Good point, I would only use them maybe once a year on a longer ride, even then I would more than likely just use a backpack unless signing up for some C2C.
I prefer speed over most things sensible
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Good point, I would only use them maybe once a year on a longer ride, even then I would more than likely just use a backpack unless signing up for some C2C.
I prefer speed over most things sensible
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Good point, I would only use them maybe once a year on a longer ride, even then I would more than likely just use a backpack unless signing up for some C2C.
I prefer speed over most things sensible
Speed you say?
ah, I considered this one! so impractical but so good.
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No more impractical than any other road bike without rack mounts 
Plus 105 is a lot better than the Tiagra/Sora most of the ones listed on there seem to have.
Plus 105 is a lot better than the Tiagra/Sora most of the ones listed on there seem to have.
No more impractical than any other road bike without rack mounts
how do I fit commuter bits like lights to those seat posts?
Maybe he always rides uphill in strong head windsDo you carry your bike?
Do you carry your bike
TBF, he does have proper hills where he lives. Admittedly not bleedin' great mountains, but I'm willing to bet your overall average speed for the year has dropped since you moved on from Flatsville, Panshire.
hmm -; https://www.kickstarter.com/project...ht-flexible-and-super-secure-bike/description
looks quite awesome, but not £70 quid awesome.
looks quite awesome, but not £70 quid awesome.
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Not all rides are races/sportives and not all rides are going flat-out. My average speed for the year will be way lower than my average speed when I'm actually trying.
Do you carry your bike
Last year I averaged 15.4mph, but that included turbo time indoors where speed is meaningless and time on my old mountain bike and even my winter bike on fat tyres riding at 4mph with my kids. If I look at just my summer bike I averaged 15.73mph last year, and that included metric centuries averaging over 15.5mph which I'm pretty happy with.
Maybe I'll just worry about getting average speed on my summer bike up, as commute riding in due course may well be patchy, and fast turbo or slow family rides will throw things off.
And yeah, hills. Serious business.
and never catch me ha..
I felt really bad overtaking a bunch of rapha official sky team kitted out riders yesterday.. on my single speedgiving SS a shot for the week to see how I like it for commuting.
grudas putting down the hurt on the pro peloton!
I came from Strava on iPhone to IpBike on Android, one of the benefits of 'droid was the ANT+ support as it meant I could get garmin sensors... Recently I went the final step and bought an 810.
not much.. garmin is the leader in this case, not much competition there either! more stuff will be coming out this year tho
I'd say invest in 810 with HR/cad/speed sensors(believe there's a bundle) and that'll be it.
810 bundle is overpriced, but might be worth it on a good deal as you get the newer sensors which are much more expensive if buying separately.
Cateye units are in their infancy (couple of my guys at work swear by them but don't use them for navigation) and Leyzne are just launching a range.
I wouldn't say the 810 was 'good' at navigation.
Yes. Most of them will allow you to upload a route. One thing with my 810 I've been very disappointed with is the navigation - so much so a mobile with googlemaps (or a car satnav!) would be 100x better. The wifi-sync with the 810 I have found pretty flakey (the only reason I went for it over the 510).
The 510 and 810 are vastly-overpriced for what they are... But they are the only real products to 'do everything' so command quite a premium. Competition can't come fast enough as Garmin really need a scare from someone else to up their game!
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Good effort, I'll review mine:
My goals for next year:
Become a Cat 3 within the first half of the year - Done in January
Go sub 22min on a 10 - Nowhere near yet, got a 10 coming up Easter weekend, so this shall be the first test
Get my FTP above 350w - Getting closer, up around 300w, way ahead of where I was this time last year. Scheduled a test next week, which will be interesting after big volume week in spain
Not sure on mileage target, will have done nearly 5000km this year, so probably more like 8000km - Well on track, 1512miles YTD
Buy a new road bike to replace my ageing Giant - Done, new Cervelo S3
Blow torch would melt it easily?
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Vice versa. Compact with maybe a 12-28 or 12-30 is probably the best range of gears you could hope for.
The opposite. Less teeth at the front and more at the back is easier for hills.
Keep your compact front and get 12-28 for the back. If your rear derailleur can take it you could even go to a 30 or 32 at the rear but shouldn't really be needed unless you're going up walls.
Less teeth on front = more leg spinning = easier on hills.
Less teeth on back = faster back wheel = harder to push = worse for hills.
More teeth front = faster, less teeth rear = faster.
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