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  • Fears of speeding 'competitive road cyclists' leads to protests against proposed cycle path upgrade   19 hours 12 min ago

    Just to say I whole heartedly agree with your comment
    we have good fast paths in Brighton but take us through hotspots like the entrance to the pier. You just have to be patient and most of the time I go on the road. .... less dangerous Ha ha.. except once a lady car driver told me to get off the road and use the cycle path....just cant win. Confused

  • Wiggins, career over?   19 hours 14 min ago

    He's still a legend!

  • Giro d'Italia - Tappa 14   19 hours 19 min ago
    No

    No penalties

    Nibali
    Evans
    Uran
    Betancur
    Majka
    Pirazzi
    Chalapud
    Di Luca
    Santambroggio

  • What are the virtues of disc brakes?   19 hours 22 min ago

    just to add to the mix, the downsides.

    Discs do rub, how ever you set them up you find the odd ping ping noise.

    Inserting wheels can be a real ball ache, the gap between the pads isn't great, it is very easy to insert the wheel with the rotor trying to go behind the pads. This is far worse for the back wheel where your also fighting chain and rear mech.

    Disc pads do where out, and some rotor pad mixes wear extremely fast!

    Banshee like howling!!! if you thought squealing callipers was bad, wait till you have a set of disc brakes that want to squeal!

    This is from my experience of running discs for the last 5-6years on the MTB. Whilst there are benefits on the road, there are downsides, would i use discs, well i suspect my next road bike will have discs because that will be what is available, would i buy a new bike to get discs? no.

  • Updated: Col du Galibier back on the Giro menu… but it could be off again it the weather worsens   19 hours 22 min ago

    So, 50Kms.

    ITT or Sprint?

    Could be another one for Cav.

  • Tour Of California Stage 6   19 hours 37 min ago

    Captain America short of a Full House Angry

    deadline time is difficult for me with work and such so I'm tending to make my transfers at the same time as at the Giro but hey-ho it's swings and roundabouts I suppose as our friends in other timezones probably have the same problem with european races......and to be fair I would have probably wasted a transfer and bought in Zubeldia!!

  • Giro d'Italia - Tappa 14   19 hours 53 min ago

    NIBALI
    EVANS
    SANTAMBROGIO
    BETANCUR
    NIEMIEC
    MAJKA
    PIRAZZI
    PELIZOTTI
    KRUIJSWIJK

    10 point penalty...

  • Wiggins, career over?   19 hours 58 min ago

    it got some people talking, and some grunting (as they are incapable of logical thought). Away to the Daily Mail, lads.

  • Giro d'Italia - Tappa 14   20 hours 4 min ago

    Im glad to see all you guys taking penalties today!!! I'm not doing as well as I wanted to but am hopeful for today, with no penalties...

    Santambrogio
    Nibbles
    Garzelli
    Cuddles
    Uran
    Pirazzi
    Wurf
    Majka
    Betancur

    Lets hope for Pirazzi, Garzelli and Wurf in a break up the first mountain!!

  • Giro d'Italia - Tappa 14   20 hours 12 min ago

    chrisdstripes wrote:
    I took a 30-pt hit, went riskier than you so could be losing more ground today!

    Six the same as you, but no Uran, Battaglin or Niemiec - instead I have 3 guys that I'm hoping will get in the break today or tomorrow. Don't plan to make any more changes until Tuesday morning...

    I'm figuring Pirazzi,Pozzovivo and Pelizotti?

  • Giro - Tappa 13   20 hours 16 min ago

    Full House,Sprinter and Lanterne Rouge(is Gavazzi doing this on purpose?) badges for me......131pts and a 157place jump up the Giro standings(albeit still way back in 547th).

    4 transfers for tomorrow. Thinking

  • Updated: Col du Galibier back on the Giro menu… but it could be off again it the weather worsens   20 hours 27 min ago

    Same happened on Stage 1 of last years Tour of California, remember that? Pics of team cars under 6" of snow!

    They cancelled the whole stage and moved south for Stage 2.

