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« Reply #735 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 15:37:56 »

Rodriguez looked pretty pissed off with Rui Costa at the end. Completely understandable considering he'd just wheel sucked for nearly 10km.

Nipped out for a ride this morning. Felt terrible and coming home was into a 10mph headwind, although somehow set 2 new PBs on Strava segments.
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« Reply #736 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 15:54:50 »


Nipped out for a ride this morning. Felt terrible and coming home was into a 10mph headwind, although somehow set 2 new PBs on Strava segments.

How is the Ventus Sam ?
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« Reply #737 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 16:02:09 »

Vitus Wink

It's great, although I would say that having not ridden any other roadies. Really responsive when you get up out of the saddle or put the power down yet stiff enough not to have you wobbling everywhere when you do.

I think I've dialed in the saddle height and bar position for now, but may need to invest in a shorter stem as I sometimes feel a little too stretched - yet when I'm on the drops the bigger reach helps me to get quite a good tucked position.

Glad I paid the extra for the 105 set up, hasn't skipped a beat yet.
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« Reply #738 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 18:35:49 »

Vitus, sorry got van Nicholas on the brain  Grin

Excellent. Have you tried flipping the stem so it rises more thus reducing the reach?

My 105 rear mech is damaged after my crash - kept on jumping today whilst out riding.
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« Reply #739 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 18:42:24 »

Vitus Wink

It's great, although I would say that having not ridden any other roadies. Really responsive when you get up out of the saddle or put the power down yet stiff enough not to have you wobbling everywhere when you do.

I think I've dialed in the saddle height and bar position for now, but may need to invest in a shorter stem as I sometimes feel a little too stretched - yet when I'm on the drops the bigger reach helps me to get quite a good tucked position.

Glad I paid the extra for the 105 set up, hasn't skipped a beat yet.

I've got 105's on mine and the bloody chain keeps falling off the front, generally when I give it a bit of a welly.
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« Reply #740 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 19:18:48 »

Excellent. Have you tried flipping the stem so it rises more thus reducing the reach?

Don't fancy flipping it, ruins the aesthetics IMO.

I've got 105's on mine and the bloody chain keeps falling off the front, generally when I give it a bit of a welly.

Checked the limit screw?
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« Reply #741 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 21:38:26 »

Don't fancy flipping it, ruins the aesthetics IMO.


Agreed  Smiley
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« Reply #742 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 22:18:31 »

Don't fancy flipping it, ruins the aesthetics IMO.

Checked the limit screw?

No I haven't, it's still as a bought it. I'll check it out, cheers.
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« Reply #743 on: Monday, September 30, 2013, 07:35:56 »

Jonathon Tiernen, last year's Tour of Britain winner,  busted. How long 'till Wiggo gets defrocked?

Incorrect. At this time JTL is required to explain to the UCI why their are discrepencies in his Biological Passport data.

Not 'Busted'. Asked to explain something. He may subsequently get 'Busted' and deservedly so if he is a cheat. He may subsequently provide evidence that the variations in his data were natural outcomes.

I will wait and see before I jump Nile Ranger like to some quite pathetic conclusions relating to other riders who were not part of the set up JTL was riding for when the discrepencies arose.

Thats just me though.
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« Reply #744 on: Monday, September 30, 2013, 12:55:45 »

Just seen that Garmin are doing Vector pedals that have a built in power meter & cadence

Just a snip at £1349.
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« Reply #745 on: Monday, September 30, 2013, 22:46:09 »

For those tat are interested !!

Just completed the bike part of the "Hardest half Iron Man in the World" (shame about the half bit !)

Take a look on the website if interested
http://www.wasdale-tri.co.uk/index.html


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« Reply #746 on: Monday, September 30, 2013, 23:19:10 »

Good going NBR, some tasty climbs there by the looks of it. Is that a boardman cross you're on there?
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« Reply #747 on: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 17:35:33 »

Good going NBR, some tasty climbs there by the looks of it. Is that a boardman cross you're on there?

Yes - Boardman CX

I got it for the race, because it has disc brakes for the twisty descents - and I was very glad I did !

It will now become my commuting bike
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« Reply #748 on: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 20:16:28 »

Have any of you got experience of using CO2 inflators?

After my puncture last week inflated the tyre with a CO2 inflator, but this morning before my ride it seemed to have lost all its pressure. Pumped it up to 100psi with track pump and did 30 miles plus and it's still hard (ooer), but if it's a slow puncture need to change it.

Does CO2 go flat quicker than normal air?
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« Reply #749 on: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 22:09:39 »


Does CO2 go flat quicker than normal air?
Everything I've read suggests it does.
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