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Ultegra R8000 rim brake compatible with Zipp 303 Firecrest?
This is an elaboration of a comment I made on olliebulle's answer. Shimano's carbon pads may not work optimally with other rims. That does not mean they won't work on other rims. Rather, rim ...
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Ultegra R8000 rim brake compatible with Zipp 303 Firecrest?
For a wheel to be compatible, it needs to respect three criteria:
Rim width (maximum width allowed is affected by brake shoes)
Tire thickness
Tire outer diameter
For the BR-R8000 with carbon wheels, ...
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Carbon Fibre Frame Paint Chip from Stuck chain
the BB area is usually very strong with much thicker layers compared to the rest of the frame, you do have alot of exposed fibers, you have to cover them up with UV resistant coating or the epoxy will ...
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Carbon or paint crack
that is not a normal area for paint crack, paint crack usually happens in the fork where there is continuous of flexing of the carbon. That crack most likely came from external impact and there is a ...
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