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So excited to get a Garmin Edge 705 today, being able to monitor my cadence and heart rate all on the same graph as speed and elevation will be simply amazing!!!
 
willhub said:
So excited to get a Garmin Edge 705 today, being able to monitor my cadence and heart rate all on the same graph as speed and elevation will be simply amazing!!!
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Make sure the attachment is secure when you go out for a ride. My 705 would fly off the mount when hitting a small bump at 25+. It eventually got run over by a 4x4. Still works though just need to replace the lcd screen.
 
Looking into getting a bike for general use on road and offroad now and then with the occassional long ride when its nice weather.
Also possible to use it for commute of 13miles each way - not every day as I have my car and its all country lanes so would purely be a fitness thing rather than to avoid traffic.

A friend won a Giant REVEL 1 (large frame) in a raffle and is offering it me cheaper than retail for £330
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bikes/model/revel.1/9346/49908/

Any thoughts? Im 6'2" and 14stone and pretty fit. Plan to ride a bit with mates who cycle, one is currently training for an Ironman and another used to ride for GB so I'm probably going to be off their pace to start with.

Another friend has recommended this one which is a bit more (£499) but a bigger wheel so should help on the road
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/gian...cycles.co.uk/giant-talon-29er-item178554.html


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There's no way you'll ever be able to keep up with Mr Ironman if your riding a MTB, regardless of how fit you are.
You really need to decide if you want to get a MTB for off road use (and maybe commuting) or a road bike to go out with your ironman friend. There is no bike that will do both.
 
touch said:
There's no way you'll ever be able to keep up with Mr Ironman if your riding a MTB, regardless of how fit you are.
You really need to decide if you want to get a MTB for off road use (and maybe commuting) or a road bike to go out with your ironman friend. There is no bike that will do both.
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Cyclocross bike. ;)
 
Murf said:
Cyclocross bike. ;)
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I dont think that's good enough tbh.

For commuting to work or riding around on your own, it would be fine (in fact, i cycled into work today on my dad's cyclocrosser). Even if you put proper road tyres on it, it's still not good enough for serious road riding, partly due to the lack of top end gears and that still leaves you with the problem of having to swap tyres ever time you ride on road/offroad.
 
You guys who have got Canyons, how accurate are their delivery times, it says on my invoice Planned delivery date Week 34 - 2012, which is 20th Aug, i was hoping to have it for the bank holiday weekend
 
Kimi said:
You guys who have got Canyons, how accurate are their delivery times, it says on my invoice Planned delivery date Week 34 - 2012, which is 20th Aug, i was hoping to have it for the bank holiday weekend
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Pretty accurate I think. They use UPS for delivery and that has real time updates.

Mine was shipped last wednesday and aimed for delivery on friday afternoon, got it at 3pm.
 
touch said:
I dont think that's good enough tbh.

For commuting to work or riding around on your own, it would be fine (in fact, i cycled into work today on my dad's cyclocrosser). Even if you put proper road tyres on it, it's still not good enough for serious road riding, partly due to the lack of top end gears and that still leaves you with the problem of having to swap tyres ever time you ride on road/offroad.
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You might run out of gears charging down a steep gradient at 35+mph but you'ld be fine up until that point.

And a cyclocross bike and a spare set of tyres is cheaper than a mountain bike and a road bike! :)

Although yes, in an ideal world you'd have a road bike and a hardtail........ and a full DH bike, and a cyclocross bike, and a TT bike, and a winter hack, and an AM full susser. :p
 
Thanks kiteloopy
I see your in Notts / Reading, i dont suppose you were riding through Windsor on Sunday on a black Canyon were you?

Also, about cleaning bikes, i bought a chain cleaner the other week and cant recommend them highly enough. the whole running gear comes up brand new
 
Vonhelmet said:
Haha, that's pretty much what I had in mind! No doubt someone will be along to tell us that Fairy Liquid will melt the aluminium or something.
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Not sure about melting but it probably degreases everything that should be greased. Nevermind!

I always use a rag type cloth thing to go over it after as you always miss patches due to the shape of bikes and normally can't see where you've missed when it's wet.
 
Murf said:
You might run out of gears charging down a steep gradient at 35+mph but you'ld be fine up until that point.
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I usually ride at between 80-90rpm, which means that i top out about 26-27mph on a standard 46/36 cyclocross chainset. If your riding in a group with a couple of fast guys, that could be cruising speed, you'll struggle to keep up even on the slightest downhills.

Murf said:
And a cyclocross bike and a spare set of tyres is cheaper than a mountain bike and a road bike! :)
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I didnt say buy both, i said decide on one or the other, because there is nothing suitable for both.
 
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[DOD]Asprilla;22606730 said:
Any wheel builders got any neat tricks for measuring ERD?
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Use a tape measure. However... don't expect to get the spoke length right first time even if you're using a spoke length calculator. It's annoying, but I think a lot of it comes down to experience.
 
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