Road Cycling

grudas · 16 Jun 2015 at 20:29

George Hincapie said:
As a cyclist I am not happy with the rise of camera totting road lawyers. They need to leave policing to the police.

FrenchTart said:
Some cam users definitely come across as massive numpties. However, I absolutely want to get a cam to use in case I have an "accident" cycling. It has happened before and the guy got away with it due to my own naivety and lack of proof/witnesses being unreliable.

#Chri5# said:
New commuting top for Grudas (work safe)

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/northwave-share-the-road-ss-jersey-p346443

PFTH SLEEVES!

FrenchTart · 16 Jun 2015 at 20:35

Lol, I didn't mean you when I said numpty

One More Solo · 16 Jun 2015 at 21:22

Mixed feeling on cam users too. Brilliant for passive use but the various YouTube videos of people being minorly impeded by car drivers then making a meal of it are tedious in the extreme. They're the commuter equivalent of footballers going down too easily and rolling around on the floor.

Someone who thinks it's appropriate to eat cereal while driving deserves to lose their licence though...

slipd · 16 Jun 2015 at 21:48

Hi guys,

I've not long had my bike back from its first service - done approximately 600 miles on it to date but I'm still not happy with it

Just how close should the chain be to my front mech? Because mine is touching and I'm convinced it's that that is causing all the noises I'm getting when I pedal. Is it an easy adjustment?

Thanks.

FrenchTart · 16 Jun 2015 at 21:51

What ring do you have your chain in on the cassette? You shouldn't have rub (i.e. the chain touching the mech) unless you're running in an inappropriate ring combination, such as big front, big back, small front, small back, etc.

Does your front derailleur move out at all if you pull on it manually? If this has just happened and you're not in an incorrect cog combination it's likely that your cables need adjusting/tightening.

tedmaul · 16 Jun 2015 at 21:54

Club APR tonight:

https://app.strava.com/activities/326857220

Good group and managed to stay clear of the scratch (just). I sat in a lot on the way out into the wind otherwise i'd have been ****ed off the back early, but felt a bit better on the way in. Ended up 6th just behind the group that split off at the end to contest the sprint.

Kudos to Johnny - looked strong all the way round tonight. I need to find some way not to feel like blowing up in the first 25 mins every time. I seem to take an age to warm up.

Jonny ///M · 16 Jun 2015 at 22:03

Might have looked strong but I did skip a few turns on the way out tonight and had a drink whilst doing so. Same as you I toil at the start till I warm up. Doesn't help when you drive up haha.

Riding hard at the end was a bit daft on my part but **** it

Vonhelmet · 16 Jun 2015 at 22:19

Shamrock said:
Vonhelmet said:

I don't doubt that while I can probably beat that time

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shots fired

Target is down. Repeat, target neutralised. Good kill.

Your move, Stu. 24s to make up.

Vonhelmet · 16 Jun 2015 at 22:22

George Hincapie said:
As a cyclist I am not happy with the rise of camera totting road lawyers. They need to leave policing to the police.

Yeah, the police. All those police. All those police policing the hell out of the roads.

grudas · 16 Jun 2015 at 22:26

FrenchTart said:
Lol, I didn't mean you when I said numpty

I know, I don't really do what the guy did and I don't go over the top with it

I kinda have it for the same intentions that you want one for, and it's also there due to the interest in it really.. I do catch some random things on the road and hey.. it's good to watch them again!

Vonhelmet said:
Yeah, the police. All those police. All those police policing the hell out of the roads.

indeed..

PermaBanned · 16 Jun 2015 at 22:42

slipd said:
Hi guys,

I've not long had my bike back from its first service - done approximately 600 miles on it to date but I'm still not happy with it

-snip-

Just how close should the chain be to my front mech? Because mine is touching and I'm convinced it's that that is causing all the noises I'm getting when I pedal. Is it an easy adjustment?

Thanks.

