Road Cycling

Lethal` said:
Ah nice. Would be good to be shown around :) Up for anything really.. I haven't ridden for 4 days somehow... crazy busy with work so legs should be nice and fresh!

Staying just over the Ness bridge on west side so pretty central. I'll shoot you a message in trust.
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@touch are you wanting to get out for some hours tomorrow AM?
 
FrenchTart said:
I've just suffered from PM battery lack of status alerts on my Elemnt actually. Battery is dead for the (now to be) short ride I'm on.
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It's already been suggested on the GoogleGroup so hopefully will appear soon. I have a AAA in my spares kit for if the left (master) ever dies but changing at home is more pleasant and less problematic than at the roadside!

Thinking about it swapping the right with the left battery would save carrying a spare but if they discharge at similar rates (should monitor this) then it's a flawed idea :p
 
BennyC said:
It's already been suggested on the GoogleGroup so hopefully will appear soon. I have a AAA in my spares kit for if the left (master) ever dies but changing at home is more pleasant and less problematic than at the roadside!

Thinking about it swapping the right with the left battery would save carrying a spare but if they discharge at similar rates (should monitor this) then it's a flawed idea :p
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Ah, awesome. Would definitely be handy.

Battery lasts for ages on mine but unfortunately replacing it requires a screwdriver and a lot of fiddling. I used to carry a spare around but stopped after the battery ran out one time and I realised there was no way I was messing around with it at the side of the road :p
 
Shamrock said:
Aren't slicker tyres better for grip in the wet due to more contact patch?
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Maybe? ;) :P

I was under the impression that contact areas are so small with bike tyres that some grip or channels which shed some water away from the contact area are one of the few 'innovations' when it comes to better wet riding tyres over dry riding? Tyre compound obviously being the only real other thing different between good 'wet' tyres and average ones.

I was under the impression that a larger contact patch would start to introduce aquaplaning, rather than increasing grip? Although more tyre deformation with a larger contact patch (decreased air volume) may even increase grip... Unsure if that would offset any aquaplaning (probably).

Very unscientific, but all I draw my opinions from are online reviews and writeups, outside of my own experiences. If you look at the shape and grip between a Gatorskin and a GP4000 sii, they're very VERY similar, but read around online one is certainly better than the other in the wet...! :o

BennyC said:
Thinking about it swapping the right with the left battery would save carrying a spare but if they discharge at similar rates (should monitor this) then it's a flawed idea :p
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I'm fairly sure the Vectors the master drains faster and I'd be very surprised if the P1's were not the same! It's broadcasting more data more frequently after all...

FrenchTart said:
Battery lasts for ages on mine but unfortunately replacing it requires a screwdriver and a lot of fiddling. I used to carry a spare around but stopped after the battery ran out one time and I realised there was no way I was messing around with it at the side of the road :p
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Same with my C1. Best done at home! Mine requires 2*2.5mm hex bolts to be undone to remove the cover, then reassembled and torqued to 3 in/lbs. A Fiddly size/torque and the battery compartment/cover is easy to fit wrong/not straight (letting water in and causing problems!).
 
Shamrock said:
I'll refer you to the late, great Sheldon Brown.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tyres.html#tread
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Hence me mentioned running larger tyres with larger contact areas at lower pressures. We're seeing far larger and lower pressures on the roads than before (tubeless allowing even wider rims, tyres and lower pressures without huge loss in road speeds). It may introduce more chance of hydroplaning?

Sheldon's advice is unfortunately quite outdated, I think much of his road riding was at touring speeds and/or on pavements at lower speeds. I remember a discussion/write-up where he considered 23mm a wide tyre for the road. Failing to find it now though?

I could have course be totally wrong. Personally I've found GP 4Seasons, GP4000 sii's and these Roubaix Pro tyres good in the wet. The only comparatives I can directly make are to the Giant slicks, Kendas and to a lesser extent the Pro 4 Endurance tyres I've also used in the wet.

Have a good weekend all, easy group ride tomorrow for me I think, although with the weather forecast for next week I might be tempted to another ride! Part of me wants to be as fresh as possible if the weather is good enough on tuesday for a crack at the chaingang again! :D

Good luck those etapping Nessies!
 
The padding is velcro'd in so I could wash that. I think it's the straps as much as anything else.

Some sites say to soak the whole thing in cold soapy water, rinse it and the leave it in the sun to dry.
 
Lolz :p

Unfortunately Shamrock instantly answered with something serious. Ban, amirite?

edit: For the straps you could try adding a little vinegar to the water or some kind of biological clothes washing stuff.
 
Last time i washed a helmet the straps were removable. I soaked them and the pads in some soapy water then rinsed them. Never could get the straps to sit quite right after that but they were clean for a while.
 
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