Spotted Police tweet about this. Do see a lot of people in the aero bars on the rough section on Renfree before (hate that surface!) so not too surprised some carry it on through this built up area. Often a lot of slow downs due to the restaurant and junctions.
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Spotted Police tweet about this. Do see a lot of people in the aero bars on the rough section on Renfree before (hate that surface!) so not too surprised some carry it on through this built up area. Often a lot of slow downs due to the restaurant and junctions.
I've been through my fair share of cheapy CREE 'flood everything around with light but not throw enough up the road' unshaped/focussed beam types before, which is why for the last couple of years I've used Cateve almost exclusively, being German (and having actual lighting laws to confirm to) they have well focussed and direct road beam patterns.
Reading around about the Fenix is that it's 1200 lumen, the switch is an 1800 lumen 'overdrive' switch which can burn out the LED (lol) and only works for short periods holding the button down? Less than 2 hours normal burntime (at 1200 lumen) with removable batteries.
The lights I'm looking at have 4+ hour burntimes (at max) with multiple lighting modes, these Exposure lights have 8+ programs with 3 lighting modes for each program. The Strada has a High-Low thumb switch, The Race has an accelerometer which boosts the high mode 1200 lumen to 1700 when cornering/descending 'at speed' or when the G forces determine you need more light (unsure how good/useful that's going to be on the road).
I'd probably run the Exposures on mode 2 and medium light, the Strada 1200 gives a 12 hour burntime, the Race has between an 8 and 18 hour (depending on how much high beam kicks in).
Both of them probably at 800/900 lumen on mode 2. Which is 2 weeks+ of commuting during the winter (their primary night-time use).
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4:30PM finish too but not home until 5PM, quickest kit up known to man sees me out the door at 10 past. Bit of a rush job
Boss off this week so can't slip away early, bah
Meant to ask, has anyone else had issues with the cables that come in Shimano Brifter kits? Fitted a set of new Ultegra 6800 shifters to a bike being sold (used the existing ones on my current steed) and noticed the cables are polymer coated and looked a little rough/fluffy in places.
The front mech shifting is pretty pronounced and clunky requiring quite a bit of force and the trimming seems out of sync, the rear is fine. The outer is new too and the internal housings have plenty of life left in them. I've got a Transfil gear inner I'll try too which is from memory slightly thinner by a fraction. Plonked & worked some dry lube in to the internal routing.
Nothing else has changed since converting the bike back from a TT build and the front mech is clean & crud free. No tight bends in the outer either.
Am I missing something?
Edit: will check the cable guides under the BB and also try fixing the cable on the inside of the securing bolt, supposedly this changes leverage quite a bit.
The front mech shifting is pretty pronounced and clunky requiring quite a bit of force and the trimming seems out of sync, the rear is fine. The outer is new too and the internal housings have plenty of life left in them. I've got a Transfil gear inner I'll try too which is from memory slightly thinner by a fraction. Plonked & worked some dry lube in to the internal routing.
Nothing else has changed since converting the bike back from a TT build and the front mech is clean & crud free. No tight bends in the outer either.
Am I missing something?
Edit: will check the cable guides under the BB and also try fixing the cable on the inside of the securing bolt, supposedly this changes leverage quite a bit.
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All I managed yesterday was a short pootle to the shops and back, even though the rain stopped around lunchtime my joints felt quite achy and throat felt like beginnings of a sore throat, when better half returned from work discovered she had something similar.... So it wasn't man flu!
Still not feeling too clever today, cycled in to work, but didn't do my new norm of extending the route home. Feels criminal to only do ~4.5 miles home in this lovely weather, but hopefully taking it easy today means I can recover quicker. Noticed at work I drank much more fluid today, ~2 litres instead of the usual ~0.5 for this time of year, a stern reminder that I don't cope very well with anything vaguely summer-like!
Still not feeling too clever today, cycled in to work, but didn't do my new norm of extending the route home. Feels criminal to only do ~4.5 miles home in this lovely weather, but hopefully taking it easy today means I can recover quicker. Noticed at work I drank much more fluid today, ~2 litres instead of the usual ~0.5 for this time of year, a stern reminder that I don't cope very well with anything vaguely summer-like!
