Road Cycling Essentials

Draeger · 29 Jul 2013 at 12:23

Calpol said:
The ones on the front have a lock

Ahh!!!!. I see!!!. Mystery solved!!. Thanks. :cool:

Too Tall · 29 Jul 2013 at 12:29

Removed the stickers, sorry about the light it's torrential outside.

PermaChanged · 29 Jul 2013 at 12:32

Far nicer without the stickers. I'm actually tempted by a set of those wheels after seeing them stickerless!

Calpol · 29 Jul 2013 at 12:33

Too Tall said:
Removed the stickers, sorry about the light it's torrential outside.

Much better - looks less of RIbblex or Pribble. Good job.

Too Tall · 29 Jul 2013 at 12:34

I paid £90 for them, a guy had them on his new planet-x bike but had another set of wheels he wanted to use.

Absolute bargain!

The1nonly1 · 29 Jul 2013 at 12:39

Where would be the best place to get some roof bars for a 58 ford focus 5 door?

Too Tall · 29 Jul 2013 at 12:44

Don't know about the best but Halfords usually have a decent selection.

topgun06 · 29 Jul 2013 at 12:57

The wheels look much better! Nice.

uniQ · 29 Jul 2013 at 13:14

I thought that was a different bike for a second. Much better

The1nonly1 · 29 Jul 2013 at 13:35

Too Tall said:
Don't know about the best but Halfords usually have a decent selection.

Ill take a look.

Is anyone doing the StaffordGP Sportive on 10th August?

Shamrock · 29 Jul 2013 at 14:10

It needs some rims with Exalith for the full stealth look.

Calpol · 29 Jul 2013 at 14:29

Calpol said:
Got a reply back from Honor Bike, pretty speedy.

FM066 SL, 56cm, BSA/BB30: $580 for Frame +fork + seat post (group buy)
-Alloy Neco headset: $15
- Extra hanger: $2/pcs
- Seat post clamp: $2
- Delivery by EMS to UK: $85 (Shipping is $140 by Fedex)
- Matte black paint is $40. UD matte finish is free.
- 4% Paypal fee:

Other bike parts we offer:
-Carbon stem: $44
-Carbon handlebar: $60
-Carbon bottle cage: $10/pcs
-Carbon saddle: $48
-Carbon spacer: $5 per set (5,10,15,20mm)

Some crude arithmetic suggests that its about £500 so roughly the same as the excellent value Scott CR1 frames. I expect that this frame is a fair bit lighter than the CR1 and I prefer the geometry. They can supply as mechanical or Di2.

I am going to give it some serious thought. Will post back when the other vendor replies.

Oh and I have the geometry charts if anyone wants to have a look.

Dengfu price came back - $630 plus $85 shipping. I am going to price up the other bits I would need and see how much this thing would cost.

Too Tall · 29 Jul 2013 at 14:40

Calpol, I don't know if this will be useful to you but is the list of components I put together so that I knew I had everything in place. Hope its handy

Frame
Chain
Headset
Headset spacers
Carbon Fork expander.
Pedals
Wheels
Tyres
Seat Post
Saddle
Stem
Shifters
Chainset
Bars
Tubes
Bottom Bracket
Cassette
Bar Tape
Cables
Rear Mech
Brakes
Front Mech

Bottle Cages?

grudas · 29 Jul 2013 at 14:46

Vonhelmet said:
Seriously, if you're too embarrassed to buy it yourself, tell us your size and someone can go into Decathlon for you.

quote me where i said i was embarrassed?!

I'm not i simply don't ride enough in my free time to justify it right now

when/if i start to ride more during the weekends etc ill jump into a comfy pair of shorts for sure.. tops etc are fine

Thomas. PLease. said:
Chafe city. Is it seriously not uncomfortable, and horribly sweaty riding in that get up?

im just used to it so for me its "normal" i've no idea how comfy it is to ride in padded shorts so i can't compare really.

sweaty i suppose you'll sweat in everything but yeah jeans can be a bit of a pain.

i've looked in baggy mtb shorts but do they actually have padding? thats one thing that would make it better IMO.

#Chri5# · 29 Jul 2013 at 14:50

grudas said:
i've looked in baggy mtb shorts but do they actually have padding? thats one thing that would make it better IMO.

Some have a sewn-in liner with padding, others come with a separate inner short which has the chamois. Most of my MTB shorts have the removable inner and I wear bibs which are much comfortable. Also lets you wear waterproof baggies over bib tights through the winter.

Saytan · 29 Jul 2013 at 15:15

Wiggle/DHB do padded undershorts that look like boxer shorts. I use them on social/pub rides

Lakeland · 29 Jul 2013 at 15:17

You can always wear padded shorts under jeans/baggy shorts

godinman · 29 Jul 2013 at 15:19

Going to the peak district next weekend with a mate and his work mates, 100 miles and over 3000m climbing! Oh dear...

daveski · 29 Jul 2013 at 15:26

godinman said:
Going to the peak district next weekend with a mate and his work mates, 100 miles and over 3000m climbing! Oh dear...

Good luck. I did something similar (112 miles, 10,000ft) 4 weeks ago and I've never felt so bad after a bike ride.

King85 · 29 Jul 2013 at 15:47

Picked up a new wallet today!