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[DOD]Asprilla;23539110 said:
Sort of, but its comfortably.
Belly Wise yes no fat *******s apply
On another issue anyone know a good place near EN1 to get a bike fit? Costing less than 400lol
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Sort of, but its comfortably.
Belly Wise yes no fat *******s apply
On another issue anyone know a good place near EN1 to get a bike fit? Costing less than 400lol
Been abroad this week, and I think I've got mild food poisoning too, so that's me not on the bike all week
My new rear light got delivered whilst I was a way though, a Fibre Flare. Really neat bit of kit, not the cheapest light out there but seems great so far. And I wanted something that I can attach to my backpack too.
It's also NOT super bright, which is what I wanted. My main rear light is mega bright, so I didn't want another bright light to blind drivers, just something that gives me more visibility from more directions.
Meant to have 72 hrs battery life in flashing mode too!
Hope yours last a while longer than mine, first one lasted about a month, the replacement lasted about two weeks (button would not operate the light), got my money back after that.
It's a real shame because they are a great light otherwise, just seem to have some quality issues.
Cheers,
Nullzzz
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See, this is what puzzled me. The bolt in the brake caliper doesn't go all the way through the fork. It goes into the fork and there is a nut or something literally inside the fork which it is screwing into.
It rather makes me wonder how the brake was fitted in the first place, given what you've said above, as the only way I could get the brake off in the first place was to remove the wheel and detach the brake cable and then literally spin the entire brake caliper around to unscrew it from the captive nut inside the fork. That's the point at which I realised I wasn't going to be able to get the mudguard on as there would be no way I could get the guard in place and then spin the brake caliper back on.
Unless I use an allen key in the hidden nut to turn that? Though obviously I can't see in there to have figured that out myself!
I've found a page at Sheldon Brown's site which has pictures of how a recessed nut is set up. I guess that might help me out a bit. At least then I could get the brake back on properly, and then worry about why it's not opening up properly. And I could get the mudguards on myself and would only be left worrying about why the brake doesn't work, which I can probably get a mate to help with.
Ah, and I've finally managed to find Tektro's own installation guide. That ought to help.
The bit inside the fork is corroded in place which I see a lot. Can you get the 5mm allen key in the back of the fork to turn at all?
They are easy to pick up as a spare so you could use an old screwdriver through the front of the fork to know that out of the back. If the brake is sticking then it's possible that you adjust the nut on one of the pivots?
It's hard to compete price wise with the likes of Canyon as they are selling products almost too cheap. Most of the bigger brands are similar to each other price wise.
Caron frame with Di2
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/tarmac-sl4-expert-di2-2013-road-bike-ec042274
http://www.evanscycles.com/products...o-ultegra-di2-compact-2013-road-bike-ec042930
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/felt/f3-2013-road-bike-ec046301
and I sold a Z3 today at £3600 so people are willing to pay it.
or get a Canyon for ~£2700
http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=3103
I understand why people buy them but I've never ridden them all to compare them to a Felt, Specialized or any other big brand. A bike I had to test ride after a repair was a full rigid steel Specialized MTB from years ago . Was such an amazing feel off what youwould think is a crap bike, I think mainly down to the quality of the materials being used on the frame.
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Sort of, but its comfortably.
Belly Wise yes no fat *******s apply
On another issue anyone know a good place near EN1 to get a bike fit? Costing less than 400lol
http://www.stephenjamescycles.co.uk/ ?
I'm getting my new bike soon so having a 30 min sizing session there on the 28th if you want me to report back (still a fair while away though)
Been looking out for a road bike for quite a while to partner my hard tail thought I may have been too late with all the "normal" sizes going for full carbon and 105 spec all round, but then checked wiggle and up came this beasty for 50% off.
It's a Ridley Orion 1105B, and a huge departure from my hardtail, going to take some getting used to. Only done 20 odd miles so far but enjoyed it so looking forward to building the miles up as we get towards the better weather.
Just one question, is there any problems with hanging it by the top tube?
It's a Ridley Orion 1105B, and a huge departure from my hardtail, going to take some getting used to. Only done 20 odd miles so far but enjoyed it so looking forward to building the miles up as we get towards the better weather.
Just one question, is there any problems with hanging it by the top tube?
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What do people think about the Look 675? Not keen on the white/red colourway but do like the black option:
Honestly? Minging. There's other frames I'd much rather own for that money. But that's my opinion; if we were all the same then the World would be boring
Been looking out for a road bike for quite a while to partner my hard tail thought I may have been too late with all the "normal" sizes going for full carbon and 105 spec all round, but then checked wiggle and up came this beasty for 50% off.
It's a Ridley Orion 1105B, and a huge departure from my hardtail, going to take some getting used to. Only done 20 odd miles so far but enjoyed it so looking forward to building the miles up as we get towards the better weather.
Just one question, is there any problems with hanging it by the top tube?
I told my brother to buy this when it dropped to about £850. Absolute bargain. His was delivered yesterday and we are going for a ride tomorrow. Not seen it in the flesh but I love the colourscheme.
Shouldn't have any problems hanging from the top tube as long as its hung at each end of the top tube for balance etc.
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Does anyone have any idea where I can pick up a cheap (really really cheap) a complete 10 speed shimano rear wheel other than e-bay?
Not looking for anything fancy at all, just a wheel to use on my turbo trainer.
Not looking for anything fancy at all, just a wheel to use on my turbo trainer.
Awesome bike! I have the 2011 version which i think it the same frame but a slightly different colour. I really like it. It's a great mix of comfort and speed. It's not too low that it's uncomfortable to ride but still makes it feel fast. And the huge chainstays (chunkiest chainstays i'v ever seen!) really help when you stamp on the pedals.
No. As long as you're careful, the rear brake cable runs along the bottom of the tube and it can scratch the paint/laquer if you force the cable against the frame.
Ribble has a shimano r501 wheelset for £70
Yep had spotted it when it dropped to £1000, but wanted to wait, got it for £825 after cashback and voucher. Its hanging on the top tube and through the rear triangle very carefully avoiding the cable.
Thanks, yep I like the colour scheme, simple yet effective, although the stickers are slightly different colour to the frame which is a bit annoying. It is very comfy, thought it would be a big departure coming from mtb, but felt comfy on the first ride last night.
It certainly divides opinion
The more I look at them the white/red frameset it's growing on me. Also looks better without the white cosmic decals all those logos are a bit ASBOish together. What would you go for in that price range?
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I think it looks great in both colourschemes, I'm a big Look fan though.
Black and yellow is the best colour combination. That is gorgeous!
Just remembered SRAM did a special Tour Edition groupset last year that would look awesome on the 675.
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That looks pretty badass with the yellow sram it would look even better.
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Thats a pretty good deal! But by the time I factor for shipping and a casette I'm looking at £100 - all I really need is a rear wheel complete with a 10 speed shimano casette - if I could find one of those for about £40 I'd be happy.
I might just buy myself a new wheelset and use my current Mavic Aksiums as my turbo wheels, decisions decisions...
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There is loads to choose from for £4k:
Ridley Noah
BMC Teammachine
Canyon Ultimate/Aeroad
lapierre xelius
You can get all of these with the top mechanical groupsets (red/dura ace/record) for around £4k
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