Nadaan sa JB Music Multisports sa EDSA before SEC

Wheels of Happiness

I have read before that JB multisports, carrying BMC and Pinarello bikes at Megamall.  This morning on the way to the eye center near Connecticut cor.  EDSA, I saw the JB Multisports   The bikes and accessories are the basement.  There I met Mac2 who is from Pantok..  

We had talk about bikes and told him that I rode a Pinarello in the 400 km ++ ride to Bicol.   

JB Music Multisports

All 3 bikes now functional: S works, Sava Ti, and Pinarello F10

Wheels of Happiness

Before, only the Ti was usable functional bike.  Pinarellos hood was ripped off after a dooring accident;   the Sworks SRAM changer was toast, as well as its rear tires whose side walls had puncture holes. 

For the Pinarello, this post had DIY make do solution for the rubber hood cover:   just wrapped old bike interior to make the feel on the right STI (brifter smoother and for aesthetic purpose), 

For the S works for the tire used super glue to bond the rubber patch on to the sidewalls.  Now am more confident that I will not get puncture as a I ride.  For the shifter, I bought an electronic changer for the the bike.  Though its not perfect, I can use most of the gears I need:  the front chainring, big and small, and the 36t large cog.   

Solved.  Now happy

What I did to my bikes while it was raining hard?

Wheels of Happiness

We were not able to bike because since Monday evening, there were rainfall warnings (and they were accurate -  it rained really hard) there was no choice except to stay at home and do some bike repairs and or maintenance:

1.  S works:

     1.  Reinflated tires, They were down to 40 psi

     2.  Cleaned the chains with degreaser and then applied light oil on the roller

     3.  Tuned the RD.   turned the Hi limit screw inward by  3 turns to remove noise.

     4   Oiled the pivot points of RD and FD

     5.  Wiped the frame and ws with moist rag

     6.  Polished the frame and the bar

2.   Pinarello

     1. Reinflated the tires;  the pressure also went down by 20 psi

     2.  Degreased the chains

     3.  Tuned the fd, turned the Hi limit screw by 3 turns to remove noise of chain on the cogs

     4.  Oiled the pivot points of fd and rd

     5.  Oiled the rollers of the chain

     6   Wiped the frame with moist rag

3.   MTB ti

    1.  It has been on storage for a month so I tested the drive train.  It would not shift to the lowest fd

         The FD was stuck and I had to practice this manually

   2.   The fd and rd alignment was OK

   3.  Oiled the cables for fd and rd

   4.  Wiped the frame and the WS with wet rag.

   5.  Degreased the chain, relubed the roller

   6.  Reinflated tires.  The front was down to 10 psi.  It had to be 50 psi

All done

Testing the Pinarello F10, and the Campagnolo Bora Two wheelset at the Real Long ride

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
August 28, 2018

The long ride last August 26 -27, 2018 to Real was the opportunity to test the efficacy and durability of my newest project Pinarello F10, Campagnolo Bora Wheelset and the  Campy Record 11 speed GS.  The bike passed with flying colors

The frame was light, the wheelset was slippery and very low in friction.  For some up and down hills, I could free wheel and climb another hill without pedalling. Climbing up in the right gears was effortless.  If I were younger, they would not be able to pass me.

Downhill, the cricket sounding free wheel was great.   The  Campy brakes were responsive and I could counter steer.  The 28 wide tires that expanded well beyond the 25 mm of the rim functioned like MTB tires contributing to stability when cornering and even buzz less riding of pebbled roads.

I could catch up with leaders,  even on hills and most especially on flats.  My back did not ache despite the slammed postureof the bike.

Over all I was happy and very satisfied with this bike set up.   Recommended to friends and acquaintances

(To the supplier I said that with payment, I am still doing the test drive and doing the marketing for him with this post)

                                               Team Sky bike

Photo album of the completed F10 carbon frame copy

Wheels of Happiness

This is a compilation of the pictures taken during the assembly of Pinarello F10  carbon frame copy. It would have cost me a good over P100K expenditures:   P40 k for frame set, P30K for the GS, and P30K for wheelset, P5K for tires, P3K for the handlebar and P1k for the saddle.

                              The flat side tube meant to cut down on bad air for better aerodynamics

                                       Gawa ni Jeff na personalized nameplate gaya kay Froome

                                                             Jorgeus, member ng Philippine team

                                           

                                                         The Pinarello logo

                                                        Slammed saddle on Sky seat post

                                     RS 8000 crankset, Exustar 88 gm carbon pedal

                                       High strength Toray 1100 CF used.  the box is for DI batter

                                              Ultegra RS 8000 brifters

                                                      May SN how can doubt that this is real?

                                         2/3 Italian bike:   carbon frame and wheelset (Campy Bora)

                                           Sky Team Frame and Bora wheelset with G3 lacing

                                             Bladed handlebar bought from Lazada

                                              Slammed seat with biak for genital comfort

                                                 Continental GP 4000 II 25 mm tires looks massive

                               My room mates:  adversaries sa TDF;   Quick step vs TeamSky

                                                               11 speed cogs.  May 10 na cogs

                                                        G3 lacing 21 spokes

                                                Neon green color at VMP

                                                   May UCI number

                                                     Winglet for better aerodynamics for fork

                                                     SN for the  frame

                                                                      SN for the  fork

                                                 Pinarello BB, no fit problems

                                                BB for Shimano

                                                                   Pinarello logo

                                                 Pinarello Head set cover

                                                   Team sky logo at the F10

                                                    2016 and 2017 F10 colors;  ngayon 2018
                                                                 yellow na color ng Team Sky

                                                             Humiram ng Cosmic Ws sa S Works

                                                   The aero winglets sa fork

                                                    Shod with RS 8000 GS

                                                   Semi compact 52 - 36

                                             FD and the Chainset

                                                         Nakakabit na Token chain catcher

                                                Nice cockpit set up

                                                             RS 8000 long cage rd 10 -30 cogs

                                                      Close up of the brifters  ala Durace design

                                                             Pinarello F10 amongst landscaping plants