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If you're doing that ride fixed I'd be using Plumstead Common both ways.

I thought about that but whichever way you go to the common there's a nasty hill. John Wilson Street into Academy Road and then left onto Shooters Hill seemed best to me. Do you know a better way? Incidently did a call in Brookhill Road today so took the opportunity to drive up Willenhall Road afterwards. Glad I did 'cos I now know to avoid it at all costs (unless i change the gearing to 38-30 and set up camp halfway up for an overnight stop!)

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Kurt

If you're doing that ride fixed I'd be using Plumstead Common both ways. I spotted someone riding fixed yesterday afternoon in Crayford, around the Acorn Ind. Est. You perchance?

No not me. You might see me wobbling about in that area though. On One Pompino, dodgy hat, 2 brakes and proud of it!!

i got my chain on but its pretty tight, can it be too tight?

Too tight and it will knacker the hub and/or BB bearings. Too loose and it will jump off.

I've been off my bike for a year due to a bad cruciate ligament injury. Now commuting from Dartford to the Woolwich ferry. Still finding Shooters Hill a struggle in the evenings although I managed to get over it in one tonight!(I avoid it in the mornings and cut across and over Plumstead Common) Not hardcore like some of you lot but an achievement for me anyway.

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Kurt

Unknown dood on a black Dolan with yellow rims, at the junction of Westmount Road and Eltham High Street, as I thundered past in my ambo at about 6 30 pm

As some of you know last year I got pretty badly beaten up when runover by a rubbish truck when cycling to work...... it turned left when I was happily cycling along in a cycling lane, I went under the rear wheels, ambulance came, it took me 1.5 hours to get me out, I was airlifted to the Royal London where I spent 3 months, doing OK now, loadsa physio, another op next week....to cut a long story short the London Air Ambulance saved my life.

In reconition of this my father-in-law is doing a coast to coast sponsored ride next week in aid of the LAA. I'm sure I don't have to sing the praises of the Air Ambulance but basically it is a charity, no government funding at all (it wouldn't survive at all without Branson/Virgin funding) which operates within the M25 during daylight hours and replaced by some Skoda's at night..... What a lot of people don't realise however is that the LAA will take you to the most suitable hospital - ambulances are obliged to take you to the nearest hospital. So even though my RTA was a mile from Whipps Cross Hospital I was taken to the Royal London where they have a dedicated trauma ward....

I hope it's OK to do ask on here (feel free to remove if not) but honestly every bit helps and you really don't know when you'll need it, I certainly did 18 months ago, a mile from home on a journey i'd done 100's of time.

If anything please help support my overweight, 67 year old father-in-law with a dodgy knee and a shit bike. At least I think he's 67. If he's not he looks it. Definitely a shit bike though. The link to justgiving

Thank you

Adam

Hey Adam,

Glad you survived what must have been a horrendous ordeal. I'm sending money via the link as soon as I've finished typing this.

Can I just correct you on one point, without hopefully coming across as a knowall or a dickhead. Londons ambulances will take you to the most appropriate treatment centre for your condition. For example, I conveyed a faller from a first floor balcony from SE7 to the Royal London a couple of nights ago, bypassing the QE and several other A&Es for the benefits of a dedicated trauma centre. However I'm not trying to take anything away from HEMS, they are a highly skilled, motivated and dedicated bunch of guys and girls. They are despatched to the serious trauma calls. If you're fucked up in a big way it's them you want to see, as you have absolutely the best chance of a positive outcome, and the fastest route to definitive care in hospital, as you well know. Hope you take my coments in the way I intended them, cash on it's way.

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Kurt

I think the suggestion is that it's an expensive way to save not very much time compared to other options.

Of course, if the exercise is just to find a 'scientific' excuse to buy Deep Vs for the bling, then have at it.

I see what you're saying, but I actually need a set of wheels. My Pompino is my commuter/hack bike which has a set of wheels obviously. My other bike (which will be the TT/Summer road bike) has no wheels, hence I need to get some built up. For the relatively little difference in GN between rims, I was looking to get the best option for my intended usage.

