Road Cycling
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Soldato
Erm... I think I'd prefer to avoid any judgement.
Just leave it on and take it off in the shower. That way it gets a rinse each time
Just leave it on and take it off in the shower. That way it gets a rinse each time
This is the way. I am a sweaty ******* so I just give mine a good rinse after each ride. Otherwise it's just saturated by my salty sweat and I'm sure that could corrode anything in comes in contact with.
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Caporegime
You lot are grubby oiks! You are supposed to wash the strap every 7 uses or something. Stick it in the washing machine with your cycling kit.
Soldato
Same here, rinsed most times and then actually washed around once a week.
If we're giving me abuse for anything it's that i wet the contact points by licking them. Always unpleasant during the times i forgot to rinse it
Soldato
Don't worry, I do the same. Funnily enough I caught myself in the mirror doing that this morning and thought "I really should just buy some ECG gel"
Man, i think about using a tap, not buying some fancy stuff!
With the way water prices are rising you may as well get the fancy stuff and save on your bill
Or do what I'll 99.9% keep doing and licking the contact patches but will avoid looking in the mirror at the same time
Caporegime
Getting really ****** off with Giant UK now. They have had my frameset for about 40 days now and I still can't get a straight answer from them or a proper update. Any time I do get some vague update its "yeah, we think we are going to reface the brake mounts". Its an expensive, top of the line frameset and if I didn't still have my old frameset sitting around I would have been without a bike for those 40 days coming into our short, prime part of the year for cycling.
I think the thing that is ******* me off the most apart from their **** communication is that they still seem to want to reface carbon disc mounts that are seriously damaged. I feel like I am going to get a half assed repair that won't work and have to start this all again in a few weeks.
I think the thing that is ******* me off the most apart from their **** communication is that they still seem to want to reface carbon disc mounts that are seriously damaged. I feel like I am going to get a half assed repair that won't work and have to start this all again in a few weeks.
Soldato
Why on earth would you lick the strap itself as opposed to licking your fingers and using them to moisten the contact points?! 
I won't lie, my strap doesn't get much of a wash. I'm sure I broke one that way? Can you really stick the strap in the washing machine?
I won't lie, my strap doesn't get much of a wash. I'm sure I broke one that way? Can you really stick the strap in the washing machine?
Caporegime
Why on earth would you lick the strap itself as opposed to licking your fingers and using them to moisten the contact points?!
Its got electrolytes?
Associate
It recommends it after 7 uses on my Garmin one
Soldato
I think that's a handwash on the Garmin though isn't it, because the unit itself doesn't unclip from the strap.
I wouldn't want to put my Garmin in the wash.
I wouldn't want to put my Garmin in the wash.
Caporegime
Nah, the garmin HRM I have pops on with a couple of buttons. Strap goes in the wash and the unit doesn't.
Soldato
Ah, i'm sure mine feels fully attached! It's the old HRM Pro
Will have to try and remove it. The strap could do with a proper wash!
Will have to try and remove it. The strap could do with a proper wash!
Caporegime
Just keep pulling until the two parts separate. Voila!
Thanks. Actually picked up a BNIB set of Bont Vaypor for £35 so happy bunny when they arrive. Certainly for that price I'll give them a go! Can go back to looking at £200+ Lake's when I actually see a pair of them I like the look of...
As an ex-farm Boy I've never understood peoples fear of cattle...! Yes they're big, yes they can be dangerous, so is it just fear of the unknown? Or fear of something big? If you just consider them a dumb simple animal that doesn't realise how big they are you can't go far wrong with them (they're not as clever as a dog/cat/3 year old kid). I get they're very easy to get hurt around if you don't respect them or understand what they'll do, but they're not exactly clever enough to be evil incarnate!
You can easily out-think a cow, hell I used to be able to out run them and a large part of that is understanding them and their decision making. You can easily think faster to know their decisions before they get there themselves! Sheep are cleverer and a little faster - while being able to turn faster, but you're not scared of them are you?
No idea if you've got a faulty checker but it's not uncommon for a new chain to measure 0.25 on my checker and I'll nearly always have worn my chains over the 0.75 before I change them... Getting similar mileage to that - but ridden all conditions, through the winter and with usual wet lubes. I treat a chain as a consumable - so what if I'm changing 2-3 a year when it could be 1-2. When I only have to 'service' them with a chain cleaner every month or two using my normal degreaser and a lube every couple of weeks I can afford to change them sooner when they're ~£20 a pop...
Just keep going until it stops! I don't even communicate enough with mine to determine if the battery is low or not! I can fairly regularly (every 8-12 months) but found changing a CR2032 while riding along on a Zwift group ride!
Unpleasant? If having a pre-ride poo and licking the HRM contacts is not a large part of your 'pre-ride' routine, you're not doing it enough. It's like donning armour ready for battle!If we're giving me abuse for anything it's that i wet the contact points by licking them. Always unpleasant during the times i forgot to rinse it
Can you not get the LBS to do all the following up and 'hassle factor'? I thought normally they dealt with Giant as you as the end customer wouldn't be able to? They you can just hassle them to get it resolved!
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