Road Cycling Essentials

VeNT · 28 Dec 2012 at 21:05

Stinger53 said:
is it worth getting membership at British cycling

I'd also like to know but I'd guess it depends if you'll use all the features.

One More Solo · 28 Dec 2012 at 21:06

Morpho said:
Decathlon have the Tacx Satori for £130, includes the floor mat and front wheel riser.

Brilliant, cheers. Seems like a steal at that price.

ShiWarrior · 28 Dec 2012 at 21:24

go through quidco and u get £10 off brittish cycling membership
i joined it as i was going to buy a boardman bike as u get money off at Halfords

they are also doing 12% off at Wiggle

ShiWarrior · 28 Dec 2012 at 21:25

ShiWarrior said:
my Park Tools chain scrubber seems to work wonders, cleaned the bike this week, and i finnished off the bottle you get with the scrubber, and i cant seem to be able to find it to buy another bottle, so whats a good alternative? ideally cheap as poss becuase it uses a lot! so looking for a big bottle

thanks

VeNT · 28 Dec 2012 at 21:33

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/park-tools-cb2-citrus-chainbrite-chain-cleaner-16oz-bottle/

Shadowness · 28 Dec 2012 at 21:43

^That stuff works wonders, and smells epic too!

ShiWarrior · 28 Dec 2012 at 21:57

yeah it came with my park tools set, but its very expensive, looking for an alternative

Shamrock · 28 Dec 2012 at 22:02

You can buy 5L bottles of generic citrus degreaser for the same price which will work just as well.

VeNT · 28 Dec 2012 at 23:48

re-introducing myself winter riding
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2022091

PermaChanged · 29 Dec 2012 at 00:25

ShiWarrior said:
yeah it came with my park tools set, but its very expensive, looking for an alternative

I use Swarfega Jizer in my Park Tools cyclone, 5 litres can be had for around £20.

Edit: Looking around more generic degreasers cane be had for around £8 for 5 litres.

topgun06 · 29 Dec 2012 at 01:15

ShiWarrior said:
yeah it came with my park tools set, but its very expensive, looking for an alternative

Shamrock said:
You can buy 5L bottles of generic citrus degreaser for the same price which will work just as well.

Nice one. My degreaser ran out ages ago. I had been using some random degreaser spray from pound land, but now that has been used up. Chain could do with a proper clean.

topgun06 · 29 Dec 2012 at 01:17

VeNT said:
guys, I've just changed the pads on my brakes but I forgot to note what way round they where!
they have little fins on one side, and are open one end, I'm guessing the open end faces the back of the bike and the fins point down? or am I getting this totally wrong?

Are there any directional arrows on the pads? I only ask as when I changed mine I had the same problem until I noticed the arrows

Shadowness · 29 Dec 2012 at 10:52

What a miserable day. I think I'll just try to do a 40 miler today. The weather looks much better tomorrow for a much bigger ride.

uniQ · 29 Dec 2012 at 11:28

Good luck. I'll be staying in the warm, drinking coffee and looking at bike upgrades

Robzere31 · 29 Dec 2012 at 11:41

Turbo trainer session for me today. Had enough of getting wet this week.

Vonhelmet · 29 Dec 2012 at 11:54

Just ordered a new tyre and some new brake blocks, as mine were hilariously - and dangerously - worn. Now to start saving for my new wheels.

uniQ · 29 Dec 2012 at 12:56

VeNT said:
guys, I've just changed the pads on my brakes but I forgot to note what way round they where!
they have little fins on one side, and are open one end, I'm guessing the open end faces the back of the bike and the fins point down? or am I getting this totally wrong?

fins on underside pointing forwards

uniQ · 29 Dec 2012 at 13:02

Planet-X doing 15% off all their road shoes today with code: UKSHOES15

Makes those already on offer SIDI's even better value.

Shamrock · 29 Dec 2012 at 13:05

My commuter is so filthy....just looking at it makes your hands dirty!

That said, I can't bring myself to do anything other than clean/lube the chain until spring. It will just get filthy again in a matter of days!

Vonhelmet · 29 Dec 2012 at 13:06

Robzere31 said:
Turbo trainer session for me today. Had enough of getting wet this week.

I think I'll be looking to pick one up next autumn. I've not been on the bike at all this month, and January will likely be patchy, so I'd like to have another option next year.