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  1. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    Ah I missed that comparison. My only issue with the CGF is the brake mounting down by the bottom bracket. I can imagine it being a pain in the arse on the gritty roads up here.
  2. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    This line of thinking is making me think seriously about the Rose Team CGF. They label it as endurance, so slightly relaxed geometry but still fairly nippy.
  3. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    My girlfriend is currently trying to make me stretch the budget and buy an aeroroad on the basis that it looks good and would satisfy n+1 for a long time. If I go Canyon I might well go that way. That's interesting, hadn't actually noticed that. I never realised the black option existed in the...
  4. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    New bike time and would like a little advice. Strict limit of 1500. Doesn't need particularly good wheels as I'll swap over my zondas until I get a handbuilt set in Spring. Ideally want ultegra/force 22 as a minimum. I'm sure the new 105 will do a nice job but in my head I'll regret getting...
  5. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    What height and weight are you? I'm looking at buying them but not sure what size to go for...let's get personal: do you have fat, skinny or normal arms? :p
  6. nydryl

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    Such a stressful, fun, sexu..., exciting photo. Fills me with jealousy that you're getting to build it up.
  7. nydryl

    Running and Exercising with Excess Skin

    Don't have any advice but thought I'd say that that's a fantastic effort! I dropped from 16 or so to 12.5, which was difficult enough, so god knows how hard it was to drop that amount. Keep it up!
  8. nydryl

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    I really wish they had it in a nice colour :(
  9. nydryl

    Tips on getting faster - Cycling

    Echoing what other people say. More time in the saddle, longer rides, and climbing, climbing and more climbing. When I started, about 18 months ago, I tended to climb hills out of the saddle because I didn't have the legs to sit down and grind it out, but I felt like I was missing a trick by...
  10. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    Had my first experience of saddle soreness today. Possibly a little raw doon there after a longish ride yesterday, then today I got into a bit of a chase with a wee three man chaingang, if you can call it that at that size. In the midst of burying myself I neglected to notice the burning...
  11. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    How do those planet x tights fit compared to other brands? I have no tape measure to hand and the sizes are baffling. Are they comfy enough over bibshorts?
  12. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    I read somewhere that the H Plus Son Archetype is the same rim as the Wheelsmith Race 23. Does anyone know if this is true or not?
  13. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    Gabba just arrived! I'm 6'4" and 81kg so ordered the extra large. It fits nicely for length but isn't quite as tight across the chest and stomach as I expected, and a little loose on the shoulders. I suspect the large would be too short and bordering on too tight. Hopefully the bit of room in...
  14. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    Stung by a bloody bee right on the knee on a descent this afternoon. Almost came off the bike, and it's still throbbing away just now. Most unpleasant.
  15. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    Taken the plunge (with reimbursement from parents pending) on a gabba! Hope it's worth all the hype!
  16. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    I'd agree with this, but flipping the choices arounds. I found my 4 seasons cut up a bit more, and didn't handle so well in the wet. The cutting could be down to cycling in Glasgow with 4 seasons and cycling in Perth with Pro 4s, but the handling in wet I definitely prefer with Pro 4s.
  17. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    Thanks for all the suggestions folks, think I'll point birthday present purchasers towards the current gabba in the evans sale, and treat myself to some nanoflex arm warmers for more versatility.
  18. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    What is the most indispensable item of cycling clothing any of you guys own? And under what conditions do you use them? I have a birthday coming up and I don't really need anything specific, so I'm going to ask for some higher quality cycling clothes. I see gabbas getting a lot of mentions...
  19. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    Not riding sportives doesn't make you unfit, inexperienced, or unprepared for cycling long distances.
  20. nydryl

    Road Cycling Essentials

    Think I remember you posting about that day. Same day I was en-route to the windfarm, got somewhere near Thorntonhall, got blown half-way across the road and decided it might be best to head on home. Also that day one of my lecturers was up at the moors and abandoned somewhere on the A77...
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