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not sure what has happened
not sure what has happened but I haven’t got a score for the first race in the Women’s World Cup despite having picked a team. 😕I’m a very happy Canyon owner
I’m a very happy Canyon owner too.Canyon normally have a sale during the TdF when you can get an even better bargain. 🙂
Shimano do number of
Shimano do number of different brake block materials for use in different conditions & with different rim materials.For aluminium rims there are:
R55C – for dry conditions (works in wet conditions but wears quickly)
R55C+1 – as above bit 1mm thicker (I have these on Summer bike)
R55C2 – for dry & wet (highly resistant to wear in the wet)
R55C3 – for dry and wet conditions (I recently put these on my winter bike)The R55C3 on my winter bike appear to be wearing quite quickly in recent wet conditions.
I might go back to Swisstop green for my winter bike as they brake ok and I got 4200 miles out of the last set.
I’m using standard shoe
I’m using standard shoe insoles from Boots, about £3 for 2 pairs. I originally got them for summer use with thin socks but I’ve kept using them into winter (added insulation on the bottom of the foot). 😕I’ve changed from GP4000s to
I’ve changed from GP4000s to Grand Prix 4 Seasons for the winter. So far no problems at all. 🙂Tour magazine did a
Tour magazine did a comparison of various aero wheelsets, this included Cosmic Carbone SLRs & Shimano RS80 C50s.You can find the results here – http://www.tour-qtr.com/epaper_4_2011
You could try JD Cycles in
You could try JD Cycles in Ilkley.They have offered me sound advice on riding position and also do a computer based bike fit on request.