Is that in your smallest ring at the front? If so, tighten your lower limit screw.

slipd · 16 Jun 2015 at 23:06

FrenchTart said:
What ring do you have your chain in on the cassette? You shouldn't have rub (i.e. the chain touching the mech) unless you're running in an inappropriate ring combination, such as big front, big back, small front, small back, etc.

Does your front derailleur move out at all if you pull on it manually? If this has just happened and you're not in an incorrect cog combination it's likely that your cables need adjusting/tightening.

That's on the smallest ring of the cassette, the one at the bottom. I'm on the bottom chain ring too. Can't you tweak the cable with a twist on the cable thing? - sorry, I'm not an expert, I just ride 'em

Jonny ///M · 16 Jun 2015 at 23:08

Don't do that. That's looks like a small small combo.

Anything from the 3rd smallest down is normal to rub. You have a low trim on the front shifter to move the mech a little to stop it.

Had a customer wear through a mech enough for it to crack by not trimming.

George Hincapie · 16 Jun 2015 at 23:09

PermaBanned said:
Err... the price? HRM power calculators won't be as accurate as a direct power meter, no, but supposedly they're actually reasonably close and consistent enough that you could use them in much the same way.

Peasants!

George Hincapie · 16 Jun 2015 at 23:11

One More Solo said:
Someone who thinks it's appropriate to eat cereal while driving deserves to lose their licence though...

Absolutely no argument there.

George Hincapie · 16 Jun 2015 at 23:17

FrenchTart said:
Some cam users definitely come across as massive numpties. However, I absolutely want to get a cam to use in case I have an "accident" cycling. It has happened before and the guy got away with it due to my own naivety and lack of proof/witnesses being unreliable.

I understand that and agree. I guess what worries me is that (and perhaps this is just me, I don't know) recently the amount of violence/aggression directed toward cyclists seems to be on the increase. I imagine part of that might be that more people are using cameras so more incidents are being captured, but otherwise I don't know why some drivers feel the need to give us such a hard time.

I am always concious of my vulnerability when I am on a bike and ride accordingly. I wouldn't dream of becoming involved in some of the confrontations that you can see on YT.

George Hincapie · 16 Jun 2015 at 23:19

Vonhelmet said:
Yeah, the police. All those police. All those police policing the hell out of the roads.

They can be called. Or the footage sent in. It's the confrontation that's unnecessary. Is it really worth putting yourself in danger just to be right?

daveski · 17 Jun 2015 at 05:53

On my ride yesterday my Garmin 500 recorded 2901 ft and my mates 810 recorded 4278 ft! Does make the climbing challenges more difficult!

uv · 17 Jun 2015 at 07:58

Local train station has put in a large covered bike shelter

Not that I'd ever leave my bike there, but it's a move forward!

FrenchTart · 17 Jun 2015 at 08:10

daveski said:
On my ride yesterday my Garmin 500 recorded 2901 ft and my mates 810 recorded 4278 ft! Does make the climbing challenges more difficult!

Yup. Height data is always so dodgy :/ My 810 records far more climbing than those I'm riding with that use a Strava/phone combo.

George Hincapie said:
I understand that and agree. I guess what worries me is that (and perhaps this is just me, I don't know) recently the amount of violence/aggression directed toward cyclists seems to be on the increase. I imagine part of that might be that more people are using cameras so more incidents are being captured, but otherwise I don't know why some drivers feel the need to give us such a hard time.

I am always concious of my vulnerability when I am on a bike and ride accordingly. I wouldn't dream of becoming involved in some of the confrontations that you can see on YT.

I'm not sure if it's that aggression is increasing or if it's being reported more/we're becoming more aware of it to be honest. As in, genuinely not sure (not just trying to disagree with you

).

I've not got into any arguments quite as extreme as those you see in some YT videos but I've certainly had a shouting match with one or two drivers. I do generally commute 20+ miles per day on top of my leisure rides though - and some of that is in the centre of Manchester during rush hour. I guess given the amount of time I spend around irate rush hour drivers I've got off relatively luckily so far.