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Another 'what bike' thread

Mountainboy2465 — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: Mountainboy2465

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:06 pm

How about the Tifosi Audax for around £750?

FS: Cateye V2C Computer - £40 POSTED WOW Thats CHEAP

pedal-rite — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: pedal-rite

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:06 pm

UPDATED AND REDUCED

replacing allen key bolts with tamper proof bolts

mactas — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:06 pm

Author: mactas

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:06 pm

thanks guys for your advice. I've opted away from spending more money fitting tamper proof screws and am keeping it inside. It's a shame that thieves make this happen!

Astana Singled Out Again. Serious Financial Woes

GroupOfOne MkII — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:05 pm

Author: GroupOfOne MkII

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:05 pm

As Kleber says, it's not just Astana who aren't very good at putting their hands in their pockets, look at some of the Italian teams...

But then the UCI do seem to have a proper bee in their bonnet over Astana.

Lefty wheel???

carbonfiend — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:05 pm

Author: carbonfiend

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:05 pm

Hi does any one know if you can u run a 'lefty' specific wheel on standard forks?

Tights

fishyweb — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:05 pm

Author: fishyweb

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:05 pm

Ronhill do some cycling-specific tights, called Bikesters (as opposed to their running,specific Tracksters). They are higher at the back than Tracksters, and have some reflective bits on the calves. They seem OK to me - I wear them with some shorts underneath.

Fat legs & Rear light fittings

JonGinge — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:04 pm

Author: JonGinge

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:04 pm

Cateye flex brackets? Yeah, I catch mine too. Annoying. It's worse on my Pearson than my normal commuter. I got fed up and put a minoura space grip on the seatpin and light on that... looks funny but worked and the light is where I want it

how do you tell when a rim is getting too thin?

Mountainboy2465 — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:04 pm

Author: Mountainboy2465

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:04 pm

You can try holding a metal straight edge across the rim to check how much the rim has been worn down. This won't always work though as the block might have been hitting across the full depth of the rim.

Then how do you know when it is getting dangerous? Not that I have had many fail on me in the past.

Gone for discs on my commuter for this and another couple of reasons.

Messenger bag vs Rucksack

cougie — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:04 pm

Author: cougie

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:04 pm

If its just a zip = then yeah drycleaning place should be able to fix it. I bought my wife a nice softshell for £80 and the zip broke on that - she was going to chuck it - but I took it in and got it repaired for £10. (and she'd left a £20 in the pocket - so I was £10 up on the deal !!)

I prefer rucacs - messenger bags LOOK cool, but I run with my rucsack too.

Glentress dumbdown?

Magpie9 — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:03 pm

Author: Magpie9

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:03 pm

They've resurfaced the whole of the section before the red/black splits from the blue.

I've heard of a few people having bad crashes over that first jump which always surprised me as I didn't think it was harder than any of the others on the blue.

Shame it's gone but the rest of that section has been improved - the first table top is much better now for example.

All they need to do now is resurface Spooky Woods and I'll be happy.

Mint sauce

Paul 8v — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:02 pm

Author: Paul 8v

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:02 pm

My cousin used to have a massive Iron Maiden powerslave poster on his door, he moved to germany and his mum chucked it out, he was gutted, your thread just reminded me

Cannondale Six Carbon 105 vs Scott CR1 Team

manano — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:02 pm

Author: manano

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:02 pm

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately the supersix is out of my price range

There's another bike from Cannondale I'm interested in, the Six Ultegra SL, and I don't know if this one would be a better bike than the Six Carbon. It has a full Ultegra groupset instead of 105, mavic ksyrium rims instead of mavic race, but an aluminium frame:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/six-ultegra-sl-compact-2009-road-bike-ec016607?query=cannondale%20six%20ultegra

I'd love to know the weight of these but they don't say

Hub geared road bikes are back!

ballspondroad — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:02 pm

Author: ballspondroad

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:02 pm

I seem to remember an advert from the early in the last century that featured a Sturmey Archer 3 speed in the Tour de France.

You can even get a three speed fixed wheel hub gear from S-A now.

WTD: Shoes

mclasper — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:02 pm

Author: mclasper

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:02 pm

Sidi's - in my experience are narrow(er) than others used.

Wanted Disc brake set (hydraulic) !!!

elPedro666 — Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:01 pm

Author: elPedro666

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:01 pm

poppowell wrote:

Hello Pete,
Will let you know on the C2's if I do replace them, they are pretty good (just look a bit clubersome now ).
Thanks Ant

Cumbersome's my middle name...

Tried mine out recently (they're on a bike I've had stored in my dad's garage) and I was amazed how well they still work. Not that I want to put you off changing them (d'oh!).