Brake Nut Size for Aegis Victory?

Triathlon Forum
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I have an Aegis Victory with the bladed seat stays. I am trying to figure out what size brake nut I need to order for the rear brake.

  • Trent
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I’m away from my bike this evening, but can check it out some time later. Do I understand correctly that you’re looking for the length of the nut?

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Thanks! That is exactly what I am looking for.

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Might not be able to get back to you until tomorrow night. At work until 10:30 PM, then doing run commute for 9:00 AM shift tomorrow. Off at 5:30, then (hopefully) running home the long way.

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Thanks for checking, when you are able. I’m in no huge hurry.

  • Trent
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http://s5.tinypic.com/314c615.jpg

Sorry it’s a little blurry - cell phone camera at maximum zoom and close range. Just making sure that this is what you’re looking for. Appears to be 1cm exactly, measured below the head.

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BTW, this is the bike it came off of.

http://s5.tinypic.com/qx8apu.jpg

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Thank you for the info. That is a beautiful bike, I can’t wait to get mine finished. How is the ride? I hope it rides as nice as it looks. Right now, my only road bike is a CAAD 7 Cannondale.

  • Trent
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How strange is that? I bought this bike to replace my trusty old second-hand Cannondale R400. Loved that bike, even though it was a touch too small for me. My wife rides it now. Huge difference going from that metal-forked chatterbox to the Aegis as far as ride quality, though. Pretty silky ride, and I really like climbing on the Victory, despite the fact that it’s a little heavier than many of the other bikes available these days.

The wheels were a bit of an extravagance, I’ve got to admit. I consider it to be my “bling” bike. It’s my preferred ride for heading inland to the hills, but I’ve never raced on it. My race bike is a Softride Classic TT that I bought on eBay, with Velocity Deep V wheels that I built myself.

How did you come by your Victory? Get it on clearance from Pete’s remaining inventory? (He’s the former owner of the company, and lives pretty near me.)

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What a coincidince (sp?) that you also have a Softride. My tri bike is a Rocket TT (650c). I bought my Victory frame on the classified section here on Slowtwitch. I got a great deal, and have just been plucking other deals here, eBay, ProBikeKit, Performancebike, and Nashbar. I am building a dream bike for very little money.

  • Trent
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If you also have a commuter bike built up from a Nashbar “cyclocross” frame, I’m gonna get a little freaked out.

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I am putting the last couple on parts on my Victory. I can’t wait to take it on the road next weekend… What size is yours? What is your height and inseam? I am 5’10" with a 32 inch inseam. My Victory is a 54, so hopefully I did it right. I have been reading that Aegis’ sizing is a bit different than other manufacturers.

Thanks

  • Trent
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I’m 5’7" on a good day, and the inseam on my Levi’s is 30". (Can’t remember my proper, compressed inseam size off the top of my head.) My Victory is 52 cm, and I was initially a little too stretched out. Current stem is 100mm I think - can’t remember of the top of my head. Did lots of experimenting, and finally got it just right last summer, on my third stem and after taking out a spacer. (I have a pretty decent collection of spare parts these days.)

Post a pic when it’s built!