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« Reply #1650 on: Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 08:12:50 » |
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Can anyone recommend any good lights - front and rear ?
Fed up with buying cheap/ebay shit that just breaks or falls off/apart.
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« Reply #1651 on: Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 08:30:36 » |
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Anyone got any tips for maintaining a bike? As I got one a while back but haven't actually done much at all.
My method is normally to moan about it for a while, spec the repair and spend ages on line pricing parts - then thinking sod it and getting the LBS to do it! |
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« Reply #1652 on: Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 09:40:24 » |
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Can anyone recommend any good lights - front and rear ?
Fed up with buying cheap/ebay shit that just breaks or falls off/apart.
Ebay Cree XML T6 front light with a diffuser lens (Approx £18). Smart Lunar R2 Rear Light 2 x 1/2 Watt. (Approx £11 on Amazon) |
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You're my incurable malady. I miss the pleasure of your company.
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« Reply #1653 on: Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 17:24:07 » |
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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 #1654 on: Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 21:32:58 » |
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Ebay Cree XML T6 front light with a diffuser lens (Approx £18). Smart Lunar R2 Rear Light 2 x 1/2 Watt. (Approx £11 on Amazon)
Thanks NMH - will take a look Cheers Bennett - I like that !! |
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« Reply #1655 on: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 16:49:40 » |
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I've had a set of 105s start clicking after less than a year (c.1000 miles). I think you can service them though. Let us know how you get on - always interesting to know.
Cleaned and regreased the pedals, still feel pretty decent, so really don't think it's them. It's a sound that seems plenty loud enough that it could be felt through pedals and my feet, but I can't. Just ordered an ultegra chainset last night....this is getting expensive now! At least it's a good new part to go on the new frame if it doesn't do much for the moment. In other more exciting news, Jens Voigt about to go for the hour record at 6pm on Eurosport. Shut Up Legs! |
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« Reply #1656 on: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 17:54:08 » |
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In other more exciting news, Jens Voigt about to go for the hour record at 6pm on Eurosport. Shut Up Legs!
He's currently smashing it. Averaging 50km/h. I probably couldn't even maintain that for 5 minutes, let alone 60. |
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« Reply #1657 on: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 17:59:09 » |
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Cleaned and regreased the pedals, still feel pretty decent, so really don't think it's them. It's a sound that seems plenty loud enough that it could be felt through pedals and my feet, but I can't
OK that's a shame. Did you take the pedal Axel out? I've just bought a tool to help me do that. Apart from that id suggest cleats/shoes or just soak every thing in gt85 |
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« Reply #1658 on: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 18:04:01 » |
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He's currently smashing it. Averaging 50km/h. I probably couldn't even maintain that for 5 minutes, let alone 60.
Wiggo is going to want to have a crack at that at some point.. |
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« Reply #1659 on: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 18:06:04 » |
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And Cancellara and Martin, no doubt.
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« Reply #1660 on: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 18:13:55 » |
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Cleaned and regreased the pedals, still feel pretty decent, so really don't think it's them. It's a sound that seems plenty loud enough that it could be felt through pedals and my feet, but I can't.
Just ordered an ultegra chainset last night....this is getting expensive now! At least it's a good new part to go on the new frame if it doesn't do much for the moment.
In other more exciting news, Jens Voigt about to go for the hour record at 6pm on Eurosport. Shut Up Legs!
Have you checked the BB, problem with bike frames being hollow is it amplifies the sound and can often sound like it's coming from somewhere completely different. |
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« Reply #1661 on: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 18:14:38 » |
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Right can we discuss decent all round tyres, need to get two new year rounders....
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« Reply #1662 on: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 18:17:09 » |
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Right can we discuss decent all round tyres, need to get two new year rounders....
I used to have gatorskins but found the rubber cracks/splits in places. I've been using GP4000s which seen to be a good option all year. |
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« Reply #1663 on: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 18:25:56 » |
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I used to have gatorskins but found the rubber cracks/splits in places. I've been using GP4000s which seen to be a good option all year.
You must recall my 'history' with gatorskins..... 😂 |
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« Reply #1664 on: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 18:40:56 » |
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You must recall my 'history' with gatorskins..... 😂
Ah yes. Maybe some schwable duranos ? I've no experience of them but they get good write ups |
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