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Stupid question – how do I
Stupid question – how do I claim the socks? I can’t find instructions anywhere.I haven’t ridden one yet but
I haven’t ridden one yet but it is high on my list. Partly because it will be my LBS and I will feel involved in the build, partly because I should be able to get it on CTW. The online offerings are amazing value, but this looks to me almost as good a deal plus more personal involvement from me and more back up if it goes wrong.I also like the mid compact; I currently have a 53/39 and 12-27, and everyone I ride with who has a compact climbs a little bit faster than me, and I think it takes less out of them. I haven’t been beaten by a hill yet, but I think a 36 small will make enough of a difference on the steep hills and a 52 is better for the rest of the time.
(I’m also looking at Cannondale Supersix, Canyon 8.0, Sensa Aquila, maybe a Rose, all around £1500. The Sensa is less than 7 kilos (they say!))
I’d visit a couple of local
I’d visit a couple of local bike shops (LBS) and get their opinion to start. I can only think of one frame with a weight limit – Kinesis Aithein at 89 kg – but 120 kilos may be a different scenario. Your work will probably have a couple of shops if they have a cycle to work scheme. Trek have a lifetime guarantee on their frames, at least their MTBs, my brother in law is on his third frame somehow.I forgot, work on my times
I forgot, work on my times on the 100 Greatest Climbs – mainly SE region but some in SW as am doing the Dartmoor this yearI’ve been roped into a team
I’ve been roped into a team Everesting early summer, can’t see beyond that. 8| I hope it will make me an absolute superman for the rest of the year, we shall see. Planning to lose a couple of kgs and hopefully upgrade the bike as my 50th birthday pressie.I hadn’t charged my Cree for
I hadn’t charged my Cree for a few days and it packed up on me tonight with about 40 mins to go. My back up light isn’t strong enough for unlit roads but I had to make do. I would make sure you have a battery light front and rear as well as rechargeable ones.Have you an objection to a
Have you an objection to a battery pack? There are any number of Cree lights on Ebay for around £20-£25, I’ve got two and they are more than I need for unlit country roads. The battery pack hangs under the stem, and once it is in place it’s fine. I can’t understand why anyone would pay any more.I also have a Moon something or other, about the size of a matchbox, USB rechargeable. I usually have this one on flash and the CREE on steady.
I would really recommend having two lights front and rear; I haven’t had one suddenly run out of charge yet but I lose sleep about it happening!
I was doing the MCC on
I was doing the MCC on another web site and the lure of the socks made me add them here too!
Makes you realise how the weather affects your ability to get out – did one a month from Jan til May, then started doing a lot more.19th Jan – 106.9km, 1 point –
19th Jan – 106.9km, 1 point – totals: 1 point, 106.9km.
23rd Feb – 101.5km, 1 point – totals 2 point, 208.4km.
23rd Mar – 103.3km, 1 point, totals 3 points, 311.7km.
26th Apr – 115.4km, 1 point, totals 4 points, 427.1km.
25th May – 101.4km, 1 point, totals 5 points, 528.5km.
8th June – 109.2km, 1 point, totals 6 points, 637.7km.
22nd June – 146.5km, 1pt, totals 7 points, 783.2km.
6th July – 120.7km, 1 pt, totals 8 points, 903.9km.
20th July – 134.3km, 1pt, totals 9 points, 1038.2km.
27th July, 158.4km, 1 pt, totals 10 points, 1196.6km.
3rd August, 101.3km, 1pt, totals 11 points 1297.9km.
10th August, 138.5km, 1 point, totals 12 points, 1436.4km
16th August, 127.3km, 1 pt, totals 13 points, 1563.7km.
21st August, 100.0km, 1pt, totals 14 points, 1663.7km.
7th September, 101.5km, 1pt, totals 15 points, 1765.2km.
20th September, 101.6km, 1pt, totals 16 points, 1866.2km
27th September, 102.9km, 1pt, totals 17 points, 1969.1km.
4th October, 111.3km, 1pt, totals 18 points, 2080.4km.
25th October, 105.0km, 1pt, totals 19 points, 2185.4km.
22nd November, 116.1km, 1pt, totals 20 pts, 2301.5 km.
6th December, 101.2km, 1pt, totals 21 pts, 2402.7 km.Wow, one of the most amazing
Wow, one of the most amazing stories I have ever read.My bike has mainly Veloce
My bike has mainly Veloce parts with some Mirage and a Miche cassette. No real problems with it but I find getting parts in a rush can be a headache, which I’m sure if it was Shimano I could go to any bike shop and get over the counter. The left crank arm fell off a year ago and it took over a week and lot of phone calls and internet searching before I was back on the road again.fitzey50 wrote:Thanks for all
Thanks for all the great replays on this
The canyon is my dream bike so I can’t put my old sram crankset on it,
It does hilight a problem if you r buying a canyon bike, the only model I can buy with a 34/50 crank on is a bike I don’t want.
So I’m having to buy the bike I really want, with the gears I don’t !
Canyon should look into this because it must put some people off..
The mid-compact makes Canyon even more attractive for me! I run a 53-39 with a 12-27 cassette; I feel a 52-36 will be a better compromise and as the other posters have said you can change the cassette easilyI’m in a similar boat to you,
I’m in a similar boat to you, hoping to get £1500 to spend next year but £1k may be more negotiable…
Sensa do some nice bikes through Merlin cycles.
Planet X may have an offer that comes in the £1k bracket.
Dolan have my interest too.
Cannondale Supersix if you can get it on offer; may be a bit racy if you have comfort/injury problems?
I’d love to go for a Kinesis Aithein (Winstanley’s have frames for under £500) but I can’t wait to source all the parts and get it built up, and I’ve not had a carbon bike so that is a must for me.I thought it was a football
I thought it was a football reference to a game that ended 5-nil! Hawaii is much more exotic!
Anyway, re-thinking the plans, switching to a Campag semi-compact is going to cost more than the bike is worth, as is the 105 option, so am now looking for a cost-effective replacement drive train. I have a very very hilly ride (think attempted Everesting…) coming up before next summer, so I think I should go for a compact and get it on the bike as early as I can so I can train with higher cadence this will give me for as long as possible. I can see some secondhand cranks on Ebay that say they work with 9 or 10 speed, so will be going that route.To change from 9 speed will need a new shifter, will the rear derailleur be ok?
OP, I would really recommend
OP, I would really recommend two lights front and rear; you can never be 100% sure if you have just one that it isn’t going to conk out on you, for whatever reason.Can I ask why you don’t like the battery pack ones? I have a couple of the cheap Chinese ones from Ebay and they are brilliant, I really cannot understand why anyone would pay more.
