I hate you all - as you all got in more miles than me! Saturday had family plans, followed by a few house stuff when we got back (and fitted my Invisiframe!). Did consider sunday but never quite got to it... Monday wanted to cross off as many 'house jobs' and get the garden ready for summer. Did a bunch of it so feeling very chuffed on that front... But still no riding!
One thing I did come across fitting the 12 speed Ultegra cranks... They seem to have a plastic 'stopper' in the middle of the crank axle, which was stopping the
black screw cap/dust plastic cover thing you pre-load the bearings with screwing down fully to do so... None of my other cranks seem to have it! Googling around online nobody really mentioning it. I've no idea how to move it/push it further (doesn't want to budge & doesn't turn). Many here fiddled around to know what it is and how to adjust/remove/etc?
@One More Solo @SoliD you guys seem to be my go-to's for silly home maintenance stuff, anyone else here?!
Some pics here, can also see from the close up how the Invisiframe sits - it's a little more glossy than the matte finish of the paint which irks me a little (not a fan of high gloss), but can live with it providing I have the other benefits of protecting the frame!
I've got an Invisiframe kit to fit to it, which is best done before it gets any 'road grime' on it. Also easier without things like cranks fitted... Then the kit involves spraying lots of water + shampoo around so I can't do it indoors and they recommend the temperatures being no cooler than 16 degrees (ideally 18)... So I'm temperature watching for a weekend afternoon with several hours of 18+ degrees. In the UK. In April. HAHAHA
Finally did this! Took about 4.5 hours saturday afternoon... Very fiddly but also very cool the way you can get it to mount and stretch out to cover edges/curves and stick down as your squeegee. Would quite like to do another... Or even refit a few parts on mine which are not 100% perfect, maybe. Yesterday morning I even cut up a piece of the 'test' sheets they'd sent me to fit my seat post (as they don't supply one with the kit). Quite good fun but definately not as good a job as if they'd measured and cut one!
Hmm, I suppose I didn't really notice anything about their weight... so... maybe that gives the answer?
Good shout. But also as they're Continental they've not made Tubeless ones yet have they?
Got nearly everything fitted to the Tarmac, including Aerofly II bars (bought on ebay). Tracked down the little plastic screw in wings (quite easily £10 on Tredz after reading a few forums of people who struggled to get/high price). Have yet to wrap the bar tape (final job). Weirdly I'd fitted my GP5000S TR back on my Zipps, had a cut which wouldn't seal on one of them last autumn I'd patched up a week or 2 ago. Had got them sealed and mounted ok last weekend, put them in the sun on saturday when sorting the frame and *POP* & *HSSSSSSSSS* it started leaking again. Need to put a tube in it to get enough wear on it, but had a weak moment and just bought another new one from Mantel...!
Doing ~47 miles on Tuesday at fractions over 12mph was by far my longest ride by distance and time since Queen Liz's funeral day in September '22, in the past I've done fairly hilly 100km rides in less time and not felt so dead/sore afterwards!
Good mileage mate, ignore the speed - if anything the lower the speed the more taxing a 47 mile ride is, due to the time involved! Time in the saddle!
The weather was even worse this morning and it only stopped 1 hour ago. I started the full PRL ride but then my laptop crashed after 90 minutes. Not wanting to be beaten I jumped on and completed the Uber pretzel.
Total today:
7 hours
180km
3043m climbing
Feeling broken but looks like I should be able to complete the century ride next week (160km 2000m climb).
Mega ride and effort. 7 hours slogging on Zwift has got to count for over 10 outdoors, you'll be fine! 160km and 2000m is 100mi & 6500ft, pretty much what I've hit with the imperials I'd done around here without really hunting for hills - nor struggling because of too many of them. Most recent was
https://www.strava.com/activities/7554766993/ a very social one with my outdoor club and I poor form/legs at the time so rode it very reserved/easy.
Does the moon have to be waxing gibbous as well!
Seemed like it! But the ease I was able to get it to & quite skilled towards the end it got easier and easier. I can see the warmer weather just speeds things up for getting the water/shampoo mix pressed out of the fitting. I think colder would just take longer - certainly the test section I'd tried before I did in much cooler weather without too many problems.
Looks like we finally have at least a few days on the trott to use summer cycling kit, at least in Hampshire! \o/
Yeah glorious here.... But had a rain shower saturday morning (I couldn't ride anyway) and then a heavy downpour yesterday afternoon. Proper thunderstorm 'big spots' around 5pm but had dried up a few hours later.
Actually in non-thermals for my commute today for the first time!
. Oh well ill be driving down at 3am then.
