Horrific ride at lunch. I was woken up a couple times in the night by the wind, and it's continued today. At one point my garmin suggested i was doing 300w, on a slight downhill and still only doing 13mph due to the headwind!
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I used them this evening on mine and actually they were fine. My fan and trainer are reasonably quiet thought I suppose...
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Careful where you stand on the pavement.
Although I'm in a garage so doesn't really matter about the noise/music I do prefer headphones... Bit more private! Also need a mic - leading TTT's and racing Ladder races need to be able to communicate.
Fair enough, pretty much why I've gone Di2 - moving from mechanical 11s means easy swapping of components (cranks/cassettes/chains) but now I'm back to where I kinda started with 3 bikes on 11s, 2 of them being Di2 and a 4th being 12s Di2 which isn't back compatible!
First world problems! 
Thanks for the feedback & 'review' - really what I was after. Think in/on ear for the volume side of things is going to be key for me (although my trainer isn't loud my drivechain isn't quiet).
Yeah thinking more like they won't be loud enough. A big part of my riding (leading TTT's) means I need clarity both side (hearing others & my calls to the team).
Another lovely days riding. Did 1000m of climbing over 58km as some vague prep for heading off to Mallorca next weekend. Excited now! Getting better and pacing myself on the longer climbs and not getting to the final climbs of the day with dead legs. Was much nicer than last weekend as well because it was 10 degrees when I started instead of 5 so I could actually breathe!
It was actually a glorious Saturday here, typical I had a funeral to go to so didn't get out. Got a bunch of house chores done and some preparation for a new garage roof going on... Typical it rained nearly all of sunday when I had time to ride, so my only option was Zwift.
Glorious day here again today to be sat at a desk... Rain scheduled to return 4-5pm for the commute - as expected!
Glorious day here again today to be sat at a desk... Rain scheduled to return 4-5pm for the commute - as expected!
It was actually a glorious Saturday here, typical I had a funeral to go to so didn't get out. Got a bunch of house chores done and some preparation for a new garage roof going on... Typical it rained nearly all of sunday when I had time to ride, so my only option was Zwift.
Glorious day here again today to be sat at a desk... Rain scheduled to return 4-5pm for the commute - as expected!
I don't know how people do it who don't have a vaguely flexible schedule. The weather in the UK is so erratic 10 months of the year.
It's definitely harder now I work Mon to Fri, but tbf to our English weather, it's not often this year I've had to ride in the rain or ride indoors instead. Maybe two Saturday's I've Zwifted instead of outside. Sunday's is almost always outdoors, no matter the weather. I have got wet three or four times I guess.
I'm still very much in "trying to get my legs back" phase so short rides at lunch work okay. I'm sorta hoping I can get fit/fast enough to get 20k ish in an hour during lunch. That'd be perfect.It was actually a glorious Saturday here, typical I had a funeral to go to so didn't get out. Got a bunch of house chores done and some preparation for a new garage roof going on... Typical it rained nearly all of sunday when I had time to ride, so my only option was Zwift.
Glorious day here again today to be sat at a desk... Rain scheduled to return 4-5pm for the commute - as expected!
Yes but I didn't for a long time. 40nm is tight. Not yard on it tight but give it a bit of grunt. I think if you give it some beans its unlikely to come loose. Just check on it after you have ridden it for a bit to see if its come loose at all.
Does anyone own or have ridden a Cervelo Soloist?
I'm in the market for a new bike and it seems to fit the criteria of being a great all-around road bike that is easy to work on. I'd appreciate any real-world experiences/thoughts.
I'd like an SL8, but the price has gone up for the 2025 version and there are not many 54 frames left at the discounted price.
I'm coming from a 2017 TCR Advanced Pro (rim brake). It's been a great bike but I'm now craving, discs, di2 and wider tyres.
I'm in the market for a new bike and it seems to fit the criteria of being a great all-around road bike that is easy to work on. I'd appreciate any real-world experiences/thoughts.
I'd like an SL8, but the price has gone up for the 2025 version and there are not many 54 frames left at the discounted price.
I'm coming from a 2017 TCR Advanced Pro (rim brake). It's been a great bike but I'm now craving, discs, di2 and wider tyres.
I'm sure it's a great bike, but I feel I owe it to myself to try a different brand!
@Junglist You'll be glad to know 2 things
1 - I built a bike from parts
2 - I tried to convert my wheels to Tubeless and failed
By that logic, since you've completed step 2 you'll have no problem with step 1
Just couldn't get the bead to sit in the rim all the way around, i then hoped it might sort itself out and stupidly cracked on, only for sealant to squeeze out everywhere when i tried to pump up. I regularly have similar issues with these tyres when changing a tube but then getting it up near 100psi pops it into place. Not a luxury i have with tubeless as the air just escapes under the tyre before i can get any pressure up.
Will have another bash sometime. I've seen suggestions of suspending the wheel so there's no pressure from the floor so might try that. For now i'm just going to clean up and get the tube back in to ride at lunch.
1 - I built a bike from parts
2 - I tried to convert my wheels to Tubeless and failed
By that logic, since you've completed step 2 you'll have no problem with step 1
Just couldn't get the bead to sit in the rim all the way around, i then hoped it might sort itself out and stupidly cracked on, only for sealant to squeeze out everywhere when i tried to pump up. I regularly have similar issues with these tyres when changing a tube but then getting it up near 100psi pops it into place. Not a luxury i have with tubeless as the air just escapes under the tyre before i can get any pressure up.
Will have another bash sometime. I've seen suggestions of suspending the wheel so there's no pressure from the floor so might try that. For now i'm just going to clean up and get the tube back in to ride at lunch.