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Buy, Sell, Trade and Loan - a Kissena marketplace for parts

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If any of you cats go up to Mattie's shop tomorrow check out those scott foils on sale, they are super sweet and at a great price. The yellow highlights are slightly green enough to maybe possibly pass off as floro of you squint enough...
Hmmm...I need another bike?
anyone (1) have a set of SRAM Red rear derailleur pulleys for sale on the cheap? (2) know if the non-Red SRAM Rear Derailleur pulleys (rival, force) will work in SRAM Red.  Is the only difference that the Red has ceramic bearings?
My shop has a set laying around I'll ask about getting you a deal on them.
while we are talking jockey pulley's.....when do you replace them?  I have an original Sram red der.  and have never done any maintenance on it.
I might not need to replace mine.  Shifting seems fine.  The teeth are beginning to lose their flat tops.  If your pulleys no longer have flat tops on the teeth, but look like shark teeth, maybe time for new pulleys.  This winter, with all the muddy slush that I rode in, did a number on them.

All my pulleys look like needle-sharp piranha teeth.
If it shifts as fast as you want it to, let it be!
Pulleys can actually rob you of power if you let them go too long. (if they're shark's teeth you're definitely losing lots of it).  

I check the bearings periodically.  If they don't spin easily, I pull off the seals (with a razor blade) clean out the gunk, drop in a little thin oil (I'm using ceramic), and then replace the seals and reinstall.

Friction-Facts did a test and the relatively cheap Tacx ceramic and very cheap Origin 8 ceramic did very well.  So if you need to replace, consider these options (definitely before dropping on Enduro or Ceramic Speed).

And for people still riding 10-tooth pulleys, the 11-tooth should have less friction, and I was able to fit a set on my Campagnolo derailleur, which was designed for 10-tooth.  
After my incident at Spring Series yesterday, it's going to take a few weeks to get my bike fixed. Problem is that that's my one bike (other than on old mountain bike that's been converted to a commuter). 

Anyone have a bike they' be willing to lend me until mine is road-worthy again? (And yes, it does feel funny asking this after I just crashed mine...). I can use a 57 or 56.



@Tim

Sorry to hear about your crash. Didn't see the other thread but hope you are okay
@Patrick

Thanks, yes, I'm fine. Just got a little scrape. Someone in front of me hit a cone, and I think what happened was as the cone went under me and back into the field someone behind me swerved into my rear wheel and took us both down. 



Hey Tim, 

I have an old Swork e5 frame that would fit you. Only problem is you would have to put all the parts from your giant on to it, then when you get it back swap them over again. 



Hey Folks -

Before I buy on ebay, I'm looking for some track cranks (165mm dura ace), chain rings, cogs, etc. 

Let me know if you have anything you are looking to unload. 




@Tim - bummer about your bike.  I've got my old steel ride with 10spd Rival if you want to borrow it for a few weeks (or until something better comes along).  170mm cranks.  Let me know.
I've got some 165 track cranks...not dura ace...but...wait for it.....FREE
Anyone have a SRAM 10sp cassette they're not using/looking to sell? I'm getting a backup wheelset to use for cross/cunningham single track on the cross bike, and on the hunt for a bargain bin cassette.
@jesse - I have a SRAM PG-1050, 10 speed that I took off of one of my bikes. you can have it.                         
@Jesse - See Adam's post in the bike tech discussion:

http://kissenacycling.vanillaforums.com/discussion/comment/61191/#Comment_61191


Duh, looking for cassettes, not chains.

@David, happens to the best of us.

@Phillip, thanks so much man. Really blown away by the generosity of people in this Club. Woj passing off a hand-me-down wheelset, Phillip with the cassette. Kissena's are good people. 
Get some
twoyacks said:
Get some
Road Bike Action?  I hope the subscription was free.
I  buy it when i see it on the stand....i like it.   I don't like seeing Carmichael paid columnist and Allen Lim in almost every one...then there are the adverts for Levi's Grand Fondo.   It is comically bad for any of these parties to be given print
Also looking for a set of track wheels. Msg me.
The cheapster way to get a track wheelset is to buy a fixed-gear rear wheel (they can be  had for $50-100) and then temporarily convert one of your front wheels with this doo-hickey.

www.zipp.com/accessories/detail.php?ID=119



And if you're really dedicated you can turn that cheap rear wheel into a disc with heat-shrink plastic.
I'm selling a trainer package for $160
Kurt Kinetic Road Machine, year old in good shape, with a Cycelops Climbing Block, Minoura riser and a Vittoria Trainer Tire.
I'll probably post pics later today
Just to follow up on my bike situation: I ended up going to Swamp Ghost Frame Works. They were very easy to work with and turned it around really quickly. 

http://www.swampghostframeworks.com/

Tim, glad you're ok, glad you got your bike fixed, am anxiously awaiting pictures of your NEW bike, now that you realize you need a second, awesome stealth black Cannondale race whip, for just in case, for living room art, for the fact that you need a second awesome race bike.
Does anyone have a 120mm road stem? Looking to stretch out the one on my Cdale. 1 1/8" 6 degrees black preferred. Also any recs on a good stem? I have the oem cannondale c2 on there now.
3T ARX team is great if you have red accent on ur bike. they also come with -17 for the badass look