Road Cycling Essentials
- Thread starter Matutu
- Start date
- Status
![[Damien]](/styles/overclockers/avatars/4.png){kind=avatar}
Cheers.
[Damien];23960442 said:
That looks fun...! I haven't done much on hills recently, need to get some hill reps done one evening.
Fun?! It's going to be hell...
I'll only be able to say it's fun once I've done it and picked my lungs back up off the floor and stuck them back in my chest.
You should post that in spoiler tags - grudas will have a heart attack just looking at it
wuut?
im not scared of the hills! i actually love getting to the top, yes the hills around me have nothing on the hills around you lot but its something?You should post that in spoiler tags - grudas will have a heart attack just looking at it
wuut?
I have to admit, I lol'd.
Anyways, you can talk Pete! You should have signed up to be there with us.
And this is me!
I managed to get blown off sideways whilst eating a banana!
And my Phone Strava track went totally screwy, 208mph max speed.... Time to invest in a Garmin.
Soldato
- Joined
- 29 Dec 2004
- Posts
- 17,126
- Location
- Shepley
I was too late to sign up for the Cheshire Cat properly but I'm investigating the possibility of buying someone else's entry. Only issue is they're not strictly transferrable.
[Damien];23960688 said:
Yeah thats what I meant! I need to start doing some hills, my recent rides have been mainly flat.
How long did it take you? I spent too long at the food stop and ended up with a silver time, GPS moving time would have given me gold.
I did this for the sportive on Sat, a mate couldn't make it so I just took his place. Signed on as him, didn't have to prove who I was.
I'll tell you what then. You go as me, set a good time and I'll just come on here and gloat about how easy it was.
Soldato
- Joined
- 29 Dec 2004
- Posts
- 17,126
- Location
- Shepley
[Damien];23961553 said:I'll tell you what then. You go as me, set a good time and I'll just come on here and gloat about how easy it was.
I think the only advantage I'll have is going up Mow Cop, you'll probably batter me around the rest of the course! Still waiting to hear back on my potential entry but I'm quite up for doing it now.
2.37.09
Too long stopped eating Jaffas cakes, that and the falling off!
Totally stonked the last 5 miles tho!
Same here, but set up for the road with decent road gearing and chainset. The road surfaces round here are getting too harsh for a road bike and I'm sustaining too much damage. The council clearly can't afford to repair them. I need something that can go down a pot hole unexpectedly and not pinch puncture or bend anything. I carry puncture repair kit, but I currently have a high risk of getting stranded somewhere and I don't want that to happen again.
Soldato
- Joined
- 8 Dec 2002
- Posts
- 21,946
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Are these any good for a £200 budget :-
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/ro...-tri-fulcrum-racing-5-wheels-pair/fulcwhfr280
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/ro...-tri-fulcrum-racing-5-wheels-pair/fulcwhfr280
I am sure I seen the Mavic Aksium wheel set heavily discounted recently, they're similar in standard to the 5's.
Aksiums are more comparable to F7's. They're £130 here:
http://www.acycles.co.uk/mavic-aksium-wheelset-clincher-black-3152.html#null
For around the £200 mark I would probably go with either these:
http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-sh...ls/2010-mavic-ksyrium-equipe-wheels-pair.html
Or some Ultegra's from JeJames for £230 (w/ code).
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/shimano-ultegra-6700-wheelset-silver-id76923.html
http://www.acycles.co.uk/mavic-aksium-wheelset-clincher-black-3152.html#null
For around the £200 mark I would probably go with either these:
http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-sh...ls/2010-mavic-ksyrium-equipe-wheels-pair.html
Or some Ultegra's from JeJames for £230 (w/ code).
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/shimano-ultegra-6700-wheelset-silver-id76923.html
Define 'cheapish'.
- Status