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Simon E wrote:So have I got

Simon E wrote:

So have I got this right?

Some clown you’ve never heard of creates a cheap & nasty webpage with 5 reasons you shouldn’t eat [insert chosen product] after a bike ride so you just believe it?

I never realised brainwashing stupid people was that easy. :))

Given that this is the third “check out this list” thread, all started by getfast and all pointing at the same website, I think the OP has more than heard of the sites’ creator- I think he sees him in the bathroom mirror every morning.

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farrell wrote:It annoyed the

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It annoyed the bollocks off the ‘digger forum’, who went on to do his usual damp eyed, damp panted whining so I’m fully behind Cav for this sort of comment.

oh good, I’m all for anything that winds that fool up.

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Sounds good. Nice support of
Sounds good. Nice support of the LBS too.

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If cost wasn’t an option, I’d
If cost wasn’t an option, I’d just pick the one that suited the bike – so if it’s an Italian, French or British frame, Campag. I didn’t see your other thread, what did you buy?

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Crosshouses wrote:My kit is

Crosshouses wrote:

My kit is mostly a mix of Aldi and vintage Flemish club jerseys off eBay, although I do have a Gabba jacket which is the best £100+ I’ve spent on bike clothing.

However, the regular mentions of Rapha have piqued my curiosity, so if I was to buy one Rapha item what should it be?

I guess people who own a good variety would point you to the classics kit – jersey and shorts. I don’t have those. I do have the Rapha Focus pro-team shorts (I don’t go for pro-team kit, but at £40 they were a steal) which are very good. The base layers are great too, as are the winter jerseys. When it’s chucking it down outside, I have the Rapha Paul Smith city rain jacket which is really good, and looks good regardless of whether I’m on the bike or not.

However, I bought nearly all of this from end-of-line/sample sales – as an example the jacket was £50 as opposed to the £200+ RRP.

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dazwan wrote:notfastenough

dazwan wrote:

notfastenough wrote:

Can anyone remind me of the name of the nice stuff in Swiss airports that’s basically a better quality of Toblerone? I’d love to buy some of that stuff.

You mean to tell me there’s a Toblerone that’s a better Toblerone than Toblerone? Where can I get this?

That reminds me, I’ve still got a Toblerone from christmas in the fridge, I’ll be back in 10…

Yup! It’s still in sections, but instead of triangles they are like a trapezium shape, still with nougat inside, a normal bar is probably more than a foot long, and the chocolate itself is better quality. Silvery-grey cardboard packaging, but I can’t for the life of me see the name on the box. I brought two or three bars back last time I worked out that way, would love to order some via the web!

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I don’t, but please do share
I don’t, but please do share if you find one! My wife doesn’t ride, but I reckon she’d appreciate the morning off duty while I go out on the bike.

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Can anyone remind me of the
Can anyone remind me of the name of the nice stuff in Swiss airports that’s basically a better quality of toblerone? I’d love to buy some of that stuff.

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@casperccc a mate gave me a
@casperccc a mate gave me a Rapha musette as a thank you for a favour, and I figure it will be very useful to stock up at feedstations. That said, the event I have in mind is organized by Rapha, so maybe I’ll be ok there!

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CasperCCC wrote:I’ve got a

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I’ve got a fair few bits of kit from Rapha, and it’s all great. Comfortable, lasts well, and works well. It’s expensive, yeah, but if you spend enough time on the bike you get your money’s worth. And if you keep an eye on the sale then you can get it for a decent price. (Got a winter baselayer on the way – £40 for a merino baselayer isn’t too bad in my book.)

To be honest, my biggest problem with Rapha is other people. There’s a lot of people who have a real issue with it. It’s so tied up with the whole Mamil, city-wanker thing that I feel really self-conscious wearing it.

