I thought Girona had lots of Pros cycling about, but this is something else.
Wow. Yeah saw lots from your pictures and videos. Pretty awesome but you must have timed it just right for a clear day/weekend/peak training camp to have seen so many?!
Evidently, I just can't stay away from Ali Express!!
Anoutway AT1 Pro mini electronic tyre pump. Should be good for 3 inflations of my tyre/pressure and looks small enough to keep in a saddle bag.
Also bought a few other boring bits like presta valve cores, an emergency TPU innertube and tubeless repair kit. All in for £50 lol.
Sounds good and fairly ok price. Always been lots of
reviews and prices on the Cycplus and they come out well but
last time I looked they just seemed to keep going up in price and have more an more options - without much info on what the differences where...!
Might have to bag me some of that udder cream if you continue to wax lyrical about it
@Junglist. The stuff I have from Assos was something silly like £20 for 200ml ( thought it was 400ml until I checked
)
Let us know what recipes you end up with.
I still question what you guys are doing with it to need 1L of it but I guess the word 'recipes' is quite descriptive!
Last time I got Assos it was £17 from Sigma and a pot probably lasts me 6 months... It's inexpensive. I've always come unstuck when trying something else...!
I had a good day yesterday which once again showed the usefulness of power meters, if anyone still needed persuading. The day started with a long 23 mile rise up to about 2,500ft (with some ups and downs meaning it was over 3k climbing) but I tried my best to stay under 220W. We descended for lunch and then had the option of the next 2,100ft climb, or roll home. I felt good and went up the next climb too (taking it over 6k ft) and had plenty in my legs for some sprints/fun coming back into Jalon with the ride leader and a random passing women Pro (I think). All this to cap off a week of about 260 miles/22k ft in 5 days.
Awesome work, especially still riding strong at the end of the week!
I had a big week too... 286.23km & 4561m of climbing in
FRR (Zwift Stage race), 8 stages in 8 days!
Managed to get myself big negative on intervals (-46 form & 113 fatigue) and into the 'High Risk' zone as I'd had a couple of easier weeks before it... Can confirm didn't count as a taper and I fell apart on the final stage.
Something I didn't realise until I was cycling up some big hill in the Costa Blanca, but I hadn't used my SL8 since Girona and I won't use it again until Mallorca. I didn't need to unpack it from the bike box last time and I don't need to unpack it on my return. Is there any reason I shouldn't leave it packed away in the box? (I don't run tubeless, so no sealant drying up)
I guess my only thoughts are cables being bent into different positions for too long, or just not having that check that everything is okay, nothing broke in transport. Is there anything else?
Flat batteries. Seized chain links from being dry/slightly damp when put away. Any other kind of corrosion, so it it's got wet at some point (washing probably more than weather) and then packed away it's not going to really dry out very easily...
the Addict RC has got my attention. Lots of value too.
Lots of talk about the new FOIL as well, people seem to love it but have to question how they've got it so light... The older one had a bad habit of cracking at the seattube and delaminating around the rear wheel didn't it as clearances where so tight. Always screamed badly designed when you couldn't put some groupsets on it because they rubbed on the frame.
Just picked up my first ever road bike. B'twin Triban 500 for £55 in "perfect" condition... Apparently. Well I can tell you it's definitely not but still worth that much really. Going to give it a service and see how long 22k takes me at the weekend.
Awesome and should be a good deal for that even if you have to service a bunch on it. Goodluck!
I hate cycling sometimes. Just when you think something is easy, turns out you need a special tool to replace a chainring!
Any idea if Chain pliers would do a job or would i ruin them?
EDIT - No need. Just went to have a play and the bolts were fine Just screwed into the crank arm. Maybe something which is more of a factor on double/triple chainrings?
Would need more info to help, but yeah most current Shimano bolts screw in with a star bit directly into the spider, think it's a T25 isn't it? Or is it an M8 hex - I could be getting 6-bolt brake discs muddled with them which are definately a star shape... Torque them correctly to stop groaning/clicking, but also protect them with something... Think as the crank arms are aluminium and the chainrings and bolts steel you're not meant to use copper grease are you? I just use my usual grease... Never had a need to use a threadlock as never had one come undone!
Previous Shimano chainring bolts you had a
special 'peg' spanner to fit into 1 side as they where hollow. Horrible things. Could never get them tight enough and always end up with clicking... I used to swap them out for FSA ones as could tighten them with a hex both sides, so could get them tighter to stop clicking...
Don't know why you'd use chain pliers into a star/hex nut... Eeek
