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VeloPeo wrote:It’s a 20mph
[quote=VeloPeo]It’s a 20mph limit through the park. If they arrested every cyclist that broke it they wouldn’t have any court space for anyone elseThere’s 2500 riders with a > 20mph average on this lap of the park strava segment
http://www.strava.com/segments/610040%5B/quote%5DBLOODY SCOFFLAWS! Why isn’t the Met tracking down each and every Lycra-clad skinny-arsed one of ’em? Crush their bikes in front of their blubbing eyes I say!
Royal Parks Act includes
Royal Parks Act includes bikes, specifically for Richmond Park I understand. Fair enough.http://www.frp.org.uk/pdf/frp/44_On_the_Road_In_Richmond_Park_Website_version_040712.pdf
In near-on 300km of the Swiss
In near-on 300km of the Swiss Alps last weekend I saw *****2***** discarded carbo shot squeezy tubes.And believe me, head down, 7kph, I had plenty of time to look 😉
Read the manual, set the
Read the manual, set the shifter up correctly. And/or Listen to one of the @bikeshopshow podcasts covering front mech setup. Ep45: http://bikeshopshow.libsyn.com/bike-shop-show-00045You can’t go wrong.
NO. Not unless you are on
NO. Not unless you are on 23c’s and weigh 100kg. Follow this PDF, it’s science. Anyone else is wrong.http://www.bikequarterly.com/images/TireDrop.pdf
Your arse, hands and times will thank you.
700c aka 29″ do roll better
700c aka 29″ do roll better than 26″. Pop some nice fat Conti Gatorskins on and any Sustrans path is easy. If you need grip, some cyclocross tyres will do the trick. Or go the whole hog and get some tubeless, like the new Hutchinson Secteur 28 – if you can find them. If I was off touring they would be my choice. The last thing you want to do with a loaded touring bike is be changing flats.
A friend has a set – they
A friend has a set – they were made just for Specialized: http://specialized.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/516163-fulcrum-racing-wheels“The Fulcrum Racing 4 consists of the rim of the 3 and the spokes and hubs of the 5”
Yes. But it will go out of
Yes. But it will go out of true quicker in that spot over time. I have a Workcycles FR8 with three spokes missing for years (damaged hub flange), wheel still perfectly true despite carrying a 70+ kg load at times.
Monkii cages can be mounted
Monkii cages can be mounted *anywhere* on your bike: http://www.freeparable.com/monkiiclipGet ’em from http://www.cyclemiles.co.uk/products/
You’re welcome 😉
I swapped from 23 to 28
I swapped from 23 to 28 (Gatorskins) 6 months ago. Apart from only having had one flat in over 3,000km, I’m faster and have no more wrist/bum pain from vibration on poorly-surfaced roads. I follow the 15% drop rule – http://goo.gl/fkCwA – so for a 70kg rider + 10kg bike, I run 80psi rear / 50psi front.This might be heresy to those who ‘know’ different, but the science says 15% drop and a larger tyre means same or lower rolling resistance, less fatigue, and fewer punctures.
My wife (5’4″, riding a 51cm)
My wife (5’4″, riding a 51cm) just sold hers. Too aggressive a riding position for her, even with the stem flipped. She’s going for a more relaxed touring fit. That said, if you want a low-cost (<£400) racer, they are the best choice out there, hands-down.
I’ve owned loads of Oakleys
I’ve owned loads of Oakleys over the last two decades, (Blades, Razor Blades, M-frames, etc). Back in the day, sure. They were innovative and perfect for running/cycling. Nowadays the £2.99-£5.99 ones I’ve got recently from Aldi and Lidl work fine (100% UV, non-slip bridges/temples etc) and look good too, according to the fashionistas. Oakleys might be fine for people with enough cash for £150+ not to be an issue, but most people aren’t like that, and the differences are almost non-existent these days. Put the £150 I just saved you toward some better wheels 🙂I put my £2.99 Aldi glasses vs. Oakleys in the same bucket as the £15.99 CREE XML T6 LED lights vs. £200+ brand-name ones in bike shops. Yes, you can pay a fortune for lights. Do they work better/brighter/longer? probably not. Technology and production evolves and trickles down. The materials used to make £2.99 glasses in China today are the same materials, and probably the same factory as the £150 Oakleys, but the people who spunked a fortune desperately want/need to *believe* they didn’t waste their cash. Do your lenses need to be ballistic-grade and 99.999999% optically perfect? Not with my eyesight they don’t, and I’m not planning on getting shot in the face either.
I’m loving my Shutt Velo
I’m loving my Shutt Velo Rapide ones, which admittedly are £99 but have been as low as 60 recently.
The £9.99 ultralight jacket
The £9.99 ultralight jacket looks like it might be OK. Better than the £130 most bike brands want.
Fringe wrote:make it an Audax
make it an Audax event, cheaper for you and the punters and probably better ( IMO ). :DIf I wanted weirdy-beardy I’d visit a ham radio meetup.
Seriously though, I’m already organising a 200km Audax event this summer, before all the paid-up Audaxers start a-hatin’. This is much more a mainstream, semi-mass-start, big party at the end type thing.
And Audaxers don’t have any money. They blow it all on fig newtons and LED headtourches used to fix flats in A-road laybys at 3am.
I think.