Was somewhat sold on getting a Tacx Neo this weekend but saw the Flux is only £450 and I can grab it tomorrow, Flux sounds like a better shout?
Looking at getting one to get my legs back into shape alongside riding out and about, won't be a full winter replacement.
Lickey Hills are just down the road so can use them for proper climbing like I used to.
Flux is good for that money. Paid £630 for mine on a CRC 10% off deal (before BC discount) from CRC back in Feb. At the time I should've pumped the £100-150 and gone with the Direto (as they're a much better unit) but with the price gap now the Flux is a good buy. I was lucky with mine, Jobe was unlucky with his. Basically the newer you get the less chance of it needing a warranty replacement (there where bad pulleys & QC on 10-15% of early units, faults now should be below 2-3%). So if you buy from a small shop holding old stock be careful, if it's online then you should be safe. With the Flux S just around the corner you'll have to decide quickly as they older Flux's at that price will sell fairly well. Tacx basically changed the design slightly (to accommodate long cage & better accuracy) and re-releasing it. The newer Flux (non-S) has quite a bit newer internals and is back at around the original RRP.
But trainer talk is best in the dedicated thread!
Using Stan's sealant with the rim tape that came with my Hunts. The sealant lasts 2 to 7 months depending on conditions, apparently.
Think I recall reading that, you can tell when the sealant gets 'lumpy' that it needs replacing? How do you judge that when you're not seeing/handling the stuff...?
Decided to order my first set of 28mm Conti 4 Seasons instead for similar price.
Doh, I'm selling a pair. You'll enjoy them if they're even a patch on my gps2ii 28mm. They're been great this summer! I'm about to switch them out for tubeless but going the Specialized Roubaix Pro again, this time 30/32 (was running 25/28 last 2 winters) as they're '2bliss ready' (Spec's tubeless tech) and the narrower ones are not.
I've got some cheap sealant that I'm due to try this weekend along with gorilla tape Shall let you know how I get on for potentially the cheapest tubeless set up yet.
Ghetto tubeless!
A mate and I made our own sealant with cornflour, liquid latex and another ingredient that escapsles me right now. It works really well but it's a lot of fuss
I'd rather bake a cake and buy sealant...
Guys any recommendations for a wheel set for a rider that's 100kg - 105kg?
A family member got a new road bike (Giant of some sort) but being so heavy he keeps knocking his wheels out of true. Hes asked for some advice on getting a new wheel set that are strong enough for his weight. Budget is around the £150-200 mark for wheel set.
That's not a huge weight, but how much luggage & load? If 10kg luggage & load you're venturing towards 120kg which tends to be the 'limit' most place on their off the shelf wheelsets.
Before I digress, Giant wheels. I've not had 'good' experience with a set of PR-2 which came on my Defy 1 2015. They didn't pop any spokes but needed re-truing 5-6 times over the <2 years of commuting I used them. I was around 75-80kg at the time carrying less than 10kg luggage. I got so sick of it I spent ~£100 on a set of Campagnolo Khamsin. About the cheapest & well regarded off the shelf wheelsets at the time. They did 2-3 years commuting without an issue and are now on the other half's bike and done a year with her, no issues. Rock solid wheelset. Would happily recommend anything Campagnolo (and therefore Fulcrum as they're just rebranded Campag).
Mavic Kyrs are ok, cheap enough but being Mavic I've heard the bearings are a pain to get size wise (no idea if more expensive than usual carteridges?) and something that needs changing frequently as Mavic's are not known for good waterproofing. Seem to recall my LBS also complaining about the spokes, not sure if that's because they where straight pull or an awkward size, or something else.
100kg+ means 32 spokes. DT Swiss r460 is a good current bet, along with kinlins
Or you'll be fine with a well made 28 spoke custom or generally off the shelf.
