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wycombewheeler wrote:
Yes you still need a tube as sealing a tyre even with a track pump will need soapy water and is not something I would attempt by the road. but the benefit is not saving the weight of a tube, it’s in having to stop for a puncture once in 100 rides (or fewer) instead of once in 10. I recently fitted a tubeless, there was almost zero mess, small bottle of sealant with a nozzle that fitted into the valve (core removed) empty sealant into pre sealed tyre, (fit and seal empty then deflate, fill then reinflate.) I went with schwalbe s ones. very happy with them.If you do puncture out in the countryside and the tyre needs topping up some are a nightmare to re-inflate. Fitting a tube means you’ve got to carry one, negating one of the advantages of the system. I recently passed a rider with just this problem, his mini-pump wouldn’t even begin to put air in the tyre and I wasn’t giving him my spare tube as I had another ninety miles to ride.
The sealants have a definite and short life in the tyre and will need renewing every few months. They’re not cheap and the job is messy, messy, messy.
The sealants will also bung up your valves, making inflating tricky or even impossible.
Wycomewheeler is doing it wrong. However saying that tubeless can be tricky to get right in my experience, where as tubes are always very simple.
I run tubeless and have done for nearly two years now, I’ve never fitted a tube on the side of the road, I’ve not the patience and I’d rather call the family taxi. What I do carry, is a small half filled bottle of bontrager sealant (the best for high pressure road tyres in my experience) and an air cannister, it’s easy to pop the valve out, refill sealant and inflate if it’s required in an emergency.
To be fair I should probably get a mini pump instead of the cannister as pressurised air shouldn’t ideally be used with sealant, but it’s a quick fix, light and easy to carry.
I treated myself to a Rapha
I treated myself to a Rapha long sleeve base layer some time ago and it’s my bestest bar none piece of cycling clothing.. I use it probaly from about 8 degrees downwards. Above 8 degrees and I usually stick with nanoflex arm warmers and a short sleeve jersey. Before this layer I tried a few other long sleeved non-merino ones and they were either all too hot, too cold, uncomfortable or just too stinky.
I have one of those string vesty things from castelli, it works by trapping the warm air in the ‘holes’ and works well across temps I’d guess at between 12 to 25degrees, however MrsD shrank it a while ago, it now resembles a crop top and involves a lot of pulling about to get it in position whenever I wear it.
I have a merino short sleeve base layer from howies and it’s a lighter weight than the rapha one, I wear this from 8 degrees upwards, but it’s no good for high summer.
I’ve also discovered that short sleeve base layers annoy me around the shoulder, so I’ve asked santa for a sleeveless one from isadore 🙂
@ beezus fufoon – err yes I
@ beezus fufoon – err yes I appear to have mingled your anecdote with the OP, whoops.
Vote for CAR/Tractor/Bus/Lorry UP and XXX DOWN over here 🙂
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Sounds like this whole thread
Sounds like this whole thread is a bit of a non question, you’re in a group of mixed abilities and ages, some who appear not to have ridden together before, some are a bit serious and grumpy some are chatting and carefree, it’s in France after the etape… meh!
As a newbie, I guess it’s good that you recognise some non fluid riding styles, but from someone who rides with all sorts of groups, I find you need to recognise and adapt to the group dynamic and or be prepared to promote a particular group dymanic.
So in answer to your first post, yes you are being a bit of a sensitive snowflake 🙂
All club runs need a Club run captain. Regardless from 3 to 30 riders. someone , experienced needs to be in charge, picking the route, callling puncture proceedure and direction. Whistle is great for regular changes at the front and picking the cafe stop.In a sport full of alphas- who shun team sports, an organised individual is necessary to wrangle the egos and opinions.
errr hang on…. There’s a puncture procedure…. and….. you have a whistle!
Our club uses velotec.cc
Our club uses velotec.cc great value and spec bibs and short sleeve jerseys – based in Ireland.
Endura are too expensive and too big to care.
Primal are excellent but they insist on Primal logo’s front and centre on everything unless you pay more.
It’s a bit vague…
It’s a bit vague…
What are you asking for? A route? Logistics? On or off road (new forest is brill fun for a bit of off road trail riding…)
You could join up with an existing sportif in the area, there are a few in and around the New Forest, just bring your lot along and give em all jerseys to make em feel like part of a team?
