I wish I'd kept a log of the various wheelsets, chainsets, saddles, tyres brakes, bartape levers, guards cassettes, chains, pads etc. etc.
If I ever have to give up cycling, I'll hang the frame on the wall.
If I ever have to give up cycling, I'll hang the frame on the wall.
September 23, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I wish I'd kept a log of the various wheelsets, chainsets, saddles, tyres brakes, bartape levers, guards cassettes, chains, pads etc. etc.
If I ever have to give up cycling, I'll hang the frame on the wall.
If I ever have to give up cycling, I'll hang the frame on the wall.
I had forgotten that they had that as one of the standard offerings. I went down the rabbit hole of triple chainsets.
August 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I had forgotten that they had that as one of the standard offerings. I went down the rabbit hole of triple chainsets.
Spa don't seem to have any chainsets or chainrings smaller than 24T. So I wonder if I should ask them to procure something else. In which case, what should it be?
4/4
4/4
August 24, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Spa don't seem to have any chainsets or chainrings smaller than 24T. So I wonder if I should ask them to procure something else. In which case, what should it be?
4/4
4/4
The conundrum is that the triple chainsets at Spa Cycles have a minimum of 24T. If I've done the maths correctly, this means that the lowest gear (even with a 36T cassette) will be higher than it was on the hybrid with the old chainset.
This is not good.
3/n
This is not good.
3/n
August 24, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The conundrum is that the triple chainsets at Spa Cycles have a minimum of 24T. If I've done the maths correctly, this means that the lowest gear (even with a 36T cassette) will be higher than it was on the hybrid with the old chainset.
This is not good.
3/n
This is not good.
3/n
Truly cannot recommend these cranks from Spa Cycles enough for a restomod build, this is the second one we've done with them. Design is based on vintage Sugino cranks, with a 165mm option! For 30 quid they're unbeatable
SPA CYCLES TD-2 Touring Cranks (pr) | £30.00 | Drivetrain | Chainsets | Spa Cycles
Buy SPA CYCLES TD-2 Touring Cranks (pr) for £30.00 at Spa Cycles
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June 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Truly cannot recommend these cranks from Spa Cycles enough for a restomod build, this is the second one we've done with them. Design is based on vintage Sugino cranks, with a 165mm option! For 30 quid they're unbeatable
Happily Shimano chainsets work with SRAM groupsets - I'd never have kept the Apex kit on my crosser without swapping to a GRX 1x.
May 18, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Happily Shimano chainsets work with SRAM groupsets - I'd never have kept the Apex kit on my crosser without swapping to a GRX 1x.
@Eorlingur For crank pullers, yes, But you try buying new octalink cranks / chainsets - they're like rocking horse shit.. So I need to swap the bottom bracket too, so I need a bottom bracket extraction tool.
May 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM
@Eorlingur For crank pullers, yes, But you try buying new octalink cranks / chainsets - they're like rocking horse shit.. So I need to swap the bottom bracket too, so I need a bottom bracket extraction tool.
Our shop wheelbuilder who has been at it for close to five decades and studied his trade with the Shimano family relatives, uses vegetable oil for spokecutting and chainsets. At the rate it has to be reapplied on a well-maintained bike, slight degradation hardly matters.
April 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Our shop wheelbuilder who has been at it for close to five decades and studied his trade with the Shimano family relatives, uses vegetable oil for spokecutting and chainsets. At the rate it has to be reapplied on a well-maintained bike, slight degradation hardly matters.
> I got a tubeless puncture from the get-go that the goop didn’t seem to fix. Trial run of the bacon strips! And a really bad chain suck episode that scarred the frame. That’s a design flaw in Shimano’s GRX chainsets. And I had to walk some hills on the way back, including the infamous >
March 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
> I got a tubeless puncture from the get-go that the goop didn’t seem to fix. Trial run of the bacon strips! And a really bad chain suck episode that scarred the frame. That’s a design flaw in Shimano’s GRX chainsets. And I had to walk some hills on the way back, including the infamous >
I have such a combo on Campagnolo chainset which needs listing.
( having a clear out of stuff but selling chainsets/gear mechs etc doesn’t make much space. It’s the bikes that need to go.)
