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Thought I was doing OK with
Thought I was doing OK with the podium. Got a feeling I have used one too many transfers.
Just click on ‘Join league’
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You are missing, like a few
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Better than I thought tbh…He might have the odd good stage left in him, but also the odd disaster as well.
Roads were damp on a crit circuit. How much did he want it?
Lugano are Schwalbe’s cheapest tyre and IME aren’t worth buying.Instead of M+, which are extremely heavy and draggy and definitely not nimble, I’d look at the Durano (£16 at Spa and available in 32mm), Durano Plus (£22 for 28mm), Michelin Pro4 Endurance (review) or Bontrager AW tyres (review). The narrower 28mm tyre is not a problem.
I have had a good experience with Durano.
mancsi wrote:
I usually wear a buff, to keep the head and neck warm. In this weather generally above my nose. Easy to drink and clear the nose. Is there any buff thst has some kind of protection? Obviously not to 2.5 microns but anything really.
we’re all sufferingNo
Welsh boy wrote:
I am glad you have not experienced this, but many have.Try reading this
https://www.cyclescheme.co.uk/community/how-to/how-to-beat-cold-feet
It even explains the difference between walking and cycling.
Finally consider where the blood is being pumped from and why a compression top under a rugby shirt or under a pair of shorts is unlikely to restrict the flow of blood.
Welsh boy wrote:
Err, rugby players, like other sport men don’t wear compression layers to keep warm…Err, to quote from Skins website, “Designed for thermal defence when the cold weather kicks in with an all over compression rating to afford you a good degree of muscle support for a warmer, drier, lighter outcome and muscle protection too…”
The compression garments rugby players wear at not on the body extremities.Wearing shoes too tight because you are wearing too mdny pairs of socks is a genuine problem that can cause cold feet.
Tanfield finding a home after
Tanfield finding a home after Katusha is a positive. Whether AG2R is a perfect fit or not at least he has a chance to show himself in 2020.
Riders out of contract list from PCS https://www.procyclingstats.com/teams/no-team-next-yearSome surprising names on there.
Sam Bennett still not signed because of contract dispute with Bora.
Daryl Impey, I’m surprised that he hasn’t been signed up yet. He would be a great fit for Dimension Data as he will almost certainly pick up quite a few WT points.
Rohan Dennis, rumoured to be joining Sky. I wouldn’t touch him with a barge pole, he was in a strop all season after losing his Australia ITT title to Durbridge, blaming the loss on his equipment. If you look at his times over the last 4 years there isn’t much difference at all – 51:23, 51:14, 50:59, 51:13 most other riders had similar times to previous years in 2019 too, except Durbridge who made a huge improvement to 51:01, nearly 1 minute better than previous years. Dennis wouldn’t have won on his old BMC, Durbridge was simply better on the day.
Peter Vakoc, again I’m surprised he hasn’t been signed yet. He looked as though he was back to his old self this season.
Enrico Battaglin. Surely one of the Italian teams will pick him up, he is still capable of producing top results his main problem at Katusha was that he was used to protect Zakarin.
Eduard Prades. Had a really good 2018 but wasn’t given a chanceat Movistar.
Riding for Katusha in 2019 looks as though it could be a career ending move for quite a few riders.
An excellent link, thanks.
Bennett and Archbold to DQS still looks like it will happen.
Politt must be OK with his Classics potiential. Talking with ICA or somebody else?
I think Dennis will be a success at INEOS. He does seem to be a ‘difficult’ character, but then so was Wiggins at times. If he really needs things to be just so to perform, is there a better team than INEOS to have things just so? They just need to be very clear with each other at the beginning about what the schedule and epectations of each other next year are. I see Dennis putting away his GT GC aspirations for a bit and focussing on Olympic TT success. If that means winning a few TT stages for INEOS and doing a bit of riding on the fron for thers while he focuses on the Olympics it should work.
Katusha had such a bad year in 2019, it is hard to make a compelling case for any of the riders except Politt, especially as Zakarin has found a home. No results and no benefit of incumbency makes it a tough gig.
