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Yeah. Who would put mudguards on carbon wheels?
Nothing wrong with that but he's using Cruds.. Ugh
Also, the fake C50 decals...
tbh I don't mind that bike
might be the guys only bike so does everything
Function over form I'm all for but that bike is something else
Met just posted this looking for the owner... What are the electric cables at back doing? And mudguards on those rims
Guessing that he has a dyno on there. Is that built for some form of long distance audax/transcontinental with all the gubbins I can see?
Function over form I'm all for but that bike is something else
the colours are weird but the rest is fine?
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Mostly I hate the wheel decals. And I might be reading it wrong but it looks like Gatorskins on there too.
That was my thought as don't some of those events require a rear mudguard to be fitted?
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I can't see where he has a dynamo tbh... I think it's just the battery pack for his Cree front light?
Other side of the frame or built into the hub.
Is that a transponder on the downtube?
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Hmm..maybe 
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...ims-bicycles-wheelset/1189046_1733465263.html
hmm, why does it have wheel magnets on both the front and rear wheels?
hmm, why does it have wheel magnets on both the front and rear wheels?
You laugh, but one of the best cyclists I know, who always has all the best gear, set up his Garmin speed and cadence sensor with both magnets on the wheel. The cadence was a bit on the WTF side. I had to explain it to him at the side of the road.
I have actually read that a good way to get your Garmin to stop dropping out when you're going super slow up steep climbs is to put two magnets on the wheel on opposite spokes and then set the wheel to half the real size.
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Just back from my first ride on my new Dolan l'Etape Carbon.... WOW. Compared to my old bike (Specialized Allez Sport) this thing flies. Got a few PRs on some sections I have ridden dozens of times. There was quite a head wind on the return which kept me back a bit but I am very very impressed. Only slight issue is I had to stop twice to fiddle with the saddle height. I am paranoid about over tightening onto the carbon and the seatpost seems to be slipping down gradually over several miles. I have ordered a torque wrench so will get it right as soon as that arrives.
Strava ride is here if anyone wants to take a look: https://www.strava.com/activities/589921133
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Strava ride is here if anyone wants to take a look: https://www.strava.com/activities/589921133
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Get some carbon grip paste as well as that will help stop the seat post from slipping.
This.
Great heavens, my neighbour is a bad influence. I rolled home at 6pm and was just parking my bike as he was in the garden. He's since given me 4 glasses of wine... I was hoping to get out for a metric tomorrow but it's touch and go now... Well, if I don't get out for my metric at 7am I'll go out with him at 8am and just do a 50 with his lot.
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This is why you get a magnetless speed and cadence sensor. No horrible magnets to worry about.
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