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I’d look at my pads before
I’d look at my pads before rims if I was already using standard alloy rims.
No Modolo for me I am afraid.
No Modolo for me I am afraid.
For info, when I used the “cycle to work” scheme, the shops I enquired at all wanted to charge their full ticket price for the voucher. They said they could not use the bargain prices on some of the sales prices of the actual displayed price. Anyway this was ages ago so I’m not sure how it works today. The last bike I bought was not on the scheme, for this reason. Good luck.I have sympathy with the retailer on this. They pay the scheme a percentage so the cost to them of the bike is higher. Hence your potential ‘discount’ goes to the scheme provider.
Though, depending, on your tax position the scheme can be attractive. No upfront costs and tax incentives can make it very worthwhile even if you pay RRP.
I suspect that my lack of
I suspect that my lack of Dennis wil cost me against many. I too lost out to Gerrans falling.
Lost 25% of purist team from the start list overnight with Pelucchi and Jones going.
A good start with a 10 finish
A good start with a top 10 finish, but Pelluchi an Lobato let me down too.
Not complaining though. A few hours to consider a transfer strategy.
Torres
Torres
Diaz
Gaviria
Quintana
Lopez
Sagan
Contrera
Canola
You look at your team and think it looks good and now you start to worry you have misread it all.
Plenty of ups and downs to come.
Nothing wrong with a Focus
Nothing wrong with a Focus Cayo. Hard to comment on value without knowing more about the spec. The same frame with different groupset and wheels would be very different.
I ride a six year old Cayo at the moment.
Important thing about any bike purchase – make sure you get the right size.
I agree about winter boots.
I agree about winter boots. So much better than sumer shoes with shoecovers and trying to block up ventilation holes.So this budget means it’s
So this budget means it’s impossible to pick Martin, Dumoulin, Dennis and Malori…..
WHO THE HELL DO I LEAVE OUT???and if you choose 3 of 4, you won’t have much left to find points from the other 5 riders.
1,2,3,5,7,9 and 19. A no
1,2,3,5,7,9 and 19. A no scorer though will cost me.Yes, transfers are a problem.
Yes, transfers are a problem. I have no riders carrying over from the last race at all.Going back to the original
Going back to the original post, which often gets forgotten in threads like these.You say you favour speed over punture protection.
In my mind that would be Raceguards. Other way round it would be the Plus versions.
gonedownhill wrote:I like
I like duranos. Very rare that I get a puncture even riding over the glass which seems to be a permanent fixture outside a pub I ride past twice a day. Also good grip in the rain, never feel them losing traction unlike the Mavic Axioms that came with my Canyon which are great in the dry but absolutely lethal in the rain – I had the 10 inch long bruise on my thigh to prove it last year. Tbh I am more bothered about grip in the wet than punctures, one is an inconvenience, one could lead to serious injury.Me too, just bought a couple from Wiggle where they were only £23 each. Used them before and been happy with them. Going to use them on my winter bike a Kinesis Racelight T2. Rode it in torrential rain on Saturday and found the stock tyres gave sketchy grip and I had an off. Found myself on the internet going back to Duranos before the weekend finished.
I think they go up to 28s. There is a review of them on this site.
10 transfers left. Felt too
10 transfers left. Felt too expensive on transfers to get Fraile in. Now seems too expensive not to have him!Got Dumoulin for the next stage too.
I upgraded the wheels on my
I upgraded the wheels on my road bike a couple of years ago. I had bought a Focus Cayo that came with Mavic Aksiums and Schwalbe Durano tyres. I was thinking about whether I could justify an upgrade when the decision was forced as I cracked the rim on the front wheel of the Aksiums.I bought Fulcrum 3s and shod them with Conti GP 4000s tyres.
It didn’t make me alot faster, but it did make the bike nicer to ride. The wheels are stiffer and the annoying brake rub when I got out of the saddle disappeared. They do get up to speed quicker which feels good (the upgrade is a bit lighter), but improving fitness and riding more has had a much bigger effect on speed.
Lots of people will tell you not to spend your money. The answer to going faster is not usually spending money, but sometimes upgrades do help you to enjoy your bike more and for recreational riders like me that at the end of the day is the most important thing.
So in summary I am pleased with my choice and if you can afford it and are more focussed on how the bike will feel rather than average speeds then there is no reason why you wouldn’t enjoy the outcome of a similar upgrade.
