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I don't have many tips for you but I am impressed by this fella's FC Barcelona skinsuit: http://www.sisportsimages.co.uk/GalleriesCycling2013/GloucesterCityCC10m%20TT/slides/SIS_8035.html

needs matching booties mind

Has anyone ridden the TLI road races at North Weald Air field? Whats the format? How long are they? 4 left this year and i'm tempted to give them a go.

http://www.tlicycling.org.uk/EventsCalendar_DetailsPage.aspx?SelectedDate=13/08/2013

helmets, booties... it could be worse look what they're discussing over here http://www.lfgss.com/post3737954-1769.html

i'd recommend you e-mail Miche or the shop you bought the wheels from to be sure what freehub you need. Planet X are usually quite helpful.

the only reason why mix'n'match wouldn't work is if the spacing between cogs on campag 8speed and shimano 8speed cassettes is different. I'm sure you could find out if they are the same with a bit of google. maybe try sheldon browns website.

you'll need to buy something like this, the exact make and model depends on the hub you have.

You might also be able to make it work by putting an 8 speed campag cassette and chain on. I used a 9 speed shimano cassette and chain on a 9 speed campag bike for years - it worked fine because the cassette and chain matched and the spacing in the cassette was the same.

Something about the specialized makes me think of this:

I really like the POC Octal, but £$£$£

Have they released the price yet?

have you seen there are a bunch more aero-road helmets coming to market, this one by Bell

and this one by POC:

Both of them look nicer than the giro i think. As with anything aero there is no way to tell for sure how much difference they make without an expensive afternoon at the wind tunnel.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kryptonite-New-York-3000-std-NYL-U-lock-FlexFrame-Bracket-Thatcham-Cat-3-/170997247703#vi-content

I overheard various folks talking about Hippy's ride at the North Road Club 10 tonight.

"He went how far...? but... 480 mile is 20 mph average..."

You need to have properly cleaned it, measured it, greased it and be sure that the post is the right size. If you fit a post slightly too big or too small you risk damage to the frame or the threads on the seat post bolt.

But a first word of caution would be that if you can barely get it into the frame you need to ask yourself if your going to get it out again...

presumably the carbon ones are tubs so they are likely more expensive when you puncture. If they have carbon braking surface which (even with expensive brake blocks like swisstop yellow's) will have poorer braking than the aluminium rim. I'd not want to commute on carbon rims for these reasons.

My commute is a similar distance and by far the biggest thing which slows me down is the traffic. I use 32 spoke traditional wheels which are stiff and have light open pro rims so they spin up quickly after traffic lights etc.

i've got a centaur band on front mech for sale, its actually for a triple but works fine on double. Need to check the band diameter. It's 10 speed but makes no difference up front.

i've got these for sale :

Campagnolo Centaur 10 speed/triple front band on mech
Campagnolo Champ long cage/triple rear mech

what a beauty! good luck with the sale.

The times are sending out e-mails asking people to invite their MP to the next Parliamentary debate on cycling safety. You can send an e-mail to your MP here:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/pledge/

This is the text of my message incase you want to adapt it. Its just a quick message i'm sure it can be improved...

Dear YOUR MP,

Please attend the Get Britain Cycling debate on Monday, September 2.

3 cyclists have been killed in 3 weeks in central London and more deaths and injuries have occurred across the UK in the same time period. Almost 10 people per day are killed on UK roads and although this number is coming down, the proportion of serious injuries involving more vulnerable road users is rising.

A recent holiday in Denmark has shown me just how wonderful, enjoyable and safe both rural and urban cycling can be. In this country we need politicians to lead the way in achieving parity on cycling safety. So please attend the debate and speak up for cyclists and help remove the dangers posed by traffic, lorries and the unsafe road designs we are stuck with in the UK.

Yours sincerely,

YOU

I've never used shimano road pedals only Look keo road pedals. The look keo 'easy' might be just the job for you. I got rid of a set a while back as the spring tension was way too low for me!

Speedplay (and the new TriRig pedal)

oooops you mentioned that already

just thought some of those options might work for those of us on shimano/look pedals when racing.

Never mind speed play, I'd like to see the police try to fix a reflector to the tri-rig mercury.

Pedal reflectors have always been the law, for donkeys years. Have they suddenly started enforcing it?

I use these on my bike in the winter. I don't want to be hit by a car and have my lack of legal reflectors damage my chances of a claim.

Sadly they only fit double sided spd pedals but there do seem to be a variety of options here.

they weren't sure whether bribing the UCI to 'clarify' the rules to allow the brake fairings on the Bolide was going to work.

but thats how everything in the UCI works isn't it?

and avoid repetition deviation and hesitation

i'd say 2010 to 2013 was pretty serious hesitation.

Not again. My thoughts with all involved and with everyone who has lost someone these past few weeks.

currently on evil bay

more pics?

sorry this is the only one of my bike with the rack on, I must have had the camera

So, it's better to ride a bit harder into the headwind to get it done quicker, even if you ride the easier, tailwind section slower.

thanks hippy/danb, its interesting. i definitely try to do what your suggesting when i race but I just wondered if it was always the best tactic. it didn't seem totally obvious that the the same tactic was going to be best for all conditions, but maybe it is.