it's definitely worth stretching to the Triban 500SE at £330 imo
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-500-se-road-bike-black-id_8306187.html
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it's definitely worth stretching to the Triban 500SE at £330 imo
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-500-se-road-bike-black-id_8306187.html
Good choice, I've got 3 pairs of them I've been wearing all winter. As soon as ambient gets below 5-6 degrees (certainly with any additional wind chill) I'll be wearing them. I've doubled them up with cheapy chinese fake-castelli's (removed the pad myself) for the below zero (-4 etc) rides and they've been good (had problems with the pad on the cheapys rubbing so good solution for using them). If its warmer than 7-8 (or 5-6 with waterproofs on) I tend to overheat so I'll generally wear the non thermal version (have 2 pairs of these) for wet weather/warmer weather riding.
Tip: I did get a pair of the DHB Vaeon Roubaix and they've not as comfortable as the Active's or as good a fit (dissapointed in them really!). Large in the Active is a Large in the Vaeon. But Large in Active bib-shorts is XL in the Flashlight bib-shorts
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I dunno, it's £50 extra for a carbon fork, pretty reasonable deal tbh. Around £350 i'd really want Claris for it to be a great deal. There's this which is a bit cheaper but similarly specced:
http://www.rutlandcycling.com/29481...pinerolo-al-zr-road-bike-white-red-black.aspx
Not been happy with the shifting on my winter bike. Even since fitting a new chain and cassette the downshifting is patchy no matter what I do - therefore
One of my hoods was torn also and new cables never go a miss. You get the whole shebang for £75. When you consider that a lever service is about £30, Campag Cable sets are £25 then it seems a no brainer to just buy a complete new set and try for £30 on Ebay for the old ones. Will fit tonight and hope it runs smooth again
One of my hoods was torn also and new cables never go a miss. You get the whole shebang for £75. When you consider that a lever service is about £30, Campag Cable sets are £25 then it seems a no brainer to just buy a complete new set and try for £30 on Ebay for the old ones. Will fit tonight and hope it runs smooth again
Thanks, I have already picked up a second cage & bottle as my rides are getting longer and as it gets warmer I will be drinking more no doubt.
Will be sure to fuel up properly before the ride and take something in on ride before the climb too.
Will definitely pace myself, not expecting a KOM
I found that I could never take enough liquid with me so I sprung for some 1ltr bottles hopefully 2 litres is enough.
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These days my approach is to always plan a stop somewhere to fill up on liquid. Carrying tons of liquid is kind of annoying and if it's summer no matter how much I take with me I'll run out.
same even if it's just to grab some bottled water from a corner shop, most people in rural areas you see gardening etc will happily fill a bottle up as well if you ask nicely
They're great quality shorts and for that price they're just the bargain I needed! (thanks whoever linked!)
Bar the fork change there's not much different between the Triban 300 and 500?! Even with the fork change the weight listed hardly changes?
Gotta love some of the Q&A on Rutland:
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Not been happy with the shifting on my winter bike. Even since fitting a new chain and cassette the downshifting is patchy no matter what I do - therefore
One of my hoods was torn also and new cables never go a miss. You get the whole shebang for £75. When you consider that a lever service is about £30, Campag Cable sets are £25 then it seems a no brainer to just buy a complete new set and try for £30 on Ebay for the old ones. Will fit tonight and hope it runs smooth again
Sounds like a no-brainer providing you can shift the old ones to some unsuspecting victim!
Don't forget the Haribo
Out of interest what snacks to people take on board with them?
I've used the free Haribo's from Wiggle to good effect recently.
I usually 2 bags of haribo, a gel (if I have any - 'emergencies' only) and I try and take at least 2 cereal/morning bars/flapjacks with me if out for more than an hour
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Re Garmin Virb Mount. I ended up getting the K-Edge Combo mount from Westbrook cycles http://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/k-edge-combo-out-front-mount-for-garmin-and-gopro-p262030. Very expensive but ideal for someone who wants to keep their flight deck less congested! I should have purchased the XL version though as it's a bit of a tight squeeze installing the garmin 800. And yes, i am a proud bell owner
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It's a different colour
Well, assuming you mean the 500SE. The 500 has Sora but ti's £430, and for that you can get something similar with a much better frame. The advantage of a carbon fork isn't so much weight as its ability to absorb vibrations. but tbh that's probably a bigger issue from the rear wheel anyway. And steel is good at that too. Just stay away from alu forks (i'm looking at you, base level Allez).
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Saw this on dcrainmaker today and though you chaps might be intrested:
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/02/stravaplus-extension-plugin.html
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/02/stravaplus-extension-plugin.html
My favourite bit is the direct link to flyby is puts in the left nav.
I don't have my power meter fitted at the moment so I'm not getting full use out of it.
This was posted the other week, good add on, although very very geeky, the zones thing is the most useful part of it.
They must have read your mind.
http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/garmin-gopro-handlebar-mount.htm
Vibration might be a factor though as the Kedge version of it suffers from and increased amount of of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZftbFqZbws
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so it seems that junction/works finally took someones life.. RIP -;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31531120
I cycle through that every day and it's a hell, not only is it tight the roads are a mess! full of manhole covers, potholes and cars that seem to be on fire.. check out -;
to 12:55...
eh! it's been in that condition for like a year!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31531120
I cycle through that every day and it's a hell, not only is it tight the roads are a mess! full of manhole covers, potholes and cars that seem to be on fire.. check out -;
to 12:55...
eh! it's been in that condition for like a year!
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Grudas, I'm going to have to request that you mix all your future commuting videos with the music from Eastenders.
Little ride from hell last night, was rushing to get to Porsche to get a part for my car so had to go on the hard shoulder of a 4 lane A road at rush hour, then went to go to the hospital to have my infected finger looked at.
On the way and way back, I almost ran over, a bloke who didn't look as he crossed the road, had to put on the anchors, had some idiot in some peugeot swerve towards me then overtake me and chuck on his brakes, and then I almost ran a kid who couldn't have been more than 3 years old, who ran straight out from the pavement and across the road after his parents had plonked him there.... All this in horrendous wind and rain! Joyous!
On the way and way back, I almost ran over, a bloke who didn't look as he crossed the road, had to put on the anchors, had some idiot in some peugeot swerve towards me then overtake me and chuck on his brakes, and then I almost ran a kid who couldn't have been more than 3 years old, who ran straight out from the pavement and across the road after his parents had plonked him there.... All this in horrendous wind and rain! Joyous!
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