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Patches and glue? Old
Patches and glue? Old fashioned? Luxury!In my day, we have a kit with a little clamp, and patches backed with metal and a burnable substance, which you lit and let them melt the patch on. Those repairs lasted for ever.
+1 for nitrile gloves – especially if you have white bar tape. B-)
Also in kit: Spare derailleur hanger.
I use Shimano RT82s (about
I use Shimano RT82s (about £80) which look like road shoes from the top with a ratchet strap and all, but have a recessed SPD cleat space on the bottom. They’re not too heavy, 650g. I’ve got carbon Look Quartz pedals that I got on eBay for a song and can’t imagine needing anything more.The pedals are about 110g each so v. light and the cleats about 20g so it adds up to a very light system. I can walk all I want (just getting down the dodgy front steps here would be a nightmare with SPD-SLs) and there’s plenty of float and a good solid connection. Nobody on the road has commented on my shoes, ever, so I’m happy!
Yes, it’s violating one of the Rules but hey.
+1 for Endomondo. No KOMs
+1 for Endomondo. No KOMs either 😉
I have a set of these, as
I have a set of these, as new, if you want fhem, size 46, 80 quidI’ve got them on my best bike, beautiful bars!
Shimano RT82 shoes take SPD
Shimano RT82 shoes take SPD cleats and look like a road shoe, so you won’t attract comments from the roadies and the Rules…
I’m lucky enough to have
I’m lucky enough to have inherited legs with hardly any hair, and lost the hair of my shins from years of skiing. So no need to shave here.Am I kidding myself?
I’m lucky enough to have
I’m lucky enough to have inherited legs with hardly any hair, and lost the hair of my shins from years of skiing. So no need to shave here.Am I kidding myself?
+1 for the second hand on
+1 for the second hand on ebay recommendation.I got a lovely bike for my mate off ebay, a BH with carbon forks and seatstays, and full 105 groupset (except cranks), for £250. Took a few weeks though!
Buy the one you really really
Buy the one you really really want. It will make you happier and you’ll ride faster.
Listen to your eyes, not your
Listen to your eyes, not your bum: get a Bianchi
The Ultimate AL is a lovely
The Ultimate AL is a lovely bike…
+1 for Canyon. German
+1 for Canyon. German precision and quality. Outstanding lightweight alloy frames, lighted than some carbon. They CT scan every set of forks for defects!
jasonm945: You can’t just
jasonm945: You can’t just replace the 105 levers with the Sram Rival levers. The cable pull ratio is different.You can swap cassettes and cranks, but you can’t mix levers and rear mechs:
http://sheldonbrown.com/drivetrain-mixing.shtml
Be warned!
+1 to the person who said you
+1 to the person who said you don’t need a new rear derailleur. You just need the 10 speed RH shifter and the 10 speed cassette.
Ultegra give you amazing
Ultegra give you amazing shifts, especially the 6600 series with exposed cables, light and precise as you could want. You can pick up a pair of ST-6600 shifters, an RD-6600 and an FD-6600 very cheaply on Ebay. Worth the (minimal) expense if you’re unhappy with 105, as you can sell the 105 on Ebay afterwards.But as I said, if you want a more ‘industrial’ feel, replace the top guide pulley with one of these:
That WILL give you more positive shifts, but at the expense of a (very) little harshness.