They are thinner than what you tend to get on monocoque carbon frames. At the end of the day it is carbon, not steel, so you can't have super skinny top tubes and down tubes.
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They are thinner than what you tend to get on monocoque carbon frames. At the end of the day it is carbon, not steel, so you can't have super skinny top tubes and down tubes.
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White......Don't do it!!!
Well at least in the weather we've had recently. I don't even bother cleaning my winter bike much any more as it just gets filthy the very next day
Well at least in the weather we've had recently. I don't even bother cleaning my winter bike much any more as it just gets filthy the very next day
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Just combine the front triangle of the Time with the pencil stay rear triangle of the Bianchi Oltre.
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Oh man my headset is on its last legs. As it's a cheap bike, it has those non sealed bearings. I think most of the actual bearings are missing lol! It makes quite a crunching sound when I turn
Just need it to last a week more or so, then the whole bike is being fully stripped down and the whole drivetrain replaced (and new wheels).
The pros of having a cheap bike......all that cost me less than £200
Just need it to last a week more or so, then the whole bike is being fully stripped down and the whole drivetrain replaced (and new wheels).
The pros of having a cheap bike......all that cost me less than £200
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Lovely weather today for my first metric century.
Feel a bit wrecked now though.
Feel a bit wrecked now though.
I will try and work out what the bottom of a compact double is on my dads hybrid triple to get a rough idea of what one would be like. Think that's probably the best thing I can do to help answer that one.
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Compact doubles are great.
Going from a triple to a full on pro 53/39 setup was intimidating, especially for me in the Peak District.
I used to be worried about going too far and not having the legs to get back.
34/27 or 28 are nothing like as intimidating, even around here with all the hills.
You may struggle to start with if you are used to spinning granny gears (actually the most efficient way of climbing - watch Lance).
But the jump from 30t to 34t isn't massive and I doubt you would go back to a triple, unless like I said, it was on a touring bike or carrying loads.
Haha.. First time I see a setup like that..
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Pretty horrendous ride today. It ended up being pretty short and I'm sure we spent most of it stopping to navigate rather than actually riding. The new app my friend tried to work out the route randomly decided to disregard all the way points and just take us backwards towards where we started. Once we realised what was going on (and got off the dual carriageway that it had routed us to) we climbed a few hills and saw a small amount of nice riding... Then back home via the gym to add to the knackeredness 
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Pretty horrendous ride today. It ended up being pretty short and I'm sure we spent most of it stopping to navigate rather than actually riding. The new app my friend tried to work out the route randomly decided to disregard all the way points and just take us backwards towards where we started. Once we realised what was going on (and got off the dual carriageway that it had routed us to) we climbed a few hills and saw a small amount of nice riding... Then back home via the gym to add to the knackeredness
I don't know where you get the energy!
Don't think I've ever cycled 250+ miles in a week, despite doing centuries and 80 milers.
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Only Shimano R500 (I think). Super cheap, but pretty bomb proof too. Perfect for winter.
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To be honest even less than two months ago the idea of doing 250 miles in a week seemed pretty crazy to me. It's pretty easy to build up to it though.
Commuting in shoes with hard plastic soles is fun*. I might need to rethink this
*dangerous
As much as they suit you I think proper cycling shoes might be more suitable.
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Commuting in shoes with hard plastic soles is fun*. I might need to rethink this
*dangerous
Go on....
You know it makes sense.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-m540-clipless-spd-mtb-pedals/rp-prod3760
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