Borrowing a set of Reynolds Cirro wheels for a hillclimb tommorrow. Tried them out briefly and there was major problems in that I couldn’t back pedal without the chain going so slack it looked like it was going to fall off. Wasn’t sure what the problem was until I tried spinning the cassette on my Powertap wheel and compared it to spinning the cassette on the Cirro. The Cirro doesn’t spin at all after I let go, while the one on the PT keeps going for a while. I took the cassette off the Cirro to see if that was somehow the problem, but it is not, the free hub body is SUPER tight when trying to spin it counter-clockwise. What the heck is the deal with that? I’d like to use the wheel for tommorrow’s race, but not in its current condition. Any way to fix it while staying at a hotel with limited tools/knowledge of wheels?
Also, the rear wheel wants to lock up/skid when I so much as tap the brakes, is that because I’m not using carbon specific pads?
Are you running Shitmano 10s? If so, I bet you dont have the thin washer behind the cogs…
Pads…cork would be nice.
Are you running Shitmano 10s? If so, I bet you dont have the thin washer behind the cogs…
Pads…cork would be nice.
Shimano 9s, but even without any cassette on, i.e. NO COGS, the thing is very tight.
Was the hub recently repacked? Sounds like it might have been repacked incorrectly.
The Cirro’s have White Industry hubs. Check out the re-pack intructions for rear hubs on their homepage:
http://www.whiteind.com/main.html
See tip on Step 3??
Good Luck;
Was the hub recently repacked? Sounds like it might have been repacked incorrectly.
I think Kenny S. was the last one to use them, over at Zofingen. So, maybe Slowman, Kenny, or even Paul would know and could tell me since I’m pretty much just sitting here in a hotel in nowhere Arizona waiting for tommorrow to come around… Shit, knowing Paul, the bastard probably sabotaged it to keep his record from '95 safe.
http://presteza.homestead.com/MtGResults.html
I have an easy fix…just dont stop spinning the pedals - duh.
So, how did the race go?
Not bad, not good. Around 13th overall. Did a 1:37:03 (I think, official results aren’t online yet.) Paul’s CAT4 record from '95 was 1:32:30ish, so I wasn’t even close to that, the bastard. Of course, I hear he was a pretty decent duathlete around that time, so it’s not like I should be embarrassed or something. The winner, Rob Alvarez, was at about a 1:28:15. I was dissapointed that I was that far off the back. But, looking at the license numbers of the guys ahead of me (all pro-1-2’s), it’s pretty clear they’ve been playing this game quite a bit longer, so that’s reassuring. Won my category, so that’s something to be happy about.
My lower back was giving me a lot of trouble by the halfway point and I kind of cracked mentally. I’m going to start taking Pilates after Everest Challenge, which is in two weeks. Hopefully that’ll help me get a bit more limber, reinforce my alignment, and build some more core strength to alleviate the back pain.
Looking to come back next year with a bike that is about 5lbs lighter (mine weighs 20 with the wheelset I had to use, since the rear Cirro seems to be having a problem, which was a bummer) and a body that is also about 5lbs lighter. That and another 5% more power should put me up near the front, hopefully. Overall, it was kind of humiliating, which is a good thing.
Arizona is a beautiful place.
Man, you are not easy on yourself, are you? It seems pretty good to me that you won your category. In addition, you have a good plan to improve even further. Looking forward to seeing how next year will play out for you!