Thanks to all for the input

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Kurt

But i agree with most of the rest. Your body is the least aero part of the equation and also the motor so training and tuning an aero position will save masses more time than funky wheels. Funky wheels come when you're 'almost' winning your TTs and want to beat the fecker in the funny hat on the funny bike. You can buy speed, but what's the point, unless you're almost winning races on ability alone?

Hmmm thanks. I never really thought about it like that. You're right of course. However the engineer inside me loves well designed, nicely machined and well finished 'bling' for the want of a better word. And in reality my current fitness level is much below where I was at nearly twenty (bloody hell, I only just realised that!) years ago. I'd almost decided on Open Pros purely on my past experiences with them, maybe with aero spokes

I've got some cheap aero bars and bullhorns on the Pompino which looks a bit odd to some, and I've been commuting regularly 25 miles round trip, and getting out for 30-35 miles at a time on off days on a fairly spinny gear at the moment.

Thanks to all as ever

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Kurt

My hubs are drilled 28 front and 32 rear. I was going to go with 2 cross front and 3 cross rear with DB spokes. Open Pros really were my first choice, I was interested in whether the aero advantages of a deep rim outweighed the weight penalty.

@ all who have posted-Thanks for the input so far

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Kurt

I'm in the process of getting together the parts to put together a TT bike. I have a pair of lurvley Goldtech hubs in the pewter anodised finish but I'm agonising over rim choice and colour. The Open Pros on my Pompino commuter seem to be really good but I was thinking something a bit more aero may be in order. I can't afford and don't want carbon, but I want something durable enough so that I can use the bike as a summer/nice weather road bike too. I guess the obvious choice are Deep V's or those new deep section rims that BLB(?) are selling (H.Son or something), or maybe one of those on the front and an Open Pro ceramic on the back.

As for colour I should probably have gone for black hubs in hindsight and then black rims would have looked cool. Being not very artistic at all I can't visualise the hubs with coloured rims so any input there is greatly recieved too.

Cheers

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Kurt

Thanks

Right...I know I've seen this on here somewhere but I've searched and I can't find it. Those with Goldtech rear hubs, what chaintugs do you use? Because the axle is 12mm OD with flats on it to fit in the dropout, my DMR ones won't fit. I could drill these to fit but I'm not sure if the bolt head will have enough to bite onto then.

Thanks

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Kurt

Bloody hell, that was quick! Good point re gearing and Yeah!... Woolwich is great. I work as a EMT (like a paramedic) at the ambo station by the ferry, so I get to go out to other nice places like Thamesmead too, and get vomited on and abused by drunks mainly!If it wasn't for the proper jobs I'd jack it tomorrow.

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Kurt

Quick question people...

I need a new cog for my Pompino. I'm currently running 48x18 giving me 70GI on 23c tyres. I mainly commute on my bike from Dartford to Woolwich, which is a bit hilly in places, but I can get over them all (just). I was thinking of taking the opportinity to raise my gearing by going for a 17t cog. Will the 4GI difference be noticable or do you reckon I should go for a 16t for 8GI more?

TIA

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Kurt

On One/Planet X do what appears to be an odd size at 29.8mm. If the 28.6 is too small and the 31.8 is too big maybe it's one of these.

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Kurt

Hmmm, I think I see CXP33s in my future, just need to sort the colours. I'm thinking pewter hubs with silver spokes and rims, or all black. Decisions,decisions...

What's the difference in intended usage between OP and CPX33s. I mean the OP is a quality road rim, is the 33 more track oriented or is it just styling? The Mavic site isn't very clear on this.

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Kurt

there's a halfords in mile end i went there this morning. si the one in dartford any better? i bet the man isnt called wankaer though,. and i am presumign this is how you externaly shim your post, in which case, thank you and every one else. this is what i wanted to know.

Don't know the one in Mile End-I only know the one in Dartford keeps what you need. No he isn't called 'Wankaer', it's Leo WANKA, although this may be a nickname or even a nom de plume.

