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Oliver Duffy wrote:You lot
You lot ain’t half helpful 🙂 i have considered the genesis – itd be nice to show some brand loyalty and theres nothing wrong with 105!! i actually got to handle a propel at the weekend (not ride) lovely machine. the heavy wind i was facing either side of that brief cafe stop would be a concern on an aero bike no? aero would clearly be handy for the tris and ironWas in a similar position to you a few months ago, £1500 or so to spend on a bike. I had a shortlist of about 15 bikes and couldn’t split them on spec, give or take £50. I hadn’t considered an aero bike, and as soon as I started looking at them seriously I knew it was what I wanted. The decision came down to either a Giant Propel or a Fuji Transonic, and tried both. The Fuji looked slightly better, although I didn’t really want gloss black. The Propel rode brilliantly, and I was certain. I managed to talk my employers into doing a CTW scheme with the local Giant dealer and have been enjoying the Propel for a month or so now. It’s the Advanced 1, so the wheels are not as deep section as some, possibly not what you’d call “aero” at all, so haven’t had any issues with cross winds.
If it hadn’t have been for the CTW scheme, I would have gone with a Rose of some description, I like the fact you can tweak almost every aspect of the final bike, much more than any other retailer, and you don’t see a lot of them on the roads.
Have you looked at Dolan? Also, Evans let you test ride pretty much anything you want if you book it and give them notice.BrokenBootneck
I have a Garmin Forerunner 305 which I use running and cycling. No problems whatsoever logging rides although if I sort my rides by top speed there are several the unbelievable side of 55 mph. I’ve used it walking too.
It must be over 3 years old now, the charge sometimes only lasts 4 hours but I have a Duracell pocket charger that does a nifty job of recharging it on a couple of batteries. Hoping it will log an all day ride next month.I have one of these, used it for years bought 2005 had some issues. However if you contact Garmin and mail it to them with a problem for about £50 they will send you a refurbished one. I’ve had 2 refurbs both seemed brand spankers.
Same here, although I’ve only got through one!BrokenBootneck
I have a Garmin Forerunner 305 which I use running and cycling. No problems whatsoever logging rides although if I sort my rides by top speed there are several the unbelievable side of 55 mph. I’ve used it walking too.
It must be over 3 years old now, the charge sometimes only lasts 4 hours but I have a Duracell pocket charger that does a nifty job of recharging it on a couple of batteries. Hoping it will log an all day ride next month.I have one of these, used it for years bought 2005 had some issues. However if you contact Garmin and mail it to them with a problem for about £50 they will send you a refurbished one. I’ve had 2 refurbs both seemed brand spankers.
Same here, although I’ve only got through one!I have a Garmin Forerunner
I have a Garmin Forerunner 305 which I use running and cycling. No problems whatsoever logging rides although if I sort my rides by top speed there are several the unbelievable side of 55 mph. I’ve used it walking too.
It must be over 3 years old now, the charge sometimes only lasts 4 hours but I have a Duracell pocket charger that does a nifty job of recharging it on a couple of batteries. Hoping it will log an all day ride next month.I just bought some Morvelo
I just bought some Morvelo Unity shorts (they won a review of 15 or so bib shorts recently as the most comfy) for about £50 including delivery from Wiggle in the sale. OK, so what one reviewer may finds comfy another may find murder, but so far so good. I’m hoping they work for me on a 16+ ride. That and the sudocrem…The fat sanctimonious bastard
The fat sanctimonious bastard should try riding a bike – he could do with shifting some pounds – on our roads and then he might realise that not ALL hgv drivers are that great.Definitely look at both of
Definitely look at both of those, I tried an Aithein recently and it was VERY nice. Look at Rose and Canyon too, the Germans aren’t as hung up on carbon as we are so make some nice light frames.I have a VERY sweet tooth; I
I have a VERY sweet tooth; I can eat a whole big bag of Maynards wine gums (or skittles or jelly babies or Tooty Frootys) one after the other in about 10 minutes. The two exceptions for me are Liquorice Allsorts, have to stop half way through a bag or I feel sick. Jelly babies are the extreme, I can only eat about 3 of them without becoming nauseous.I also get very thirsty so even at this time of year on a 4+ hr ride I’ll take 2 x 750 ml bottles, one full of water and one full of SIS mixed up from a tablet and a half.
