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@piwakawaka Three things: Rotational weight… you have to keep the weight of the wheel turning, harder the more weight is at the rim – rollers or road no difference. Rotational drag, alll about the wheel spinning as you say – rollers or road no diff… »
@Marcus I would suggest that if every aspect of purchasing bike equipment needed a point other than ‘looking fast or cool’ 95% of cyclists would be riding around on £500 hacks and the the cycling industry would be on its arse. (I guess this goes for man… »
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Taylor Phinney squeezing out the last drop 3km from the finnish of the London 2012 Olympic Time Trial. … and here’s Wiggo just 3kms from Gold. Did someone mention body fat? »
This is me on the Dragon Ride this year. 215 kms and 3,300m of climbing. This is the Devil’s Elbow, 20-25% in the main and 30% at this particular point. Apologies for the lack of ‘V’ kit but if you look very closely, that’s a Velominati decal on the … »
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Hope you will excuse the shameless plug but I have just put together a site for out local cycling club Swansea Wheelers. By way of apology I have of course included a link back to Velominati.com »
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Whilst out on the Sunday Club run yesterday in the crappiest weather the Gower could throw at us, complete with sheep shit covered roads, it was suggested to me that I “get a winter bike, and old hack, £300 should do it…., saves all that cleaning” Trut… »
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@heinous Visibly worn is probably far too late for the chain. I use a Park Tool Chain Checker (Item # CC-2) and change at .75% wear as recommended. Change the chain regularly and change the cassette when a new chain doesn’t change smoothly. It’s hard to … »
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@EricW Me too, the first modern kit that came to mind that doesn’t have “too many sponsors, too much sublimation”. Sorry, but I can’t agree on the Sky kit, just don”t like it for some reason.A lot seem to though, certainly plenty wearing it. »
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I spent ten years as a marine navigator. Up until the eighties, finding out where you were was a very long and arduous process of using a sextant and getting your head round some complex spherical trigonometry. By the time you’d worked out a position, you… »
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@Deakus UK here too and no sign of kit yet so you’re not alone and guess it’s on the way. »
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@DocBrian …. but look fugly don’t you think? For the similar money as Ultegra Di2 you can have Campag Record which, regardless of your opinion about its function, looks like it should be in an art gallery. »
@Dan_R Exactly, if you re-read my initial post I think you will see you have misunderstood… this is the Kilo frame built to my size/spec with the ‘standard’ Kilo frame shaped tube set/1k weave wrap. I am saying I could have had a lighter frame if I ha… »
@Dan_R I’m not sure I’m clear on what you are trying to say and I’m afraid I have no idea what a ‘stop & desist’ order is? The link you sent was for the complete bike, not the frame – the frames are specified here http://www.sartoantonio.it/. Howev… »
Following my post several weeks ago with a photo of the hubs for my new number 1 bike stealth build, I am pleased to report a recent delivery from Italy. A semi custom Sarto Kilo frame. The semi custom is a standard tube set cut to your size. They do obvi… »
@Dan_R @Gianni Well, I considered various frame options. Full custom Sarto was a little pricey and the ultra lightweight frame makes some aesthetic sacrifices to my taste. I have therefore sacrificed saving weight in some areas, largely because skippin… »
@RedRanger Was I supposed to get these free with my hubs? I’ll be asking the question. »
@Dinan @Chris @Dinan Yes, delivery to work is an excellent idea. Ultimately the VMH will become aware of the bike as you suggest @Dinan, frequent deliveries can cause more concern than necessary. I will indeed post developments. I have pretty much dec… »
@unversio Now there’s an idea! »
@roger Yes, there are a few less than favourable reviews however most, if not all, reference the previous MAG180 that had issues from creaking, durabilty and even complexity of servicing due to the pre-load mechanism. The new 170 from 2012 on appears to… »
@Mark1 I of course meant VMH… is there no edit option or have I missed it? »
Having, for various reasons, decided n+1 needs to be a stealth build and following many hours of consideration I have now begun the process of aquiring the chosen components. The first arrived this morning whilst I was at work. The box was so pleasingly l… »