The Cycling Thread

[fizzwheel]

So Ultegra might be worth considering on the new build then, or replacing the bust 105 stuff with Ultegra at any rate.

I've just given the bike a good going over. Chain set is also bent. So good knows if the bottom bracket is OK, seems to spin round with no grinding, but cant really tell.

I've added it all up from what I can see is bent or b*ggered. £1167 to put it back how it is now. Thats without the cost of a replacement frame. Which I think is knackered as well. Van Nicholas dont make my frame anymore so I cant get a price on that.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

So Ultegra might be worth considering on the new build then, or replacing the bust 105 stuff with Ultegra at any rate.
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Yes, most certainly, although this years 105 will be very similar to last years Ultegra in many ways. They hold it back a year on the lower groupsets.

But I saw pictures of the new electronic shifting 105 today and that looks very nice

[fizzwheel]

I'm not sure I like the idea of the Electronic shifting. I'd be concerned about being out on a sportive and the batteries going flat / me forgetting to charge them and then being stranded with no gears.

[maviczap]

I'd go for it, its been well proven to be reliable up to now, especially as its going to mass sales groupsets.

The thing that puts me off, is the price of new levers if I stack it & you can't fix it with a new gear cable from Halfrauds on a Sunday.

I would have loved it on my TT bike, with a gear change switch on the end of the tri bar or handlebar.

[fizzwheel]

Dunno, I'd want to try a bike fitted with it first. Like I say not convinced, I remember downtube shifters, anything above that is over kill

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

I remember downtube shifters, anything above that is over kill

I remember downtube shifters before indexed shifting

I was sceptical about STi shifters, now I wouldn't have anything else.

I'm all for new stuff and I don't like the way the UCi has stiffled progress in bike design.






Pity they don't do something about the rash of black jersey's or similar kit being worn by teams. David Harmon said he was having difficulty telling Sky from Lepoard riders in Paris Nice the other day, so was I

[fizzwheel]

Yep I had a few road bikes with friction shifters. I do like the Sti setup now though it is better.

Agree about the UCI, and about the black jersey's in the peleton, was watching Paris Nice today whilst recovering and was watching it at the weekend when Harmon was saying about it was difficult to identify the riders.

I dont like alot of the new kit. I have a HTC Columbia & Liqigas team jerseys, but the rest of my summer stuff is retro / old school jerseys.

[maviczap]

HTC is too white for me and Liqigas too green

Normally ride out in Gewiss Ballan or blue Colombia jersey

Although I'm thinking about buying a green Gatorade or blue Reynolds top

[fizzwheel]

I'm thinking I'd like that same Reynolds top it is very nice. I want the Peugeot Checker top as well, but my mate has that and at some point we'd both be wearing the same top and I'm not sure thats the done thing.

Prendas have some lovely stuff dont they.

[fizzwheel]

This is the garmin track from when I got knocked off

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/72315756

Zoom in to look at the path the GPS is showing that the garmin took on the junction of lufton way and artillery road.

Or run it on the player and look at the elevation change at the end. If I#'ve read it properly when he hit me the bike jumped 8ft into the air...