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There’s at least half a dozen
There’s at least half a dozen Ribbles on the club run, all very well liked by their owners.I find Cycle Surgery to be ok, certainly better service than I’ve experienced from Evans. Then again, if you do want to buy from Evans, just challenge them to match the price. They might, or they might throw in some freebies instead.
I’ve not been following this
I’ve not been following this Vuelta (the last two smelt sufficiently bad that I felt I’d wasted my time) so can’t comment on it specifically, but generally speaking I think BL7 has a point. Chris Froome got less stick than Wiggo (maybe because his press conferences didn’t include swearing!) during the TdF, but more than most others. I seem to recall that even where there was an actual positive test elsewhere, there was still a bunch of fools on twitter jerking off over their calculators trying to prove that a Team Sky rider had an impossible power output. The fuss isn’t limited to Kimmage, but he is a bit quiet lately.hampstead_bandit
notfastenoughgiant defy is disc brake on carbon fibre models only. the defy aluminium are all caliper brakes as before.
Ah righto, thanks.
Trek 2.1 will be nice, you’ll
Trek 2.1 will be nice, you’ll like it! Also, it’s good that you’re buying alu, because when you get hooked (you will!), you can demote it to your winter bike when you buy something blingy…Well first things first, it’s
Well first things first, it’s increasingly difficult to buy a ‘bad’ bike, especially at the ultra-competitive cycle-to-work price point. Giant, Ribble, Enigma, plus most of the others you’ll commonly see (trek, specialized, focus, cube, cannondale etc) will all offer a great bike for £1k. That said, for 2015 the Giant Defy range goes to all disc brakes, and coming from an MTB you’re likely to be rather alarmed when you drop anchor on rim brakes for the first time in years!Cheers, I’ll hopefully find
Cheers, I’ll hopefully find it on catchup.I can understand why you’re
I can understand why you’re venting off! In the meantime you could try weight-training – notwithstanding exercises that involve ankles obviously – plus most people switching to road riding, regardless of their level of fitness, find their core strength and/or flexibility lacking, so you could try working on those so that you’re good to go once the ankle is sorted.If I’m off the bike I also spend time working out new routes to load onto the garmin, but you may not have this kit yet.
Oh, and find some new entertainment while you’re bumming around at home. If you’ve got a fancy TV package trawl through on-demand and get into 24 or the Walking Dead or something!
Trainerroad.com basically
Trainerroad.com basically provides a cheap power meter on your turbo, by combining a turbo, a computer (logged on to their site), a cadence sensor and an ANT+ USB stick (these last two bits aren’t expensive). So you can complete structured training sessions to maximise the benefit of your time using the dreaded thing. However, the big BUT is that trainerroad needs to know what the resistance looks like on your turbo, in order to estimate your output wattage for any given resistance/revs etc (since each product is different). So the site has calibrations (or known power curves) for a whole bunch of turbo trainers. Hence, if you draw your shortlist from there (there’s a big choice, it’s not a shortlist at all!) you’ll have loads of potential for doing workouts with real goals to them and hopefully not get so bored.Have fun! (Yeah, right!)
I take it he stopped? Has he
I take it he stopped? Has he admitted liability?No image now? Feel like I’ve
No image now? Feel like I’ve been teased!Elite hydrogel seems decent.
Elite hydrogel seems decent. I think you need to draw your shortlist from the ones listed on trainerroad as having a known power curve. That way, the tools are available to alleviate the boredom.Hi!
Hi!A lovely dilemma to have,
A lovely dilemma to have, anyway! 😀As for the wheels, I be tempted to sit part-way between the two – I’d opt for Wheelsmith Aero 38 clinchers – they’re £740, so not cheapo, but you could ride (and repair punctures on) them on a regular basis. Get the shamals or whatever for climbing maybe.
(Read your point about other options limited to Corima or Shimano – is that just because they are the ones that are sold by the LBS that’s doing the discounting?)
With a Campag group I wouldn’t take Shimano wheels, it’d look a bit odd. Others may tell me I’m being too fussy, but let’s face it, if you’re spending upwards of £8k on a bike, it has to be perfect. Telling your wife you still had to compromise and didn’t really get what you wanted would go down like a f@rt in a spacesuit!
Ah hang on – Pina, Campag, Corima, near to the peak district, we’re talking about the Bike Rooms on Deansgate aren’t we?! As nice as some of that is, it does seem like they could stock a few more brands…
I’d like to see your clubmates faces when you turn up on that on a Sunday morning… 😀 Enjoy it, sounds lovely!
evo360 wrote:Ordered a new
Ordered a new rapha rain jacket yesterday and cannot wait for it to arrive. Jealousy is the only reason I can see there being any haters out there for rapha. I am never one to spend money for the sake of it, but I will spend it when I feel I’m getting a quality product, regardless of the name on itI’ve got loads of Rapha, the vast majority of which is from their sample sales – the Rapha Paul Smith rain jacket cost me £50 (I think Paul Smith socks cost about that!), pro-level base layers £10 each etc. The rain jacket I have is awesome, and does justify a rather higher cost than I paid.
I have a magic Help for Heroes jersey that protects me from harm when I’m out. I’m slightly uneasy about people reading words written across my backside (of my shorts, not my actual backside) so my shorts are plain. Now for the point… On 31st August I’m riding the #Londonbikeathon2014 for http://leukaemialymphomaresearch.org.uk/ so I’ll be wearing their jersey. All contributions for the charity gratefully received :)I reckon you could make a daily mail reader implode with that jersey, bravo!
As for lettering on your backside, my dad told me with glee about a cyclist “all in green” with this “ridiculous lettering saying ‘liquid gas’ across his bum(!)” I’d never even considered that when watching the liquigas-cannondale pro-team…
It’s weird, I woudn’t bat an
It’s weird, I woudn’t bat an eyelid at a 67-year-old on a road, track or mountain bike, but an OAP on a BMX just sounds strange!Then I again, I used to train with a guy that took his black belt in kung fu at 73 – he was good too! RIP Mr O.
