Road Cycling Essentials

chanjy · 2 Dec 2012 at 19:36

Can you not flag it as suspicious on Strava? I'm guessing if there's no cadence or power data then it'll be obvious!

Bigsy · 2 Dec 2012 at 19:37

rnickster said:
Thankyou !

Cost - £20-30 ish
Size I think I will need 700c ?

my bike currently has
Specialized Espoir Sport, 60TPI, wire bead, double BlackBelt protection, 700x25c

managed to repair it with some Zefal Selant Spray but not sure if it will hold/last ? :/

I'm not too in the know about weights but it cant be majorly different, I think I would rather have less punctures than be a bit lighter, my commute is only 6miles a day and even for longer rides at the weekend I think i'd rather be assured that I will have stronger tyres so Gatorskins sound good to me.

also thankyou for the brake pad alternative, those Kool ones are pricey!

*edit
christ I didn't realise tyres were 20-30 EACH !

A good all rounder for that budget is probably Vittoria Rubino Pros, you'll get a pair for £30, Zaffiro Pros aint bad for a little less. They're also a folding tyre so will be substantially lighter than your current wired ones.

Shadowness · 2 Dec 2012 at 19:39

Like this one for example, http://app.strava.com/segments/2586942

I worked bloody hard to get that 26mph average!

Bigsy · 2 Dec 2012 at 19:44

Shadowness said:
Like this one for example, http://app.strava.com/segments/2586942

I worked bloody hard to get that 26mph average!

Just flag the ride dude... hit the button here: http://app.strava.com/rides/29896707#

He KOM'ed everything at like 40+mph it wont take long for them to pull it.

Shadowness · 2 Dec 2012 at 20:09

Ah didn't know you could do that. Cheers.

My pride will be restored

SexyGreyFox · 2 Dec 2012 at 20:12

Shadowness said:
I've just realised I've lost a load of KOMs on Strava because some bugger left his GPS on when he was presumably picked up half way through a ride. So he's got an average speed of like 30-40+mph on each segment!

The outrage!!

When I first had Strava I didn't realise all my stuff was going up and I started getting sarcastic messages I couldn't understand. After several messages I realised my car journeys were being uploaded

ShiWarrior · 2 Dec 2012 at 20:14

Shadowness said:
Like this one for example, http://app.strava.com/segments/2586942

I worked bloody hard to get that 26mph average!

they must have pulled it now then?
ive just looked at it and it seems ok, i guess the fastest time now is yours?

ShiWarrior · 2 Dec 2012 at 20:15

Dimple said:
When I first had Strava I didn't realise all my stuff was going up and I started getting sarcastic messages I couldn't understand. After several messages I realised my car journeys were being uploaded

LOL

Lead_Head · 2 Dec 2012 at 20:45

grudas said:
get a hub that supports disk brakes thats it

It's that easy?! Does the wheel need to be rebuilt?

So all I need would be a new hub (suggestions?), new forks and a disc brake lever / rotor?

Shadowness · 2 Dec 2012 at 21:01

ShiWarrior said:
they must have pulled it now then?
ive just looked at it and it seems ok, i guess the fastest time now is yours?

Yeh I just clicked 'flag ride', and it removed it straight away!

Shadowness · 2 Dec 2012 at 21:09

And just a heads up to a possibly interesting BBC programme:
http://road.cc/content/news/71509-f...war-britains-roads-will-be-sensationalist-and

ShiWarrior · 2 Dec 2012 at 21:31

Shadowness said:
And just a heads up to a possibly interesting BBC programme:
http://road.cc/content/news/71509-f...war-britains-roads-will-be-sensationalist-and

i wish i had a helm cam today

we were cycling in a group of 12, comming up to a tight left hand bend and the car behinds us Floors it past all of us round a bend!
oh and this was this morning, so icy conditions

Shadowness · 2 Dec 2012 at 21:33

There's been quite a few times where if a car had been coming the other way, there would have been a collision, as people overtake on bends.
And of course we, the cyclists, would end up loosing the most in that incident.

Shadowness · 3 Dec 2012 at 08:32

Not the best start to the week.
No hot water at work this morning, and I've forgotten my underwear lol!

Commando it is then

topgun06 · 3 Dec 2012 at 09:09

Haha oh dear!

Was a good ride yesterday despite the cold. Average temp of 2.2 degrees. But there's just something about riding around country roads in the freezing cold which is exciting.

Shadowness · 3 Dec 2012 at 09:14

I know what you mean!
Especially when there's that really crisp cold air, makes me feel all festive

One More Solo · 3 Dec 2012 at 10:39

Need to buy a new rear light today for the wife as her Astrum went flying when she had an off on Thursday. Is the Exposure Flare still the way to go or is there something better these days?

PermaChanged · 3 Dec 2012 at 10:41

Shadowness said:
I've forgotten my underwear lol!

Commando it is then

I've done this a few times, feels liberating doesn't it?

[DOD]Asprilla · 3 Dec 2012 at 11:00

One More Solo said:
Need to buy a new rear light today for the wife as her Astrum went flying when she had an off on Thursday. Is the Exposure Flare still the way to go or is there something better these days?

For that budget the flare rocks. Get the charger and rechargable batteries though.

One More Solo · 3 Dec 2012 at 11:03

[DOD]Asprilla;23289035 said:
For that budget the flare rocks. Get the charger and rechargable batteries though.

Cool thanks, don't really want to spend more than that but will definitely pick up the charge kit too.

Just bought one of those Magicshine clones too so will see how that goes - I'm giving it a month to turn up though based on what you have all said!