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uv said:
Personally I'd rather spend £600 on a new frame that'll last forever
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the manufacturers goal is to eradicate the concept of "lasts forever".

eventually no matter how indestructible a frame is, you'll stop being able to get parts for it, see 26in MTB wheels which have disappeared almost overnight
 
Saytan said:
I think disc brakes are being driven a lot by carbon rims, which as we all know have decidedly *interesting* braking characteristics in the wet, and don't behave well with heat buildup for clinchers

I'm very interested to see how carbon rims go when they no longer need a brake surface - I imagine they'll get lighter and because they'll be easier to use with clinchers, will take off in a big way.

It's all just a bit needless though, and the through-axles are definitely a bit silly.
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I quite like my disc and deep-section carbon rim combo :)
 
uv said:
Obviously that's a completely different scenario to racing, but for the average guy like me, discs make financial sense if I want to buy fancy wheels!
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I agree. A new carbon rim costs hundreds, a new rotor costs £20.
Having used disc brakes on the road (on my cx bike), i can't wait for them to become standard on road bikes - far superior to any rim brake.
 
uv said:
I use cheapo cables on all my bikes - it's the outers that are important. Crappy outers make a huge difference (especially for brakes), whereas the difference for inners is negligable.
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Will be testing this to the max as I got a cheap brake cable inner from Wilko as I was in there :D Only back brake so don't need it that often!
 
3000 miles up for this year. Decent year so far. Not significantly faster but I feel quite good and most importantly am enjoying riding my bike. Signed up for a year of Trainer Road so will be getting back into that for the winter. Considering Marmotte next year :) as focus for my training.
 
Looking for some advice! I guess only I can really answer the question but opinions are welcome.

Having just done my first Olympic triathlon last Sunday I'm now in a position where I need to decide what I want to do.:o

Do I go pure cyclist? i.e Join club, get into racing, do more track riding etc.

or

Do I carry on the Tri path and take on a 70.3 and possibly full Ironman?

I feel like cycling is what I enjoy most but for some reason I'm attracted to the challenge/achievement of doing a half/full Ironman despite being a rubbish swimmer.

For reference, I've been cycling for about 3 years. Taking it more seriously since 2014 though. Didn't do any running or swimming until 2015.

First world problems yo!:D
 
Having done both I would say I'm happier this year concentrating on cycling.

Don't get me wrong I'm glad I did the whole Tri thing, as doing IM's felt like a huge achievement, and something I'm still really proud of. But after a couple of years of it it's just to draining to be that enjoyable. I didn't enjoy the running a whole lot so it started to become a chore. I was probably top 20% swim, top 5% cycling but mid pack running, so I was never all that competitive either, which I found a touch frustrating.

Cycling this year, I get to do more of what I love, in a more social kind of setting with a club, as well as training with a bunch of people. I'm racing a couple of weekends a month and have probably done 15+ this year so far, which is way more fun and exciting than my average Tri season where I was doing just 3 or 4 albeit big races.

As you say only you can really answer the question, but maybe it'll help to just tell you my experiences!
 
Thomas. PLease. said:
Did you watch the video? The brake isn't the limitation. Tyre grip is.
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It's clearly not.
They had the similar bikes with the same setup, yet in every test (other than the dry, smooth road) the disc brake equipped bike performed better.

I agree with their conclusion at the end of the video:
You can get by without them, but why would you?
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Brilliant gym workout yesterday, sprained my ankle when jumping off the dip rack! ;( all swollen and no mobility... Going to hit my cycling a bit I guess!!! Grr... Such a random thing to happen
 
I know its not really nothing to do with my, but my friend has tried the "Everest Challenge" where he attempted to cycle it in one day, one sitting! He managed 23685ft in one day, 13 hours and 117 miles.. He failed but he said he is going to try again. Its the most climbing I have ever seen on Strava.. Anyone else got similar? Its just insane really!!
 
MrKnifey said:
I know its not really nothing to do with my, but my friend has tried the "Everest Challenge" where he attempted to cycle it in one day, one sitting! He managed 23685ft in one day, 13 hours and 117 miles.. He failed but he said he is going to try again. Its the most climbing I have ever seen on Strava.. Anyone else got similar? Its just insane really!!
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https://www.strava.com/activities/365791484 :p sure I saw 200k ft somewhere before :D
 
ah crap

did anyone reply to my post about me giving away my Brocken zip topeak saddle bag? did anyone want it?

my computer went down so haven't been able to check..
 
Shamrock said:
Looking for some advice! I guess only I can really answer the question but opinions are welcome.

Having just done my first Olympic triathlon last Sunday I'm now in a position where I need to decide what I want to do.:o

Do I go pure cyclist? i.e Join club, get into racing, do more track riding etc.

or

Do I carry on the Tri path and take on a 70.3 and possibly full Ironman
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I think if you think you can do an ironman then you should go for it. It's always been a dream of mine but I haven't got the knees for it any more. You still do; you should go for it!

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In other news, just picked this up today. Looking forward to getting it on the boards!

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Pre-Cursa? Good choice. Very smooth ride.
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Jonny69 said:
I think if you think you can do an ironman then you should go for it. It's always been a dream of mine but I haven't got the knees for it any more. You still do; you should go for it!


Pre-Cursa? Good choice. Very smooth ride.
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Yeah, my first track bike so went with a budget choice, I'm sure I'll have to spend enough on velodrome sessions and gear.
 
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Managed to get out today, first time in too long so figured I'd get hilly to help hide the lack of speed!

I've not been to RAF High Wycombe since I was about 16, I don't recall them having spitfires out front before so had to get a couple of snaps.
 
I have no idea how people can do a ride like this every day for a year! Top day out though https://www.strava.com/activities/369747984

As for the triathlon - you know I gave it a try (70.3) and failed but I think the swimming and running training earlier in the year has helped my cycling.

As I'm such a bad swimmer I'm going to give duathlons a try!
 
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