The Cycling Thread

Originally Posted by Jabba

I'm considering a single-speed (with flop-flop hub) for my next bike, especially as mooted changes at work might mean that I can ride in every day.

What's a flip flop hub? Something that breaks when you try to run? Or fixed one way and frewwheel when mounted the other?

Edit: just read the link, apologies.

[maviczap]

I remember seeing a hub that had a locking mechanism. A gear lever on the downtube locked the hub via a cable and turned it into a fixed wheel hub. A flip of the lever unlocked the hub and then you could freewheel on it.

Handy for town sections

Went out for an hour and half today, shorts and short sleeved jersey, its October!!! Twas nice though

I had my first proper cycle on my new bike yesterday.

26 miles, not sure how long, was too busy enjoying myself. Hit 30.4mph on a moderately downhill section.

Cycled to work this morning (8 miles) and was fairly happy, got to work and had a wipe down, got changed and was ok for the rest of the day. A bit fresh when I first left the house at 6:30am but was warm by the time I got down the road.

Thoroughly enjoyable.

[maviczap]

Anyone watch the epic Tour of Lombardy yesterday? Best one I'd seen since Furlan won it a few years back

No road cycling on the TV until next spring

If you didn't it might be on ITV4 soon, as Paris Tours was on the other day, which was a suprise to me

More niceness I've been gazing at:





I like.

[maviczap]

Just bought this frame off Ebay for my winter training, as my Litespeed has no clearance for mudguards, not even those superthin crud guard road ones

Cost me £55 plus £10 P&P.Price included a Sora chainset, BB & seatclamp, plus a SRAM chain.

All brand new & unused.

The price on the box of the SRAM chain was £47.95!! Don't think it was the chain I got, but if it was then the frame cost me £8! It was still a bargain with the Sora chainset & BB.

[Drew Carey]

If anyone is interested chainreaction appears to be having quite a decent sale on at the moment.

For the cyclists on here in case you don't venture into idle banter that often :

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=159689

[Bluepete]

I have a Tacx Cycleforce one turbo trainer for sale.

£75 plus P&P or local collect.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=110622610994

Pete


Mods, if in wrong placce, please remove and PM me to let me know!

Thanks.

Pete

Is there a .org discount?

And I feel sorry that you don't get to "ride" anymore