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  • May 23, 2017 at 9:13 am #27150
    steady lad

    Morning

    Going cycling in the Peak District this weekend and I am slightly concerened as I don’t have a climbers jersey, I think my usual jersey is just standard.  Is it still worth going or will the lack of the appropriate apparel cause me serious issues?

    Somebody on here will know…

    Cheers

    Steady

     

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  • May 25, 2017 at 6:05 am #893879
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    MandaiMetric
    BehindTheBikesheds wrote:
    Meh, everyone knows that mint ones save you at least 3.827 watts over the chocolate ones @10C 1000ft altitude and travelling at 35mphyes

    Back in the day, some cyclists secretly used Orange Aeros, but they were banned by the UCI on safety grounds.

    May 24, 2017 at 9:36 pm #893877
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    BeatPoet

    I’d stay at home. You’ll be

    I’d stay at home. You’ll be an embarrassment to yourself and other folk will be embarrassed for you. You know it’s for the best.

    But get organised properly next time. A climber’s jersey is at least £150. Apologies if you’re just a beginner!

    May 24, 2017 at 6:21 pm #893875
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    Anonymous
    CygnusX1 wrote:
    alansmurphy wrote:
    For the downhills you will need aero bars, if you don’t have aero bars I can recommend buying two aero bars and sticking them on your non aero bars…

    Here’s a picture showing how to correctly install them 😉

    OP – hopefully you can spot when you are being sent to fetch a left handed screwdriver.  Please ignore the advice about putting oil on your rims.  The aero bars are useful though as long as the sun isn’t too hot.

     

    Meh, everyone knows that mint ones save you at least 3.827 watts over the chocolate ones @10C 1000ft altitude and travelling at 35mphyes

    May 24, 2017 at 12:39 pm #893873
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    Jimbomitch

    You will definately need a

    You will definately need a climbers jersey, shorts and shoes.

    WARNING: At the summit, dont forget to change into the descenders apparel.

    May 23, 2017 at 7:03 pm #893871
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    wycombewheeler

    CygnusX1 wrote:

    CygnusX1 wrote:

    alansmurphy wrote:
    For the downhills you will need aero bars, if you don’t have aero bars I can recommend buying two aero bars and sticking them on your non aero bars…

    Here’s a picture showing how to correctly install them 😉

    OP – hopefully you can spot when you are being sent to fetch a left handed screwdriver.  Please ignore the advice about putting oil on your rims.  The aero bars are useful though as long as the sun isn’t too hot.

     


    guaranteed to improve performance on long rides, but only when the temperature is below 15c. Probably not relevent to this weekend when a climbers jersey is under consideration.
    Seriously just forgo the vest (even though it is still May).
    I bought a climbers jersey once, horrible fabric never use it.

    May 23, 2017 at 1:51 pm #893869
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    CygnusX1
    Duncann wrote:
    CygnusX1 wrote:
    alansmurphy wrote:
    For the downhills you will need aero bars, if you don’t have aero bars I can recommend buying two aero bars and sticking them on your non aero bars…

    Here’s a picture showing how to correctly install them 😉

    Love that pic – brilliant!!

    So do I, but I can’t claim ownership – all rights of the photographer acknowledged (if I knew who they were – I think it was someone here on road.cc).  All kudos to them.

     

     

    May 23, 2017 at 1:26 pm #893867
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    Dnnnnnn
    vonhelmet wrote:
    steady lad wrote:
    Cheers fellas

    I’m still regretting my ride last weekend when I wore a standard M&S vest underneath my non-wicking Northwave jersey. I was somewhat damp by the end and marginally less comfortable than I might have been in a ideal world.  You live and learn I guess.

     

    Steady lad

     

    A vest?  As in a cotton vest?  Seriously?

    Glad he mentioned Northwave. I was starting to wonder if his “usual jersey” was a Pringle…

    May 23, 2017 at 1:24 pm #893865
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    Dnnnnnn
    CygnusX1 wrote:
    alansmurphy wrote:
    For the downhills you will need aero bars, if you don’t have aero bars I can recommend buying two aero bars and sticking them on your non aero bars…

    Here’s a picture showing how to correctly install them 😉

    OP – hopefully you can spot when you are being sent to fetch a left handed screwdriver.  Please ignore the advice about putting oil on your rims.  The aero bars are useful though as long as the sun isn’t too hot.

     

    Love that pic – brilliant!!

    May 23, 2017 at 1:07 pm #893863
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    CygnusX1
    alansmurphy wrote:
    For the downhills you will need aero bars, if you don’t have aero bars I can recommend buying two aero bars and sticking them on your non aero bars…

    Here’s a picture showing how to correctly install them 😉

    OP – hopefully you can spot when you are being sent to fetch a left handed screwdriver.  Please ignore the advice about putting oil on your rims.  The aero bars are useful though as long as the sun isn’t too hot.

     

    May 23, 2017 at 12:31 pm #893861
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    vonhelmet
    steady lad wrote:
    Cheers fellas

    I’m still regretting my ride last weekend when I wore a standard M&S vest underneath my non-wicking Northwave jersey. I was somewhat damp by the end and marginally less comfortable than I might have been in a ideal world.  You live and learn I guess.

     

    Steady lad

     

    A vest?  As in a cotton vest?  Seriously?

    May 23, 2017 at 12:13 pm #893859
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    steady lad

    rnick wrote:

    rnick wrote:
    In addition to aero bars, you’ll definitely need brake rim oil….it’ll stop the rims overheating going down and the extra speed you carry on the up will help reduce the risk of you overheating. If the weather looks wet, pop a spare bottle in.

     

    Sound advice mate, cheers.

    May 23, 2017 at 12:05 pm #893857
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    steady lad

    Cheers fellas

    Cheers fellas

    I’m still regretting my ride last weekend when I wore a standard M&S vest underneath my non-wicking Northwave jersey. I was somewhat damp by the end and marginally less comfortable than I might have been in a ideal world.  You live and learn I guess.

     

    Steady lad

     

    May 23, 2017 at 11:44 am #893855
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    macrophotofly wrote:

    macrophotofly wrote:
    From memory none of the climbs in the Peak District takes more than 20mins and most are sub-5 mins

    Cat & Fiddle in 20 minutes would be impressive, even in a climber’s jersey

    May 23, 2017 at 11:26 am #893853
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    rnick

    In addition to aero bars, you
    In addition to aero bars, you’ll definitely need brake rim oil….it’ll stop the rims overheating going down and the extra speed you carry on the up will help reduce the risk of you overheating. If the weather looks wet, pop a spare bottle in.

    May 23, 2017 at 11:22 am #893851
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    peted76

    I suspect this isn’t a wind

    I suspect this isn’t a wind up actually.

    If we’re to believe the marketing from Castelli, Rapha and the like as soon as the sun comes out we all need a ‘climbers jersey’… it’ll keep us cool AND stop the sun from burning our weak pathetic pale bodies into cinders. All hyperbole firmly aimed at middle aged men who should never be seen in such tight flimsy and often see through material, team sky look stupid in see through tops and skin suits, emperor’s new clothes, Vladimir should know better too but even heads of state can get caught up in the marketing….  see here for the new tech from castelli is helping catch fish more efficiently.

     

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