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touch · 29 Jul 2013 at 15:51

Is that a money/cards wallet or a sprocket wallet?

Looks good either way. i wanted to get a sprocket wallet but i only have 1 sprocket....and it's on my bike

Calpol · 29 Jul 2013 at 15:59

Too Tall said:
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?

Thanks for this. Have started pricing up using this is a guide. Ideally will keep total investment sub £1000

touch · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:10

Calpol said:
Thanks for this. Have started pricing up using this is a guide. Ideally will keep total investment sub £1000

Remember to factor in the cost of the tools as well if you're going to build it yourself.
Absolute minimum, you'll need a bottom-bracket tool and a cassette tool if you dont have these already.

Too Tall · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:17

Good advice, the tools can be expensive, but once you have them, you have them for life.

Calpol · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:17

touch said:
Remember to factor in the cost of the tools as well if you're going to build it yourself.
Absolute minimum, you'll need a bottom-bracket tool and a cassette tool if you dont have these already.

Yep already got those. I think all I need is a torque wrench and bit of plastic pipe to seat crown race! I don't believe asking a bike shop to do anything on my bike except true a wheel. Much more satisfying doing your own fettling and cheaper.

willems · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:17

my summer bike i got off wiggle. got a few clicking sounds which iam trying to track down but having difficulty. think it the crank/BB but not sure how to strip it down

King85 · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:20

touch said:
Is that a money/cards wallet or a sprocket wallet?

Looks good either way. i wanted to get a sprocket wallet but i only have 1 sprocket....and it's on my bike

What's a sprocket wallet? I've never heard of one.

It's a normal wallet though.

godinman · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:21

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

Cheers, they're training for some epic ride somewhere so wont feel too terrible if I have to knock it on the head. I absolutely refuse to do so, but you never know!

Calpol · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:23

willems said:
my summer bike i got off wiggle. got a few clicking sounds which iam trying to track down but having difficulty. think it the crank/BB but not sure how to strip it down

First of all check your pedals are tightened up well. I've had this and had the BB out before I noticed the loose pedal spindle!
Really nice bike btw. I love the Astra frame. I take it, its a Laguna.

Too Tall · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:24

willems said:
my summer bike i got off wiggle. got a few clicking sounds which iam trying to track down but having difficulty. think it the crank/BB but not sure how to strip it down

Check the BB Crankset torque and the same for the pedals. that would be my first guess.

touch · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:24

King85 said:
What's a sprocket wallet? I've never heard of one.

It's what track riders use to keep all of their different sized sprockets in. I saw that it had a couple of pictures of sprockets on it.

King85 · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:29

touch said:
It's what track riders use to keep all of their different sized sprockets in. I saw that it had a couple of pictures of sprockets on it.

Oh no lol definitely not one of those, it's just cycling themed.

ShiWarrior · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:37

[Damien];24680739 said:
The Crux (I've got the 2012 version) is a decent bike granted, but imo for a Cyclo-commuter is a poor choice over the Tricross. If you're after something that can dual purpose for both commuting and chasing segments then I suppose trading mudguard mounts for a bit of extra stiffness (over the Tricross) is fine, so get the Crux. Compared to a decent proper road bike though it's poor.

I thought mine was decent until I got my Canyon. Now it just feels like a steel shopper with a basket on the front. I do have 32h wheels on mine though and 32mm wire beaded Marathon Plus on though so I'm not helping it much...

I've got clip on mudguards on my Crux and they do the job so if you really want the Crux then it's not a dealbreaker not to have mounts.

Thanks Damien,

I would love a Crux, but sadly, I bought clip on mud guards for my roadie and ended up cutting them off (crud racer mark 2's) so I don't want to go down that route again
I will be using it for winter rides (on the road) Turbo Trainer and in the summer im going back to cross country fun again

grudas · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:58

#Chri5# said:
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 said:
Wiggle/DHB do padded undershorts that look like boxer shorts. I use them on social/pub rides

Lakeland said:
You can always wear padded shorts under jeans/baggy shorts

yeah just looked around and these look like the best bet tbh

ill try a cheap pair.. im sure i won't be riding much because im just TOO busy thank god for my commute the only way to fit in cycling really.

Vonhelmet · 29 Jul 2013 at 17:35

I don't know if anyone here uses any 3rd party apps for Strava, but here's an interesting blog post about how - and to an extent why - Strava have recently broken a bunch of them.

willems · 29 Jul 2013 at 19:39

thanks for the suggestions. yes its a laguna. couldnt stretch to the astra

so far i have swapped the pedals so i am confident it is not them. cleats are fine on another bike.

rode bike without seat post/seat

regreased stem/steerer

i have tightened the rear QR skewer tighter than i usually would

Lakeland · 29 Jul 2013 at 19:43

grudas said:
yeah just looked around and these look like the best bet tbh ill try a cheap pair.. im sure i won't be riding much because im just TOO busy thank god for my commute the only way to fit in cycling really.

Something like this? http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-padded-undershort/

Also think of the added benefit of looking like you have a large(er) package

touch · 29 Jul 2013 at 19:59

Lakeland said:
Also think of the added benefit of looking like you have a large(er) package

It may also look like you've pooped yourself though.

Jonny69 · 29 Jul 2013 at 20:31

Did anyone think I was exaggerating about my clearances?

You can actually see daylight through the gap, it's the curve in my card holding it in. Going to have to switch to the 20c tyres for this bike if I'm going to use this gearing because the tiny amount of dusty grit the tyres pick up off the road has scuffed through the paint :eek:

touch · 29 Jul 2013 at 20:37

can you not add another link into the chain? Or a halflink maybe?

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