Road Cycling Essentials

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VeNT said:
well, much the same as you, when I go for a ride thats is not to work I want to take tube/tools/keys/wallet/money and a mobile for strava
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The TriBag is great for mobiles. Also useful for longer rides and sportives for munching on bars and gels as you can just pop them in the bag rather than reaching behind into your jersey pockets every time you want a bite.
 
What do you want to use the bike for Fus? Some examples: commuting, keeping fit, racing, getting from a to b, on road, paths, slightly rough tracks, weekend only, all weather? Got a bad back or anything, overweight/skinny/tall/short? There's loads of different bikes and kit to choose from so this will help narrow it down :)
 
Jonny69 said:
What do you want to use the bike for Fus? Some examples: commuting, keeping fit, racing, getting from a to b, on road, paths, slightly rough tracks, weekend only, all weather? Got a bad back or anything, overweight/skinny/tall/short? There's loads of different bikes and kit to choose from so this will help narrow it down :)
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No injuries - I'm about 5'10 and 13st (ish)

It's mostly for keeping fit - 2 or 3 rides per week. There might be a bit of commuting but I doubt it at the moment! I'd like to cover some fairly big distances but will obviously work up to that.

There is just so much choice. :p
 
This might have come up earlier in the thread but does anyone use a cyclocross bike for commuting?

I'm currently doing my commute on a hardtail MTB with slicks but want something a bit nippier for my 27m round trips. The roads along my route are probably a bit too unmaintained for a road bike but someone pointed me in the direction of cyclocross bikes and they seem to fit the bill.

Anyone got any pointers of decent ones in the £500-£700 range? I'm about 15st so I'm not overly concerned about speed so long as it's durable. I'll probably end up sticking 32/35 tyres on it anyway to deal with the potholes.
 
Comfy bike :)

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Speaking of brakes, I picked up a set of Weinmann 500 calipers for my Bob Jackson. They are much more period correct than the blue anodised Shimano SIS ones that look out of place. That means I'll be able to put the SIS calipers back on my Raleigh, because I've not been happy with the Cannondale dual pivots that I swapped on. I'm also on the look out for a plain alloy 80mm quill stem so I can give the track bars another go, this time with drilled Weinmann levers, though it is tempting to go for some finger levers.
 
Jonny69 said:
though it is tempting to go for some finger levers.
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No it's not :p
...not unless you have an aerospoke front wheel, spoke cards in your rear wheel and ridiculously tight jeans.

Get some proper full length levers if you have drop bars.
 
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