I take a couple of gels too, but like you can’t take more than that. I like Coop flapjacks, they are £1 and a good size, can be taken out the wrapper on the bike.
Fig rolls are good, you can wrap 6 up in some foil, again easy to get at whilst pedalling, not sticky and don’t disintegrate.
I am steering clear of the “specific” energy products these days, it doesn’t have to branded “sports” or whatever to do the job – in fact I took a mini pork pie on Ridelondon last year, was brilliant! Savoury stuff balances up all the sweet & sickly energy products.
I will have chocolate milk after a ride as a recovery drink. Not sure how it would be on a warm day!
I disagree completely with
I disagree completely with Shep, drop bars mean you have way more positions than an MTB plus you will ride out of the saddle a lot more on a road bike.
I bought an eBay special a couple of years ago, an ally Olmo frame from the 90’s with new Campag kit; Khamsin wheels and mainly Veloce groupset. The wheels have been brilliant, over 11000 miles now still dead straight.
Veloce is good too, most people say buttons for downshifting are crap but the Veloce ones work well and I can (just) about reach them from the drops. The whole brake/shifter thing looks a lot nicer than a lot of the competition too.
In your position I’d have a good look at ebay – I think you’re more likely to get a bargain.Read a review recently of 14
Read a review recently of 14 or so makes around or under 100, and they went for Morvelo Unity 80’s. Will be trying a pair soon, need something for a day in the saddle.If this is the case, there
If this is the case, there needs to be another category of road. Ie a road that isn’t a motorway but bikes still can’t use. I know some of the A19 and wouldn’t choose to ride on it but by the same token I DO ride on the A24 in rush hour and don’t find it too bad.So, Fullgas, who is the
So, Fullgas, who is the bully? Have you any more insults to throw at me? If you don’t think LA has done huge damage to cycling, that’s your opinion. But there are plenty of others who do, and I for one wouldn’t want his name associated with my efforts to raise money for charity.I saw your comment about me raising money for charity. I’ve done my bit and continue to do more.
And to dismiss the LA episode and all that has happened after it and is still happening now as “politics” is conveniently stupid.
FullGas
As for LA, people should learn to forgive and forget. He can keep being banned for life from cycling. But that doesn’t mean he can’t do something useful like raising money to fight cancer. People who oppose to that are just as bad as he was when he doped and bullied people.Really? Are you sure? Especially your last sentence.
I shouldn’t, but I’m going to bite it anyway. Really.
Let me put it another way. Do you really think that saving lives, either by raising money to fight cancer or in any other way, is more important than remedying some hurt egos? If so, you can’t say you’re better than a bully at best.
So I’m a bully? I don’t understand that or your previous comparison. You on the other hand are incredibly naive. Have you read Tyler Hamilton’s book, are you ignoring what everyone else on the pro circuit at the time has to say about him? Do you think he is just doing it to raise money for charity and save lives? Or is he trying to get some positive publicity, some redemption for his atrocious behaviour in the past? I know he wasn’t the only doper, but he was right at the top of the tree, and he has caused massive damage to the professional sport, and by association, cycling and cyclists generally.
It’s Geoff Thomas’ charity ride, and that has now been overshadowed by the great Lance Armstrong circus.Ridden 5k miles for the last
Ridden 5k miles for the last two years on (mainly) Veloce. Can’t honestly say if it is better or worse than 105, but overall no complaints. Have a subjective feeling that when it wears out or goes wrong it can be a little harder to get parts and fix it. My left crank arm fell off after 6 months use, probably a reflection of my hop on and ride philosophy of bike maintenance than of Campag build quality but it took two weeks to get back on the road ; I’m sure a Shimano set up would have been sorted in 48 hrs max.
I actually like the buttons for the down shift, I can reach mine from the drops, the action is actually better than the enormous push required on the 105 bike I tried recently.FullGas wrote:You shouldn’t
You shouldn’t leave, haters always gonna hate. Instead we could advocate together to find ways to manage the trolls. For instance, we could push the site owners to develop a flag post feature.As for LA, people should learn to forgive and forget. He can keep being banned for life from cycling. But that doesn’t mean he can’t do something useful like raising money to fight cancer. People who oppose to that are just as bad as he was when he doped and bullied people.
Really? Are you sure? Especially your last sentence.
