Soldato
Halfords replaced it under warranty but refused to issue another. :/
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Halfords replaced it under warranty but refused to issue another. :/
Soldato
that's a bit crap! afaik knog admitted themselves that their straps are "faulty" - aka crap design..
Soldato
It was dry on my commute back, but I still had to wear my sopping wet shoes! Turns out the server room can dry your socks but has little to no use in drying shoes! Wasn't pleasant. I also had to stuff some new Planet X cycling bibs down the back on my jersey which made my look like a right hunchback!
Cheers! Got some of these and delivered today I am 5'11 and around 72 kg and they fit perfectly. I'd say they feel at least on par with my Castelli stuff and the pad looks decent.
Soldato
Sounds like you need to send InQ a message on the trust system
I will once I get home but there are plenty of good choices iut there.
All of us need to ask ourselves the question, if you were involved in an accident tomorrow, what would you do? If you don't know now then you certainly won't when the adrenaline is going, so have a good think about it so you're prepared for the worst.
Soldato
Basically, this study has found that the closer to horizontal your back is, the less drag you have (not exactly a groundbreaking study).
Holding your hoods whilst your forearms are horizontal gets your shoulders lower than holding the drops with straight arms, so it's faster. Having your arms bent means you need to support the weight of your upper body with your triceps and it quickly gets painful.
You dont see TdF riders in that position because it's not as optimal as resting your forearms on the centre of the bars and having your hands floating in mid air.
Tony Martin doing this:
Holding the hoods gives a similar position which is much safer but slightly less aero because your arms are wider apart.
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Man of Honour
What I did was take my phone out of my pocket and start taking pictures of the car before I'd even got up off the ground.
Underboss
just seen this
here's mine :
http://road.cc/content/review/76126-topeak-redlite-mega-rear-light
it is MEGA !
just put normal batteries in
Soldato
Looks like they may be raising the price of the Merlin PR7 to £370 when they get new stock. The only size left is 56cm and that's the only one still listed as £300.
Off to Kent to have a quick spin round sevenoaks tomorrow but could go out Sunday too ... what you thinking?
Could bring out the summer bike as its dry but more likely will stick with the CAAD8
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Soldato
I was thinking something in Surrey, not too far, not too hilly.
My summer bike is in hibernation and the TT bike is set up for the turbo. Winter bike only until spring!
Caporegime
Quick spin on the turbo for me this evening. The Mrs was moaning about the noise, but then she moans about me going out in the dark because I'll surely be killed. Chicks, man.
Should really bite the bullet and get one now, although I'm 5,11 so I think it might be a bit small?
I'll be up for that - will let you know tomorrow ... what is 'not too far, not too hilly'? Will leave the route up to you (I always have my usual Leith/Whitedown/Box route of about 65 miles as backup)
Soldato
Leith/Whitedown/Box and 65mi sounds reasonable, not done those in a while.
56 should be about right at 5ft 11
Caporegime
Sky have picked up Viviani in the post Cannondale shake up for 2015.
not ideal but it can't be helped unfortunately!
Thanks for the message bud.
I'm wondering if joining British Cycling after the event will (if required, he might want to pay up for the damage himself) enable them to chase the persons insurance company for me....or will they tell me to swivel as i signed up after the event?
Also this assumes he accepts responsibility for it (third party at fault), cant see how any rational person would deem it otherwise.
Day-to-day insurance cover of up to £10m for accidents where you are wholly or partly at fault. Free legal support and assistance with claims when a third party is at fault, subject to certain terms and conditions.
Soldato
No probs.
I expect you'd have difficulty claiming through BC giving you signed up after the event but I think your liability is limited (even non existent) given how you've described the accident. I'd probably collate your evidence (what happened exactly, road conditions, damage suffered) and speak to a solicitor who will likely give you some free advice. The outcome might just be you dealing with it yourself due to the value of the claim but they'll probably give you an indication of your likelihood of success at least.
I found insurance were very quick to settle the claim we made for bike damage, it's the injury aspects that take longer as they're obviously bigger in value and more subjective. Once it's all settled I'll probably write up our experience here as it could be useful for someone in the future.
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