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Ok, weirdly, I just called my
Ok, weirdly, I just called my optician to get a copy of my prescription, and they’re now doing Bolle specs with inserts.Checking out the Bolle website, it seems that their newest innovation (will be interesting to see whether I can get hold of this stuff) is a lens technology called B-thinactive, which basically means thin wraparounds for strong prescriptions without inserts – from +6.00 to -8.00!
http://www.bolle-europe.co.uk/technology/prescription/technology
I’ll let you know how I get on…
Hmm, not having much luck it
Hmm, not having much luck it seems. I was about to look at the Adidas range suggested by bfslxo, but as per thehatter’s post, I do indeed have long lashes – they have been known to touch my normal specs as it is.I thought the Oakley thing might be a solution, but a quick call to a local Oakley-authorised optician (rated for custom and prescription eyewear according to Oakley), they only go up to a -5, which won’t work for me (-6.5)
I do notice that there are a multitude of anti-fog solutions about, so assuming they work (anyone used them?), I just need to find a dealer who will provide a refund on the sunglasses if the inserts sit too close to my eye to be of any use.
@Michael – I wish I could get prescription lenses for £70! 🙂 High index lenses usually cost me around £200! :O
Thanks everyone for the help!
Chris – Suppose I should have
Chris – Suppose I should have pre-empted that one! 🙂 Nope, overuse/abuse of contacts in my drunken youth mean I can no longer wear them.Oakley will do prescription lenses in their less sporty (read: less wraparound) frames, but not to my prescription strength.
Edit: I did look at the Optilabs site yesterday, but Croydon would be a bit of a trek. As an example, I know that one of my ears is slightly higher than the other, so my specs arms always need adjusting a little, hence the need to visit in person.
There is a local bike shop in
There is a local bike shop in Chester that stocks Boardman – suspect you would get much better service there?Further to Gkam84’s comment,
Further to Gkam84’s comment, I think a reasonable example is merino wool jerseys. You can plump for Rapha or Cervo Rosso and leave your wallet begging for mercy, or to a lesser extent, shuttvr. I don’t know how realistic it would be to drive costs down on this stuff (the wool has to come from NZ for a start…), but I think you could do far worse than looking at this guy:http://www.oregoncyclewear.com/woolcyclingjerseys.html
Think up a cool design, order a bunch to get the economies of scale ($56/£40 for a long sleeve wool jersey when buying 15+), and I think if you could sell them on for less than the current UK offerings, or the price I could buy one by ordering from him direct, then you could be on to a winner. I’ll buy one!
That would cause so many
That would cause so many accidents! 😀pjay wrote:Couldn’t have put
Couldn’t have put it better Dave.Just so everyone knows, this thread was originally named ‘Do Cyclists Have A Death Wish?’ by the OP. The title has subsequently been edited.
Well that sheds a slightly different light on things! /:)
I wondered this as well,
I wondered this as well, because you could potentially end up with a team of guys on all different bikes, but I suppose this must happen – you wouldn’t want to be forced onto a new, unfamiliar bike for such a big race? I do know cavendish asked his contact at specialised for a ‘stealth black’ venge for the WC, so minus any HTC/sponsor branding.Hmmm- I’d like to say I’m
Hmmm- I’d like to say I’m going straight for the rapha, but in truth the sportful sounds a bit closer to the price I was thinking of! Thanks for the suggestions, I’ve found the sportful for £40.Sorry, don’t know – can you
Sorry, don’t know – can you not get them from the livestrong site itself?Sorry to hear about your friend.
Thanks for all the replies,
Thanks for all the replies, loads of info there. Re-reading my post though, I didn’t word it very well – for one thing, I meant to say that I want to reach 21-22mph average for a sustained blast on my current (relatively flat) 20-30 mile rides. Clearly, over 20mph for several hours would be a rather bigger ask, and as pointed out, is rather irrelevant once hills, wind etc on a sportive are taken into account.I should probably provide a little more background; this isn’t my first road bike, but a combination of pedalling-related knee pain, work commitments and a local cycling club which didn’t agree with me conspired to put me off and I sold my bike. Fast forward 15 years and Podiatry is quite accessible, so my knee pains have yet to resurface thanks to orthotic insoles. However, I mention this lot because I’m hesitant to find a club again. I’m also pushed for time, so a 6-hour day out with a 1-hour cafe stop on a Sunday is out of the question. That said, if anyone can point me in the direction of a small friendly group in Manchester that ride early at the weekends and would welcome a friendly but inexperienced addition to their number, I’ll certainly take a look. Exercising in a group is always more enjoyable, and the experience, as pointed out, would be invaluable. I’m only really intending to compete against myself though Pete – I would also be looking for something in between the polar opposites you mention.
Thanks for all the links as well – some of the articles/blogs have good training tips etc. I think I’ll continue to do what I’m doing on a weekend morning, get in some easy evening rides to add some miles, then in Spring use the Bike Radar article on getting out after work as a guide (thanks Simon E). I do have a computer, as suggested. It’s a Polar that I bought used from a colleague, although I’m struggling to get the cadence sensor to work. If I had a spare grand lying around I’d be reading this page on an ipad, never mind using an SRM! 😀
Right, best I crack on and get my core conditioning work done. Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!
Damn good looking frame. Not
Damn good looking frame. Not heard of them before, but the pegoretti website graphics gallery is nothing short of bike pr0n…
