Yes - I have a pair of cheapo neoprene overshoes that are *bearable* on those 5oC mornings, but useless if it rains or the temperature gets lower... so want something more effective. The Northwave winter boots were an attempt to make cycling when it's cold/wet more bearable, but now that I see I have to spend £260 to get a decent design (which may or may not work, either) it makes more potential sense to get overshoes that are known to be effective to wear over shoes that are already comfortable...
Overshoes are quite a personal thing, most of us have been/will go through multiple different models/types before we find one and generally that'll be one which works best with the general shoes we're wearing at the time! So quite specific!
Nah, usual SRAM PC1130. I've probably used 8+ of them so far on the same bike. It didn't seem to throw up any problems this morning while riding but I barely touched the lower gears. I'll have a look in the stand again this weekend.
I do actually have a Park Tool Hanger alignment tool and I've used it on this hanger. It was quite far out surprisingly, despite shifting not presenting any real issues. Quite possible, it's gone out of alignment again. If it's the cage itself that is out of alignment I have no idea how to align it considering they're not exactly flat plates to start with.
Yeah almost impssible to judge the plates but the way they're made you'd think it would take a significant impact (or evidence of), if that was the case. As you've the hanger alignment tool I'd say do that this weekend, at least you can then mostly rule that out.
Interesting you found it didn't cause much issue. I guess something it could be is dirt/crud in the RD spring, so it's struggling for tension one 'side' or over tension the other? Worth looking at. I've found an old toothbrush and then a shoelace quite good when holding the RD outwards (stretching the spring) to get muck out of it. But it's not something I've done very often... Will always spray some GT85 on it when servicing (also on RD pivot points at the same time).
Should be no problem with the PC1130. Really like them myself but have noticed them getting more scarce...! Think the PC1170 looks promising but have not investigated the differences.
bottom one fitted the wrong way can make the chain jump off the wheel.
Another good point, but would assume he hasn't removed jockey wheels...
Might be a bit late here, but I have had great success with the Endura Road Shoes - and they're very cheap!
https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Endura/Road-II-Overshoes/9YHN?s=1 I've stayed dry in the pouring rain, and if anything they may be a little sweaty if it's not less than 7 degrees. Overall, very happy with them, especially for the price.
(Queue these being the cheap ones you dont like, hah!)
A clubmate has them, has always moaned about the fit - they slip up on the heel from the shoe. They also leak from the middle seam but his are quite old now... The material feels ok, quite rubbery and thin. Very similar to the neoprene used on these Spatz...
Actually wore my Spatz Roadman to work today as forecast was for rain and we had quite a bit overnight. Cue mostly dry roads! I wore them once before and it was perfectly dry then too... Maybe I've jinxed it and as long as I'm carrying them it won't actually rain very heavy... Although I did hunt a few puddles/standing water on the way in and feet remained dry. Once I've ridden in anger through some real rain and water I'll do a review of them. Happy so far, still sceptical on the price and the warnings about how easily they tear etc... Going M/L (rather than S/M) for my EU42 feet was the right choice though. Perfect fit on my calves and still more than tight enough around shoes.
Which data fields do people tend to display with power meter?
Not too dissimilar to
@xdcx 's.
Power, 5 Sec, HR, MPH, RPM, Distance, Clock, Ride Time, Avg MPH, Heading, Battery %.
As I'm on ELEMNT I'll generally be zoomed in on those in bold, mostly a 'commuting' screen. Then I'll zoom out for club rides (giving me ride time & avg speed), then fully out when riding solo (for heading & battery).
I don't tend to have different screens now, I'll zoom in & out as required. I did on Garmin and probably still would if I did structured outside training (laps).
The 'specific' ELEMNT screens (like Climbing) I've added a couple of fields to, generally to give myself avg power 5s/30s, cadence and HR for pacing. But only really use that screen when its a climb I don't know (for the profile) or a long climb I'm doing a specific effort on. General climbs I already know I'll switch it back to my usual screen and just use that.
