Road Cycling

FrenchTart · 2 Jan 2017 at 17:48

hornetstinger said:
meh I bought some maxxis detonator road tyres for £2.50 each. Explain how another quality tyre is worth 10X

I once got given some tyres for free. Explain why anyone should ever pay for tyres.

FrenchTart · 2 Jan 2017 at 22:00

Ouch. That really sucks for them :/

FrenchTart · 3 Jan 2017 at 12:46

Lethal` said:
Another option is the TRP Hy/Rd cable actuated hydraulic discs.

Not sure how good they are but might be worth looking into.

They're hugely better than regular mech discs but also appreciably worse than proper hydraulics... I've used BB5, BB7, TRP Spyre, TRP HY/RDs and RS785s and that's pretty much the order I'd rate them in - with big gaps between the Spyres, HY/RDs and RS785s.

FrenchTart · 3 Jan 2017 at 14:26

You can say what you like but you'd be wrong.

However. Let's knock this on the head. This argument is going nowhere.

FrenchTart · 3 Jan 2017 at 14:40

hornetstinger said:
How is it I am wrong- when I apply braking power, you can still push the bike forward , pushing down on the bars so get lots of grip between tyre and floor (the wheels still rotate slipping)- I yet to come across a customers disc brakes equal or superior to the boardman carbon £900 bike.

If your statement was "I don't like disc brakes" then you'd be right - that is your opinion and you're perfectly entitled to express it.

FrenchTart · 3 Jan 2017 at 15:45

Shadowness said:
On the topic of vectors, if I go down that route, I can't decide if single or dual sided would be better......

and disc brakes rock!

Answer is always dual sided

FrenchTart · 6 Jan 2017 at 13:35

Ridiculous but par for the course with Canyon sadly :/

FrenchTart · 6 Jan 2017 at 14:15

Would you rather wait for a while to get something you want or immediately get something you don't? Tough one.

FrenchTart · 6 Jan 2017 at 14:26

hornetstinger said:
If a "while" is 10 months, then no, I'd shop elseware.

I would too. Hence not having a Canyon.

FrenchTart · 6 Jan 2017 at 15:24

Let's try to focus on discussing road cycling rather than posting styles

FrenchTart · 6 Jan 2017 at 15:37

One More Solo said:
You can tell it's winter.

Lol, so true

FrenchTart · 6 Jan 2017 at 19:30

xdcx said:
What is that on your nose?
Oh, it's just some of FroonchTerts poo.

Actually, I was quite pro not being strict about that sort of thing

FrenchTart · 7 Jan 2017 at 10:28

Plenty of cyclists are still out and about in the UK. My bike has a traditional winter coat of road muck and salt.

FrenchTart · 8 Jan 2017 at 09:23

Ah, I didn't realise 4iiii were also problematic. I've heard and seen plenty of Stages horror stories though.

FrenchTart · 8 Jan 2017 at 15:03

Not uncommon sadly :/ The cranks I mean.

Got out for a little over 40 easy miles myself. Then tried to go for a run afterwards which...didn't go well

FrenchTart · 8 Jan 2017 at 17:07

It'll probably cheaper to get a new crankset with rings tbh

FrenchTart · 8 Jan 2017 at 19:48

Saytan said:
scratches, crash damage, all of it. Spotless mintiness is for tarts.

FrenchTart · 9 Jan 2017 at 08:14

physichull said:
Yup, I now own "ura ace" cranks.

It's cute that your bike gives you so much encouragement when you cycle.

FrenchTart · 12 Jan 2017 at 17:54

Lethal` said:
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/comment/dr-hutch-error-going-running-instead-cycling-307080

Relevant for FrenchTart

Lol. When I got home from work someone linked me to this same article.

Tbh it's probably exactly what is going to happen

FrenchTart · 16 Jan 2017 at 10:06

I struggled to maintain 17mph average today. Ill to the max yo.