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Spyglass

Yes. It's Endura's sizing that's the problem. First spill in a while yesterday; fast descent, round a wide-swinging left hander, a white Nissan pickup coming up the hill somehow manages to come way over my side leaving me with about 18 inches of Tarmac at 40 miles an hour. My correction takes me ri...

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Winter jackets, talk to me. Donned my full gloves this morning for the first time, winter is here at last. I also f**ked the zip on my Decathlon flourescent body condom, meaning I am now without a winter cycling jacket, or at least one that can be zipped up. Recommendations? I survived last winter ...

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Slick, I've read that a chain link is exactly one inch long, so a good wear check is to take a ruler and line up the zero end with one link and see if the 12" end lines up with the same spot on the link 12 links down. Obviously there'll be some stretch, but you can judge for yourself what is and is...

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I would lean toward the better wheels and run with Tiagra. My bike came with a mix of 105 and Tiagra. The 105 fd was the first part to break. I replaced it with a Tiagra which lasted slightly longer. The main advantage I can see to new 105 is the internal routed gear cables. If you prefer the tidie...

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I've just had a call from the bike shop where my bike is having its first 6 month service and they tell me i need a new chain and cassette. This smells a little of bullshit to me. Could I really need those after 6 months? Ive only really used this bike for commuting each day. With correct maintenan...

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Had about 10 rides on the new bike, furthest about 25 miles over some pretty hill terrain. What has surprised me is how devastating the wind is and how f**king terrible some of the roads are. Really enjoying it though. Yes the wind, headwind or crosswind, can have a significant effect on your speed...

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Is that a genuine ad, Duke? Apparently so - according to Morvelo, it's in one of the bike mags this month. I only ask because of the abovementioned blog - it's a ludicrously widely-used stock photo (in fact series of photos of the same bloke) that crops up everywhere in bike-related ads, posters et...

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Had about 10 rides on the new bike, furthest about 25 miles over some pretty hill terrain. What has surprised me is how devastating the wind is and how f**king terrible some of the roads are. Really enjoying it though. A quick question, I have bought some fairly cheap shorts from Decathlon and alth...

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http://www.lolbrary.com/content/686/remember-it-can-always-get-worse-24686.jpg houses on stilts? where is that? I think they're porches, not stilts. It New Orleans after Katrina. Costal houses in the US (particularly the gulf coast) that are exposed to potential flooding are frequently built on pil...

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[quote="duke"]Latest ad from WD40 - can you spot the deliberate mistake?

Drive train (chainrings, chain, cassette, derailleur) on the wrong side. Plus it's an old bike, perhaps that's why it needs WD40

Spyglass

Just back from my first ride on the new bike. For a guy that has kept himself pretty fit I am gobsmacked how hard it was. Had to give up on a couple of hills, especially when i f**ked up the gearing!! :blush: Good job, keep at it and big improvements will come, you need to ride at least three times...

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How hilly is the route? With my very limited knowledge of cycling I'd say you are going at a decent pace, even though your route is short enough. If you're reasonably fit and you are pretty bollocksed when you arrive that is a non-scientific way of determining that you are going at a decent speed. ...

Spyglass

Just back from my first ride on the new bike. For a guy that has kept himself pretty fit I am gobsmacked how hard it was. Had to give up on a couple of hills, especially when i f**ked up the gearing!! :blush: Good job, keep at it and big improvements will come, you need to ride at least three times...

Spyglass

Signed up last minute for Sundays Bristol to London sportive. 117 miles from @Bristol to Kempton Park. Not quite sure what I've let myself in for (other than a sore arse) tbh. The good news is after the first 35 miles or so it's mostly downhill with the biggest hill en route at about the 10 mile po...

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I'm going to consider the clipless pedals. Cheers for both opinions. More would be welcome. What's easier now - than when I used my mtb for everything - is that this new one only goes mountain biking. Edit: I always forget that "clipless" means shoes that click in, and "toe clips" are the 'baskets/...

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It's not so much getting out but it's getting the shoes back in that annoys me. I always have a chuckle when I over-take someone at a green light as he's struggling to get his shoe into the clipless pedal. I also can't remember the last time my foot slipped - even in the rain! I've got some pretty ...

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I'm going to consider the clipless pedals. Cheers for both opinions. More would be welcome. What's easier now - than when I used my mtb for everything - is that this new one only goes mountain biking. Edit: I always forget that "clipless" means shoes that click in, and "toe clips" are the 'baskets/...

Spyglass

Today's playground shot ... https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/s720x720/224329_490788677617558_56731962_n.jpg Moving to La Belle Province has been a brilliant idea, with being able to canoe in the river that's just around the corner and having the massive Gatineau Park entrance ...

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Started to plan my John O'Groats to Lands End ride for April/May next year after putting it off for 2 years. All the advice is to go the other way yet I want the long travel segment first as I live much nearer to Lands End. First decision is to decide on a route and time span. Also considering whet...

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To be perfectly honest my only plan and goal is to finish, no matter what pain I have to go through on the way. I have done zero training which is immensely stupid but am hoping my sheer stubborness gets me round. It will be the furthest I have ever swum, followed by the furthest Ive ever biked fol...

