Road Cycling

Feeling a little bit rough this morning, damn birthdays. Was hoping to get out for an easy metric in the sun to give my legs a stretch but I might have to halve that plan :o
 
It's a bit of a pain using that to charge a Garmin unless you've got a pretty big capacitor/battery in the way. My friend really struggled when using his (good) dynamo setup for touring.
 
First long ride I did after moving to SPDs I was so tired going up Mam Tor (or thereabouts) that I didn't have the energy to unclip and just fell sideways. Fun times.
 
sHo0sH said:
Any recommendations on some 32mm tires? Need to be 700c. Main use will be commuting on a fixed gear, bit of tow path action but nothing major. Preferably hard-wearing and mostly slick.
I've seen the Gatorskins and Schwalbe Kojaks but would be interested to see what else may crop up by asking here...
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Not Gatorskins. Almost anything else but not them.
 
Dooksy said:
Mine has the hy/rd brakes and I'm pretty sure it's the 105 chainset. Unfortunately I have lost the original invoice but I'm fairly certain it's a 2015 model.

I know the 2014 had some pretty bad reviews, specifically with frames cracking.

I'll be getting something to replace it with for road cycling but I'll keep it for commuting.
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It'll be FSA cranks. The rest will be 105. Just have a look at it when you're next near it. The difference is obvious (and it'll even say "FSA" on the crankset) :)

sHo0sH said:
I've decided to go with the gatorskins. I like the look of them, they're 32c and pretty lightweight compared to others of the size, also for £22.50 its not a bad price.

Pictures will obviously be forthcoming
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This is a really bad choice assuming you plan to ride whenever it has rained within the past two months. They have zero wet grip. They do last for a long time though, presumably because they're made of hard plastic rather than a rubber compound.
 
Mostly they're cack in terms of being made of cheese and having overly expensive replacement parts (e.g. the BB, chainrings). They're also not the stiffest.

Once it is worn just get yourself a HT II BB and crankset and enjoy the improvement :p
 
Shimmyhill said:
One thing about Gatorskins that you lot never seem to mention is how bad they are in the dry let alone the wet - I have never had a tyre give me less confidence than I currently do with these :o

Corners I used to whip round flat out on my ultra sports are like skating on ice, the worst thing about them is the feel is so bad you have no idea where the limit is - they sound like they are about to give way but as yet I haven't fallen off but thats mainly as I slow down so much due to lack of faith.

I will never buy them again and will likely replace them long before they are worn out just to get my bike back!

Not had a puncture with them to be fair but I think I will go for the 4 seasons next.
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Fair point. To be honest I found them so scary to ride on in the wet that I slowed down in the dry too "just in case". They're horrible tyres.
 
Saytan said:
You havent lived until you've tried a gator hardshell. All the grip of a gatorskin but with the bonus of feeling like you have hosepipes* instead of inner tubes





*stripping a scrap bike at my local co-op recently, i actually found one with hosepipe instead of inner tubes
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For my sins I've ridden on them. They do make regular gators look awesome in comparison.

Also...what the fudge /re the hosepipe?
 
The lifeline ones seem pretty cheap to me...and I think I like Shamrock's sums :p

I'm a bit low on tubes myself. I might place an order. Previous experiences with Lifeline stuff have been good.
 
The Elemnt is looking more and more pro.

@Bear - I think I'd be annoyed if I discovered my replacement tube was knackered when I had a puncture at the roadside. Maybe I could fit two into my tiny saddle bag..hmm.
 
As above, winter is the best time of year to buy.

Campag are about to release disc brakes so... :p Personally I would still not go that route simply due to the expense but if you like it and don't mind paying then why not?
 
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