Getch’a’sen over to the nice
Getch’a’sen over to the nice chaps at http://galibier.cc/ I’ve a few bits from them including a winter jacket which has taken me a year to realise I need just a thin base layer under it or I’ll overheat and a waterproof (apart from the seams in a downpour) jacket which folds up into a jersey pocket. I keep going back, for the money it’s a fine bet.
I think I’m going to order some winter bib tights from them, their new ‘mistral’ ones sound super!
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Or Aldi – who sponsored this very sites cycling team at this year’s revolve24, with good results!
Er.. have I misread something
Er.. have I misread something, Shirley there’s only one main site for all sportifs, must have 95% of all ‘sportives’ on it.. https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/
However agree http://www.aukweb.net for more self sufficient type rides (and Audax obvs).
Most of us experience or take
Most of us experience or take part in swearing every day. However I did used to run a computer tech forum and I clearly remember spending a a couple of hours updating the forum ‘dictionary’ to replace a bad word with a fluffy ones and sometimes just characters ‘#@£%^^!’ my morallity, my forum, my rules.
I was brought up to believe that people who swore could better represent themselves by being more imaginative with our shared language. I still believe that and sometimes when I swear (which is reguarly) internally I flagellate myself .
As a father of one daughter in year3, I still flinch and feel a little bit sad when I hear her peers use swear words. No matter how desensitised we as adults get to swearing, there will be a point at which our children pick up on these words.
Should we ‘protect’ them from these words? Or should we embrace and educate the young to these words? Do we narrow or expand their world by doing so? (similar to the what age for sex education question?)I don’t know the answer, but I do think that anyone without children should show respect for the young’uns wherever possible. I also believe that anyone who shows a lack of respect for this unwritten but moral code degrades our society.
There’s a nice fellow in my club (mid 20’s just out of Uni, well edumacated, reasonable rider and kind with his time) turned up to a club meeting asking what part of his £20 dues were going towards him, our club is 200+ and includes MTB, roadies of all types, CX, Kids. His point (and my point) was that there was money being spent on training first aiders, coaches to develop the club and in particular on kids development.. but he didn’t benefit from any of this. He was quite enraged about this point. He didn’t get any direct benefit from his annual £20 being spent in this way. His contribution goes into the pot and it was spent to lay foundations for the club for years to come, his biggest gripe about spending money on kids development just showed him to be a selfish human being. The whole point here is that it’s fine to have these ‘inward views on your personal rights and laws and regulations to the letter’ but you will be branded ankles*, by people like me who want to see a bit more common sense to be administered in life.
*lower than a cunt.
That sound bonkers, however
That sound bonkers, however that tyre you’ve brought isn’t that knobbly, so you’ll probably live, just about…
However I’m not sure having the knobbles on the front is better than on the back.. might want to think about the type of riding you do before making that decision, more weight on the back most of the time.
Frankly I’d say spend the £20 and get another one.
My local club does a kids
My local club does a kids club ‘Peddlamaniacs’ they teach kids who can’t ride to ride and take the pedals off bikes to turn them into balance bikes first, before moving to pedaling. Agree stabilisers are a thing of the past.
Islabike Cnoc 14 – the best
Islabike Cnoc 14 – the best bikes out there for kids, undisputed.
You can pick em up on ebay for less than a ton and you’ll get back most of that in resale value.
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You have a lovely bike with
You have a lovely bike with the Lynksey. If there are some hills on your commute any ‘significant’ weight, like a kilo, you loose you should feel a difference with. However I ‘fear’ with your current set up you’re probably into about 15kg’s all told, so 1kg off 15kg’s isn’t going to imact you hugely, however 1kg off a 9kg bike (rough guess your bike without the paraphernalia) would be much nicer.
Loosing weight from tyres will be mainly noticeable from a standing start. Losing weight ‘generally’ off the bike will be most noticeable 1) getting up to speed and 2) going uphill.
Personally, the bit which would make me want to ‘loose weight’ from your post is the ‘going out at the weekend when you get chance’ part. Once you’ve removed your panniers, backpack, lock etc etc.. you’ve probably lost five kilos(?)
I would however suggest in this case, your £80 would be well spent, as those marathons, I would guess roll on tarmac like dog doo. So in conclusion, spending a bit more to get a ‘quality’ better rolling tubeless tyre will make you happier riding to work.