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The Elemnt is looking more and more pro.

@Bear - I think I'd be annoyed if I discovered my replacement tube was knackered when I had a puncture at the roadside. Maybe I could fit two into my tiny saddle bag..hmm.
 
Shamrock said:
£1.60 per tube is less than £1.90 last time I checked.:p

£1.40 if you have platinum discount.
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Haha, I know I know! Now! Previously £1.40 was more expensive than my £1.19 tubes! ;)

PX used to have some cheap ones but I've not checked recently.

Then again, tubes below £1.50. Why do we even bother to repair them (I've got 6 in a bag from my old shed I should probably just throw!) :rolleyes:

Jono said:
What size tubes do i want for a 700x28 tyre?
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Depends on the tyre... I've got 23-25mm tubes and using some in my Mitchelin Pro4E 28mm and they fit fine. The Specialized Roubaix Pro 25x28 tyres (25mm width, 28mm volume) my Diverge came with 28-35mm tubes and they were a little on the large size for the 28mm Pro4E.
BennyC said:
Carrying 2 crew :cool:
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2 crew represent!

Although my Topeak aero wedge broke on my ride last night - seat tube velcro strap has come unstitched from the bag... In 2 minds about repairing it as the zip is getting worn out and a new one is only £11... For now I'm back to my Ortelib micro (and only carrying 1 tube)! :o

Will probably continue with it, seems a little crazy (even to me) carrying 2 tubes and a 0.7L saddlebag full of tools for my 2.4 mile commute... :p:rolleyes: Will just have another frame bag with the remainder of tools+tube I can carry on longer rides when required...
 
New bike purchase might have fallen through. Instead of buying a house 7 miles away from work we're now looking at one even closer than I am now, and round about 1 mile dead on to the office :(!
 
platypus said:
New bike purchase might have fallen through. Instead of buying a house 7 miles away from work we're now looking at one even closer than I am now, and round about 1 mile dead on to the office :(!
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cancel the move - simple. put your foot down and demand at least 10 miles to work.
 
platypus said:
New bike purchase might have fallen through. Instead of buying a house 7 miles away from work we're now looking at one even closer than I am now, and round about 1 mile dead on to the office :(!
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Doesn't matter! I/we bought a place 2.4 miles (door to door) and probably less than a mile as the crow flies (if the SAS would let me shortcut through their camp lol) and I still bought a new bike! ;)

Just 'extend' your commute to loop around and cover the distance you want. FT is good at this - 3.9 commute to 9.5 & 14.1.

Although part of my reasoning was I delayed the purchase until the house move was complete in case I needed all my savings. I thankfully didn't (hadn't planned to anyway, wanted some for 'contingencies'!) so could splash out and get what I wanted.
spending 250k+ on a house it's even easier to justify less than 2k on a new bike to the other half! ;)
Semi-related, I've got savings left so some of my 'house modification/repair' fund will be some garage development (pain cave) probably involving a 'lean to' on the back I'm intending on turbo'ing under in the autumn. Possibly a smart trainer too! ;)
 
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Roady said:
Although my Topeak aero wedge broke on my ride last night - seat tube velcro strap has come unstitched from the bag... In 2 minds about repairing it as the zip is getting worn out and a new one is only £11... For now I'm back to my Ortelib micro (and only carrying 1 tube)! :o
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Same is happening to mine right now. It's very lopsided... need to replace, but want something smaller I think. Medium is too big unless carrying toolshed.

Complained to Amazon that it hasn't lasted very long so will see if they replace.
 
booyaka said:
cancel the move - simple. put your foot down and demand at least 10 miles to work.
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Hahaha, glad I'm not the only one thinking like this... I currently commute 11 or so miles each way, but for a time we were looking at moving to within about 5 miles of the office. Unacceptable!
 
Lethal` said:
Same is happening to mine right now. It's very lopsided... need to replace, but want something smaller I think. Medium is too big unless carrying toolshed.

Complained to Amazon that it hasn't lasted very long so will see if they replace.
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Result - they are sending a new one, no questions asked. 2 years on :D

Apart from they sent it to an address I used to live at 2 years ago... surely it doesn't take a genius to work out that none of my Amazon orders have gone there in the last 2 years - it's on the other side of the country.
 
Lethal` said:
Same is happening to mine right now.
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Lethal` said:
Result - they are sending a new one, no questions asked. 2 years on :D
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Great result, guess I should do the same with mine as it did come from Wiggle... Just know they'll want it returned which is a ballache.
SoliD said:
Eugh, too far when you just want to be home after a long day. my 5.5 miles is perfect.
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I found my previous @4.4 was pretty good, a good ~20 minute ride either side of the work day.

Now I'm @2.4 it's good but I'm struggling to 'get used' to it. Some commutes it's not far enough and I'm barely warmed up (under 10 minutes ride), others it's a PITA as riding it 4 times a day can seem like a drain/drag (~40 mins riding, 20-25 mins getting changed) and will get even more 'annoying' when I'm getting wet 4 times a day.

A shorter commute does mean I hammer it 3 times a day which is probably not helping my fatigue levels (morning ride is with the other half following me and I get grief if I leave her behind! :rolleyes:). No easy riding for me! Did smash some random wearing Tinkoff kit at lunch, he rode past as I was waiting to cross onto the cycle path (road has a terrible surface), fast enough average for you grudas? ;)
 
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Roady said:
I found my previous @4.4 was pretty good, a good ~20 minute ride either side of the work day.

Now I'm @2.4 it's good but I'm struggling to 'get used' to it. Some commutes it's not far enough and I'm barely warmed up (under 10 minutes ride), others it's a PITA as riding it 4 times a day can seem like a drain/drag (~40 mins riding, 20-25 mins getting changed) and will get even more 'annoying' when I'm getting wet 4 times a day.

A shorter commute does mean I hammer it 3 times a day which is probably not helping my fatigue levels (morning ride is with the other half following me and I get grief if I leave her behind! :rolleyes:). No easy riding for me! Did smash some random wearing Tinkoff kit at lunch, he rode past as I was waiting to cross onto the cycle path (road has a terrible surface), fast enough average for you grudas? ;)
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My previous 9.5 was too far as 90% of the time it was home into a headwind, which gets tedious. 2.4miles and hammering is not good, no warm up etc. 2.4 miles is just pootle in in normal clothes surely?
 
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