Road Cycling

janp · 3 Aug 2015 at 12:32

Soooo CCTV at work picked up some dudes 'admiring' the bike in our bike shed (only 1 bike there at the time). So the bike was moved, just in case. 30 mins later the CCTV picks up the same guys, this time armed with bolt croppers :O

Bit worried about my bike now, it's locked up but I don't think bolt croppers would take long to get through :/

grudas · 3 Aug 2015 at 12:52

janp said:
Soooo CCTV at work picked up some dudes 'admiring' the bike in our bike shed (only 1 bike there at the time). So the bike was moved, just in case. 30 mins later the CCTV picks up the same guys, this time armed with bolt croppers :O

Bit worried about my bike now, it's locked up but I don't think bolt croppers would take long to get through :/

brill eh!

bike got stolen from our building, ground floor garage! some one walked in, picked the look(less than 1m looking at the cctv) jumped on the bike and rode off... bam £1500 gone!

since I leave my dlock and cable lock at work I just bought -;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Prod...=1438602706&sr=8-2&keywords=oxford+bike+chain

this is super heavy, thick etc! it might not withstand the bolt cutters etc but it will take a while to kill this, d-lock and cable lock..

janp · 3 Aug 2015 at 12:57

grudas said:
brill eh!

bike got stolen from our building, ground floor garage! some one walked in, picked the look(less than 1m looking at the cctv) jumped on the bike and rode off... bam £1500 gone!

since I leave my dlock and cable lock at work I just bought -;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Prod...=1438602706&sr=8-2&keywords=oxford+bike+chain

this is super heavy, thick etc! it might not withstand the bolt cutters etc but it will take a while to kill this, d-lock and cable lock..

Maybe I should get 5, and make it a ball ache to cut each one. Or perhaps they'll think I've got a mega expensive bike.

Roady · 3 Aug 2015 at 13:02

zophiel said:
Did you report it to the police,you can do it online and submit the video.

https://secure.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/

Good find, just need it for the rest of the UK now! I've had 2 elbow knocks (wing mirrors), 1 hand 'rub' (rear wing of a 4x4 at speed, very scary!) and been knocked off once.

Jimbeam3678 said:
Also I need some new brake pads would these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/kool-stop-dura-aceultegra105-pair-of-cartridge-inserts/ fit Ultegra 6800 brakes?
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Excellent pads, the salmon are my choice for the autumn/winter (best pads for the wet). They fit my 5800 fine so you should have no issues.

Poppy said:
Just chilling in hotel room after getting back from Ridelondon, my first ever sportive and furthest I've cycled in a single sitting! 101.2 miles in 5 hours 56mins!

Sounds like you enjoyed it! Well done & great speed! My mate I ride with did it in 6 hours 26, but that included a 20 min stop where some poor guy was receiving CPR at the roadside

My friend is a fastish rider (18/19 mph on most of our 30/40 mile rides) so you did very well!

grudas said:
thinking of doing ridelondon next year.. guess we need to register interest asap because it's so popular?

You're best riding for a charity as it's a cheaper entrance 'fee' I think? Still stupid amounts of money to ride on mostly open roads...

slipd said:
16st

I'm having a bit of a weigh up atm, coming up with options.

Option 1 is to pay to get the wheel fix, if it is indeed buckled.

Option 2, get some 23 tyres

Or Option 3, keep the 25's and just get some new wheels?

New wheels would be the costliest option obviously but wouldn't it also be the safest bet? What to do...

Depends if the wheel is worth it, or even strong enough once repaired. A LBS may look at it for 'free' if you mention you might be in the market for buying a wheelset... Obviously they may be slightly biased lol

Running 23mm won't fix a buckle, just avoids the problem and it'll probably get worse...

Replacement new wheelset: £100-£150. Replacement 23mm tyres: £20-£30. Replacement helmet, frame and bruise recovery from a spectacularly failing wheel at speed: Priceless.

Went for the local social ride on Saturday after 9 days off the bike (work and other things stopping me). Not many riders (13 of us) so no second 'slow' group for me!

Great ride, off the back a couple of times but kept in touch, another 2 guys the same so the group did wait for us. Got bee's in my helmet another time and had to stop as one of them didn't wanna come out...! I'm feeling stronger in groups now but still need to build my trust in other riders. Couple of mechanicals, loo stops and a puncture on the way back in along with some rain showers made it a miserable run back home (none of them me!)

Commute in this morning was okay, slightly tired legs from Saturday still. Did a couple of sprint intervals and had a couple of idiots pull out on me so think i'm gonna refit my front light. Also a lucky light change (but then a slow car) gave me a good chance at a KOM (but then totally ruined it).

topgun06 · 3 Aug 2015 at 13:32

I'm looking at getting some beefy security too. These stories are far too common and has got me worrying. My Winter bike is in the garage locked up with one of those wire cables. That ain't going to withstand bolt cutters. The garage doors could be dismissed quite easily too I fear. The 'best' bike lives inside.

