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Yeah I could buy a prebuilt one, but I've done that so many times I think I want to build my own next :p.

The Canyon CF is gorgeous though, and the Di2 frameset is only £1,500. That is a real option.
 
platypus said:
Yeah I could buy a prebuilt one, but I've done that so many times I think I want to build my own next :p.
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I dont think it's worth doing that for an expensive bike.
It works for lower-end stuff where you can pick up some bargains.
Get that £500 cr1 frame, some half-price 2012 ultegra groupset and you can build a good bike for cheaper than a pre-built bike.

But when you look at the £5k slx, the Dura Ace di2 9070 groupset alone costs £2.5k. There's no way you'd ever be able to build a bike yourself with an equivalent spec for the same cost.

Is the 'fun' of building a bike yourself really worth the compromises you'll have to make on the spec?
 
Anyone ever get a Bike Fit done before?
Worth the money?

As I've been upping my mileage (and doing the Ride London 100 next month) I'm wondering whether its worth me doing, as niggles obviously become greater the longer you are in the saddle.

The other thing is that I'm thinking I would like to upgrade my bike to a carbon frame in future, I'm just not sure what and when yet. So it does make me wonder about getting fitted for my bike, If I eventually buy another. Presumably though they can give you measurements for the right frame size/geometry to buy and roughly how you would want it setup?
 
How would I go about checking for rim wear on a wheel? I bought a Fulcrum 5 front wheel on ebay for the princely sum of £7.50 plus £15 delivery which arrived this morning. I'd like to know how to check it and my other wheels for wear; as far as I know it doesn't have a rim wear indicator.
 
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How would I go about checking for rim wear on a wheel? I bought a Fulcrum 5 front wheel on ebay for the princely sum of £7.50 plus £15 delivery which arrived this morning. I'd like to know how to check it and my other wheels for wear; as far as I know it doesn't have a rim wear indicator.
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normally wheels have a 1mm or so wide cut out going over the whole breaking surface, my shimano's have a little "hole" that is around 1mm deep and wide/long that shows the wear too.. so look for those two, but rims with no wear indicator IMO is a big no no.. especially when you think of the way they go when they finally go..
 
Nexus said:
Anyone ever get a Bike Fit done before?
Worth the money?

As I've been upping my mileage (and doing the Ride London 100 next month) I'm wondering whether its worth me doing, as niggles obviously become greater the longer you are in the saddle.

The other thing is that I'm thinking I would like to upgrade my bike to a carbon frame in future, I'm just not sure what and when yet. So it does make me wonder about getting fitted for my bike, If I eventually buy another. Presumably though they can give you measurements for the right frame size/geometry to buy and roughly how you would want it setup?
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Yes I've done it.

Yes it's worth it.

Yes they give you all the measurements so you can re-use them.

What time are you starting the Ride London? I'm in the 07.18 group.
 
touch said:
I dont think it's worth doing that for an expensive bike.
It works for lower-end stuff where you can pick up some bargains.
Get that £500 cr1 frame, some half-price 2012 ultegra groupset and you can build a good bike for cheaper than a pre-built bike.

But when you look at the £5k slx, the Dura Ace di2 9070 groupset alone costs £2.5k. There's no way you'd ever be able to build a bike yourself with an equivalent spec for the same cost.

Is the 'fun' of building a bike yourself really worth the compromises you'll have to make on the spec?
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All good points.
 
[DOD]Asprilla;24632984 said:
Yes I've done it.

Yes it's worth it.

Yes they give you all the measurements so you can re-use them.

What time are you starting the Ride London? I'm in the 07.18 group.
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Where did you get yours done?

My start time is 07:46.
Which I think I'm kind of glad of, because the time you would have to be there for the earlier starts must be crazy.
 
Hmm, just looking at some stuff at Myprotein. Could pick up some fructose, maltodextrin, caffeine and electrolytes and make up my own energy drink mix for a fair bit less than buying tubs of High5 mix or whatever, particularly if I buy in bulk.

Tempting...
 
grudas said:
normally wheels have a 1mm or so wide cut out going over the whole breaking surface, my shimano's have a little "hole" that is around 1mm deep and wide/long that shows the wear too.. so look for those two, but rims with no wear indicator IMO is a big no no.. especially when you think of the way they go when they finally go..
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Not all rims have indicators though? Or is this not the case. How do you tell rim wear on rims without indicators?
 
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