Why is it seen that hydraulic disc brakes are a "trend" as opposed to an actual evolution?
I'm of the same opinion, I was aiming at the trend of 'disk brakes for everything across the whole road range at the expense of quality' that we're seeing to some degree. There's no reason a £600 Halfords alu special needs disk brakes and cutting corners everywhere else to meet the price point. When disk setups are the same price as going rim then probably, but we're a long way from that yet!
I guess in my opinion riders spending less than a grand on their first road bike really don't need disks...
So, I gave up riding at the end of last year but have this print to remember the efforts, club rides and Sportives. I think it goes well in my computer room.
Looks great! Hope things are well and you're doing loads with all the extra time you now have, thanks for stopping by!
Unrelated question, all my drinks bottles seem to get a grey looking (what I assume is some kind of) mould in them. I rinse them and leave them to drip dry after use, but maybe I put them back on my shelf with some water still in... Is this normal? Are there some tablets I can leave in them from time to time to clean? Should I actually be scrubbing the insides with a brush each time?
At present, I've just ordered a new bottle, but obviously that's not good environmentally to do, so what should I be doing here?
I used to bin bottles when they smelt too bad, but before that tried various 'home remedy' type things... Boiling water and lemon juice probably best for odors. A bottle brush the scrub rhe bottoms too. I didn't go as far as bleach as really not a safe idea!
General advice is usually dishwasher but I've never done that with mine. Also make sure they're totally dry with the tops off before putting them away. As mentioned use Milton tablets, they're cheap if I recall. Are those the ones made for cleaning/sterilizing dentures? If not then anything like that.
Baby bottle cleaners/sterilizing things work well, that's what I'm using. Got some travel ones where you add a cup of water and chuck in the microwave. Not had a bottle melt... Yet!
I can't seem to get the right saddle... when I cycled years ago "san marco ponza" - a lot of people hated it but it worked well for me and never had any discomfort.. but it's discontinued and I can't find it.
What are the features of the Ponza? Got a pic? I've a couple of San Marco on the shelf. Actually I've got various and should have a clear out!
If you want scary try riding my TT bike.
TT bikes are not made for slowing down!
I haven't bought a bottle in ages, usually get a couplethrough the course of the year from science in sport etc that get added to the mix. 2 or 3 probably either get lost or chucked in the bin. Got a few nices ones I prefer using.
I got a couple of Elite bottles and a couple of the Prime ones. Really like the Prime ones best! Brilliant light bottle for the money, neck is actually wide enough to get a brush/sponge/cloth in the bottom to scrub them too!
I've a bad habit of not finishing a bottle so just slinging it onto the turbo bike for the next ride on there as I'll generally always finish what I have, although they can sometimes sit there for several days.
Before then was using 800ml Sis and High5 bottles. Preferred the Sis caps as they where soft on my teeth. Both terrible for getting clean though.
I was waiting for a bundle of Prime to appear on the wiggle 'bay page but before they did ended up with 6 Tacx Shanti bottles for around £10 delivered. Crazy price. They're ok bottles, very firm/sturdy and squeeze well with good caps. But they're a pain to clean and so are the tops so they won't be doing more than a year or two. Have 2 different colours on the go so can distinguish between electrolyte and energy,which is nice and not something I've really done before.