Got the rebuild lever in from Canada, Removed the reel out of it and installed it in the 12 speed lever. I won't put om the cables untill the cassette and Record rear detailleur arrive next Monday to Friday. I installed a Campy freehub on thr carbon
wheels. I carefully measured the shift cable end and it is 3.71 mm.

In the process of all of this I discovered a complete set of Shimano 10 speed GRX hydraulic disk shift group which I will install on the DeRosa Idol that comes in today. I will have to get some Shimano flat mount disk actuators, and an expensive set of
custome made wheels for the very wide spacing and 12 mm axles.

I will sell off the Moser M20 and the Colnago Dream HP and try to move the Specialized Allez with the 11 speed Campy group on it. Thiz will give me room. I will end up with the Basso Loto, the Merack and the Idol. I need yo get the Fondriest steering
correctly and sell that off as well. Moving all of these large bikes means going back to Ebay.

For the life of me I cannot understand why the Allez has not gone already. It is a VERY nice riding bike. There are very few marks on it and they aren't obvious.

I can only assume that people would rather buy a new low end bike rather than a used midrange bike.

My balance is improving and I am nearly back to normal. I have 5 more days of rain to return to normal.

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cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:

Got the rebuild lever in from Canada, Removed the reel out of it and installed it in the 12 speed lever. I won't put om the cables untill the cassette and Record rear detailleur arrive next Monday to Friday. I
installed a Campy freehub on thr carbon wheels. I carefully measured the shift cable end and it is 3.71 mm.

In the process of all of this I discovered a complete set of Shimano 10
speed GRX hydraulic disk shift group which I will install on the DeRosa
Idol that comes in today. I will have to get some Shimano flat mount disk actuators, and an expensive set of custome made wheels for the very wide spacing and 12 mm axles.

Discovered where? Would GRX not be more appropriate on a Gravel or even CX frame?

I will sell off the Moser M20 and the Colnago Dream HP and try to move
the Specialized Allez with the 11 speed Campy group on it. Thiz will give
me room. I will end up with the Basso Loto, the Merack and the Idol. I
need yo get the Fondriest steering correctly and sell that off as well. Moving all of these large bikes means going back to Ebay.

For the life of me I cannot understand why the Allez has not gone
already. It is a VERY nice riding bike. There are very few marks on it
and they aren't obvious.

I can only assume that people would rather buy a new low end bike rather
than a used midrange bike.

Some folks do like the new than 2nd hand most of my bikes have been new,
which to an extent was perhaps a bit silly.

My balance is improving and I am nearly back to normal. I have 5 more
days of rain to return to normal.

Fit that GRX to an appropriate bike and enjoy the slop! Which is what I did yesterday just shy of a 60 mile loop I did make one navigation error in
that I was passing though some of the military areas, i misremembered where
the trail ran, I though it was outside of the fence, but clearly wasn’t and the red flag was up so in use no go!

Did take a fair bit of cleaning last night when I got home, puncture seems
to have sealed though is quite a old tyre now, and is showing a number or
war wounds plus wear so just have to see.

Seems to be holding I’ll probably give it a test roll Monday and see how
that goes!

Roger Merriman

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On 1/31/2025 12:45 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:

cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:

...
In the process of all of this I discovered a complete set of Shimano 10
speed GRX hydraulic disk shift group which I will install on the DeRosa
Idol that comes in today. I will have to get some Shimano flat mount disk
actuators, and an expensive set of custome made wheels for the very wide
spacing and 12 mm axles.

Discovered where?

When Tom says he discovered some bike component, I think he usually
means he found it in his own collection of parts.

If I were Tom, I'd spend a few days sorting things and writing an
inventory.

--
- Frank Krygowski

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On Fri Jan 31 21:28:05 2025 Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 1/31/2025 12:45 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:

cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:

...
In the process of all of this I discovered a complete set of Shimano 10
speed GRX hydraulic disk shift group which I will install on the DeRosa
Idol that comes in today. I will have to get some Shimano flat mount disk >> actuators, and an expensive set of custome made wheels for the very wide >> spacing and 12 mm axles.

Discovered where?

When Tom says he discovered some bike component, I think he usually
means he found it in his own collection of parts.

If I were Tom, I'd spend a few days sorting things and writing an
inventory.

Frank always gets so upset when I meantion a new bike. The GRX parts are 10 speed and using them on the DeRosa Idol means I only have to buy disk actuators and wheels of the correct dimentions. Gavin Loathsome is taking his own sweet time returning my
taxes which will pay for the new wheels and a Zipp stem is on order. The 40 cm wide bars already have the levers mounted.

Sure, Campy 12 speed would have been lighter but hydraulic levers would be very expensive and I already have a 36 tooth Shimano cassette. And the weight difference in a bike they use to measure frameset weight and a 59 cm idol is shocking. There is only
4 lbs difference in the weight of my Basso steel frame and my DeRosa Merack! So I ignore weight.

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On Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:55:45 GMT, cyclintom <[email protected]>
wrote:

Gavin Loathsome is taking his own sweet time returning my taxes which will pay for the new wheels and a Zipp stem is on order

You allegedly have over $1 million in the bank and you're waiting for
a state income tax refund? Seems rather odd. However, if you want a
better estimate when your federal refund will arrive: <https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund>
For your imaginary state of California refund schedule, see: <https://www.ftb.ca.gov/refund/index.asp>
If you eFiled, it can take up to 3 weeks. If you filed using paper
forms, up to 3 months.

(11/14/2024) <https://rec.bicycles.tech.narkive.com/twndhAxc/selling-used-bikes>
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Message-ID: <J7tZO.166$[email protected]>
"Sure makes yoyu sad that my last financial report was down from the
previous because of the uncertainties of the election and I was all
the way down to $1,030,000.

--
Jeff Liebermann [email protected]
PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

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On Sun Feb 2 10:16:49 2025 Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:55:45 GMT, cyclintom <[email protected]>
wrote:

Gavin Loathsome is taking his own sweet time returning my taxes which will pay for the new wheels and a Zipp stem is on order

You allegedly have over $1 million in the bank and you're waiting for
a state income tax refund? Seems rather odd. However, if you want a
better estimate when your federal refund will arrive: <https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund>
For your imaginary state of California refund schedule, see: <https://www.ftb.ca.gov/refund/index.asp>
If you eFiled, it can take up to 3 weeks. If you filed using paper
forms, up to 3 months.

(11/14/2024) <https://rec.bicycles.tech.narkive.com/twndhAxc/selling-used-bikes>
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Message-ID: <J7tZO.166$[email protected]>
"Sure makes yoyu sad that my last financial report was down from the
previous because of the uncertainties of the election and I was all
the way down to $1,030,000.

Jeff, you've never had any money and you're telling me how I should handle what I earned? And yet you cannot see just how rediculous you are.

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