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Simmo72 wrote:It would be a
It would be a tremendous help if you could actually spell the brand you are trying so hard to endorse.True, true. Throwing in the odd punctuation mark or capital letter might have helped or, on second thoughts, not.
Simmo72 wrote:It would be a
It would be a tremendous help if you could actually spell the brand you are trying so hard to endorse.True, true. Throwing in the odd punctuation mark or capital letter might have helped or, on second thoughts, not.
Simmo72 wrote:It would be a
It would be a tremendous help if you could actually spell the brand you are trying so hard to endorse.True, true. Throwing in the odd punctuation mark or capital letter might have helped or, on second thoughts, not.
monty dog wrote:Tread pattern
Tread pattern makes no difference to how a road tyre performs – as said, the pressure between rubber and road is so high it simply pushes the water into the cracks in the tarmac.Tread does make a difference on road tyres, in the wet at least, it’s just not a big effect compared with compound, pressure, compliance etc. Here’s some interesting points from people that might know a few things
glynr36 wrote:thorolf
I prefer to use leg and arm warmers instead of shaving. From very light warmers/sun guards in summer, to more warmer (Roubaix, Vuelta fabric etc) ones in winter. I wear them all year round.For me, this is a much easier way to achieve the same effect as shaving. Vanity doesn’t interest me one iota.
I fail to see how you get the same effect? Or what is the same effect you are on about?Not sure, but I was reading it as the aero benefits (if any).
daddyELVIS wrote:mtbtomo
Pale pastey shaved legs look even worse than pale pastey hairy legs.….but tanned shaved legs with plenty of miles in them look the business!
Don’t believe the reasons given (massage, road rash, aero, etc) – the real reason is that it just looks right.
Hairy legs + lycra = WRONG!!!
Bah ! Legs are for providing power, not looking at. The litmus test for such things should surely be – what would a Klingon do ?
I have a 6800 group on my
I have a 6800 group on my Wilier and it’s absolutely cracking. That said, the new 105 5800 11-speed group is out now, will probably have most of what the 6800 inherited from Dura Ace and only costs 325 quid odd at Merlins at the moment. I’d love to see a proper review of the 5800 as it looks like an absolute steal.
FWIW I use
FWIW I use these....not sure if that fits in with how you’d like to use them, but they are jolly good at not losing bottles on bouncy surfaces.
HalfWheeler wrote:Not my cup
Not my cup of tea but each to their own.Personally speaking I think wearing what is essentially a mobile advertising billboard for either a Belgian lottery company, French supermarket, German phone company, etc etc is a bit odd.
Yeah it is decidedly odd and as truffy said, you often pay quite a chunk for the privilege.
However…. this summer I was after a decent pair of bib shorts for hotter weather (oh the irony now…) and the Endura Movistar team kit kept hitting all the right buttons. Given it is supposedly exactly the same as the kit that Movistar use (good pads, ColdBlack etc) and not some over-priced pastiche, it seems to be extremely reasonably priced, especially as it always seems to be on offer (70 odd quid for the bibs and 50/55 quid for a top). I generally dis-like logos on clothing on general but… I was getting tempted.
Alas thus far i’ve bottled getting the bibs, or jersey, primarily because I think i’d feel like a plonker. I don’t normally give a damn what people think about the clothes I wear, and never have done, so this is somewhat odd – there is some technically excellent kit at a decent price that i’m looking for and would actually be of use to me, but i’m not getting it. Feels pretty stupid state of affairs to me.. any thoughts yes or no ?
giobox wrote:Crosshair
Rich- just pair the speed sensor and it starts using it. Switch on with no speed sensor and it defaults to gps. At least that’s my understanding of how it works based on not reading the instructions 🙂 (edge 800)The other day, my speed sensor broke and it read 0mph until I switched off and on again so I could continue the ride using gps.
I think Crosshair is right, from what I remember the Edge computers do this automatically. Kind of makes sense- little point in using the GPS if the sensor is present.
The Bryton i’m using does it as well – I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s just the way it’s normally done on GPS head units in general, as you say it makes sense.
paulrbarnard wrote:I
I personally think the analy retentive arseholes who flag segments should be taken out the back and shot. It’s only your opinion that it’s dangerous.…
Flagging segments says more about you than it does about the segment. Go ahead and do it, if you are an arsehole.
Phew ! You know, just for a second I thought you might accidentally over-generalise things…..
Quince wrote:I’m kind of
I’m kind of high-jacking this out of curiosity now, but I think it’s relevant to the OP; which is an easier/cheaper method of easing up gears: throwing a wider cassette onto the back, or going triple on the front?Easier/cheaper is the cassette (and rear mech/chain if absolutely necessary).
Suffolk Cycling wrote:Deffo
[quote=Suffolk Cycling]Deffo make the Garmin 510 your next buy if you can – I coincidentallty wrote today about my recent purchase of an Edge 510…http://www.suffolkcycling.com/cycling/benefits-of-garmin-edge-510/%5B/quote%5D
The 510 is a very fine looking bit of kit, but also on the high side price-wise. I’d recommend folk considering other similar jobbies as well when considering a head unit, e.g. Bryton, Mio and even the Edge 500. It may be that the few extras the 510 has over some of the others are worth it to the buyer, but they may also prefer not having them and saving some cash… either way, there’s some nice kit out there.
“I embraced the raised
“I embraced the raised profile that British cycling has gotten from all the good stuff that has happened, but out on the road I am not so sure if it’s been a good thing?”If it’s exposed more folk to people with as short a fuse and with as little patience, empathy, understanding or manners as you then, no, probably not a good thing. Calm down mate, some of that sounds annoying but please read it back to yourself and see if you still think your reactions are proportional.
JonD wrote:>You should also
>You should also beware of some of the cheaper sensors (especially Decathlon) which, whilst compatible, don’t broadcast their sensor ID in a way which allows all computers to recognize them.>completely different protocol
Interesting..Garmin screw it up too. The latest Etrex line (came out a few years ago) can pick up cadence, hrm. (Etrexes generally are oft-used by the audax crowd.)
Can I use a cadence-only sensor ? – can I heck ! – only the (more expensive) combined Garmin sensor works, yet it does nothing with the speed pickup.Interesting – the only Etrex on the ANT+ product list is the E30, and that’s only spec’d to support HRM, temp and Geocache.. half surprised it works with cadence at all. I guess the audax crowd would be less interested in the more performance oriented profiles but even so, it’s a weird choice of navigation aid.