Brain-Stew

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• Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

  in Bikes & Bits • 19 hours, 46 minutes

  

  From the RCC UK update yesterday:

  The risks associated with COVID-19 have not gone away in the UK and still present a significant challenge for us to overcome. We appreciate that members miss the connectedness and camaraderie on the road while also wanting to respect each other's differing levels of vigilance and exposure to the virus. For this reason, we will hold off on group rides for now, and remain focussed on ways to keep you riding, motivated and meeting on the road.

• Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

  in Bikes & Bits • 19 hours, 47 minutes

  

  Brevet was so 2011:
  

• Pro-cycling thread

  in Rides & Races • 2 weeks, 6 days

  

  At least it didn't go the Pegasus route...not yet at least

• Tubeless Tyres -"saying the same things about tubeless tyres over and over again" Fucking read the fucking first fucking post.

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 2 weeks, 6 days

  

  Definitely seated - both wheels made the distinctive "pinging" sound as they were inflated. Put the sealant in after seating and releasing the air/removing valve core. Will see how they fare tomorrow morning

• Tubeless Tyres -"saying the same things about tubeless tyres over and over again" Fucking read the fucking first fucking post.

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 2 weeks, 6 days

  

  WTB Nanos on Hunt x 4 Season rims. Went on a dream and seated using only a trackpump. Tanwalls too.

  smugpost

  Watch me get major blowouts on their first ride now

• GPS tech ( Garmin , Hammerhead , Wahoo , RWGPS , etc)

  in Bikes & Bits • 3 weeks, 2 days

  

  Very interesting how experience differs between generations of the same product and different manufacturers!

  Can't comment on the Element off road, but I use by Roam extensively off road and don't have any problems. I have to say that I prefer the Garmin's ability to be able to load OSM base maps on to the unit (as far as I know there isn't similar on the Wahoo), but that said I haven't found any limitations in the Wahoo basemap

• GPS tech ( Garmin , Hammerhead , Wahoo , RWGPS , etc)

  in Bikes & Bits • 3 weeks, 2 days

  

  I found the battery life on my 520 faded very quickly, and soon couldn't do more than 3 hours on the nav screen. No experience of the upgrade for the "plus" model, but it was enough to push me to switch to Wahoo. I went with the Roam, and am more than happy with it. Very easy set-up (I use RidewithGPS to plot routes, and these auto-sync to the computer). Battery is amazing. Did 2 x 5 hour rides using the navigation screen and recording power + HRM last week, and still have 70% remaining

• Cycling in the time of Corona

  in COVID-19 • 1 month

  

  Is there a map anywhere showing the temporary cycle lanes in London?

  Edit: found this, but not sure how comprehensive it is https://www.sustrans.org.uk/space-to-mov­e/

• Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

  in Rides & Races • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Yes I can offer this. PM me your email @Norfolkbound and I can send over a voucher code

• Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Another +1 for the classic bibs. Only deterioration on mine is the graphic cracking and peeling, 5 years later. Still my most comfortable set of shorts.

  I did have some Core bibs a couple of years ago, but had only owned them for a few months before they were cut in to pieces by surgeons after a roadside crash