Road Cycling Essentials
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having said that those b'twin ones I picked up from decathalon for £15 or so have a V comfy insert, I'm very impressed.
did 50 miles in them, no issues.
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I'd go with the ENVE. 3T is the standard finishing kit and so that's what everyone else has.
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True, but the forks & seatpost are 3T so I guess it keeps it matched. The 3T Ergonova LTD Bars seem to tick all the boxes; ergo, light and they're black/grey/white.
There's quite a lot of R5 builds on weightweenies going to take a browse and make some notes
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how would a 24/20 wheel set cope with london roads?
Badly.
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why is that? i mean 32/32 is alright and its a cheap set but its still true and working OK(Bar the bearings)
so a higher quality 24/20 set should be fine.. obviously if i snapped one of the spoked then it would cause a lot more problems than lets say 32 spoke wheel with one spoke snapped?!
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Spent an hour this evening replacing the bearings in my Fulcrum Racing 7s, wow, what a huge difference! Improved the ride quality massively and it wasn't even that bad a job.
If you snap a spock on a 24 spoke rear wheel the bike would probably be un-ridable.
take a stanley knife and cut the rubber out of it.. then remove the screw from the inside?
i know that, but just how often do you snap a spoke? i mean in all the years ive been riding(since 7) i can't remember a time that i managed to snap a spoke of my wheel
Hacksaw/dremmel a groove into the top and use a flat head screwdriver.
take a stanley knife and cut the rubber out of it.. then remove the screw from the inside?
i know that, but just how often do you snap a spoke? i mean in all the years ive been riding(since 7) i can't remember a time that i managed to snap a spoke of my wheel
I've snapped 1 in 2000 miles on a 24 spoke rear wheel and i'm 75Kg.
20/24 is fine in my eyes as long as the rims aren't ridiculous.
I weigh 77kg, and also carry a heavy backpack most places.
In the last year (+2000miles) I have done a central Bristol commute on rs10's thats 16/20 spoke count!! Absolutely no trouble, they are still perfectly true.
I have done ~1000 miles on a set of Chinese 20/24 carbon rims (1500g) they're still like new.
I have a new set of 1390g alloy clincher rims which are 20/24 I have done 250 miles so far around central Bristol, still perfect and I fully expect them to stay that way as they have a sold 27mm rim.
Are central Bristol roads any different to London? I doubt it.
Unless you a massive fatty or your the next Cavendish 20/24 is absolutely fine.
I weigh 77kg, and also carry a heavy backpack most places.
In the last year (+2000miles) I have done a central Bristol commute on rs10's thats 16/20 spoke count!! Absolutely no trouble, they are still perfectly true.
I have done ~1000 miles on a set of Chinese 20/24 carbon rims (1500g) they're still like new.
I have a new set of 1390g alloy clincher rims which are 20/24 I have done 250 miles so far around central Bristol, still perfect and I fully expect them to stay that way as they have a sold 27mm rim.
Are central Bristol roads any different to London? I doubt it.
Unless you a massive fatty or your the next Cavendish 20/24 is absolutely fine.
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All this talk of weight... I managed to weigh myself at my parents today (we don't have scales in my house) and I'm just about 76Kg/12St. I'd like to knock myself down to more like 70Kg/11St, but I'll settle for more if it's muscle. Might aim for that by the end of the year.
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Off to Calshot Velodrome tommorow
1st time indoors cycling
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1st time on a Fixie !!
1st time indoors cycling
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1st time on a Fixie !!
Track cycling is brilliant fun
Dont worry about not having ridden a fixie before, you might get a little kick the first time you try to freewheel but you'll soon get used to it.
You'll have other things to worry about anyway as soon as you see how steep the banking round the corners is! The first few laps around it is a bit scary, it feels like you'll lose grip and slide down the slope. As you get more comfortable and go faster, you start to feel the benefit of the bank. Soon you dont even realise that you're going round the corners, you feel a little bit extra pressure pushing you down harder onto your saddle, but there is no sideways/turning sensation at all (maybe you would if you were looking up, but i spent the whole time looking down at my front wheel trying to keep it between the lines).
After a few laps when you get used to the fixed gear and the steep corners, you'll really enjoy it. It's great how fast you can go with no wind and a perfect surface.
im 75kg too!
should be fine then.sounds good!
we'll see how the rims cope! thanks for replies.- Status