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With all due respect, this
With all due respect, this all sounds a bit of a faff? Was thinking of a disc bike as commuter, but interested in thoughts as to whether discs are too hard to live with in daily use. I ride to work all year.
New bike!
New bike!
Self built Bianchi Sempre Pro, full Campagnolo Chorus, Campagnolo Zonda wheels, Syntace finishing kit, Speedplay zeros. The poor man’s Specialissima.
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The lovely old Infinito has gone to a happy owner in Lincoln to help save up for something really special, but meanwhile I missed celeste.. so this end-of-season bargain frame from Italy came home.
Sadly now sold to make way for the Rourke, in this build with Athena 11 speed:
May as well sell the Tiagra chainset and put on an Ultegra chainset. You’ll get some money for the Tiagra set to put towards the Ultegra. I remember doing the same thing back in the 9 speed days when I upgraded to 10 speed. You’ll notice the reduction in weight!910g for a 4700 chainset vs 674g for the 8000. Will he really notice it enough to warrant the exclamation mark? Never mind the financial outlay.
It was certainly noticeable when I did it on my old Ridgeback. YMMV.
Switching from having a low gear of 34:32 to a low gear of 36:28 is a massive difference.Yes, 21% higher lowest get, by my calculations.
If you want a Campag adaptor
If you want a Campag adaptor for the Hunt wheels, I’ve got one kicking around, it came off some Hunt wheels I had last year.
Bear in mind that the ceramic
Bear in mind that the ceramic bearings that come fitted to Super Record Titanium cranks have no seals on the inside, apparently because they’re made for racing, and need regular service.
I got a £15.99 Roswheel
I got a £15.99 Roswheel bikepacking bag (like the Apidura pictured above) off Ebay, and it works perfectly. Stayed perfectly in place over 120 mile overnight ride last month, while heavily loaded, including lots of out-of-saddle climbs. The only thing you have to be wary of is dismounting, make sure to lift your leg high enough to clear it.
Seems it’s even cheaper now, and I’ve seen a few others on bikes since. Recommended!
May as well sell the Tiagra
May as well sell the Tiagra chainset and put on an Ultegra chainset. You’ll get some money for the Tiagra set to put towards the Ultegra. I remember doing the same thing back in the 9 speed days when I upgraded to 10 speed. You’ll notice the reduction in weight!
All things being equal, you
All things being equal, you’ll take a larger size in a flat bar bike because the bars are straight or swept back, whereas drops sweep forward. So a road bike for the same dude will have a smaller frame.
I’m about the same height/span as you and fitted a 57 flat bar but only a 54 in road bikes.
Remember, you can always fit a longer stem and push the seat back, but the opposing will just feel wrong and look wrong.
But above all, go and ride them! There’s no other way you’ll know.
I love commuting. It’s the
I love commuting. It’s the best part of a work day. Miss it when I work at home. I do it every working day of the year, rain or shine, unless I have to get a train wearing a suit.
Just get your bike set up right – i.e. just the same geometry as your ‘best’ bike – so it feels completely normal when you’re on the bike, have the right rainproof gear in your bag, and go. I don’t mostly wear rain gear unless its raining, but carry a very light jacket and very light overshoes in case it starts raining later in the day.
Uphill on the way home is a bonus, means it’s downhill in the morning so not too sweaty, and think of all the hardening and conditioning you’re getting coming home, when you can really give it some welly. Turn it into the training session you never miss! It will do wonders for your bike handling, hardening up and putting down the watts. The only problem is you can get so used to your commuter bike that it feels better than the ‘best’ bike!
@ClubSmedAhead of you on using security skewers! Was one of the first things I switched when I brought the bike! Quick Release are way to easy to steal!
Every bike theif knows those axle locks are a cinch to defeat. All they need to do is tighten up the NDS cones and bingo, the quick release is loose enought to undo by hand. DON’T rely on them!
It seems to me that this is the wrong place to ask this question. First, it’s predominantly men, second the women here do cycle. You should be asking the women who don’t cycle, and they’re probably not reading this site.THIS
If you’re really doing university research, with all due respect, I wouldnt start here. Have a look at Rachel Aldred’s excellent work, look at her methodology, and try reproducing elements of that.
My OH commutes from London to Hatfield. It would a 5 minute cycle to the station, but the traffic around the station is hideous, and the station crowded and awkward even as a pedestrian. She’d have to carry the bike up stairs, onto a train with no cycle spaces, then carry it over the bridge at Hatfield (there are at least lifts there). But the real problem is cycling from Hatfield station to her office: the New Town has been laid out for the convenience of motor cars, with fast dual carriageways everywhere, and although there are cycle tracks (divided pavements, essentially), the routes are indirect, interrupted and awkward.
She likes coming out for a ride into town on a Sunday, loved the new segregated cycleways and cycles happily when she’s not being intimidated by drivers. But useful segregated tracks are rare in this country….
Did you over-tighten the bolt on the top cap? That can do it.But on the other hand, that’s a shocking failure. I hit a speed bump every morning and wonder about that happening……
There is absolutely no way that failure is anything to do with over-tightening the top cap bolt!
To me looking at the enlarged image, it’s failed just at the point where the diameter reduces, just above the crown race.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/scott-speedster-road-forks/rp-prod105891
It’s a point of weakness, that would be stressed by an over-tightened top cap, maybe contributing to work hardening to the point that the metal became brittle?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_hardening
Did you over-tighten the bolt
Did you over-tighten the bolt on the top cap? That can do it.
But on the other hand, that’s a shocking failure. I hit a speed bump every morning and wonder about that happening……
Buy the one you REALLY want.
Buy the one you REALLY want. It will make you happier.