ah, awesome! thanks
should be fine for my use! does strava show the max/avg speed etc?
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ah, awesome! thanks
should be fine for my use! does strava show the max/avg speed etc?
Just bought some retro jerseys on eBay for £10 each, perfect for putting over some base layers in the winter.
This was was actually £4 because it's so outrageous
The first one is ok but the 2nd and 3rd, god damn....
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FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Do not make things easy for myself. Set the shop alarm off at 6.15 when I finished at 5.30. Waited for police, ended up calling to say not to attend then by the time I left it was pitch black and raining. One hour home after putting wet cycling gear on to get more wet
My mate also got knocked off his new Felt F65x coming to see me too so he wasn't having a good day.
Glad I'm off tomorrow now.
Do not make things easy for myself. Set the shop alarm off at 6.15 when I finished at 5.30. Waited for police, ended up calling to say not to attend then by the time I left it was pitch black and raining. One hour home after putting wet cycling gear on to get more wet
My mate also got knocked off his new Felt F65x coming to see me too so he wasn't having a good day.
Glad I'm off tomorrow now.
It's a cheap groupset. There's nothing "wrong" with it. The pedals will turn, the gears will change and the brakes will stop the bike. Sure, the pedals won't turn as smoothly, nor the gears change as quickly, nor the brakes stop the bike as fast as Tiagra, Ultegra, etc... But then those bits cost a fortune by comparison with 2300 parts.
The Triban 3 is an excellent starter road bike.
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my bike came with Ultegra, so i have no idea how better it is over the sora/105 etc,i will never know!
good enough for me!
My Carrera TdF has mostly 2300 parts. I've done nearly 1000 miles on it, and it's doing me fine. Sure, it would be nicer to have better shifters, better brakes, whatever, but it's not holding me back at this stage. I'm planning to upgrade it to Tiagra next year, which will probably cost me about £200.
The parts will be lighter, smoother, and the shifters will be worlds better than 2300/Sora on account of having the proper two lever setup rather than the little clicky button that those brifters have.
I'm hoping that by starting right down at the bottom end, I'll appreciate it all the more when I move up to better parts!
ill be doing around ~400 miles/month just commuting, will be fine for my use! plus i normally stick with one gear(im sooo used to my bmx with 30/9 gearing) ill probably get spoiled with all the gears! do you lot have your favorites?
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I'm having real issues with my bike position. Here I am at the top of Alpe d'Huez this year:
I already have an 80mm stem on the bike but I feel too stretched out and find myself sliding onto the nose of my saddle which brings a whole new world of discomfort.
I had a 110mm stem on before which gave me a lot of upper back/shoulder pain from reaching too far.
To me this suggests I need a smaller frame but then I am going to have a LOT of seatpost showing and a bigger saddle to bar drop.
What do you all think? I put my measurements into the competitive cyclist fit calculator but it came back with numbers that would never correspond to an actual bike.
I already have an 80mm stem on the bike but I feel too stretched out and find myself sliding onto the nose of my saddle which brings a whole new world of discomfort.
I had a 110mm stem on before which gave me a lot of upper back/shoulder pain from reaching too far.To me this suggests I need a smaller frame but then I am going to have a LOT of seatpost showing and a bigger saddle to bar drop.
What do you all think? I put my measurements into the competitive cyclist fit calculator but it came back with numbers that would never correspond to an actual bike.
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How tall are you and what's your inside leg length?
You might not need a smaller frame, you might need a longer head tube instead.
You might not need a smaller frame, you might need a longer head tube instead.
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I'm 177cm tall with an 85cm inseam.
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I'm in need of a better backup front light to go with my Diablo.
Bit the bullet and gambled on this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CREE-XML-...isure_Cycling_Bike_Lights&hash=item20c5013dc9
Read quite a lot of good things about them, and for under £30, even if it only lasts this winter I won't mind at all.
I'll let you know how I get on with it after some testing.
Bit the bullet and gambled on this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CREE-XML-...isure_Cycling_Bike_Lights&hash=item20c5013dc9
Read quite a lot of good things about them, and for under £30, even if it only lasts this winter I won't mind at all.
I'll let you know how I get on with it after some testing.
can you let us know how you get on? i was looking at buying that off that exact seller so feedback would be good.
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Will do.
It will arrive next week now, and I'm in Hong Kong then, so it'll get fitted to the bike next weekend for use the week after.
It will arrive next week now, and I'm in Hong Kong then, so it'll get fitted to the bike next weekend for use the week after.
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Long legs and short body; almost the same measurements as me.
I find a longer head tube brings the bars closer without having a smaller frame that would make me feel cramped.
I just got an Exposure Joystick and Redeye for my helmet and as a backup. Only had the Joystick this evening (it was delivered to work whilst the Redeye came to my house). I think it's a brilliant combination. Sorry about the pun.
Coupled with my Strada on low, a Hope District 3 flashing and spoke reflectors it should make up for most of my kit being black. Touch wood.
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I'm having real issues with my bike position. Here I am at the top of Alpe d'Huez this year:
I already have an 80mm stem on the bike but I feel too stretched out and find myself sliding onto the nose of my saddle which brings a whole new world of discomfort.
To me this suggests I need a smaller frame but then I am going to have a LOT of seatpost showing and a bigger saddle to bar drop.
What do you all think? I put my measurements into the competitive cyclist fit calculator but it came back with numbers that would never correspond to an actual bike.
if i were you goto a good bike shop and get there free fitting service, that way you will know if the bike you have is ok or needs adjusting or moreover Replacing
same here about the calculator part
goto a website, like sigma sport, look at there bikes and it tells you all the geometry sizes
I have one of those (lights off ebay). They are quite good especially for the cash.
I didn't want to mount the battery pack on my frame as it is matte carbon and I'm anal about it getting scratched so I took the thing apart, de-soldered the cables, shortened them and then soldered it back together. It can now mount on the handlebar/stem with only 6" or so of cable.
The only downsides I see is that it is a bit cumbersome attaching it to the bike if you only want put the lights on when it's dark, probably more than fine if you leave them on there all the time. Also, the part of the light that comes in to contact with the handlebars is made of metal so there is a risk of it scratching your bars, also, the radius is quite small, so it doesn't actually fit the shape of the handlebars, you will probably need to make a packer as it doesn't come with any.
Hope that helps some!
I didn't want to mount the battery pack on my frame as it is matte carbon and I'm anal about it getting scratched so I took the thing apart, de-soldered the cables, shortened them and then soldered it back together. It can now mount on the handlebar/stem with only 6" or so of cable.
The only downsides I see is that it is a bit cumbersome attaching it to the bike if you only want put the lights on when it's dark, probably more than fine if you leave them on there all the time. Also, the part of the light that comes in to contact with the handlebars is made of metal so there is a risk of it scratching your bars, also, the radius is quite small, so it doesn't actually fit the shape of the handlebars, you will probably need to make a packer as it doesn't come with any.
Hope that helps some!
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[DOD]Asprilla;22988280 said:
Not something I'd really considered, thanks for the advice.
I'm looking for a winter frame (hence yesterday's questions about the brakes) but something that will fit me well and I'll actually enjoy riding. Realistically, anything I buy will be an upgrade on my current bike though.Is your stem angled down? (i cant really tell from the pic) Try flipping it over.
If not, try and find a stem with a big angle that will bring the bars up higher.
Can you move the stem up the steerer tube anymore? It's hard to tell, but it looks like you might have a spacer on top of the stem? Try sticking it underneath.
Could also try an offset/kinked seatpost to bring your saddle further forward.
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