Hi Dan I have a racing tripple crank on my Y I think its a 113mm If you don't have the bb spend about 100 for the phil wood. It is so smooth. H Varnas Los...
I am new to this forum and also new to Y-Foil ownership. I received my Y-Foil via UPS Friday night. I am now in the process of putting it all together and...
Paint, like any other bike component, will add weight. How much depends of what kind of paint job (i.e. how many layers of primer, pigment & clearcoat). If...
When I painted my 5200, I was informed by my local Trek dealer that unless I sent the frame/fork back to Trek for a factory painting (at about twice the price,...
I have a 54cm Y-Foil built-up with Dura Ace. I'd like to sell it but am not sure if it would be easier to sell as a complete bike or separately as a frameset....
Just wanted to let you guys know that if you're looking for a frame to build up, I just posted my never built Y-77 on eBay tonight. I hate to do it, but I'm...
Hi; I'm interested in your heads up.Will you take$40 for it? thx Alan C ... _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps...
I'm looking for a Y Foil in a 48-50cm. Does anyone know where I can find any information regarding the geometries of the Y Foils. Thanks for the help. ...
You can find a 48cm frame on E-Bay right now that is brand new. I ordered a 51cm from the same guy about 3 weeks ago and it arrived in mint condition. Good...
I got my bike back last night and took it for a short ride... HOLY WOW! I had been hearing about how it rode, but always thought that people were building it...
I have a trek Y-foil frame that has a hairline crack in the paint all away around the tube about 3-4 inches in front of the bottom bracket on the down tube....
That is a joint between parts of the frame. The frame is not molded as a single piece, but rather as several pieces that are then assembled into a finished ...
Anyone got a square taper BB I can purchase or bum or swap? The Computrainer VariCrank system uses only square taper. I guess I need a 39 & 53 tooth chainring...
130 mm BCD is Shimano compatible, not campy, so ... in Shimano compatible the BB is 68x109.5 for the Y-Foil and a double chainring setup. For a triple it is...
Yep, sounds like my first ride last summer. Tackled a long hill near my house. It climbed okay, and then I turned around and started back down... geez, sure...
John, et al. It sounds like that hill could be conquered if you LOST A POUND in the fork area, and your bike would be EVEN SHARPER LOOKING with a BRAND NEW...
Anyone know of the secret formula to determine optimal handlebar width for cycling? My 54 cm y-foil seems to have narrower handlerbars than what would be best ...
The standard for handlebar width is that the C-C measurement of handlebars should equal the width between your shoulder joints. Generall you stand straight...
Has anyone out there tried the new Topolino wheels? I'm looking for feedback. http://www.topolinotech.com The only place I know of you can buy online is: ...
maybe of interest...http://www.cyclingforums.com/showthread/t-13718.html tacomanative <tfoulk@...> wrote:Has anyone out there tried the new Topolino...
Good morning. I finally got the gold frame I had been wanting..so, gonna buy the parts for a build up....so, need some help! I intend to go for it this time,...
Congrats! That gold is SEXY... I miss seeing mine... Front D is a Braze-On Double. Rear Derailleur I beleive they make Short and medium cage for road bikes,...
... Front derailleur = Braze-on double (only two DA, double and triple); it bolts on to that little appendage hanging down just under the water bottle cage...
So... being of the non-technical persuasion... I have a question or 2 about this. Can I infer from this that the advantage between a 2000gm wheelset & a...
John, Check out Nimble$B!G(Bs website at www.nimble.net <http://www.nimble.net/> . It has a great $B!H(Baero quiz$B!I(B and also has a lot of objective, ...
Hi all. Just finished my new build and took it out for a ride yesterday. WOW! Absolutely amazing. I went all out on this one and built it with a full...
nimble makes good wheels, but their quiz is marketing... their conclusions regarding disc wheels disagree with 90% of the controlled studies out there. they...