買い物で走行中、リア・シフターのラチェットが滑って変速が出来なくなった。これまで何度か見舞われているトラブルで、カンパChorus STIの心臓部の歯車が回転の弾みで位置ズレを起こすのが原因、レバーをローに押しすぎたかな。
今回は「どうせバラして直すなら、ついでにしばらく温めていた構想を実行することにしよう」と、2台の自転車の制御系パーツを入れ替えることにして、シマニョーロ11速はCristalに載せ、Onixは10速に戻すという変更に取りかかった。
これはスペインの巡礼路で見た自転車事情に刺激されたと言っても良いのだが、向こうで走っていたのは悉くMTBで、以前フランス・ピレネーで見たツーリング風景とは全く違っていた。路面のことを考えると、細いロードローサーのタイヤでは一気に不安が増すのは確かだ。特にコンセプトもなく組み上げた今のロードレーサー2台だが、それぞれを今後多様な旅などにも持ち出したいし、もっと広い用途に適用させるべく構想を練ってみようと考えると、 少なくとも今のフレームはそのままでもシクロクロス・タイヤの用意は要るだろう。
対照的にOnixは日常用バイクとしてのバランスとシクロクロス・ツーリング指向を持たせる。ホイールはこれからだが、フルクラムのレーシング5CXにする予定。ZIPPに慣れた身体には重いだろうが、元々Onixは登坂性能が良いし、ロード主体のツアーの時はキシリウムとCS-7900に乗せ替えれば良いと考えている。近場の買い物など日常使いもあるので、万一盗難に遭った場合の損害が甚大にならない対策という面もこの構想の一要素だ。
因みにこの2008年モデルは、ルックス的には今やクラシックに年期を感じるものの、Orbea最後のスペイン国内産カーボンフレームで、それなりの愛着から買い替え処分する気になれない。
While I was running for routine shopping, the
ratchet in the STI control lever for the rear shifter went slipping to cause the derailleur stop
functioning. I had encountered the same problem a few times in Campagnolo
Chorus STI. Maybe I pushed the lever excessively. Well, I have to open it and
reset the cum in place, then it may be a good opportunity to execute the plan I
had been thinking…
That is to replace the controller parts between the
two bikes I have: 11-speed goes to BH Cristal and 10-speed goes back to Orbea
Onix.
The bike situation that I saw in my recent trip to Spain may have stimulated me to consider this because all the bikes I saw in the pilgrim road were MTB which was a totally difference scene from that in French Pyrenee. The road surface was indeed a definite problem for narrow road racer tires. I would at least like to couple my existing frame with some cyclocross tires logically. Ultimately, my two bikes could possibly have different focuses in their concept in order to cope with wider applications.
Firstly, BH Cristal will gather most of light-weight parts to enhance its character as the running machine. I obtained this BH frame originally for my partner just in case she joins biking, but so far she stays reluctant, therefore it may be time to assume this bike purely for myself now. When it is coupled with ZIPP wheels in place for sleek, aluminum Mavic, the mood became completely aggressive. I am thinking of Di2 installation in the future, but this Cristal frame has no provisions for Di2 according to BH, and everything has to be external, which distracts my motivation quite a bit. If I get FC-9000 cranks instead and compromise with Planet-X CNC brakes, the weight can be very close to 6kg realistically. I have Prologo C.one30 saddle waiting for my pick-up in US for this project.
The bike situation that I saw in my recent trip to Spain may have stimulated me to consider this because all the bikes I saw in the pilgrim road were MTB which was a totally difference scene from that in French Pyrenee. The road surface was indeed a definite problem for narrow road racer tires. I would at least like to couple my existing frame with some cyclocross tires logically. Ultimately, my two bikes could possibly have different focuses in their concept in order to cope with wider applications.
Firstly, BH Cristal will gather most of light-weight parts to enhance its character as the running machine. I obtained this BH frame originally for my partner just in case she joins biking, but so far she stays reluctant, therefore it may be time to assume this bike purely for myself now. When it is coupled with ZIPP wheels in place for sleek, aluminum Mavic, the mood became completely aggressive. I am thinking of Di2 installation in the future, but this Cristal frame has no provisions for Di2 according to BH, and everything has to be external, which distracts my motivation quite a bit. If I get FC-9000 cranks instead and compromise with Planet-X CNC brakes, the weight can be very close to 6kg realistically. I have Prologo C.one30 saddle waiting for my pick-up in US for this project.
In cotrast, Onix will be my daily-purpose
bike and would serve for sort of cyclo-cross applications. For that, Fulcrum
Racing 5CX wheels are in my shopping list. They may be heavy to drive in
comparison with ZIPP, but Onix itself performs great in climbing, and I can
still use Mavic wheels with CS-7900 cassette for road tours. Without having too
exotic components with Onix, the damage when lost or stolen may be minimized.
The 2008 frame is the last model of Onix carbon produced in their Spain
factory, and that is one of reasons I cannot sell it out for something else.