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Simon E wrote:Start with 80
Start with 80 front and 90 rear.When you’ve ridden those pressures for a while experiment by reducing / increasing them by at least 10 psi and see how it rides.
This sounds like pretty good advice to me.
Duncann wrote:mrmo
Cyclists pay VAT, roads are paid for from general taxation, cyclists therefore do pay towards the upkeep of the roads when they buy a bike. Why not turn the argument around, why should the driver of a Nissan leaf have any right to the road, they DON’T pay VED!!!!!!!!Your misjudgement, Sir, if I may be so bold, is to base your argument on facts and logic :)
..except the first sentence is unrelated to the new, proposed VED regime – in which its logic largely disappears (to the unwashed, enraged motorist) – and the second is merely the rewording of the nonsense cyclists have been fighting since forever.
The point was seemingly so far away when it sped by that it is perhaps unsurprising its passing was unheard.
mrmo wrote:Cyclists pay VAT,
Cyclists pay VAT, roads are paid for from general taxation, cyclists therefore do pay towards the upkeep of the roads when they buy a bike.I know, as do purchases of other vehicles. I’m not necessarily advocating we do it, just agreeing with some that it’s about perception in many ways.
Why not turn the argument around, why should the driver of a Nissan leaf have any right to the road, they DON’T pay VED!!!!!!!!..because you’d be just as stupid as the ignorant gits who complain about cyclists.
ianrobo wrote:Martyn_K
So this tax is applied only to new registrations for vehicles bought after 2017? Well there is a simple answer to this one and loath as i am to want to pay more for a bike just slap a £10 tax on a new bike to cover a road tax.Drivers silenced. Job done.
Why should I pay twice ?
It’s paying per vehicle. I’d prefer to not have to do it, and should be un-necessary, but from a practical point of view
– it’d be more or less unnoticeable on the price of a bike
– it’d be more money in the fund
– it’d take a lot of the wind out of the sails of those idiots who will be reviling cyclists for “not paying their way”.Thanks George, I wonder how many injuries might ultimately be attributable, in some way, to the increased sense of righteousness from some of the more idiotic motor vehicle drivers ?
edster99 wrote:Free speed =
Free speed = tubulars.Well speed perhaps – lovely ride quality, often – but ‘free’ ?….
FWIW – 75kg and 25mm tyres
FWIW – 75kg and 25mm tyres (Vittoria Open Pave) on 23mm (17mm internal) rims – usually about 80psi (front) / 85psi (rear).
richcrocker79 wrote:thats a
thats a good point well made, i keep forgetting 105 is now 11 speed. how are the brakes? I’ve tried 6800 and they were a world apart from my current set up, even with me using swiss stop pads – if 105 are as good then i think you may well be right about justifying the price difference.I think the general consensus is that 6800 brakes are better than 5800 but the difference is small, and the 105 groupset as a whole is really not that far off Ultegra e.g. from the road.cc review
In a word: brilliant. The 11-speed 105 5800 groupset is everything you could want in terms of performance, looks, durability and above all value.
The week before getting my hands on the 5800 group I was riding a 5700-equipped bike.The difference is like night and day. The new 11-speed group provides faster and more precise shifting, more powerful and easier to control braking and an overall more solid feel.
I’ve also been riding the 5800 alongside a test bike with brand new Ultegra 6800. Ultegra performs even better than 105, but the difference is minimal. Taking into account the fact that even with the cheapest internet prices 105 is £200 cheaper for a mere 370g weight penalty, overall it comes out on top.
or the cyclingweekly review
The new Shimano 105 5800 groupset offers improved shifting, faultless braking, and all-round great performance and efficiency as it makes the jump up ot 11-speed for 2015. The performance gap to Ultegra is smaller than ever, and with an RRP of £559.99, it’s a hard choice to make.
Nice choice to have 🙂
giff77 wrote:stumps wrote:I
I must be in the minority here as i think they are great. Just last night the roads were soaked with standing water in quite a few places and i was bone dry. I averaged 16-18 mph, not flying by some standards but you still get a canny spray off the wheels and i was dry.Best ever £3.99 on ebay i’ve ever spent.
So an ass saver kept your feet bone dry then :/ personally I can live with a wet backside but hate wet feet with a vengeance. If wet the cruds get clipped on with the bodge job mud flaps. If I get caught out I just have to suck it :S
Like Cruds (once on) but it the weather is merely sketchy-ish an Ass Saver and Toe Thingies go a long way.
Well worth looking at the 105
Well worth looking at the 105 5800 groupset – 300 quid for the lot seems like a bargain to me. I run 6800 currently, and it is lovely, but if I was buying these days i’d be hard pressed to justify the price difference between the 105 and Ultegra.
Can’t think of any real
Can’t think of any real advantages to be honest – an insignificant aero difference maybe, perhaps marginally less (or more) chance of pinch flats depending on rim size, probably less leeway to get a more comfortable ride on the front, a tad less grip. If I was a betting man i’d say there’s possibly more cons than pros – but it’s not by much either way. I’d go with the 25s FWIW.
Kadinkski wrote:What does
What does piss head actually mean in English? I thought it was a drunk.
Yeah pretty much, or someone behaving as if drunk.
Batchy wrote:Well for f__k
Well for f__k sake are’nt I allowed to have an opinion ?Of course, but when that opinion seems to be ‘listen to me, use this’ it’s perhaps not the most useful. Can we stop this noise now and let the OP get some advise from others ?
Simon E wrote:Defensive?
Defensive? Sorry, no.I suspect you are reading too much into my suggestions.
Apologies if so, with your comment coming after Batchys I probably did – I think mine was aimed more at him anyway. Point taken.
Simon E wrote:fukawitribe
Right lets get things straight ! Michelin Lithium 2 ! Cheap, durable, comfortable, reasonably light, roll well, look good ! Why pay more unless you are racing !Because ! Although they’re OK-ish ! And great value for money ! There are alternatives !
I’ve found that the usual budget alternatives – Schwalbe Lugano (yuck), Vittoria Rubino wired model etc – are no match for the Lithion 2 for either comfort or confidence/grip in the wet. It’s certainly the best value tyre I’ve tried, and very similar to the Pro4 Endurance I am using now, while the others just feel wooden and ‘cheap’.
Sheesh guys, calm down, no-one was saying that Lithions weren’t good value – it’s just that you don’t have to spend a whole lot of money to get arguably some very good tyres. More, yes, but it’s often worth it and the difference is often fairly pitiful in the scheme of things.
There are plenty of good alternatives at all different price points that would probably be suitable for the OP, some of which previous posts were suggesting – no need to get so defensive or suggest (as Batchy did) that there is only one choice. I’m sure with enough information the OP can make their own value judgement.
Batchy wrote:Right lets get
Right lets get things straight ! Michelin Lithium 2 ! Cheap, durable, comfortable, reasonably light, roll well, look good ! Why pay more unless you are racing !Because ! Although they’re OK-ish ! And great value for money ! There are alternatives !