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I much prefer articles. But
I much prefer articles. But if you must make videos:
SHORT and snappy videos please. I haven’t got 10 minutes to spend watching someone talk about a new bike.
CLIMBS in Britain, like the Col Collective do for the Alps.
MOVING things that we can’t get from the written word. That isn’t a camera panning slowly over a stationary bike with a bloke talking endlessly.
HOW TO videos. Quick and snappy. Installing a new crankset. Process for solving the dreaded creak. Solving indexing problems. That sort of thing.
I went to a presentation night at the University of the West of England. They’ve been involved with lots of robotics and automation. There was a guy doing a presentation on a lot of the challenges faced by driverless cars.One of the ones he said was a major problem, with driverless cars, is when the car asks the driver to take back control as it cannot cope with a situation up ahead.
He said that they’ve found out that people are completely unprepared to take back control of the car.
I guess its a bit like when you’ve been driving for hours on a motorway, and then stop to take over from your partner. It takes you a while to kind of flip your brain back into driving mode.
Yet with autonomous cars, the car might be asking you to take back control within a second, and they’ve found out people are completely unprepared for it, when the car has been driving for a couple of hours.
Exactly what happened to Air France flight 447. The pitot tubes froze up, the plane dropped out of autopilot and handed back control to the pilots, the young pilot flying panicked and stalled the plane, everyone died.
There are some good steel
There are some good steel bikes on Ebay. Go there and get a bargain, rather than something new and compromised.
Hi Frigo, would this help?
Hi Frigo, would this help?
Also, the freehub sometimes sold with the axle attached:
https://www.bike24.de/p154450.html
Good luck!
IanEdward wrote:
Thanks Dave, good reading. Any idea why an aero wheel migh feel dead like Paul suggested? Because the rim is stiffer because of the deep section, or maybe because there is more weight located at the rim?Because it’s stiffer and damper: there’s no ‘zing’ feeling. I go faster with the carbon wheels on but the bike feels more lively with the alloys on.
I can attest having done this
I can attest having done this for all my bikes that setting up using stack and reach really works.
You’ll need a spreadsheet, enter the geo for your current bike in the column B an each of the bikes you’re interested in in successive columns, and compare (with a simple (original bike – bike x) sum.
If you include a figure for stem length, you can work out what length of stem you’ll need for bike X too.
Of course, they don’t *feel* the same, but you’ll be sure that you’ll fit the bikes like a glove.
This only applies for one type of bike (eg road bikes), if you want a tourer or something completely different from your current bike, then road test them.
I’ve noticed* disk braked
I’ve noticed* disk braked bikes seem to be much more heavily discounted than rim braked bikes at the end of year sales. Not sure if that’s relevant, but you might get a bargain.
*Unscientific observation. No attempt at completeness made. YMMV.
I’ve had a Craft rain jacket
I’ve had a Craft rain jacket for commuting that’s lasted for 10 years and not lost its waterproofness. It has a single zipped pocket on the back and zipped vents on the sides and a overlapping flap on the shoulders for ventilation. Works perfectly for my shortish, fastish commute. It was never exactly close fitting, but to avoid sweatiness you don’t want skin tight.
Griff500 wrote:
Oh the irony! A month after making this post, and allowing myself to be persuaded by you lot not to worry, my shifter and RD ceased cooperating with each other 20 miles from home. 8600km recorded on the bike since new. Not much fun being left with only a 36/11 gear ratio. There was no advance warning (roughness or dodgy shifts)That sounds like the cable end came off in the shifter.
bikezero wrote:
The brakes on my Triban certainly are bad. My simpleton workaround has merely been replacing pads a lot to get them back to weak as opposed to outright dangerous. I should probably buy better quality pads. I would definitely consider wheel changes too.The key is to replace the all-in-one brake shoe and pad with a separate aluminium shoe and detachable pads. Not expensive, and makes a massive difference. This is what you need:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-ultegra-6800-r55c4-brake-shoe-set/
Just this swap changed the braking on my old Raleigh from ‘brake and pray’ to ‘powerful’. It’s the best change you can make on a cheap bike.
I’ve got a pair of (non
I’ve got a pair of (non-cycling) Columbus Sportswear windproof gloves that are perfect for this sort of weather. They have a reflective foil lining, palm and finger grippers, and you can use smartphones with them. And on sale at the moment:
https://www.columbiasportswear.co.uk/mens-trail-summit-running-gloves-1749501.html
To me, you look too far
To me, you look too far forward on the saddle. You shouldn’t be able to see any of the saddle protruding behind you.
Anyone have any experience with these? – “Hunt 4 Season Aero Wheelset” ttps://www.huntbikewheels.com/collections/road-wheels/products/hunt-4season-aero-road-wheelset-1589g-28deep-22wide#techspecs – the rider weight limit is 115kg so they might suit the OP.I’m nowhere near 115kg, but nevertheless looking at these as an upgrade to stock wheels on my Genesis Equilibrium 20
I had a set of those, they have a fantastically, manically noisy freehub. Seemed solid and used normal J-bend spokes. Weighed in at 1690g with a Campag freehub on my scales. Tubeless compatible.
Im going by various manufacturer size guides and from visits to local bike stores regarding frame sizes. Thanks for your suggestions .Excellent, there’s no better way than going for a test ride.
Oh, and follow your heart, cycling is supposed to be fun.
Here’s a few end-of-season
Here’s a few end-of-season bargains:
Planet X RTD-80 Shimano Ultegra R8000 Mix Mechanical Disc Road Bike
Planet X London Road SRAM Rival 22 Hydraulic Disc Road Bike
HOY Alto Irpavi .002 2017 Road Bike
https://www.evanscycles.com/hoy-alto-irpavi-002-2017-road-bike-EV246162
One bit of advice: if you’re new to road cycling, be very sure that you actually need an XL bike. It’s easy to convince yourself from online recommendations that you do, only to find they’ve been made by experienced cyclists who like to stretch out low. You can put a longer stem and a layback seatpost on a smaller bike, but you’ll be stuffed if the bike is too big, and XL bikes can be hard to sell.