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How much faster would I go with a better road bike?
That's really hard to answer. Every year, bike makers come out with claims that this year's model is N% more aerodynamic than last year's, etc. Although they don't always give hard specs on CdA.
Also, ...
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How much faster would I go with a better road bike?
I maintain the bikes for an elite rider who funds his career by coaching while he finds a team.
The main thing holding you back on a bike is aerodynamics. The faster you go, the more true this becomes....
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How much faster would I go with a better road bike?
I think you need to decide a bit in what conditions you want to be faster and then go for a matching type of new bike. Spoiler: It's probably easier to get an overall faster bike than a superlight ...
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Are there cases of damage cause by shipping?
If you're buying a bike and having it shipped to you then you don't have any control of how the sender packs it.
If its a new bike/frame, the manufacturer probably has experience in shipping their ...
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Which Wheelset to upgrade to a Gravel-Bike?
In my opinion, there are a few pitfalls that make a 2000s alloy road bike hard to turn into a gravel bike, so you need to make some compromises, depending on the type of gravel riding you want to do.
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Small rust holes on bottom side of top tube: is this steel frame salvageable?
Get the end of a pick into a hole and gently experiment with the strength of the surrounding material. A rusted out tube will feel weak and may even break away.
Also the tone of a decayed tube when ...
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Were titanium road bikes ridden in the Tour de France?
Gewiss Playbus, Bianchi Ti Mega Tube
Gewiss - Playbus was a team that rode in the 1996 TdF. 17 of the riders were Italian.
BERTOLETTI Simone
BERZIN Evgeni (Russia)
BOBRIK Vladislav (Russia)
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Help identify model of my Orbea
I found it on the following site. Looks like it is a 1998 model but no model name mentioned.
https://buycycle.com/it-pl/bike/vintage-52327
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Small rust holes on bottom side of top tube: is this steel frame salvageable?
You need to do some exploratory work - don't be shy here.
Stab into it with any poking-tool and define where the bad metal ends. It may be ten times worse than what you see now, but if you don't find ...
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What do these specs mean? I have a Cannondale Road Bike 700x23c
None of that has any bearing on your bike frame - that's mostly in reference to your tyre/rim and components.
700x23c
Your tyre was a "700C around" and 23 mm wide
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11 speed XT mountain cassete with 105 derailleur and shifter
Yes, it does have the same spacing, and with the 1.85mm spacer it will align perfectly on an 11-speed road hub.
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