When it's not the fit.
*********2018 Cycling Thread********
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Cee Jay
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Possibly..but unless it’s an atrocious fit, size, position then discomfort on arse area more than likely saddle.
Certainly agree that other problems( shoulders, knees, hip flexors etc) relate to bike set up
Even worse...melted jelly
and warm shortcrust pastry Fuck that
Any other SMBers do Ride to the Sun last night?
Was a great night’s riding but the temperature difference between 17 at Carlisle at the start and 2 in the Tweed Valley after midnight caught a few people out. Lots of numb hands.
Was a great night’s riding but the temperature difference between 17 at Carlisle at the start and 2 in the Tweed Valley after midnight caught a few people out. Lots of numb hands.
DaveH
Striker
So should I look at a different saddle?Possibly..but unless it’s an atrocious fit, size, position then discomfort on arse area more than likely saddle.
Certainly agree that other problems( shoulders, knees, hip flexors etc) relate to bike set up
Even worse...melted jelly
Fuck that
Walter Ego
Striker
Aye and nor. Your arse will harden up the more riding you do, but if you're then still having issues, a change of saddle might be required but maybe just changing position or something.
@Cee Jay is a consumerist, dint listen to him.
Manuel
Striker
Pasties and beef sarnies are better.
Walter Ego
Striker
All of them. I'm nutritionally inclusive.
Manuel
Striker
Isn't there some evidence that the slow breakdown of pastries is beneficial for endurance cycling?
Cee Jay
Striker
To be fair...was going to say hold your horses.
Could be needing more miles etc.
Would be only changing or experimenting with saddles after getting miles into your arse
Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Another bit of advice needed...
What does the 11-25/12-28 mean? Summat to do with the width of the tyres/wheels?
10 Speed Cassette (11-25/12-28)
Thanks in advance
What does the 11-25/12-28 mean? Summat to do with the width of the tyres/wheels?
10 Speed Cassette (11-25/12-28)
Thanks in advance
Cee Jay
Striker
Nowt at all to do with tyres/wheels but the sprockets on the cassette
11 teeth on the smallest sprocket and 28 on the biggest.
If I recall the sprockets on shimano 11-28 go summat like this
11,12,13,14,15,16,18,21,24 and 28
the 11-25 means a smaller biggest sprocket and harder gear to climb. Will also mean better spacing( and smoother shift)
In the case of the 11-28 the jump from 24 tooth to 28 tooth is a bit "clunky"
Walter Ego
Striker
Get an 11-32.
I'm riding the Snow Roads 300 this weekend. FML.
If anyone (@Al) fancies reading up on bicycle greases, have a look at this - Bicycle bearing greases - explained - Bike Gremlin It's a right page turner.
I'm riding the Snow Roads 300 this weekend. FML.
If anyone (@Al) fancies reading up on bicycle greases, have a look at this - Bicycle bearing greases - explained - Bike Gremlin It's a right page turner.
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Manuel
Striker
Agree get the 11 28 gives you a nice comfortable gear for climbing in
Al
Striker
Thanks. I'll have a read later - looks fascinating, but right now I'm just about to deliver a webex to a couple of hundered people across Europe on digital continuity in manufacturing with particular focus on new product introduction. If you like I can give you lot an update on that later too.
I have a tube of blue grease wot I bought at a bike shop in France, and a tube of white grease from somewhere local. Before acquiring these specialist materials I used a pot of castrol grease that my dad liberated from Blackhall colliery workshops about 45 years ago. I still have this as a backup in case the grease situation becomes critical.
When I bought my Dolan winter frame from Graham Weigh cycles on Deeside I was chatting to the mechanic while he cut the steerer and assembled the headset. I saw he used some creamy-white grease from a huge unmarked pot on the headset bearings, so I thought this must be secret special bikeshop grease of the kind that we can never get hold of. So I asked him what kind of grease it was. He said "Fuck knows - it's been there longer than any of us can remember"
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Walter Ego
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Rode the Snow Roads today. 300km, 4500m of climbing. Banged it’s tits off.
D.A
Striker
What are you driving?
Al
Striker
Wrong approach. Buy a bigger car.
Good car though but. Maybe buy another car then. n+1 and all that
What kind of folding bike did you get?
How long did that take you?
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Manuel
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I have lots of cars and can get theoretically 10 bikes on the pick up, we comfortably took 8 across for the C2C.
The plan, since I bought the car was to tour a bit around France a bit, hopefully catch a bit of the TDF. Park up somewhere hop on the bikes and ride nearer to the event. Which worked brilliantly in the pick up when I did a couple of stages with @Flared Hicks The next year I did it in the Jag, bikes just didn't fit, to and from stages was brilliant but we got stuck in a car park for 2 hours after the finish. Bike's just a cheapy Tornado challenge off ebay but, apart from not fitting in the boot properly, forgot tools to adjust handlebars Doh! It did exactly what it needed to do. Conclusions are. Definitely can't get 2 in the boot, car not to be trusted for an eighty mile run atm, so if I do go it looks like it will be in my Japanese and ultimately reliable pick up. Long term, going to chuck a bit more money at the jag but if she doesn't start to behave herself her days are numbered. Trouble is I've got the V8 soft top bug. BMW 650?