I'm looking at a quality ground anchor and a beefy chain.

Vonhelmet · 3 Aug 2015 at 13:59

topgun06 said:
I'm looking at getting some beefy security too. These stories are far too common and has got me worrying. My Winter bike is in the garage locked up with one of those wire cables. That ain't going to withstand bolt cutters. The garage doors could be dismissed quite easily too I fear. The 'best' bike lives inside.

I'm looking at a quality ground anchor and a beefy chain.

Personally, I wouldn't go overboard. Get some decent insurance. If you've got bikes that are more valuable than your insurance will cover when they're outside in a shed, keep them indoors.

At the end of the day, if someone wants a bike from a shed or a garage, they will get it. They'll bring all manner of tools and they'll get the job done. Would anyone in the street come knocking if they heard an angle grinder going? Probably not.

CCTV might be worth a shot, but even then you've got to hope you're in an area where the police actually care. Given that some police force down South somewhere ha srecently announced that they won't even promise to send a police officer to every burglary, you may be out of luck before too long, at which point you'll just get a crime number and then it's back to the insurance.

platypus · 3 Aug 2015 at 15:19

Shamrock said:
Easy? Well, that's because you went up so gently! (looked at your segment times)

Haha, you're not wrong, but I was cycling with a friend who hasn't done any hills at all before.

But I was just expecting something a bit harder really

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Shamrock · 3 Aug 2015 at 15:31

platypus said:
Haha, you're not wrong, but I was cycling with a friend who hasn't done any hills at all before.

But I was just expecting something a bit harder really .

Leith Hill claimed a life yesterday.

I'm going over to sample the delights of the Pyrenees in September with oli collett and see how the other half live.

platypus · 3 Aug 2015 at 16:30

Shamrock said:
Leith Hill claimed a life yesterday.

I'm going over to sample the delights of the Pyrenees in September with oli collett and see how the other half live.

Oli is a brilliant wheel to follow if you need it, like I certainly did up Ventoux all that time ago now.

Eliot · 3 Aug 2015 at 16:39

Does anyone have a pair of DHB non bib shorts?

I'm looking at aeron Pro's

What size do we think i need, I'm 6'3/4, 32" waist. About 11 stone 9

platypus · 3 Aug 2015 at 16:40

In other news my new handlebars/stem turned up today

so going to have fun fitting that tomorrow. Unfortunately the current tape job I did on my bars is probably the best I've ever managed. Oh well.

grudas · 3 Aug 2015 at 16:48

http://www.firebox.com/product/7156/24k-Gold-Racing-Bike?via=chart oh ye

platypus · 3 Aug 2015 at 16:52

You'd break the wheels in an hour.

janp · 3 Aug 2015 at 16:56

It's too heavy!

Vonhelmet · 3 Aug 2015 at 17:04

janp said:
It's too heavy!

Does it list a weight? My first thought on seeing it was that gold is not renowned for being a light metal.

If you want some stupid bling bike you'd be better going for chrome plating.

hendrix · 3 Aug 2015 at 17:05

Poppy said:
Just chilling in hotel room after getting back from Ridelondon, my first ever sportive and furthest I've cycled in a single sitting! 101.2 miles in 5 hours 56mins! Not too shabby I don't think for a 22 stone behemoth! I genuinely surprised myself at times how powerful I was, dropping it down a couple of gears, getting out of the saddle and launching the bike! Needless to say I'm buzzing, a great way to celebrate 8.5 stone weight loss and I raised over £800 for breast cancer care too!!

That's awesome, congrats! Myself and a friend helped pace his brother around the course who has cerebral palsy, was an amazing ride and beautiful weather. I'd never cycled the surrey hills before. Unfortunately we got stuck behind the incident on leith hill, which once we found out what had happened changed the mood slightly for a bit. Got caught behind a few other accidents on the descents and so ended up with a really late finishing time but absolutely loved the ride.

slipd · 3 Aug 2015 at 17:30

Quick question when buying tyres, what's the difference between say a 23C and a 23?

sHo0sH · 3 Aug 2015 at 17:30

What time were people allowed to start the Pru ride? There were people outside where I live that had finished at 10:45am!!

Vonhelmet · 3 Aug 2015 at 17:35

slipd said:
Quick question when buying tyres, what's the difference between say a 23C and a 23?

Same thing.

slipd · 3 Aug 2015 at 17:38

Vonhelmet said:
Same thing.

Thanks mate!