( having a clear out of stuff but selling chainsets/gear mechs etc doesn’t make much space. It’s the bikes that need to go.)
February 23, 2026 at 11:18 AM
I have such a combo on Campagnolo chainset which needs listing.
( having a clear out of stuff but selling chainsets/gear mechs etc doesn’t make much space. It’s the bikes that need to go.)
( having a clear out of stuff but selling chainsets/gear mechs etc doesn’t make much space. It’s the bikes that need to go.)
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January 16, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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By: Aaron Borrill on Monday, October 13, 2025
By: Aaron Borrill on Monday, October 13, 2025
The best bikes and tech trends from the UCI Gravel World Championships 2025
Narrower tyres, 2x chainsets, mullet arrangements, and tyre pressure monitors were just some of the headline trends
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October 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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By: Aaron Borrill on Monday, October 13, 2025
By: Aaron Borrill on Monday, October 13, 2025
So, my bike shipped with 52-36 up front. Condor had run out of 50-34
Is it possible for me to buy a 50 tooth chainring and a 34 tooth chainring and just swap them over with maybe some tweaking to the front mech?
www.condorcycles.com/products/cam...
Is it possible for me to buy a 50 tooth chainring and a 34 tooth chainring and just swap them over with maybe some tweaking to the front mech?
www.condorcycles.com/products/cam...
Campagnolo Chorus 12-Speed Chainring
Replacement Campagnolo Chorus 12 Speed chainrings for use with 12 speed chainsets. The optimised BCD eight bolt design and improved four arm spider makes fitting replacement chainrings easy and simple...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
So, my bike shipped with 52-36 up front. Condor had run out of 50-34
Is it possible for me to buy a 50 tooth chainring and a 34 tooth chainring and just swap them over with maybe some tweaking to the front mech?
www.condorcycles.com/products/cam...
Is it possible for me to buy a 50 tooth chainring and a 34 tooth chainring and just swap them over with maybe some tweaking to the front mech?
www.condorcycles.com/products/cam...
A not uncommon sight.
How do they put up with it?
How do they put up with it?
August 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A not uncommon sight.
How do they put up with it?
How do they put up with it?
I am not much of a gravel rider. But popularity of gravel bikes has definitely been of benefit.
And lower gears without the wider Q factor of MTB chainsets are kinder to my knees.
And lower gears without the wider Q factor of MTB chainsets are kinder to my knees.
August 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I am not much of a gravel rider. But popularity of gravel bikes has definitely been of benefit.
And lower gears without the wider Q factor of MTB chainsets are kinder to my knees.
And lower gears without the wider Q factor of MTB chainsets are kinder to my knees.
Quite happy with indexed shifting with my hub gear setup but genuinely miss friction on my other geared bikes. I've never used *top* tier Shimano groupsets, only up to XT or Ultegra level, and honestly I'm not impressed. Especially for double/triple chainsets.
August 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Quite happy with indexed shifting with my hub gear setup but genuinely miss friction on my other geared bikes. I've never used *top* tier Shimano groupsets, only up to XT or Ultegra level, and honestly I'm not impressed. Especially for double/triple chainsets.
Dozens of rims, 2 sets of hubs (Campag originally then Hope for the last 20 years or so) maybe 3 or 4 chainsets (Stronglight) but over 10 Chainrings, lots of BBs, the ergo levers (fitted when it was 15) have been rebuilt twice and its had 3 sets of hoods. 2 headsets, 2 stems, 2 bars, 2 rear mechs
June 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Dozens of rims, 2 sets of hubs (Campag originally then Hope for the last 20 years or so) maybe 3 or 4 chainsets (Stronglight) but over 10 Chainrings, lots of BBs, the ergo levers (fitted when it was 15) have been rebuilt twice and its had 3 sets of hoods. 2 headsets, 2 stems, 2 bars, 2 rear mechs
It’s not all bad. Was talking to the fella who runs my local bike shop who will be able to retire earlier than planned because he’s making so much money off parents constantly taking their kids bikes to him to have chainsets and bearings replaced.
June 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It’s not all bad. Was talking to the fella who runs my local bike shop who will be able to retire earlier than planned because he’s making so much money off parents constantly taking their kids bikes to him to have chainsets and bearings replaced.