Manuel
Striker
Bugs were a bit annoying like, glad to hear you'tr on the mend.Was lush out this weekend, apart from the giant bugs everywhere. Feel a million miles from getting back to fitness but the collarbone is getting there.
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Dun Scathach
Midfield
On another topic...have you heard of Ian Moore ( Port Sunlight wheelers) in the late 70’s ?
Work with his daughter. She was saying he was a canny cyclist. Turns out better than just canny ( podium at National Hill TT etc)
Your neck of the woods and possible era ( soz if that’s a bit cheeky
Italian shite
Once you go Campag you can never go back
Thank heavens for Zwift and winter turbo training, our roads are so heavily salted throughout winter.
eBay hunting for an early Aluminium cannondale, 9 speed Dura ace group set, FSA cranks and a pair of mavic ksyrium SL wheels. Oh and USE finishing kit... Gilberto Simoni style!
Not necessarily an expectation with carbon wheels though, I’ve always had good luck with them up until the boras. I had a pair of Zipp 303s and had zero issue with them whatsoever. They were 3 years old and many thousands of miles in when I sold them.
Mavics were Ksyrium SLs, a pair of elites and then some ES’s, the ES’s were magnificent wheels. Best value wheels I’ve ever had.
The other bike has carbon wheels too, this time without spoke nipples, the spokes are moulded into the rims directly and they are just other worldly. Ive never seen a set of wheels spin up so fast. Perpetual motion machines.
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Al
Striker
On another topic...have you heard of Ian Moore ( Port Sunlight wheelers) in the late 70’s ?
Work with his daughter. She was saying he was a canny cyclist. Turns out better than just canny ( podium at National Hill TT etc)
Your neck of the woods and possible era ( soz if that’s a bit cheeky
Italian shite
I've no doubt I know guys who will know him.
Seeing as I know you will appreciate it here's another piece of Italian bling. The wife caught me coming home with this last week. She fixed me with one of them looks. "How f***ing much did that cost?" She said. I said "but look - it's really shiny".
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[/URL]Dun Scathach
Midfield
Do it! Campag is ergonomically perfect, everything else is just functional.
I do like SRAM mind, battery setup is better.
Shimano seem to have been left behind this last few years.
Cee Jay
Striker
Once you go Campag you can never go back
Thank heavens for Zwift and winter turbo training, our roads are so heavily salted throughout winter.
eBay hunting for an early Aluminium cannondale, 9 speed Dura ace group set, FSA cranks and a pair of mavic ksyrium SL wheels. Oh and USE finishing kit... Gilberto Simoni style!
Not necessarily an expectation with carbon wheels though, I’ve always had good luck with them up until the boras. I had a pair of Zipp 303s and had zero issue with them whatsoever. They were 3 years old and many thousands of miles in when I sold them.
Mavics were Ksyrium SLs, a pair of elites and then some ES’s, the ES’s were magnificent wheels. Best value wheels I’ve ever had.
The other bike has carbon wheels too, this time without spoke nipples, the spokes are moulded into the rims directly and they are just other worldly. Ive never seen a set of wheels spin up so fast. Perpetual motion machines.
Never happen
Very much a Shimano man.
Even when speaking to people who run Campag, they suggest it's the mid/lower mid groupsets where Shimano outdo that Italian mob
But all new cassettes are shiny and fancy looking
get a £20 Tiagra cassette and it looks lovely
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Al
Striker
But all new cassettes are shiny and fancy looking
get a £20 Tiagra cassette and it looks lovely
Oh but the picture can't convey the sensual sheen on the surface of the alloy, or the erotic frisson you get when you hold it in your hand and realise how light it is, run your fingers over the asymmetric gear tooth profiles... And then you get to slide it home on to a lightly greased hub, twiddle the lockring into place, nice and tight.
But then you probably get someone else to do that for you
Cee Jay
Striker
Oh but the picture can't convey the sensual sheen on the surface of the alloy, or the erotic frisson you get when you hold it in your hand and realise how light it is, run your fingers over the asymmetric gear tooth profiles... And then you get to slide it home on to a lightly greased hub, twiddle the lockring into place, nice and tight.
But then you probably get someone else to do that for you
haway man even I can change cassettes and chains etc....not THAT useless.
Got a cheap ultrasonic ( meant for jewellry etc) cleaner which, when filled with degreaser brings cassettes back to that fresh out of a box look.
Here is a pic of Ian Moore. Really captures what hill TT's must be like( I happily dodged them )
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Al
Striker
I wouldn't do a tt up Winnats. I love riding up there but I'm happy if I can just get up the fucker without getting into distress. Actually riding up there is one of the next targets I have on my recovery path. Not going to tell my cardiologist though but.
And the sandies' own Joe Waugh at the same event.
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And the sandies' own Joe Waugh at the same event.
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monkeytassle
Striker
Binned it yesterday. Clipped by à car and bailed onto pavement. Some nice gravel rash down my left hand side.
Al
Striker
oh man that's f***ing horrible. Was it just a close pass or some other circumstances?
You forgot to provide a report on the condition of the bike.
monkeytassle
Striker
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Going out with the gopro on today- had two near misses with left-hookers this week. Idiots man-why can't they wait 5 seconds?
monkeytassle
Striker
Still thinking about the go pro thing. That guy would have been maybe 2 seconds slower had he dabbed the brake and waited for me to clear the narrower bit of road.
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I was doing 25mph down the bank past Morrisons, Doxford Park, bloke pulls past me -I thought 'Surely he's not turning in' then he dives left, on two wheels virtually, into the entrance to Morrisons; I had to swerve to miss his rear quarter. They couldn't give a F***!
ivanthereasonable
Striker
Its worrying like. I do about 60% of my riding offroad. Just dog walkers to avoid, but i'm unlikely to be killed by them.
And the onroad riding i do is as much as possible on quiet roads. I've seen some peoples rides on strava, and busy roads form a sizeable chunk of their ride.
And the onroad riding i do is as much as possible on quiet roads. I've seen some peoples rides on strava, and busy roads form a sizeable chunk of their ride.
monkeytassle
Striker
Spidey senses let me do wn on that occasion. I'm usually conscious of stuff like that. Amazing how many times the left turn brigade pass you then swing back left.
Cee Jay
Striker
I go on busy ish roads, but not at busy times.
Wouldn’t dream of riding the 690 etc at rush hours etc
Mind just as many arsehole drivers on quiet roads.
Shit drivers are shit regardless I tend to find
Manuel
Striker
I would, and have in the past, followed him in. Doesn't half unnerve them when I do.
