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I've joined a cult! The CULT!! Build Thread (+ Updates)!!
Chilli Rinse:
No pads? Did they not fit or just didn't look right once in place? I guess I'm definitely off of your Christmas card list now :10_2_12:
Mikku:
Christmas is cancelled this year! I'm bloody working (it's a normal, working day over here), so no Christmas spirit for me or anybody else around me, bah humbug!! :2gunsfiring_v1:
The pads are still in the bag, for no other reason than laziness! That and not being able to post any photos on here!! :(
However, you've spurred me into action, so I shall rectify the situation over the weekend! :daumenhoch:
Mikku:
Gave the Cult its track debut on Sunday with a practice session at Oizumi in Osaka. I took it along with my GT, so could compare how they felt. Unsurprisingly, it was more difficult to get and keep up the longer front end of the Cult. This was not helped by the fact that, as a temporary measure, I had built it with the only chain I had lying around, so the rear wheel was almost at the back of the dropouts. A quick check with the tape measure showed a 2cm difference of wheelbase between the two bikes. However, apart from highlighting my poor manualling skills, I didn't feel that the Cult was overly long on track. Not as light or agile as the GT for sure but it felt just as good if not better than the GT through the rhythm section. I wonder if the slighter longer wheelbase or additional weight was a factor there? Possibly a bit of both.
Overall, though, I was quite impressed by the Cult. I'm sure moving the rear wheel forward would make it even better, as would replacing the 43t chainwheel with a 44t, as I didn't like the 43:16 gearing for the track. I should be out racing this Sunday, so will use the GT for that but am seriously thinking about making those changes to the Cult to see how it feels then, if that pans out, I may well give the Cult a race debut during the next few months. Maybe baby!! :daumenhoch:
Mikku:
F I N A L L Y gave the Cult a race debut on Sunday!!! The weekend before I switched out aka "borrowed" the chainring and wheels from my Crupi, giving the Cult a 47/17 gearing. I then rode it every day during the week, including some sprint sessions, to get used it with a view to racing it at Joetsu in Niigata. Which is what happened! :D
So how did it go? Well, quite good, as it turned out. I know the track well, having previously raced my aluminium Crupi there and for the past two years, my carbon GT. Since all three have different geo, weight and parts, it's not a completely fair comparison BUT I could definitely feel the difference between the Cult and the GT. I love the latter but man, the Cult felt more comfortable over everything, soaking up the bumps with noticeably more damping than the GT. With bigger bars (I was running a smaller set than normal) I think it would ride even better. Not sure it'll ever replace the GT as my race bike of choice but I'd definitely give it another go with bigger bars. Steel is real, as they say! :daumenhoch:
Midschoolfool:
Yeah I feel the same way going from alu to Ti on my single speed. My ass used to take a proper battering.
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