Yes this is everything you need to know. Sorry it took us all awhile to get there. I can be a bit thick sometimes and it took a little time for me to understand exactly where you were coming from.

You must post back and let us all know how it goes.

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Kurt

JB Autoweld, available in Halfords (in the car section). Its a 2 pack epoxy type metal resin that sets as hard as nails and you can even drill and tap it. Make a mould out of the cardboard tube from a toilet roll and you can cast your own seat tube to the right size. Push the saddle rails into one end prior to setting as you will not have a clamp to hold it. Be careful to get the angle of the saddle correct as it won't be adjustable. Depending how long you want the post you may need the tube from some kitchen roll, and 2 or even 3 packs of JB Autoweld. If you can get to the Halfords in Dartford, ask for Leo Wanka, you may get a discount.

If you take as much notice of this as you have of every other piece of advice you've been offered you'll be fine.

Outta here,

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Kurt

You have mis understood the man. His seat post is bigger than his seat tube. He needs to buy a new seat post possibly from decathlon or BLB which it's self may require shimming.

Thats what I thought but then we went to Y is bigger than X or summat which mean't that the seatpost needed shimming. I think I'm gonna give up and just carry on reading this thread as it unfolds further, for light relief!

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Kurt

I've just typed out a long reply then lost it. Bo11ox.
@Saxondale please answer this question.

Does the seatpost you have fit into your frame and wobble around or is it too big to fit into your frame?

The needle,finger,cotton thing was an analogy.

I had OPs on my geared bike 'til it got stolen, and found them to be light and strong, as others have said here. I guess I'm thinking of CPX33s more for the look to be honest, although I don't have anything close to a HHSB.

The 33s are heavier, arguably stronger and slightly more aero. If I went for these i would probably go 32h fr and rr, black hubs and rims with silver spokes

The OPs are a known quantity to me in as much as I have used them before, and I would probably go 32h fr, 36h rr, pewter hubs with silver spokes and rims

I weigh 12 stone so thats not really too much of an issue.

In as much as Goldtech building them up, anyone else used them and did you have any problems?

Just thinking out loud here at the moment and appreciate all your thoughts so far.

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Kurt

@saxondale-Have you done this conversion yourself. Without taking the p155, if you can't grasp the concept that a fat post will not fit in a thin hole, the maybe mechanics and engineering aren't your forte and you should get your bike checked for your own safety. To underline the principle, get a needle. Try to put your finger through the eye. It won't fit. Can you do anything about this?-No. Now get a bit of cotton. This is much thinner than your finger and will fit through the eye of the needle. Now imagine that the eye of the needle is your bike frame, your finger is your existing seatpost and the cotton is the one you need.

You need to measure the inside diameter of the seat tube (bike frame) accurately with vernier calipers (or get someone to do it for you) and buy the correct size seat tube.

Hope it all works out for you

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Kurt

Because I like shiny new things for my bike, and because I have some not so good wheels on my bike, I'm going to bite the bullet on payday and order a pair of Goldtech hubs (32h fr, 36h rr) in pewter. I cant decide what rims to go for though, Open Pro or CPX33. I was thinking silver rims and spokes if I go Open Pro, or black rims with silver spokes if I go CPX33. I'm also not sure whether to get Goldtech to build up the wheels, or use my LBS (Perry Cycles in Woolwich). The wheels will be used exclusively for road riding

Opinions sought please.

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Kurt

@Merak-Will def try to HFTU!

Up 'til 2 years ago I was riding 40-60 hilly miles on a geared bike 2-3 times a week without probs. I guess 2 years off the bike has taken it's toll a little and maybe I'm pushing myself harder than I should even on this short distance. Every ride in is a sprint with me trying to beat my previous time.

As I said before I'm riding to work almost every day now over the past 2 months but the cramps have only started coming on in the last week or so. I'll check my seat height etc but I'm not sure the problems in the bike fit. I probably just need some longer rides as well now at a more relaxed pace to get my cycling muscles up to scratch again.