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Rode to Brighton (again) this time with a mate who is brand new to cycling.

I took the Cinelli to see how it was on a long ride and I beat my PB on Ditchling Beacon by 11s! Looks like I should sell the Rose as clearly an alu bike with heavy wheels is faster uphill than a carbon bike.:p

...or maybe it is because I now weigh 55.5KG :o
 
Anyone come across any decent deals on jerseys, i need to get a couple more for commuting but dont want to spend silly money on them - looking for usual, 3 pockets, not baggy and ideally a zipped pocket?
 
uniQ said:
Considering all my options for frames and builds am I crazy if I buy an R3? Going to wait until the real sales start and also see what the Cervelo 2014 range looks like. If they bring internal cabling or an R7 then I might have to reconsider but an R3 is currently top of my list.
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I like the R3. Classic looking race bike. Some of the colourways look a bit gash. The cheapest I have seen one recently (frame only) is £1400 and that seems quite expensive still. At that price you would be better picking up something like this.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cervelo-R5-Frameset-BlackGreen-56-with-3T-Seatpost-Brand-New-/221263030213

Frame prices do seem a bit mad given what they are and thats why I am seriously considering the FM066 SL from China. To be honest I think people might think I was a bit of a **** if I turned up on a Cervelo given my modest level of ability on a bike. Thats why no branding might work better!
 
Jonny ///M said:
I've got this chap telling me I've ridden it more often and quicker than I'm letting on lol! A few of the guys set PR, but I didn't, mainly because it's the first time Strava has recorded I think, on the valley section me and graham were out in front for.

They are a nice bunch of guys, the guy we got in towards EK smokes about 20 fags a day :D

You are quick up climbs, I bet you can go quicker though.

Was a good day and nice to put a face to the name.
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Likewise!

Yeah, I PRed right through that whole stretch with the tailwind. Only done that bit all the way to Douglas 3 times, but took nearly 5 mins off of my previous best today! 12 miles at an average speed of about 24mph! :o Mostly i've turned off at Glespin in the past, done that 7 times before and took around 3 mins off of my best on that section as well. Excellent! :D
 
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Calpol said:
I like the R3. Classic looking race bike. Some of the colourways look a bit gash. The cheapest I have seen one recently (frame only) is £1400 and that seems quite expensive still. At that price you would be better picking up something like this.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cervelo-R5-Frameset-BlackGreen-56-with-3T-Seatpost-Brand-New-/221263030213

Frame prices do seem a bit mad given what they are and thats why I am seriously considering the FM066 SL from China. To be honest I think people might think I was a bit of a **** if I turned up on a Cervelo given my modest level of ability on a bike. Thats why no branding might work better!
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My main bike is an R5 though so two R5's is a bit OTT? Although I have considered it :D. That's why I'm wondering whether having an R5 & R3 would be a bit ridiculous too? I can get an R3 for around £1200 at the moment from a LBS which comes with the Cervelo life time warranty as they're an authorised dealer. I reckon if I wait a month for 2014 models and the sales to properly begin I could get one a bit cheaper though.

I would go for the Scott CR1 @ £499 over the FM066 SL tbh. And I wouldn't worry about what people think as long as you're happy and enjoying yourself that's all that really matters :)
 
Well, had a century planned today and was ticking along nicely until 70 miles in when I bonked. I suppose I could have fitted in another village or something but meh, still had a lovely cycle! Don't quite understand why the Strava stats are so different.

^What was the twitter pic?
 
What was the twitter pic?

I'm in bolton to watch my friend take part in the ironman, just took a visit to transition one and some of the bikes there were ridiculous.
 
uniQ said:
My main bike is an R5 though so two R5's is a bit OTT? Although I have considered it :D. That's why I'm wondering whether having an R5 & R3 would be a bit ridiculous too? I can get an R3 for around £1200 at the moment from a LBS which comes with the Cervelo life time warranty as they're an authorised dealer. I reckon if I wait a month for 2014 models and the sales to properly begin I could get one a bit cheaper though.

I would go for the Scott CR1 @ £499 over the FM066 SL tbh. And I wouldn't worry about what people think as long as you're happy and enjoying yourself that's all that really matters :)
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Oh my ! You already have an R5 - gulp. Won't anything else feel like a step down. You couldn't really have an R3 as a hack or winter trainer could you? I reckon I would be tempted by an R3 framset if it was sub £1000 so lets wqit and see what happens when the 2014 bikes come out. If I had an R5, unless money is of no object I'd be tempted to have a lesser value frame (than the r3) but make sure it was finished nicely and had some nice wheels.
 
stupid motoactv.. 35 miles today but the thing crashed 3 times and couldn't find gps for like 5ish.. :o :/ oh well.. it was fun and lycra kept my bum nice and comfy :o quite it like tbh.. :)

good purchase imo.
 
R0B75 said:
Could be real but....That screams fake and attention seeking to me.
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Well, someone's tweeted the image to the Birmingham Police, so I'm sure they'll look into it, particularly with the current focus on idiocy on twitter.

Looking for that image, I came across breaking news of a 44 year old lady cyclist killed in Manchester this afternoon after being hit by a car :(
 
Shamrock said:
Ladies and gentlemen, we did it.
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:o:D tbh its expected, i mean i don't normally do 30+ or even 20+ rides because i simply have no time for it, but lately i've been trying to get out as much as i can and go to random places.. preferably out of london :)

annoying this is that i don't know the roads that well and i got lost like 10 times today, any good/cheap-ish options for mountable gps navs?

bryton 50 looks quite good tbh.

id love to get something bellow 200 so garmin 810 is out of question.
 
King85 said:
I'm in bolton to watch my friend take part in the ironman, just took a visit to transition one and some of the bikes there were ridiculous.
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We were out doing some bits of the route this morning so saw all the road closed signs. It's a bit breezy here and the weather forecast for tomorrow isn't great. I hope it stays dry but not too hot for anyone taking part!
 
Vonhelmet said:
We were out doing some bits of the route this morning so saw all the road closed signs. It's a bit breezy here and the weather forecast for tomorrow isn't great. I hope it stays dry but not too hot for anyone taking part!
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The forecast for today was no good either but it's pretty nice here now so fingers crossed!
 
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