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  • October 14, 2014 at 7:12 pm #22583
    BL7

    ~X(

    That time again, away goes the 53, out comes the compact. Fit it with the mud guards and all of a sudden the legs are like stone, the lungs are like a 60-a-day-60 year old, a 4% feels like a 14%, and I’m cooking better than Mary Berry!

    Anyone else suffer??

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  • October 15, 2014 at 9:08 pm #818053
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    Anonymous

    Having finally picked up some
    Having finally picked up some SKS raceblades for the CX today, I’m worried about stories of them slipping. Any tips to stop it? I was going to wrap the tubes in electrical tape to stop paint damage.

    October 15, 2014 at 8:10 pm #818051
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    BL7

    Welsh boy? Need I say any
    Welsh boy? Need I say any more?? I used to know someone who shared similar views as this, I’m sure his name was Richard Head, but could be wrong with this??

    The SKS do slip, I found the same, but eventually found a setting that suits, and taped them up to stop further slipping and thus rubbing.

    Not sure if many of you lot ride on your own, but the group I ride with, if you’ve not got the decency and manners to fit mud guards, you are invited to ride at the back!!

    October 15, 2014 at 7:28 pm #818049
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    drfabulous0

    In response to the OP, if you
    In response to the OP, if you adjust your mudguards so they don’t rub then your bike won’t feel so hard to ride. Also get some LED lights, that bottle dynamo isn’t helping. :B

    October 15, 2014 at 5:25 pm #818047
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    teaboy

    crikey wrote:Quote:Sorry, I

    crikey wrote:
    Sorry, I obviously meant to say ‘ride faster and overtake then’…

    Are you sure that’s what you meant?
    Are you wearing HI-Viz undies?
    Do you own a pair of reflective cycle clips?

    Do you, and I apologise for the uncouth remark to follow, ride a folding bike?
    ;)

    Hi Viz undies?! I dream of such things! 8>

    October 15, 2014 at 5:09 pm #818045
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    crikey

    Quote:Sorry, I obviously

    Sorry, I obviously meant to say ‘ride faster and overtake then’…

    Are you sure that’s what you meant?
    Are you wearing HI-Viz undies?
    Do you own a pair of reflective cycle clips?

    Do you, and I apologise for the uncouth remark to follow, ride a folding bike?
    😉

    October 15, 2014 at 5:03 pm #818043
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    teaboy

    crikey wrote:Quote:If you’re

    crikey wrote:
    If you’re riding close enough to get spray you’re too close, especially in bad weather.

    =))
    Spoken like a true commuter nerd…

    Sorry, I obviously meant to say ‘ride faster and overtake then’…

    Personally I don’t sit on wheels of people I don’t know who may well have questionable bike-handling skills, wet weather or not.

    October 15, 2014 at 4:56 pm #818041
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    crikey

    Quote:If you’re riding close

    If you’re riding close enough to get spray you’re too close, especially in bad weather.

    =))
    Spoken like a true commuter nerd…

    October 15, 2014 at 4:48 pm #818039
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    teaboy

    Sheen wheels wrote:If you’re

    Sheen wheels wrote:
    If you’re riding with no-one else around, feel free to ride without mudguards – it’s your ass. But if you’re going to commute in London, or anywhere else, please fit the guards – fed up with getting other people’s spray in the face.

    If you’re riding close enough to get spray you’re too close, especially in bad weather.

    October 15, 2014 at 4:45 pm #818037
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    harman_mogul

    Sounds right on-trend Dave.
    Sounds right on-trend Dave.

    October 15, 2014 at 4:20 pm #818035
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    Sheen wheels

    If you’re riding with no-one
    If you’re riding with no-one else around, feel free to ride without mudguards – it’s your ass. But if you’re going to commute in London, or anywhere else, please fit the guards – fed up with getting other people’s spray in the face.

    October 15, 2014 at 4:01 pm #818033
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    Super Domestique

    Not sure why my edited post
    Not sure why my edited post from earlier today is now appearing newer than my reply to the reply!

    October 15, 2014 at 3:42 pm #818031
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    dave atkinson

    i’m currently rebuilding the
    i’m currently rebuilding the Tripster ATR as my winter über-bike. got 28mm tubeless tyres, tortec guards and rack, and i’m testing the new Rival22 hydraulic groupset. all-in, with pedals, it’s 10kg on the nose. so not too shabby

    October 15, 2014 at 3:30 pm #818029
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    Super Domestique

    On the subject of winter
    On the subject of winter bikes, I’m going to use my Allez over winter mainly.

    Last year it sat mainly on the turbo but I find that boring plus, at times, painful due to issues I’ve had with my hip/groin.

    I’ve just ordered some new brake blocks and have a set of 25c tyres hanging up and calling to me to fit. (Not sure if they are any good – Bontrager Select – but they were a fiver each so rude not to buy them! They have no direction / drive logos for a tyre with grooves though which is odd!)

    Thanks to upgrades my father has made I also have access to practically an unused 2300 drivetrain too. So ALU bike with cheap and replaceable drivetrain. Job done.

    Can’t quite bring myself to fit mudguards though!

    October 15, 2014 at 3:29 pm #818027
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    Super Domestique

    I did buy some sks short ones
    I did buy some sks short ones a while back but kept getting horrendous rub on the front tyre. Every time I got it sorted I’d hit s bump and it’d start again.

    Took them off and they sit in the parts bin somewhere.

    Maybe I’ll try again one day but can’t bring myself to that yet.

    October 15, 2014 at 3:24 pm #818025
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    Jimmy Ray Will

    Can’t understand the
    Can’t understand the reluctance to use mudguards… Well I can, it took me years before I caved in, but once I did, there really is no looking back.

    For a start it just opens the window of what is acceptable weather to be riding a bike in reasonable comfort.

    Not being sprayed means that its easier for your clothes to maintain a reasonable core temperature. It also means that you do not get the dreaded chamois rash from the edge of your chamois. Also, your cables, headset, brakes do not get contaminated with salty, grit filled water, so your bike performs better as well. Oh, one final thing, your rear light is unlikely to be contaminated by water and fail on your when you most need it!

    The downsides are a little extra weight (minimal) and a reduction in aero performance (approximately 0.5-1 mph)… oh, and you do look a lot less euro.

    Honestly, get mudguards, you’ll never look back.

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