Also, never knew that i could Broadcast the HR from my Fenix watch to my Edge.
Had ordered a Magene HR strap from Amazon as nowhere local stocks the Wahoo annoyingly without charging €10 for postage!. Now unsure whether to use that (i know a strap is usually more accurate and easy). However not having to mess around with something else does appeal
Convenience is good, but I certainly found a chest strap more accurate than my wrist Whoop when I tried it a few times. It doesn't 'peak' as high and seemed to drift around up/down rather than fairly quick movements. But think the Whoop is known as not being that accurate...!
Snip to avoid copying your whole reply. I understand that you need to keep on top of these things but I haven't had any other hubs/bearings suffer these issues. I have a set of DT swiss 240s on a set of MTB wheels that spin much more freely and haven't suffered from a few years of proper MTB abuse. Soaking wet, washing after every ride, ridden in awful conditions. I used the utter crap wheels that came with the TCR for months and they are fine as well.
There is light sealing and there is bad sealing and my Zipps almost certainly fall into the awful. I can't believe that everyone has this issue either as I am pretty fastidious with my bike maintenance which is why I was so shocked at how quickly these had failed. I assume that I have received a bit of a duff set because there is no way that this is normal or everyone would be complaining. The average rider barely looks at their bike until it starts screaming at them for some reason.
At any rate, they are going on a new specialized crux I have just ordered so they will be getting wetter than ever unfortunately. As you say, I will have to keep a real close eye on them to make sure they don't suffer the same fate again.
Oh yeah I totally agree with you that they could be better - think how some older QR wheels without changeable endcaps had plastic covers screwed over the ends to stop ingress. Mainly cup+cone but sure I saw them on cartridge too?! They encased the whole end of the axle and bearing in a cover which stopped a lot of dirt/water even getting near a bearing. The way these modern easily removed end-caps are just a 'gap' with a thin lip, then a recess above, they're almost a perfect 'dirty hole' (stop sniggering in the cheap seats) for water & ingress. Even some of the older ones which didn't screw in had a rubber seal around them and more of a cover. Freehubs across the board are the worst for it, but with the advent of a disc mount around the end of the hub there's more of a hollow the other side too...!
Put it down to just bad luck and the 'average' bearings supplied in the Zipp wheels. I've got a note of what bearings my 303 S take "Hub 6903ELHV, Freehub 6803LHV", my 30 Course hubs take the same, but seem to recall the freehub is different... The 6903 is easily found online. I prefer NTN. Obviously depending where you get it from has a massive difference on the price!
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But always check for Enduro, especially if ordering some other stuff worth grabbing from Sigma or Tredz as Enduro bearings are always well priced from them:
https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Enduro/ABEC3-6903-Wheel-Bearing-17x30x7-Single/5GDE
I nearly always use Enduro bearings for my bb's. Quality and well priced!
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Was bloody cold though before the sun popped up from behind the mountains. Might need a base layer for next time. Nice to then get home and jump in the pool and generally walk around the pool stretching with a coffee in hand. I don't get time for that at lunch
I hate you as much as you hate Andy now
Had a couple of cold mornings this week, I've been back into thermal jersey & shorts a couple of times. Commute Strava says 9 degrees, my Klimat.app plugin says '8 feels like 6', my head unit said 50-48F (10-8 C). Weather app and Klimat the most accurate to 'feel' as no way was it near 10. Long fingered gloves and normal cloth cap didn't feel thick enough!
Can't wait for Cyprus in 6 weeks time to actually be sure of some 'real' summer. Hiring a car this time and then a villa with pool in
Polis... So of course I've already scouted out local bike hire and
routes. The chance of me doing so actually higher now than ever before - family very happy with the pool & their own space in a villa means less pressure on me to spend every waking moment with them... I hope!
Mine are still on there lol years later!
Hey
@Roady it's been a minute.
I'm still too heavy but have been trying to rectify that on zwift a lot this year. Plugging away anyway. Down 5kg, another 15-18kg to go! Feel so much fitter already. Covered 1728km this year so far, which is more than all of last year so you know
Actually going outside later to ride into Basel which will be nice. Weather has just been so shocking!
Hope everyone is keeping well?
All good mate, still just doing my thing and rolling the miles & years away! Good to hear back from you! And even better to hear your decals are still going strong. One of my Zipp wheels is looking a bit tired so have considered changing them on there and always think about yours when I do!
Keep those km's ticking away, the weight loss is an easy consideration and way of doing it! I'm nicely ahead of target (4441/8000) for this time of year, but we're reaching the point where the weather is good so family things during school hols can wipe out both days of the weekend! Usually when it's ideal riding weather...