The sport is tough, with most contracts at best 2 years long there is not much to fall back on when times are difficult
MinardiM189 wrote:
Ouch, Giro D’Emilia is included in the Autumn Classics, I was planning for one less race, time to start saving transfers.
I saved transfers by completely forgetting about the Bretagne Classic during the Vuelta.It wasn’t the best strategy, I got 7 points for the race.
I did go for Roglic today though.
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I have 2 sub 4 kilo carbon bikes and tune a lot of parts out myself and have a custom carbon parts made . I have sanded the paint off of 3 frames down to the raw carbon and cut and tuned carbon parts with no issues .Its very difficult to tell from the photo . You can do a tap test . Use a coin and gently tap the area and see if there is any notable difference this does work . It’s not bro science.
ideally you should sandpaper the area so you can see what’s going on .
I stripped the paint off of all my bikes down to the raw carbon . Even if some of the carbon has flaked at the top it could still be fine ,especially as it’s around the bb area it’s usually built up a bit more. If a little bit of carbon has flaked just sand it down smooth . If you spot a definitive crack and you squeeze it and you can see it move then you need to get it fixed . London carbon repairs are brilliant if you need to go that route.
When I stripped my carbon trek I took off strips of carbon and the bike was absolutely fine . My hunch looking at the photos is that your ok .
This does not sound like advice from someone who I would like to risk my life with. Sanding strips of carbon off a frame then claiming that it was absolutely fine” sounds like someone who doesnt really know what they are on about. How do you know it was fine? Do you think you can make a better frame that Trek by rubbing it down with sandpaper?
I think this should be regarding as a comment from a nut case rather than good, sound advice on how to check if a component is safe for use.
I’ll tell you how I know it was fine
because I’ve been riding the bike for 10 fucking years without a issue .
secondly ,I could see how the fibres were layered so I knew that it was safe i.e. i know what I’m doing, I’m have enough experience tuning out parts making parts and customising carbon parts .My Freind ED owns tsubasa bikes and owns London carbon repairs. If I’m not sure about something I ask him .
So let’s recap shall we a few top layers of carbon we’re stripped off my trek frame . It had no effect on the integrity of the frame , I rode the frame for over ten years up and down some well known french cols as well and not one issue .
I have built 3 ,,,,,4 sub kilo racing bikes using high end components , ax lightness, THM etc etc and have custom seat post and bar stem combos ( carbon) made , I tune out the carbon shifters and mechs etc .
I have been doing this for a long time . It’s a area where I have experience , road cc asked to do a profile on my sub 4 kilo custom guru . I’m to busy .
Listen , you don’t have to take my advice .I don’t a give fuck . I’m riding the sub 4 kilo bikes ,I’ve rode them all over the world ,not one fucking issue with any of the parts I have made or customised. I have just stripped down a cervelo frame size 54cm and got it sub 700 gram and it’s a fucking awesome bike to ride . I’m not a lightweight neither. I lift weights most days ( used to be a bodybuilder) I have a muscular upper body and lower body, im not a skinny armed sky fan boy ,so these bikes take a hammering , I’m quite fucking intense when I’m out riding / training . I do a lot short high intensity hill climbs etc for around a hour ,hour and a half , 4 , 5 times a week . These parts hold up great including my FUCKING TREK for ten years so you are completely wrong.
i know most posters don’t like me and to them i say I don’t give a fuck buts at least you get honesty and truth and not the same old safe boring posts that are posted day out . Big up to you all out there and just go ride your fucking bikes and have fun and stop trying to get one up on people . Emotions are not always the truth.
A wee bit angry again?
Time to get some help.
Gilbert and Aranburu might be better Friday picks?My gamble didn’t pay off, I should have stuck to my original plan and gone with Lopez yesterday and brought Aranburu in today.
I went Gilbert, Stybar and Aranburu today. Wrong DQS rider, but still should work out OK. Rest are GC and Bouchard.
I didn’t go Bennet though.
A couple of interesting choices.I have 6 the same, but more instead of Gilbert and Aranburu I have Majka and Lopez.
We will both be cheering on TGH which who I think will be a point of difference.
Lopez & Majka looking better picks than Gilbert & Aranburu.
Gilbert and Aranburu might be better Friday picks?