Twice I’ve got snide comments from total strangers about wearing something by Rapha. (Both on the Dunwich Dynamo, as it goes.) No doubt that says more about them than me, but I wasn’t in the mood for getting grief from a random guy at five in the morning…

I still wear it – it’s too nice not to – but I wear it in spite of the fact it’s from Rapha, rather than because it’s from them. If I could buy a totally unbranded version then I reckon I’d own more of their kit than I do at the moment.

Wow, I’ve not had anything like that. I don’t even know how I would respond. What was said and how did you answer?

Interestingly, my most expensive item of cycling clothing isn’t my Rapha stuff; it’s from Castelli, but no-one ever reports snide comments for wearing that…

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I’m not that fussed about
I’m not that fussed about creme eggs, but let’s have it right, Hersheys is espoused as tasting great in the USA, but if you’re used to proper dairy milk chocolate, then Hersheys tastes like a bit of cardboard gently smothered with premium quality dog shit.

It’s a shame that a taste everyone enjoys (I’m sure Cadburys’ other brands will go the same way) is being diluted with crap, but ultimately Kraft will be forced to compete – continuing to offer good quality chocs is a ridiculously obvious business opportunity to all the other chocolate manufacturers.

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I feel more comfortable in
I feel more comfortable in jeans on an Aliante than in good quality bibshorts on an Arione. The latter is horrific for me.

Re the Charge Spoon, you can customise to get the right look:
http://custom.chargebikes.com
That said, a saddle that is great on the MTB may not be so on a road bike, as you lean forward more and (ideally) rotate the pelvis more.

I paid £110 for my bike fitting from a guy at manchester velodrome if that’s accessible to you.

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Flexibility (as per the Fizik
Flexibility (as per the Fizik test thingy) is only part of the issue with the saddle – your sit-bones should be the part of your anatomy bearing the weight on the saddle, and as such Fizik offer three widths; Arione, Antares and Aliante (in order of width, starting with the narrowest). I don’t know if this would exacerbate your problem, but I wouldn’t be surprised your pelvis was dropping more on one side due to a narrow saddle and associated lack of support.

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brooksby wrote:notfastenough

brooksby wrote:

notfastenough wrote:

Despite being a cyclist (rather than just pootling along from A to B)…

However, I take exception with notfastenough’s comment above (which is representative of far too many people who comment on this site).

I commute to and from work – ten miles each way. BUT I’m only on a three years old Mongoose hybrid, with no dropped handlebars, and my clothing has no lycra. Am I not really a cyclist, then? Does my opinion not count ’cause I’m not on strava and not in a club?

Like it or not, if you ride a bike because you choose to, you are a cyclist, regardless of how fast you ride.

It’s not some sort of transubstantiation, where you only turn into a cyclist if you meet certain criteria.

I think you misunderstand me – of course it’s possible to still be a cyclist just pootling about on anything you want. However, a person who just acquires an old bike for a tenner because it’s easier to get to work, won’t necessarily think about other bikes as being part of the ‘traffic’, and by that I’m suggesting they don’t have a ‘cyclist’ mindset to road safety, and therefore are not a cyclist (although this in itself is a presumption – you wouldn’t know just by looking at them). By contrast, it is very difficult to suggest that a chap in lycra and cleated shoes is NOT a cyclist, if only by definition of the effort he’s gone to in order to get dressed.

So no, there’s no elevation to a lycra-clad astral plane involved, and I’m not excluding you from anything! 😀

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I was approaching a T
I was approaching a T junction (I’m on the top of the T, heading straight past the left turn), when a cyclist approched from the side road. Middle-aged fella, road bike and lycra on a quiet morning. He came to a near-stop as he checked for traffic both ways – then pulled out straight across me. My reaction of “oh cheers mate!” elicited a “oh cr@p, sorry pal!”. Despite being a cyclist (rather than just pootling along from A to B), he just wasn’t in the habit of looking for other cyclists.

Also, I think this is why lights are essential. Sure, you can see a car without it’s lights on, but that’s the point – people are looking for those. A flashing light is attention-grabbing.

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