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« Reply #1830 on: Sunday, April 19, 2015, 22:31:51 » |
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Although Bennett will probably be able to give you advice about the Downs, his Strava would suggest he seems to have gotten a love of hills. The nutter.
Its only because he is trying to emulate me - Im his mentor, guru and all time cycling hero!
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« Reply #1831 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 05:45:43 » |
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Although Bennett will probably be able to give you advice about the Downs, his Strava would suggest he seems to have gotten a love of hills. The nutter.
Got. It's got.
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« Reply #1832 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 05:53:11 » |
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Its only because he is trying to emulate me - Im his mentor, guru and all time cycling hero!
I was wearing nearly all black yesterday
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This is the water. And this is the well. Drink full and descend. The horse is the white of the eyes and dark within.
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« Reply #1833 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 09:45:22 » |
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Although Bennett will probably be able to give you advice about the Downs, his Strava would suggest he seems to have gotten a love of hills. The nutter.
Nothing wrong with a love of hills. You can't beat a bit of serious uppage- rapidly followed by a bit of rapidly descending.
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« Reply #1834 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 11:06:39 » |
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I cycled to Marlborough and back today, a shade under 30 miles. It was quite pleasant, but are there any other similar routes around as I'd like to go slightly further afield?
I don't mind A roads as long as the traffic has ample space to overtake.
I was up at the weekend for the game and went out Sunday - Did Swindon - Liddington - Towards Uffington then up over the hill to Lambourn - Aldbourne - Oggie - home. There are plently of routes out Uffington Way the bring you back through Highworth - good quiet roads too.
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« Reply #1835 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 11:11:09 » |
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JGiaA has missed the all important point though - what bike have you got?
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« Reply #1836 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 11:26:26 » |
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So this is a question for you bike mechanics and fettlers out there.....
I have a Felt road bike (with less than 1500 miles on it) with carbon fork and steerer coupled with an FSA headset. Recently I stripped it down, cleaned and greased and also replaced the brakes (upgraded to 105). I was very careful in taking it apart and even downloaded the FSA instructions when I put in back together again.
Now when I brake under quite a lot of force - say at the bottom of hill after doing 30+mph I get quite a lot of vibration and also over bumpy surfaces. I checked, taken in apart and rechecked, tightened again and again but there still seems to be a bit of play in it, more so than my alu/carbon fork on my Trek which has none.
Either I am being neurotic as maybe it was like it before or I'm doubting my ability or there is something amiss. The fork doesn't have a crown race, which is common on carbon fork/steerers apparently (or so I've read) but I'd really welcome anyone’s advice or guidance (apart from 4D's usual unfunny sarcasm)
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« Reply #1837 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 12:27:54 » |
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So you have good tension on the top cap before torqueing the stem bolts onto the steerer?
Have you left a spacer above the stem? My mechanics all say a carbon steerer needs a spacer on top of the stem before tightening the top cap.
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« Reply #1838 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 12:49:59 » |
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So you have good tension on the top cap before torqueing the stem bolts onto the steerer? Yes - Doubled triple checked this Have you left a spacer above the stem? My mechanics all say a carbon steerer needs a spacer on top of the stem before tightening the top cap. No, havent tried this yet. Thanks
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« Reply #1839 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 14:54:26 » |
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Not a bad view of the Alps from the second Biergarten on our first sunny shortish trip (45km) in 2015. http://www.toytowngermany.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=129536I'm in a cycle group in Munich, whose ethos is "an hour in the saddle, an hour in the Biergarten". We cycle most Sundays in the year, starting in April. We take a local train at around 9am, 20-40km to wherever, then cycle 40-75km to a different station for our return trip, getting back 6-10pm, depending on the weather and how long we stop at the last Biergareten If there is a lake on the route there will be a swim stop. It has been known for the whole group (after a Schnapps or three) to be skinny dipping. Not such a good view of your correspondent...
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« Reply #1840 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 15:12:15 » |
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Another one...
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« Reply #1841 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 15:26:36 » |
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A very sound ethos. Back in the days when Sunday hours were 12-2, then close until 7. Had an informal group, who'd set off around 10, get to chosen pub out in the sticks for maybe an hours or so drinking then cycle back powered by beer.
Bit of a kip and maybe some grub, to be ready for opening again back in Swindon.
I've done 40Km s'afternoon....might treat myself to a pint or two later.
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« Reply #1842 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 17:57:37 » |
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Nothing wrong with a love of hills. You can't beat a bit of serious uppage- rapidly followed by a bit of rapidly descending.
This was in proper bandit country, with far too many narrow lanes with loose gravel to let the brakes go. https://www.strava.com/activities/288453003
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This is the water. And this is the well. Drink full and descend. The horse is the white of the eyes and dark within.
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« Reply #1843 on: Monday, April 20, 2015, 21:42:37 » |
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That is a damned impressive profile mate.
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« Reply #1844 on: Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 06:38:33 » |
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Oi! You be bloody careful - That's my old fackin manor! :-/
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