  • Cinelli to launch Hobo steel all-rounder   20 hours 33 min ago

    You often do this, road cc: tantalize us with a 'pre-launch' feature to whet the appetite with 'look what's coming but you can't have it or even know that much about it. Not yet, not yet. Soon. Wait...'

    A close up of the whole bike, and of some bits in more detail, would be good. It would also be good to wait until you have cost of the bike before you do these tease pieces, it's an essential bit of info for most people.

    Dependent on what the Cinelli does cost, you could probably get the same frame (materials, geometry etc)built by a local independent frame builder for less money. I do like Cinelli, but the steel one I had for ten years and just sold was overpriced, not especially well made, and the paint was ridiculously fragile, chipping and scratching at the slightest touch. I've heard the same from another Cinelli steel frame owner.

  • Giro d'Italia - Tappa 14   20 hours 47 min ago

    I took a 30-pt hit, went riskier than you so could be losing more ground today!

    Six the same as you, but no Uran, Battaglin or Niemiec - instead I have 3 guys that I'm hoping will get in the break today or tomorrow. Don't plan to make any more changes until Tuesday morning...

  • Updated: Col du Galibier back on the Giro menu… but it could be off again it the weather worsens   23 hours 32 sec ago

    I wonder if Wiggins would have continued if he knew these climbs would not be ridden?

  • Oakleys - are they worth it?   23 hours 35 min ago

    TheHatter wrote:
    I've had Rudy Projects with inserts and never got on with them and I've been happy with my Oakley Half Jackets that I got last year. They didnt work out that expensive either as I got the lenses from http://www.balanceoptics.com/index.php/lens/prescription-sports/prescription-lenses.html and the frames from ebay. All in with transitions presciptions came in at a little over £200 including postage which is only a little more than the cheapest presciption sunnies.

    Thanks very much for this. I can't believe the difference in price. I can't see where the option on the website is for transitions though. Did you get your pupillary distance from your optician? On the Balance Optics site frames and lenses [prescription] are coming out at £250 & optician was £439! Am I seeing things and do I need to get my eyes re-tested??!!

  • Tour of California stage 5   23 hours 46 min ago

    You are right, my bad, I must have flicked the wrong switch or turned a dial to far....I'm on it now, should be back in 10 minutes Wink

  • Updated: Col du Galibier back on the Giro menu… but it could be off again it the weather worsens   1 day 2 hours ago

    It's normal; nowt to do with global warming!
    The Giro has always had 'snow issues' when it's headed into the high mountains, the most memorable being 25 years ago with Breukink and Hampsten's epic ride over and, more particularly, down the Passo Di Gavia.
    I'm surprised they even cluded something as high as the Galibier; I've been cycling several times in the Swiss Alps in May and you don't expect anything over about 2000m to be open at that time of year and if it is you run the risk of avalanches.

  • Tour of California stage 5   1 day 2 hours ago

    It looks stage 5 scores have been removed.

  • Roof Mounted bike carriers for a carbon bike   1 day 4 hours ago

    Probably silly question, but can't the bike go in the dingy when towing and towbar rack if you're not?

  • Tour Of California Stage 6   1 day 4 hours ago

    DZ didn't even start, he crashed in warm up, so won't be scoring anything

  • Tour Of California Stage 6   1 day 4 hours ago

    Podium badge for my purist team Smile

    1,2,3,7,16,18 for purist (plus points jersey for Sagan)

    1,4,6,7,10,15,16,19 standard could have ended u worse Thinking Only rider from my team who won't score is DZ Crying Should have gone Westra and Dennis instead of Chava and DZ

  • Tour Of California Stage 6   1 day 4 hours ago

    As much as i'd love DZ to get Laterne rouge I think he will be DNS or timed out

  • Tour Of California Stage 6   1 day 4 hours ago

    My best day for a while Smile 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 15 & 18 + GC points

  • Tour Of California Stage 6   1 day 4 hours ago

    Dammitt, missed out on another podium badge yet again! By my reckoning I've got 1,2,4,6 and whatever Busche and Chavanel picked up.

    Will there be a 'Courage' award for the TT?

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