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« Reply #720 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 11:40:35 »

Sonic, it's the gargantuan hyping up of his "glories" that bothers me. When I heard yet another cyclist had been detected as being a cheat I was desperate for it to have been. He must be using sophisticated methods to evade the tests but the truth always outs in this corrupt sport. Only a matter of time.

I wouldn't at all be surprised if he announces his retirement soon
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« Reply #721 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 11:54:32 »

What makes you so convinced of his guilt?
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« Reply #722 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 12:00:57 »

Just switched the worlds on. Christ. Better off with a rib and an outboard in Florence today. Some big names out already, notably Cav, Wiggo & Horner.
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« Reply #723 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 12:02:25 »

And now Evans & Porte.
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« Reply #724 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 12:23:07 »

Does anyone know where I'd get a decent bicycle at a relatively decent price? I don't really want to spend hundreds of pounds, but I want one of decent enough quality.

I'm not fussed about it being brand new, second hand will do, doesn't have to be 'the bollocks' just something that will withstand upto 3 x 10 mile cycles per week without falling apart....

Anyone know much about bicycles? I've seen one on the Halfords website for £99 which is a 'Trax' one, 18 gears, full suspension....is this a bargain?....
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« Reply #725 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 12:29:37 »

Anyone know much about bicycles? I've seen one on the Halfords website for £99 which is a 'Trax' one, 18 gears, full suspension....is this a bargain?....

no - Avoid Halfords if you aren't buying a Boardman.

Look here if you want the best value bikes http://www.decathlon.co.uk/

Good price and highly rated.
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« Reply #726 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 12:33:29 »

no - Avoid Halfords if you aren't buying a Boardman.

Look here if you want the best value bikes http://www.decathlon.co.uk/

Good price and highly rated.

Brilliant, thanks.
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« Reply #727 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 12:43:21 »

Sorry to say but pretty much anything new under 200 quid or so will be pretty hateful.
Depends what you want to do with it though. If you ant to trundle half a mile down to the shop/pub once every 2 months, it'll be fine, much more than that you'll want something that the bike manufacturer actually built with their eyes open.

Unless you are flying down mountains or proper off-roading, you don't need suspension. And if you are youll need to be spending many hundred quid more for it to be of any use. Cheap suspension is heavy, doesn't work and just makes it harder work.

As Brewster said, decathlon is as good a start as any.
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« Reply #728 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 12:44:58 »

Great,

I don't know too much about them, I just know that I wanna get on it and ride to get fit..
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« Reply #729 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 12:55:27 »

You do really get what you pay for.

Assess what you will use it for - road, tracks, trails or combos.

Personally I'm not convinced by hybrids - I'd rather have a mountain bike with slick road tyres and lockable forks - that way you can do more. If you want to use it on road and don't want drop handlebars then maybe a flat bar road bike.
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« Reply #730 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 12:59:29 »

What makes you so convinced of his guilt?

Sonic, I've got nothing more to go on than gut instinct. Wiggo is certainly shifty. His withdrawal from some high calibre cycling events on very flimsy pretexts just added to my suspicions. I get the impression his peers aren't too enamoured with him either.

Just call it an inkling.
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« Reply #731 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 13:05:52 »

So you actually know fuck all...brilliant.


Back to more sensible conversations...Darlo, how much do you realistically want to spend?
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« Reply #732 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 13:11:43 »

So you actually know fuck all...brilliant.


Back to more sensible conversations...Darlo, how much do you realistically want to spend?

I do know fuck all....but don't tell anyone, I do a decent job of hiding it!  Embarrassed

No more than £150 really, plus it'll be for roads...
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« Reply #733 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 13:22:10 »

Nasty - all ok ? 

I had a sidewall blowout last year just as I crested a hill, a minute later I would have been doing similar speeds.  Switched to Continentals after that.

Yeah,  it was a bit hairy stopping it and to be honest it was only afterwards I realised how bad it could have been.

More of a pisser was the 40 mins it took to get tyre off change tube,  nick new tube, inflate ( or try to) realise got to change again and repeat.

Riding gatorskins and they are great tyre but a total bitch to remove and get back on.
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« Reply #734 on: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 14:25:29 »

This road race hasn't exactly gone according to plan, seems like half the field have called it a day.

A chance for a nobody to become a somebody
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