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    From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Tue Apr 14 20:23:16 2026
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    This month has been pretty wet at all of the wrong times so I only have 145 miles so far in April. We had rain last month as well but it was on non-riding days. Because of that I had about 500 miles last month.
    Riding the Ridley ,most of the time over the last month I decided to sell the DeRosa Merak and keep the Ridley. I also put the Marin on Craigslist. I have to change the octalink BB on the Schwinn to a narrower on so that it will shift the triple properly. It shifts the 8 speed fine using 10 speed levers with the limit screws adjusted for the 8.
    My gravel bike is ready to ride after I adjust the V-brakes properly. The shifting using the 10 speed LTWoo levers is spot on. I am rather impressed with the operation of LTWoo. They are HALF ofr the price of Microshift and operate like Campy levers the the thumb shifters are a little further forward than Campy. But otherwise they shift perfectly and they are available for any number of speeds.
    I am taking Andrew's advice and using a long arm rear derailleur on the Dura Ace 10 speed levers so that I can shift an 11-36 on the Basso and after it is set up I will put it on Craigslist as well. When all of the extras are sold, I will have the Ridley, the Time, the Raleigh gravel bike and the Colnago Master X-Lite.
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