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You'll get a feel for your heart rate after a few weeks of looking at data. Highest I've seen is 194 so I know if I get to 190+ then I don't have much more to give. Keeping to 180 seems to pace me quite well on hills so I don't blow up and other then that I tend to sit around 160-170 on a solo ride, averaging more like 175 if its a short fast ride.

Your numbers will be different to mine but it's handy once you've worked out which numbers correlate to what sort of effort. Interestingly today I only averaged 158 over 32 miles and got no PRs even though my average seemed to be pretty good at 17.3mph :( Legs did feel like they had no power though.

Checked my tyres and there are a few cuts and holes where I've run over thorns and glass etc. Even pulled a chunk of glass out of one of the cuts! Looking at the abuse they seem to have taken I'm surprised I haven't punctured. 4seasons are doing well :)

edit: damn you strava! I do have PRs strava just hasn't found them yet.

edit edit: Now it has. Most of my route home was PRs as I was hoping since it was roads I've only done that direction on (not particularly fast) club rides.
 
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Vonhelmet said:
Can anyone link me to somewhere I can get the right 11-speed derailleurs and shifters that I need for this? Preferably from Evans or Halfords, but I'll settle for online and paying for next day delivery or whatever, given I need this by the weekend.
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Fixed the typo for you ;)
 
Do you need an 11 speed derailleur for an 11 speed cassette? Wouldn't have thought it would matter or do the <11 speed ones not have enough range of movement due to the wider cassette?

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Interesting, looks like strava have made a change to how they handle flagged segments. You have to agree individually to each flagged segment to see the leaderboard but at least you can now.
 
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Phantom Shadow said:
Do you need an 11 speed derailleur for an 11 speed cassette? Wouldn't have thought it would matter or do the <11 speed ones not have enough range of movement due to the wider cassette?
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Yes you do, otherwise you'll get awful shifting as each shift will move the derailleur an amount that doesn't correspond to the next cog on the cassette.
 
did my 25 miles again this evening and I surprised myself by knocking 5 minutes off the time especially since i had what felt like a head wind all the way round but especially in the hilly section from Lundie to Menmuir and looked like i was probably about a minute behind my estimated time. Had three brief stops for traffic (I'm not getting in the way of tractors with bales of hay!) and managed to upset a couple of horse riders as i pelted past them to maintain momentum up a hill. First time averaging over 14mph for the trip as well. Overall happy with the cycle http://www.strava.com/activities/172671363
 
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That's the shifters job not the dérailleurs job.
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Sorry I'm with you now. So assuming you have an 11 speed shifter, I'm guessing that though it might work, it would be at the extremes of it's operating range, worth a go if you don't have any other option, though if you have an 11 speed shifter and cassette, would it not make sense to get the derailleur aswell?!
 
Brompton World Champ times are out.

42nd overall with race time of 25m 46s plus 1m 04s to get from the running start to the beginning of the first lap. 22.35mph average.

Looking at the pictures I need to get more aero as well as needing better gearing.
 
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Brompton World Champ times are out.

42nd overall with race time of 25m 46s plus 1m 04s to get from the running start to the beginning of the first lap. 22.35mph average.

Looking at the pictures I need to get more aero as well as needing better gearing.
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Congrats!

Is it possible to get aero on a Brompton?!
 
elrasho said:
How's this?
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I don't have experience with very low end parts but i do know that hydraulic brakes are a lot better then cable actuated disc brakes. The wheel size is a little odd so you might have trouble picking up a tyre at a pinch and you will have less choice.
 
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Derek W said:
did my 25 miles again this evening and I surprised myself by knocking 5 minutes off the time especially since i had what felt like a head wind all the way round but especially in the hilly section from Lundie to Menmuir and looked like i was probably about a minute behind my estimated time. Had three brief stops for traffic (I'm not getting in the way of tractors with bales of hay!) and managed to upset a couple of horse riders as i pelted past them to maintain momentum up a hill. First time averaging over 14mph for the trip as well. Overall happy with the cycle http://www.strava.com/activities/172671363
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startled horses with riders to hit your strava goals....congratulations.
 
Most derailleurs from 7 speed onward will shift anything happily.

Hell I've even had a 6 speed derailleur shift 9 speed.

Take the limit screws out and see how much further your derailleur can move....
 
DIABLO said:
I don't have experience with very low end parts but i do know that hydraulic brakes are a lot better then cable actuated disc brakes. The wheel size is a little odd so you might have trouble picking up a tyre at a pinch and you will have less choice.
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27.5 is 650b and it's the new in thing for mountain bikes. Tyres will not be an issue.
 
So, can anyone help me with my spacer woes?

I've got a Miche Primato 11 speed hub on the rear wheel. I've got a 10 speed Tiagra cassette. What spacers do I need? Googling suggests maybe 1mm. Or maybe 1.85mm. Or maybe both. Any ideas?

And if anyone can give me a straight answer, can anyone then point me to where to buy the bloody things?
 
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