Comments on: Built and ready to race. http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/2012/09/10/built-and-ready-to-race/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Michael http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/2012/09/10/built-and-ready-to-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Michael Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:53:17 +0000 http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/?p=2817#comment-1334 Dave, Bike looks great, love the matte finish with such clean fillets! Are you using a mountain disc hub 135mm spacing and 42.5mm chainline? Dave,

Bike looks great, love the matte finish with such clean fillets! Are you using a mountain disc hub 135mm spacing and 42.5mm chainline?

]]> By: kirks http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/2012/09/10/built-and-ready-to-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 kirks Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:13:15 +0000 http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/?p=2817#comment-1284 I knew i would never be running this bike with wet brakes - it has a Shimano DA kit on it and Shimano seems to be a long way from making a wet brake lever so I knew this bike would be used with traditional cable brakes. If i thought I might ever use hydro brakes I would have used different guides. thanks for looking. I knew i would never be running this bike with wet brakes – it has a Shimano DA kit on it and Shimano seems to be a long way from making a wet brake lever so I knew this bike would be used with traditional cable brakes. If i thought I might ever use hydro brakes I would have used different guides.

thanks for looking.

]]> By: Jason Ferrier http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/2012/09/10/built-and-ready-to-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 Jason Ferrier Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:04:54 +0000 http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/?p=2817#comment-1275 Dave, I really love this bike. It makes me miss my full steel, super-lightweight cyclocross bike I raced the past 3 years. I made the move to disc brakes, so I parted with that steel bike. Why did you decide on using cable specific braze-on's and segmented housing for the rear disc brake? When I ordered my Moots disc only cyclocross bike, I did not think to specify that I was going to use hydraulic disc brakes and now I am stuck with Jagwire Cable Grips to use hydraulic housing. http://jagwireusa.com/index.php/products/v/Cable_Grips Anyway, I'd like to hear your thoughts on why you chose not to run full housing for the rear brake where you will be riding in dirty conditions. Jason Dave,

I really love this bike. It makes me miss my full steel, super-lightweight cyclocross bike I raced the past 3 years. I made the move to disc brakes, so I parted with that steel bike.

Why did you decide on using cable specific braze-on’s and segmented housing for the rear disc brake?

When I ordered my Moots disc only cyclocross bike, I did not think to specify that I was going to use hydraulic disc brakes and now I am stuck with Jagwire Cable Grips to use hydraulic housing. http://jagwireusa.com/index.php/products/v/Cable_Grips

Anyway, I’d like to hear your thoughts on why you chose not to run full housing for the rear brake where you will be riding in dirty conditions.

Jason

]]> By: Marc Rosenbaum http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/2012/09/10/built-and-ready-to-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1262 Marc Rosenbaum Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:02:53 +0000 http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/?p=2817#comment-1262 Thanks - very clear! Thanks – very clear!

]]> By: kirks http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/2012/09/10/built-and-ready-to-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 kirks Sat, 22 Sep 2012 21:57:55 +0000 http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/?p=2817#comment-1259 Hey Marc, There is a significant bedding in and break-in period. If you go to the Avid website they will outline the procedure. Until they are bedded in properly they are worthless. You of course want to be sure that the pads are as close as possible to the rotors without rubbing so that the pads hit the rotors early in the brake lever travel. But if you haven't followed the bedding in procedure it will all be moot. So go back to square one and bed those suckers in and they should work great. Dave Hey Marc,

There is a significant bedding in and break-in period. If you go to the Avid website they will outline the procedure. Until they are bedded in properly they are worthless.

You of course want to be sure that the pads are as close as possible to the rotors without rubbing so that the pads hit the rotors early in the brake lever travel. But if you haven’t followed the bedding in procedure it will all be moot. So go back to square one and bed those suckers in and they should work great.

Dave

]]> By: Marc Rosenbaum http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/2012/09/10/built-and-ready-to-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 Marc Rosenbaum Sat, 22 Sep 2012 21:38:46 +0000 http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/?p=2817#comment-1258 Dave, I just got my new road frame built up today with BB7 road brakes. Levers are Tektro (good for small hands). I'm underwhelmed with the braking power. I realize MTB lever have more mechanical advantage, but I'm wondering: - is there a bed-in period for the Avid brake pads (or are there better pads?)- - I put some light KCNC Razor discs on, and they have less area than heavier discs. Have you fooled with lightweight steel discs? In theory, area doesn't matter, but in theory, theory and practice are the same, and in practice, they're not. - any other tips? Thank you! And that is a beautiful bike sir! Dave, I just got my new road frame built up today with BB7 road brakes. Levers are Tektro (good for small hands). I’m underwhelmed with the braking power. I realize MTB lever have more mechanical advantage, but I’m wondering:
- is there a bed-in period for the Avid brake pads (or are there better pads?)-
- I put some light KCNC Razor discs on, and they have less area than heavier discs. Have you fooled with lightweight steel discs? In theory, area doesn’t matter, but in theory, theory and practice are the same, and in practice, they’re not.
- any other tips?

Thank you! And that is a beautiful bike sir!

]]> By: Cliff Spiegel http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/2012/09/10/built-and-ready-to-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1227 Cliff Spiegel Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:32:48 +0000 http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/?p=2817#comment-1227 Dave, between the smooth fillets and the texture of the matte gray paint it looks like a shark! Ready to attack the mud? Actually a white seatpost may be nice, looking seemingly connected to the white panels on the seat tube. Dave, between the smooth fillets and the texture of the matte gray paint it looks like a shark! Ready to attack the mud? Actually a white seatpost may be nice, looking seemingly connected to the white panels on the seat tube.

]]> By: Geoff http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/2012/09/10/built-and-ready-to-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1225 Geoff Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:49:41 +0000 http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/?p=2817#comment-1225 Hey Dave, Is there any frame wax/polish/spray that you can use on a matte paint finish that won't take away the matte look and make the paint shiny? Love the headtube graphics! Geoff Hey Dave,

Is there any frame wax/polish/spray that you can use on a matte paint finish that won’t take away the matte look and make the paint shiny? Love the headtube graphics!

Geoff

]]> By: Greg http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/2012/09/10/built-and-ready-to-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1224 Greg Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:29:59 +0000 http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/?p=2817#comment-1224 Killing me. May need to upgrade! Killing me. May need to upgrade!

]]> By: Dirk http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/2012/09/10/built-and-ready-to-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 Dirk Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:10:24 +0000 http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/?p=2817#comment-1222 Wow. Awesome paint scheme. Almost a shame to get it muddy, but that flat/matte black will certainly help with that. Wow. Awesome paint scheme. Almost a shame to get it muddy, but that flat/matte black will certainly help with that.

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