drop another 80-100 grams or so. Also, the skewers are stock Campy. Yes...I mix brands. :)

Weight= 6.76 kg (14.9 pounds)

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by Allen254 on Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:07 am

Anyone else with some pics,,, and can anyone comment on the stiffness of the fuji sl??
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by steventran on Wed Aug 03, 2016 5:20 pm

Is that gap between the fork and the bottom of the headtube supposed to be there?
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by Allen254 on Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:20 pm

steventran wrote:Is that gap between the fork and the bottom of the headtube supposed to be there?

Probably not it should be flush.
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by newforker on Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:07 am

upside down bearing?
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by justaute on Thu Aug 04, 2016 2:14 am

The fork situation has been rectified. Should not have used the extra race that came in the box.

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by prebsy on Thu Aug 04, 2016 1:29 pm

that's yummy. No clearance issues with the 28s?
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by justaute on Fri Aug 05, 2016 4:57 pm

prebsy wrote:No clearance issues with the 28s?


Short answer = No.
Long answer = depending on the wheel/tire combination.

I had Sector 28 on my Bora and I had ~3mm of space between the tire and the seat-tube. No issues on the chainstays. As of now, I have Schwalbe Pro One 25mm on the same wheels. Not sure if it could accommodate 28mm version of the Pro One.
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by Allen254 on Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:36 pm

justaute wrote:
prebsy wrote:No clearance issues with the 28s?


Short answer = No.
Long answer = depending on the wheel/tire combination.

I had Sector 28 on my Bora and I had ~3mm of space between the tire and the seat-tube. No issues on the chainstays. As of now, I have Schwalbe Pro One 25mm on the same wheels. Not sure if it could accommodate 28mm version of the Pro One.
how is the stiffness on your fuji sl I'm planning on getting one soon. And how would you you compare it to other carbon bikes that you have ridden stiffness wise?? Sweet build by the way.
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by Allen254 on Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:37 pm

justaute wrote:
prebsy wrote:No clearance issues with the 28s?


Short answer = No.
Long answer = depending on the wheel/tire combination.

I had Sector 28 on my Bora and I had ~3mm of space between the tire and the seat-tube. No issues on the chainstays. As of now, I have Schwalbe Pro One 25mm on the same wheels. Not sure if it could accommodate 28mm version of the Pro One.
how is the stiffness on your fuji sl I'm planning on getting one soon. And how would you you compare it to other carbon bikes that you have ridden stiffness wise?? Sweet build by the way.
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