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Gkam84 wrote:notfastenough
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What’s a velomobile then? We talking about a faired HPV or something?Velomobile’s come in various forms. Mainly based around a recumbent trike and fully enclosed
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/velomobile/interesting/%5B/quote%5D
Slightly unfortunate that you chose a yellow one – I’m thinking immediately of this:
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQsvyNz16Rb3H17SKokNKlnZcHmjs_1k6KpCpkNMvzjU5bH6OyH
Which in turn made me picture this:
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01809/fool_1809591i.jpg
Er, did you you just say
Er, did you you just say you’re going to build a bike with air conditioning?!Mine has it built in, you just need to go faster to cool the airflow!
What’s a velomobile then? We talking about a faired HPV or something?
13 bikes?! That is a bit
13 bikes?! That is a bit overboard! What are they all?Off the top of my head, with a lot more space (and cash) than I have, I could think of owning:
Best carbon road bike
Best Ti road bike
winter road bike
Fixie
MTB
potter-to-the-shops hybridThat’s still less than half of your lot – do tell us how this has come about!
I like it!
I like it!Well current headlines
Well current headlines suggest Lance Armstrong was high as a kite for 7 years straight, that’s got to be a record surely?! 👿Hi Jimmy, thanks for the
Hi Jimmy, thanks for the reply. I was thinking about Q factor, but including it in my original post made it a bit too long-winded. I haven’t measured the Q factor – is only influenced by the BB and the cranks, or the frame as well? I use Speedplay pedals, for which spindle extenders can be obtained if necessary.My hips are externally rotated, not by much, but enough that when I stand/sit/walk etc I have my heels in relative to the forefoot. If I stand with my forefeet directly ahead of the heel, I feel like the toes are pointing inwards.
Full disclosure time: I got back into cycling knowing that the old knee pains that kept me off the bike previously would have to be sorted. Specialized Body Geometry insoles and wedges, a knee-friendly pedal system, a bike fitting focusing on cleat positioning etc, a session with a sports therapist, and a list of regular stretching exercises prescribed by them, all conspire to keep me comfortable.
The cranks have scuff marks where my shoes are evidently rubbing very slightly – not all the time, but there sure isn’t much clearance.
Any/all comments welcome!
Perhaps I should ask Cycling Plus how they measured heel clearance in the review.
Altura are doing a sleeveless
Altura are doing a sleeveless version of the pak-a-jak. I have the sleeved version and it’s very good for £40.Inclined to agree with wingsofspeed regarding the castelli’s.
Oh very good gkam!
Oh very good gkam! 😀If you already know the
If you already know the spoilers, can you give me next weeks lottery numbers as well?! 😀Ah. Slightly too much
Ah. Slightly too much partying while wearing contacts a few years ago left me with protein infections and I can’t bear to put them in anymore!Only Bolle have the license to the technology to produce sports specs strong enough for me, but the exclusivity on the patent runs out at the end of this year, so I’m looking forward (hoping?) to seeing Oakley getting in on the act.
Bunch of blighters! You want
Bunch of blighters! You want to try sourcing them with strong prescription lenses, cheap they ain’t!Gkam84 wrote:Lighter Fluid +1
Lighter Fluid +1 😉Other than that, petrol or meths works a treat.
As said above, go under your kitchen sick, get everything thats “harmful” and “toxic” mix it all in a bottle, put on some rubber gloves and bobs your mothers brother :D
Swiftly followed by a puddle of carbon fibre!
Changed their minds after
Changed their minds after wiggo sent everyone potty (and presumably, after they got wind that Chris froome is going full tilt for it).A few guys in the club have
A few guys in the club have Boardmans and say they’re great. One of the faster lads has one and he likes the idea that he has the cheapest bike in the group then drops people on more expensive kit. Personally, I’d have considered one IF I didn’t have to go to Halfords for it, because not being the best mechanic, I’d have then had to take it elsewhere just to get it checked out.VecchioJo wrote:oh, and
oh, and lighter fluid can work as well, everyone has lighter fluid in the house, right?
:/i mostly end up using a mix of whatever solvents are available under the kitchen sink
And having used this approach of mixing various chemicals, do you still have a bike? Do you even have eyebrows? 👿
Cheers for the info guys, now need to get it sorted before the Wednesday club run.
