Road Cycling Essentials

platypus · 15 Nov 2013 at 13:29

Vonhelmet said:
Of peculiarly spoked wheels?

Something like this.

Campag (and others) lace spokes in a 2:1 pattern to solve the problem of nds spoke tensioning. Not sure who invented it, but Fulcrum is another wheel manufacturer that employ this technique. So on a normal wheel you have a lot more tension on ds spokes, and its more difficult to correctly tension the nds spokes. That obviously brings problems inherent with incorrectly tensioned surfaces that are bearing a load.

Advantages are (claimed) better transfer of power, higher wheel stability/rigidity and reduction of stress through the spokes. The disadvantage is that they're much harder to true.

Saytan · 15 Nov 2013 at 13:30

platypus said:
but Fulcrum is another wheel manufacturer that employ this technique.

Fulcrum is a wholly owned subsidiary of campagnolo

platypus · 15 Nov 2013 at 13:32

Well I did not know that.

Shamrock · 15 Nov 2013 at 13:48

Top of Box Hill this morning...

platypus · 15 Nov 2013 at 13:49

Lovely.

ShiWarrior · 15 Nov 2013 at 14:20

platypus said:
How much?

don't know, I would have to contact the owner

uniQ · 15 Nov 2013 at 14:34

Vonhelmet said:
Of peculiarly spoked wheels?

Something like this.

From my experience campag wheels are pretty bomb proof.

uniQ · 15 Nov 2013 at 14:38

Service Announcement: Could everybody please stop falling off their bikes. It's not even winter yet. :mad:

grudas · 15 Nov 2013 at 14:40

I've had a set with G3 spoke pattern on the rear for a while now... over speed bumps you can HEAR the spokes clicking but other than that they're still true..

R0B75 · 15 Nov 2013 at 14:43

uniQ said:
From my experience campag wheels are pretty bomb proof.

I hope so, Just ordered a set of Campag Zonda wheels.

physichull · 15 Nov 2013 at 15:48

FrenchTart said:
That's fine... If it stretches too much you can just remove one of the links in the chain.

You got your new bike yet?

SoliD · 15 Nov 2013 at 16:20

Guys, probably a very noob question, but my recent purchase TT bike has a 9 speed Ultegra derailleur on the rear, if I upgrade the shifter, cassette and chain to 10 speed, will this work like any other 10 speed deraileur?

platypus · 15 Nov 2013 at 16:23

Pretty much, but you might need to adjust it slightly.

SoliD · 15 Nov 2013 at 16:24

platypus said:
Pretty much, but you will need a spacer.

Should come with the cassette though right?

uniQ · 15 Nov 2013 at 16:25

I think it depends on the size of the cassette. The 2 recent 11sp cassettes I bought didn't but I think the last 10sp I bought did.

Berger · 15 Nov 2013 at 16:26

uniQ said:
Service Announcement: Could everybody please stop falling off their bikes. It's not even winter yet.

Had about 5 of us in one week.... Everyone's been ok and nothing broken so it's a win I guess!

I've healed almost enough (nearly stopped limping!) to consider riding now when the weather/timetable suits, not sure what's happening tomorrow yet, do you have a group ride Vonhelmet?

If I did go big ring to big ring it will go, but fouls the cage on the FD so sounds nasty, so I avoid it.

CX looks great, if I lived in the UK I'd do it in winter for sure.

platypus · 15 Nov 2013 at 16:33

SoliD said:
Should come with the cassette though right?

Aye it should, and I edited my post because you may well not need a spacer, depends also on the wheel

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Brabbinho · 15 Nov 2013 at 16:40

Rapha have a sale on their Sky kit- some decent prices if you don't mind wearing team kit

Vonhelmet · 15 Nov 2013 at 17:50

Hurrah, found a lad at work who's willing to do the swimming in the Triathlon next year, so we've got a team now.

It's on like Donkey Kong.

memphisto · 15 Nov 2013 at 18:45

Anyone check the rose sale? I got a fizik Arione cx saddle for 55, a pair and of carbon ultegra pedals 55 and a set of 105 pedals for 20 should be shaving about 200grams of my bike weight so should be down to 7kgs hopefully and pretty much nothing now left to upgrade

just need to stop falling off it now and ride the thing lol