Search results for:

Ooh yes please, that would be awesome!

Yeah, cool. I've heard good things about that loop. I'm in Little Eaton so not too far to get to Whatstandwell. Will try it out soon, once hill climb season is over.

Good tips. I'll check all of that. Cables aren't new, but equally have done less than 1000 km, so I wouldn't expect need replacing. I could be wrong though! I'll look up some videos for how to check the cable routing through the derailleur, as I'm not sure at all how that should be, and I'll need to know in any case if I replace the inner cable!

There's nothing special about SRAM mechanical rear derailleurs that makes them different in set-up and tuning than Shimano, is there?

I've a bike with SRAM Force 1x that is just shifting inconsistently. It feels like there's no spot on the barrel adjuster that gets the shifting just right. If I get shifting toward the spokes right, it will sometimes do 2 shifts in one go when shifting down towards the frame.

I've always had Shimano until recently, and if this were Shimano I'd suspect a bent derailleur. I'm confused, though, as it used to shift just fine, and I don't recall any knocks to the derailleur since then.

Wow, I finally got off my road bike, and took the gravel bike out with a couple of locals. It was a hugely tough, but hugely enjoyable day. It sounds like I'm the other side of the Peak District than most of you (I'm just outside Derby), but I was really impressed with how many fab trails there were just a 45-minute drive away. I wasn't able to ride up and down everything, however my technique definitely improved over the course of the day, and I was proud of what I was able to cycle up toward the end.

Here's what I ended up doing:

https://www.strava.com/activities/6127235898

Who qualified for national championships then?

A mate of mine is booked in at the same place at one of their camping pods.

I'll be there (assuming I qualify), but now only about an hour's drive away, so will come up on the morning.

I've a set of core bibs back with them for repair currently that have a very similar issue. All my other bibs from rapha haven't had that issue, so I think it may be an occasional manufacturing defect.

GoldenCheetah works and is free. Otherwise TrainingPeaks free edition, but as I recall you just can't schedule the workouts all that far out on the free version.

This post didn't get the credit it deserved. I just wanted to commemorate and put in a potential nomination for the Lfgss hall of fame.

Oh man, that's gutting! Sorry I can't help with recommendations of how to recover the file, but wanted to say that high number of laps shouldn't be the issue. I've everested using a Wahoo Bolt and did over 100 laps with no issue. What you've described is utterly bizarre. Given that all your sensors continued to record, it does sound like the gps chip in the wahoo may have turned off or malfunctioned in some way.

Ha, I should have known my post would be divisive!

For me, one of Rapha's main differentiators is that they will replace or repair your kit when needed. That's the reason I bought the shorts. To think that I then wouldn't make use of that guarantee when needed is an interesting perspective. I agree that 85 quid for 3 years of bib short is absolutely acceptable. However, when nothing else is wrong with the short other than the single see-through panel, I also think it's acceptable for me to make full use of their guarantee and ask for a repair or replacement.

I wouldn't have asked for anything if the shorts were Castelli, for example. Equally, though, I've many cheaper pairs of bibs from other brands outlast these ones, so I don't agree with those saying that expecting that sort of life is unreasonable.

Hmmm, I've been a victim of the core shorts going see through on one panel. They've offered me a 30 quid voucher, which I don't think is great, given that a replacement costs 85 quid, and they're only 3 years old. Is that par for the course for what others have received?

Within 4 weeks is what they say. Often faster in my experience, but that was before COVID

Are you and @hippy both doing boiling water from the kettle on the chain before you put it in the wax pot, or just straight into the wax pot off the bike?

I may test out much shorter intervals before changing, as I've been getting some corrosion spots over the last 9 months waxed when replacing once it squeaks.

Nice! 350km is a lot less than I'm getting from speedway, but it sounds like the wax is far cheaper.

Are you changing chains because it starts squeaking, or just proactively?

I moved during lockdown, so not a clue first hand. My club mates say it is awesome, though

You were not wrong! I just got an email from wiggle saying the old bolt is not coming back in stock, and an email from Condor announcing the new one almost at the exact same time!

Wahoo have said they cant repair my unit, the best they can do is give me 20% off a new unit. Crappy response, but I'm tempted to use that on the new version to get the colour screen and faster processor.

Ah, thanks! Looks like they're upping the price quite significantly, though. If they can't repair it then it is worth me thinking about whether to wait for the better, more expensive new one, or get the older cheaper one if I still can.

Sorry, I clearly had the Roam in my head as I typed that reply. It is one of the early Elemnt Bolt units that has broken. I haven't been able to find anywhere with a Bolt currently in stock in the UK?

Anyone else have a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt that has broken tabs on the mounting puck? This is the 2nd time it has happened to me in 4 years. I will ask but I doubt Wahoo will replace it as I'm long out of warranty.

Has anyone tried the aftermarket puck replacements? I'm just not too keen on the unit sitting proud of the mount.

It also looks like wahoo have discontinued everything other than the roam? That's a decent bit more than I'd like to pay.... are they any good for money, or are there equivalent garmin units that perform better for less money?

Do wiggle no longer do £10 off your first order for new customers who sign up for the newsletter? I just created a new account hoping for that, but haven't had an email through with a discount code in a week ...

Dibs if not blue, PM incoming

I moved up recently to just north of Derby. Feel free to DM me. I think there's a few others about judging from the peak district rides thread. You are gonna love riding round here!

I agree that the property developers and homebuilders should be the ones paying for most of this. Also, the manfacturers of products that we now known falsely represented their products and what fire safety test they achieved, such as Celotex. They are the ones who walked away with all the profit when these flats were sold.

I really can't understand why the government seems intent on just not holding them accountable for this, and instead is bailing them out.