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Hamster said:
Just ordered my first pair of clipless pedals, M520 for £19.99 delivered. I fully expect a tumble or two before I get used to them!
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Had my M540's for a few weeks, not tumbled yet. It's largely down to common sense and unclipping before you need to. Though I nearly fell off the other week when a car driver overtook me near some lights and then suddenly pulled into the curb, causing to break suddenly, even though I tend to pull out further near lights, I was well over a metre from the curb.
 
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Skepticx said:
or any other options ?
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If you have £300-£400 to spend, I'd suggest you buy something second hand that's better. I've had a look on eBay for you and there's loads of great bikes to be had. I don't know what size you'll need, but here's an example.

If you can let us know how tall you are and your inside leg measurement, we can recommend a frame size that should fit. You'll still need to go for a proper bike fit though.
 
im 5,10. I dont know my inside leg measurement, not realy able to check that right now im afraid :P i will have a look on ebay though thanks
 
Jamesbcd said:
Anyone had experience with the Fenix TK11? Is it any better than the LD20 in regards to runtime, power?
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Well the TK11 is twice the run time and about 50% brighter in lumens count. The downside is the 18650 torches are fatter and heavier than the L2D and LD20, so might wobble around a bit compared to a 2xAA torch if you use the 'twofish' style handlebar mounts.

I use AA and AAA torches because I can share the batteries and charger with other stuff round the house, like remote controls, Atari Lynx in the toilet, radio in the garage etc etc. I don;t have anything else that would use 18650 cells.
 
I guess most of you have received an email from CRC but they've got an fantastic offer if you're planning to buy stuff anyway at the moment:

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Looks like the proposed Radio Shack/Team Leopard-Trek merger has hit some UCI difficulties. They haven't been awarded an automatic Pro Tour Team place next season, and have to attend a UCI hearing shortly. Am reading various reasons why this may be (UCI getting back at Bruyneel/the criminal investigation into Becca).

What would we do without 'Frandy' in le Tour next year? :(
 
Jonny69 said:
Well the TK11 is twice the run time and about 50% brighter in lumens count. The downside is the 18650 torches are fatter and heavier than the L2D and LD20, so might wobble around a bit compared to a 2xAA torch if you use the 'twofish' style handlebar mounts.

I use AA and AAA torches because I can share the batteries and charger with other stuff round the house, like remote controls, Atari Lynx in the toilet, radio in the garage etc etc. I don;t have anything else that would use 18650 cells.
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I think I'll opt for the smaller LD20. How accurate are the run time figures? Website states 'Turbo Mode: 205 lumens (2hrs)'. Is 2 hours a realistic figure? anything around ~1.5-2hrs would be ok for me.
 
George Hincapie said:
Looks like the proposed Radio Shack/Team Leopard-Trek merger has hit some UCI difficulties. They haven't been awarded an automatic Pro Tour Team place next season, and have to attend a UCI hearing shortly. Am reading various reasons why this may be (UCI getting back at Bruyneel/the criminal investigation into Becca).

What would we do without 'Frandy' in le Tour next year? :(
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Have a more competitive time trial? :p
 
Jamesbcd said:
I think I'll opt for the smaller LD20. How accurate are the run time figures? Website states 'Turbo Mode: 205 lumens (2hrs)'. Is 2 hours a realistic figure? anything around ~1.5-2hrs would be ok for me.
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Mine is the older L2D which is a slightly less efficient LED and I use batteries that can take the maximum number of recharges rather than all-out capacity. I get close to an hour and a half out of mine. 1.5 hours seems realistic I would think.
 
Jonny69 said:
Mine is the older L2D which is a slightly less efficient LED and I use batteries that can take the maximum number of recharges rather than all-out capacity. I get close to an hour and a half out of mine. 1.5 hours seems realistic I would think.
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I'm in exactly the same situation and get nearly exactly 1hr and 20 mins out of it. The more efficient LD20 should make an hour and a half fine. Also i use Eneloops which aren't famed for their long run times, they're designed more for not losing charge through lack of use + the ability to recharge a lot some something like some high mAh Sony batteries would likely give an even longer runtime.
 
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Same with my batteries. I chose them because they'll sit in the drawer for months and not go flat. GP ReCyko is anyone is interested. I think there are others on the market like them.
 
Sounds good then, will order the LD20 soon. I have a bunch of 2700mah Uniross batteries in a drawer somewhere that should be good to go, no idea how they compare to the Eneloops or GP ReCykos though.
 
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