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Date: 17 Jun 2007 19:20:32
From: Bob De Jonge
Subject: Ode to Mavic Mektronic
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Quick post here -- I finally built a bike up over the winter using a
Mektronic gruppo I bought years ago. This thing is great! I've got almost
2k on it without a single hickkup, and no battery replacement. I carry a
spare battery with me all the time, but these things are low current for
sure. The rear derailleur was a joy to just bolt on and no shift cable
tweaking for 50 miles, etc.
Anyway, just a quick note for fellow Mavic mavens out there.....
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Date: 17 Jun 2007 12:42:19
From: Johnny Sunset
Subject: Re: Ode to Mavic Mektronic
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On Jun 17, 2:20 pm, Bob De Jonge wrote:
> ...
> Anyway, just a quick note for fellow Mavic mavens out there....
On this group, "Mavic" is becoming a bigger flame bait than "Iraq".
--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
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Date: 17 Jun 2007 20:00:30
From: Bob De Jonge
Subject: Re: Ode to Mavic Mektronic
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Yes, I noticed the threads on the pre-built Mavic wheels. I hope it isn't
accurate as I have one of those sweet ES wheelsets waiting to be used at
some point. I've historically built my own wheels, plain old 14/15 spokes,
32h, Mavic Open Pro, or Open 4CD rims. Nothing fancy, just reliable stuff.
I do have experience with one other Mavic pre-built wheel -- the older
Classics Pros. Those things have been great to me. I have to check my log,
but they've got to be around 30k miles by now. Very good wheels. I love
them. Never an issue with them.
I love the older Mavic stuff - the Mektronic represents the newest Mavic
stuff I've got, not counting wheels only. The old gruppos were great. I
have a few Zap groups as spares, as I have one of those on my old Lotus --
Gotta have it set up like Chris did! The Zap rear mech is a little more
touchy than the Mektronic - sensitive to chain tension. Mavic tweaked that
design just enough. The Mektronic mechanicals are essentially the same as
the Zap, just revised for 9sp, plus the tweaking mentioned above. The
Mektronic rear has been a pleasant surprise!
Of course, for the front I don't use the unfortunate Mektronic setup, but
have a downtube Mavic/Simplex retrofriction shifter. Love those things.
On 17/06/07 3:42 PM, in article
1182109339.441132.234680@w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com, "Johnny Sunset"
<sunsetss0003@yahoo.com > wrote:
> On Jun 17, 2:20 pm, Bob De Jonge wrote:
>> ...
>> Anyway, just a quick note for fellow Mavic mavens out there....
>
> On this group, "Mavic" is becoming a bigger flame bait than "Iraq".
>
> --
> Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
> The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
>
>
>
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Date: 17 Jun 2007 13:12:37
From: jim beam
Subject: Re: Ode to Mavic Mektronic
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Bob De Jonge wrote:
> Yes, I noticed the threads on the pre-built Mavic wheels. I hope it isn't
> accurate as I have one of those sweet ES wheelsets waiting to be used at
> some point. I've historically built my own wheels, plain old 14/15 spokes,
> 32h, Mavic Open Pro, or Open 4CD rims. Nothing fancy, just reliable stuff.
>
> I do have experience with one other Mavic pre-built wheel -- the older
> Classics Pros. Those things have been great to me. I have to check my log,
> but they've got to be around 30k miles by now. Very good wheels. I love
> them. Never an issue with them.
what??? kill the heretic!
seriously though, some of the mavic thread is absolutely accurate. just
not the whiny complainy irrational fact-free conjecture from those with
no experience.
>
> I love the older Mavic stuff - the Mektronic represents the newest Mavic
> stuff I've got, not counting wheels only. The old gruppos were great. I
> have a few Zap groups as spares, as I have one of those on my old Lotus --
> Gotta have it set up like Chris did! The Zap rear mech is a little more
> touchy than the Mektronic - sensitive to chain tension. Mavic tweaked that
> design just enough. The Mektronic mechanicals are essentially the same as
> the Zap, just revised for 9sp, plus the tweaking mentioned above. The
> Mektronic rear has been a pleasant surprise!
> Of course, for the front I don't use the unfortunate Mektronic setup, but
> have a downtube Mavic/Simplex retrofriction shifter. Love those things.
>
>
>
>
> On 17/06/07 3:42 PM, in article
> 1182109339.441132.234680@w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com, "Johnny Sunset"
> <sunsetss0003@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On Jun 17, 2:20 pm, Bob De Jonge wrote:
>>> ...
>>> Anyway, just a quick note for fellow Mavic mavens out there....
>> On this group, "Mavic" is becoming a bigger flame bait than "Iraq".
>>
>> --
>> Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
>> The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
>>
>>
>>
>
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Date: 17 Jun 2007 12:55:03
From: jim beam
Subject: Re: Ode to Mavic Mektronic
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Johnny Sunset wrote:
> On Jun 17, 2:20 pm, Bob De Jonge wrote:
>> ...
>> Anyway, just a quick note for fellow Mavic mavens out there....
>
> On this group, "Mavic" is becoming a bigger flame bait than "Iraq".
>
> --
> Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
> The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
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>
>
but at least it's bike related. bike tech even. some of it.
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