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  • in reply to: Which Garmin #987277
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    wycombewheeler wrote:
    as if a touch screen is a definiate upgrade over buttons

    Opinions vary on that, of course, but I have 820 and 520 Garmins and I much prefer using the 820 with its touchscreen. The touchscreen doesn’t like heavy rain, then again neither do I.

    in reply to: Winter gravel tyres for muddy UK conditions – 700c #987491
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    My recommendation is to avoid

    My recommendation is to avoid winter slop. It’s no fun acquiring 10kg of mud stuck to your wheels.

    I’m mostly avoiding off-road at the moment but if I do get my wheels dirty, at the moment I’m running a CX tyre, X-Ones in 33mm width, and they’re surprisingly good in mud.

    in reply to: Tubeless Woes #985419
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    Always hard to diagnose bike

    Always hard to diagnose bike problems from afar, but anyway.

    First, it’s good you can get the tyres to mount and inflate. With that done, it’s good to go for a ride immediately, even if just round the block a couple of times. This splashes sealant around inside the tyre and gets it where it’s needed. Try this and see if it has a good effect. 

     

    in reply to: Carbon bikes too stiff for lighter riders ? #985141
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    Comfort is heavily influenced

    Comfort is heavily influenced by tyre pressure. What pressure do you run?

    in reply to: Correct lubricant for Campag CULT hubs #985027
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    Any thin oil should do, I

    Any thin oil should do, I think. Not that I’m posh enough to own any wheels with CULT hubs, lol. But they are just bicycle wheels and it’s not an exacting environment for lubricants either in terms of load or RPM.

    in reply to: Suffolk cyclists – help needed please #982297
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    Of course you can ride on the
    Of course you can ride on the A12 in Suffolk. It’s just whether you’d want to, although I often have for short stretches. I wouldn’t sweat about a short distance on the A12. There are many small roads so you wouldn’t have to ride too far before getting back onto a sandy lane by a cabbage field.

    in reply to: Do smooth roads exist in the UK? #981959
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    I’ll need to investigate that

    I’ll need to investigate that.

    in reply to: Do smooth roads exist in the UK? #981951
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    I’ve been on holiday to the

    I’ve been on holiday to the IoW and yes indeed the roads are in surprisingly good condition by British standards. I had wondered if that was down to a lack of frost in winter.

    in reply to: Bar Bags #981693
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    I’ve had to solve the same

    I’ve had to solve the same issue, that of wanting a handlebar bag while also using Garmin and GoPro. I didn’t think any bar bag would really be compatible with out-front mounts so wasn’t constrained by that and got a little Restrap Canister bag with 1.5L of storage space. For the Garmin I got the K-Edge MTB/Stem Fixed Mount which substitutes a 5mm spacer under the stem top cap although really the basic Garmin rubber band mount would have put the Garmin in the same place. For the GoPro I have a mount that clamps to the handlebar so the GoPro sits above the bar. Which is convenient for turning it on and off (I’m not using it for traffic monitoring so not running it constantly).

     

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    I have a 2 year old pair of
    I have a 2 year old pair of 28mm TL 5000s on one bike. Don’t believe I have ever flatted them and I have become confident in taking them off road. Plus they’re out and out fast.

    in reply to: Spring Classics #976823
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    I think you’ve understood it

    I think you’ve understood it well enough. “It’s becoming a certainty. Paris-Roubaix will not take place on 11 April.”

    in reply to: Which Sportives are you hoping to ride this summer? #977479
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    Govt has stated everyone over

    Govt has stated everyone over 18 will have been offered vaccination by end of July. Festivals from August onwards have a decent chance of going ahead, I think.

    in reply to: Road bike tyre choice help #976497
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    To the OP, are you running

    To the OP, are you running the G-One Speeds tubeless, sounds like you’re not? It’s the way to go if you want to avoid stupid tube-changing stops. Don’t believe all the internet crap about it being difficult, if you commit to it and do it right, it just works.

    I had a set of G-One Speeds TLR and they were great. The GP5K TLR is also a fabulous tyre.

    in reply to: Cable routing around bottom bracket? 3t strada #976067
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    I haven’t built a 3T Strada

    I haven’t built a 3T Strada but have done a couple of other disc frames. On both the gear and brake hose routing was underneath the spindle.

    in reply to: Tubeless Tyre for Winter recommendations ? #975435
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    The Goodyear Eagle All-Season

    The Goodyear Eagle All-Season TLR is a proper tough tyre, mine feel like they’d plough through anything undamaged.

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49673067896_dd1952d6ef_c.jpg

     

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