Re: RE: Re: Allez with the new Crankset

On 3/11/2024 12:35 PM, Tom Kunich wrote:

On Mon Mar 11 17:26:06 2024 Roger Merriman  wrote:

Tom Kunich <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:

The EVO bottom bracket is prsently out for delievery but this being
Monday it probably won't arrive until late this afternoon. But I have all
of the special tools to install it in minutes and do Cull Canyon tomorrow.
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The only possible problem will be the fit. Last time the reach was a
little long and I tried to correct that with the saddle position. I have
to admit that I don't understand fit: the Basso fits much better than my
other bikes but the onlt obvious difference is the reach. Following the
Youtube directions for fit gives me very large differences even in saddle
height so I certainly no longer believe in those fit methods beyond as a
starting point for your own comfort.
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I will say that the saddles with the slit center are pretty much a must
for men. I was using a EC90 but you have to be riding a lot so that your
butt gets very hard before they work. The Basso came with a Flite saddle
which is heavily padded and that was comfortable but missing the center
opening. But Flites Gel saddles have a spit. So I bought one for the
Allez and it is very comfortable except perhaps a little too bouncy. I
just purchased another for the Fondriest when all of the parts come in
for changing ober to the Shimano parts rather than Campagnolo. When the
only way to get the replacement reel is to purchase an entire lever, that
finished me with Campagnolo. I believe that is going to happen to many
people. Shimano parts aren't that easy to come by, but certainly easier
than Campy. I wonder if eventually Campy will be remembered only for the
invention of the derailleur and not as a large company.
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They didn?t invent the Derailleur not by a long shot, was some working
designs at the turn of the 20th century, then Simplex introduced cable
rather than rod design in followed by Suntour and the introduction of the
slant-parallelogram and Shimano with indexed shifting are the three
revolution designs.
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Campagnolo absolutely did innovation notably the quick release hub, but not
the derailleur some evolution of the design as did others but arguably its
Simplex/Suntour who made the derailleur as we know it.
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Roger Merriman
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    I haed a Simplex derailleur thar looked like a campy but it didn't shift reliably

Depending on the years/model of each, for most examples the Simplex is the superior product.  Campagnolo made great changes in 1992 but by then Simplex was no more.
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