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erm, are you 1st? no, keep pushing
Haha ffs. Guy from my club just took the long standing KOM. 13:57. Outrageous.
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Haha ffs. Guy from my club just took the long standing KOM. 13:57. Outrageous.
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Edit, was on a TT setup. (I thought it was roadbike)
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Ceramics don't necessarily have to be machined, the inserts we have for the tools at work are melted and remoulded into shape.
Thank you. Ill check with pic proof later before purchasing anything.
my shoes are finally going kaboom after around 8k miles in all weathergot a hole near my thumb, peek-a-boooooo
I've done less than 2k and my shoes are starting to burst at the seams
This.
Mine were NTN branded.
I wouldn't bother with any eBay special high grade 5 A+++ bull****
Ceramic ball bearings might potentially be better but the cage will still be metal and could rust or tarnish.
Somewhat baffled how we're concluding a 2015 defy 3 takes a press fit bb when the giant webpage for the 2015 defy 3 says it takes a htii bb
a 2015 Defy 3 100% takes a HT2 bb, its only 201 Defy 2/1/0s that use the AluxxSL frame with pressfit bb shell.
Guessed that was the case, just don't see bearings mentioned on most sites???
Good going, well done!
Good point. So what we're saying is not much point going ceramic and just to replace with better quality?
Somewhat baffled how we're concluding a 2015 defy 3 takes a press fit bb when the giant webpage for the 2015 defy 3 says it takes a htii bb
I don't think we are, two different conversations about the same thing on two Giant Defy's
Agreed, IIRC The Defy 3 is all Shimano (Sora) with their solid crank and an external bb.
My Defy 1 has a mix of Shimano (105) and FSA. With the crankset (being htii) and bb being made of FSA cheese and internal press-fit bearings. I'm looking to replace with at least 5800(105), or ideally 6800(Ultegra) if I can confirm everything is compatible. (looks to be!)
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So, my legs are still pretty knackered from the weekend. Damn recovery :/ Also, without being as detailed as Roady might be in this situation, saddle-soreness is pretty bad. Possibly having to ride the last 150 miles on a broken saddle didn't help...
You broke your saddle?
Is the **** bit next to the **** rubbing and causing **** with the ****?
Heard of a couple of local guys I've ridden with are training... Manchester to London... In 1 day. 220+ miles!
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Lol, that bit exactly...maybe...who knows
OneMoreSolo rode London to Manchester a year or so ago. Looks pretty gruelling
edit: Dodgy Tioga Spyder saddle is great but yeah, it broke... Still, I got two replacements for $12 so it's not too big a deal.
OneMoreSolo rode London to Manchester a year or so ago. Looks pretty gruelling
edit: Dodgy Tioga Spyder saddle is great but yeah, it broke... Still, I got two replacements for $12 so it's not too big a deal.
Really? I bet it's all downhill amirite?
Utterly bonkers, some kinda record? Not quite why he didn't do 100,000ft or maybe it was it max in 2 days? 100,000ft in 50h sounds better to me! Think he needs to try again
Utterly bonkers, some kinda record? Not quite why he didn't do 100,000ft or maybe it was it max in 2 days? 100,000ft in 50h sounds better to me! Think he needs to try again
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Really? I bet it's all downhill amirite?
If you look on the map then Manc > London is all down but London > Manc is all up - way harder
I've done less than 2k and my shoes are starting to burst at the seams
I was expecting around 2-3k from my shoes but they sure as hell exceeded my expectations! what pair should I get next, dhb ones are super uncomfortable
I've got a brand new pair sitting there for the past 4 months.. pfth! should've ridden them sooner.how did it break? mine's still going strong! plastic is a little shinny but it's geeewwd otherwise!
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The original saddle I bought was the more expensive Chinese knock-off and the plastic on that version is thinner/softer. Not more comfortable though. It started to break a little bit about a week back and then on the ride it just got destroyed. Probably didn't help that I was carrying a backpack filled with food and spare bits.
the one with Ti rails?
If you look on the map then Manc > London is all down but London > Manc is all up - way harder
Haha yeah I figured the same!
And there's me not even thinking about doing 100 anytime soon!
Shop ride for me this saturday - I think as my riding buddy will probably drop out of laters planned ride (rain is due and he's a fair weather pansy!
). Although he did go out tuesday and did 43 miles in 2 hours 10 so have a feeling I'm going to be playing catchup when we get out lolAnother LBS public ride on the 22nd, I've opted in for the ~40 miles with the intentions of extending the run out/back slightly to push it over the 50 mark. Gonna take a bundle of cash with me this time as didn't last time and they were flogging old stock jerseys for £10! I love a bargain!
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Lol, that bit exactly...maybe...who knows
OneMoreSolo rode London to Manchester a year or so ago. Looks pretty gruelling
Yep, 3000m of climbing, the vast majority of which seemed to be in the final 100km (in terms of "proper climbs" anyway). The final climb back over the Peaks in to Leek/Macc nearly killed me.
It would be a much easier ride the other way round IMO but likely to be into the wind.My route was just shy of 200 miles so probably a bit less scenic than the one your clubmates are proposing Roady! I think the Rapha MCR-LDN ride was about that distance.
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