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I just signed up for the Katy Flatland Century on July 22nd, which as you can guess is a pretty flat course. The challange comes from the temps (95degF & 95%RH) and winds (typically 15mph). A group of around 10 of us are planning to paceline it, so with only two stops for food/fluids we are aiming ...

Spyglass

I just signed up for the Katy Flatland Century on July 22nd, which as you can guess is a pretty flat course. The challange comes from the temps (95degF & 95%RH) and winds (typically 15mph). A group of around 10 of us are planning to paceline it, so with only two stops for food/fluids we are aiming ...

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Gospel wrote:I use Garmin Connect.

Agreed, I use Garmin as my main site too, it provides much more data for perfomance analysis. I still upload rides to Strava for fun, KOM's, etc.

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London Pride wrote:Ta, folks.

Disappointing lack of recommendations for a lemsip/wank combo, mind.

That's a given remedy for all situations

Spyglass

Sounds pretty unpleasant, Spyglass! Enjoy! Fecking Strava drives me mad sometimes. Have a look at this segment from this morning: http://app.strava.com/rides/13251191#236980387 The segment's been set up so that it ends just before a set of traffic lights. So this morning, I set off like a greyhound...

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LP, TBH, it probably is a case of a) patience, and b) doing physio-type exercises. And for the latter, I'd recommend going to an actual physio to find out what to do. Is there no physio as part of the hospital aftercare? If not, a physio session probably runs to about £30-40 for half an hour. If yo...

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I just signed up for the Katy Flatland Century on July 22nd, which as you can guess is a pretty flat course. The challange comes from the temps (95degF & 95%RH) and winds (typically 15mph). A group of around 10 of us are planning to paceline it, so with only two stops for food/fluids we are aiming f...

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I have started a Planet Rugby cyclists' club on Strava, imaginatively called 'Planet Rugby Cyclists'. Come one, come all, I've kudos aplenty to go around... Joined, I'm now a member of an elite club of two! Hopefully should be back on the bike tomorrow, currently sitting in Charles de Gaulle, fligh...

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Well it's just my name. Think Spiderman (first name) and controversial Scottish firebrand MP (surname). Done. I assume that your morning commute is predominantly downhill to allow for hangover recovery... :P Well it certainly helped this morning! The wind is generally on my side in the mornings too...

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Armchair_Superstar wrote:Just finished putting the bar tape on the CR1

Presumably white, it's faster....

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Womack wrote:Well it's just my name.

Think Spiderman (first name) and controversial Scottish firebrand MP (surname).

Done.

I assume that your morning commute is predominantly downhill to allow for hangover recovery...

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It's quite tricky to browse segments, for some reason some just don't seem to come up on a search. As you say, when you do a ride you'll know which segments are on your route. Plus you can of course create your own ones, either public or private, once you've logged a ride. I wouldn't worry about co...

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Neig, great pic, 35km is a good length MTB ride and definately qualifies for a few extra "reward beers" I bought my youngest lad a Hardrock for this 10th birthday last week, it's his first 26" wheel MTB. So I've planned out some trails for my two lads and me this Sunday, should be fun and a nice rec...

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HKCJ wrote:Regards Strava I did 10 loops of Tokyo Imperial Palce this morning (5k loop).. it only measured 4 of them and my 2nd lap I was gunning for a PB.

So have you added a segment for the Tokyo Imperial Palace loop to compete against other cyclists on Strava...

Spyglass

I'm saying nothing :P I got loads of odd aches and pains when starting out, they all gradually went away though. I think I did have a similar hand pain. Do you use gloves? That may help. Re the gears, definitely do try to anticipate stops and change down - you are right, turning too big a gear is n...

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The fastest I have had the thing up to was a little above 50k and that was a bit scary tbh, would be happier with helmet and smoother road at that speed. I generally find I can do 20K even on the uphills, 25-30 on flat and 35-40 downhill. The lights fudge things up completely and I did dodge the od...

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Just back tonight from 3 fantastic days cycling in Chiba in Japan.. 1st day 160k coastal ride which was great as not a cloud and a nice tailwind the whole way.. Day 2 was mountains.. 180k with about 4 pretty decent climbs thrown in there.. Day 3 180k of pretty nice flat rolling countryside.. Awesom...

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I completed the Houston to Austin MS 150 a couple of weekends ago; it’s one of the largest charity rides in the US with approx. 13,000 cyclists taking part. The route takes you through the rolling Texas countryside and many small towns that really get in to the spirit with live bands, etc. and plent...

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bealonian wrote:Bought some SPDs today. Anyone got any shoe recommendations. Don't want to spend too much.

I have wide feet so the Specialized lineup works well for me. I know this sounds obvious but get something that fits well and is comfortable, you'll not regret it on longer rides

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Has anyone got GPS on their bike? I thinking of getting one of these: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/garmin-edge-800-gps-performance-navigation-bundle/ Unless you're frequently riding new routes where you may get lost or in someway need the map function, I would go with the 500 instead. It's cheaper, smal...

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