Cycling

[Bewster]

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?s=joe+blow

[Samdy Gray]

It happens to us all. Did you get a Joe Blow ?

No, a Spesh hand pump. Nice and narrow meaning it fits well under the bottle cage plus it made short work of getting the tube up to decent pressure.

Going to return the track pump (was only one of the Lidl specials) and invest in a better one.

[Bewster]

can recommend the JBs, I've had mine years.

[horlock07]

can recommend the JBs, I've had mine years.

Same here plus a little spesch one under bottle cage and co2 blower.

[Bewster]

Same here plus a little spesch one under bottle cage and co2 blower.

Are CO2's any good. When I reflated my MTB tyre the other day I popped into a garage to check it and it was only 50% inflated. I was wondering if a co2 pump would be better ?

[horlock07]

Are CO2's any good. When I reflated my MTB tyre the other day I popped into a garage to check it and it was only 50% inflated. I was wondering if a co2 pump would be better ?

Touching every piece of wood to hand I have never used mine,  but don't think I could get close to 100psi with the little pump I carry.

Have used a mates and worked really well got road tyre up to proper pressure no worry,  main problem is not blowing the tube up!

[Bewster]

I need to replace my rear mech on my MTB and I am being offered the option of short cage or long cage.

My understanding that as I am running a triple at the front and 8 at the back I'll need a long cage ??

Any views ?

[ron dodgers]

this is good
http://forums.mtbr.com/drivetrain-shifters-derailleurs-cranks/when-use-long-cage-vs-short-cage-derailleur-205890.html

[Bewster]

Cheers, That is very detailled !

[Samdy Gray]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/23936407

Bit of a bolt out of the blue, but chapeau to Fernando Alonso.

[Reg Smeeton]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/23936407

Bit of a bolt out of the blue, but chapeau to Fernando Alonso.

I heard this, when watching the Vuelta...well pleased, I'm hoping it stays as Euskaltel....despite being moved to Asturias.

What I've always liked most about Euskaltel...is they seem to compete, without necessarily always winning, but representing the region is the main thing, and so developing young cyclists.

[4D]

Am thinking about cycling to work from Calne to Devizes, but the road from blacklands to the golf club concerns me (hilly, narrow and some nasty blind bends). Anyone ridden that route before?

[Not that Nice If I'm Honest]

Are CO2's any good. When I reflated my MTB tyre the other day I popped into a garage to check it and it was only 50% inflated. I was wondering if a co2 pump would be better ?

Absolutely love my CO2 pump.
(But I do get the CO2 cylinders from work for free)

[Bewster]

(But I do get the CO2 cylinders from work for free)

How come ?

[WEBBERhyde]

it really it mental. the towel racks won't allow anything to dry and they're squished together.

lycra is acceptable to go to meetings in right?

I'd like to think so....think people staring at my package as I wonder about the office might get a bit uncomfortable though. Although a few of my jerseys are probably nicer than my shirts.


With the co2 pumps, they're great, but don't rely on them as a sole means of pumping up tyres. In my experience, and I think it's backed up scientifically, tyres don't stay at a high pressure for long compared to your standard air. Something to do with the pure co2 being 'thinner', so can leak through tiny gaps easier or quicker than standard air.

I've noticed my tyres going a little soft after pumping them up with a co2 canister to 100psi or so, within a couple of days. Using a standard track pump, I haven't needed to give my tyres a pump for about 2 weeks, after about 75 miles a week.