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That polymer coating is nasty rubbish, I've had more issues with that gumming up my outters than anything else but only usually when it gets older and start to rub off (peeling back and 'gathering').
Not had issues with new cables though, only old.
If your throw is that stiff at the FD make sure you have the cable in the correct side of the bolt in the FD (if it's shimano it should have an arrow) and also check the little pin thingy on there (which can be moved, usually 'default' is ok for 90% of setups).
http://www.velonews.com/2015/03/bik...-11-speed-front-derailleur-cable-setup_363733
That polymer coating is nasty rubbish, I've had more issues with that gumming up my outters than anything else but only usually when it gets older and start to rub off (peeling back and 'gathering').
Not had issues with new cables though, only old.
If your throw is that stiff at the FD make sure you have the cable in the correct side of the bolt in the FD (if it's shimano it should have an arrow) and also check the little pin thingy on there (which can be moved, usually 'default' is ok for 90% of setups).
http://www.velonews.com/2015/03/bik...-11-speed-front-derailleur-cable-setup_363733
I know. I have that affect on all the ladies...
Sun is beautiful out there for the commute home, going to venture out as the winds feel calm at the moment too!
I know. I have that affect on all the ladies...
Sun is beautiful out there for the commute home, going to venture out as the winds feel calm at the moment too!
Ha, sorry that was meant to be in reply to your burn times post. That's mightily impressive.
Ta, had bookmarked that article myself, first thing to check, derp. Sorted
really should have just spent the weekend in bed.Think I might have mastered the dark art of FD indexing
that or the DA FD is more of a PITA than the Ultegra...Not a fan of those cables myself either but they came with the shifters and will be teaching my friend (who I'm selling to) basic maintenance so they won't be on too long.
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good luck with that Had a quick blast, was aiming at 10miles and came up a little short...! Still ~8.5 miles @20mph (265W avg) I'm happy with, 19mph avg out & 23mph back. Whole thing pretty much at Threshold so can't do that much hard/faster currently (without some more favourable winds)! Light levels were dropping fast, I probably had time for the extra 1.5 miles as it was a clear evening, but if other nights are overcast I'll be better jumping on the turbo. At least until the clocks change anyway.Sun is beautiful out there for the commute home, going to venture out as the winds feel calm at the moment too!
I've found you get what you pay for when it comes to batteries and beam patterns/features.
My Cateye VOLT800 would last around 3 hours on high (800 lumen) and around 5-6 hours on medium (400-500 lumen), which was fine for most conditions, but during twilight/fog/mist and/or heavy rain it wasn't powerful enough on High (the 800 was a warranty replacement for a previous Volt400 which the mount broke). Now the 800 has melted it's lens it has a dark patch in the centre of the lit area, fingers crossed Wiggle do me a full refund (11 months old!). I've no problem with Cateye lights, certainly for my budget back then they were suitable, just now with the chance of getting a full refund I can justify 'upgrading' to something more powerful (to be fair I've already done it once already, 400 to 800).
Been there and done it before, back on a noname brand, which had very little documentation! Easy to diagnose once you've wasted multiple frustrated hours of your life previously on the problem!Ta, had bookmarked that article myself, first thing to check, derp. Sorted
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Shorts weather this morning here 
Another 20 miles on the way in.
I'm aiming for 40 miles per day this (working) week. Can't ride at the weekend due to travelling again
Another 20 miles on the way in.I'm aiming for 40 miles per day this (working) week. Can't ride at the weekend due to travelling again
Love them. Mostly because my feet are quite narrow and they are the only ones that fit well but price wise they do pretty well too.
I've got a pair of Ksyrium Elite road and some Rush MTB shoes.
My cateye volt 800 got ran over a few weeks back - still works perfectly!
Yeah - i usually commute in on a Friday, so it'll be 0c and snowing come Friday.
Actually I'm on a riding rest for a few days as I need a hip/ITB strain to heal up.