The Cycling Thread

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Ian was riding his Madone 4.7, with Ultegra brakes / groupset and Bontrager finishing kit. He has upgraded the wheels to Mavic Ksyrium Elite's. So it's lovely, light and fast. Shame he is neither of those things! His diet for next year's trip to the Alps has not yet materialised.

My mate has a Madone 5.2 with Dura-ace kit, his chain stay on the left has just fallen apart . It looks like a stone has hit it from the rear wheel and started a crack that has propagated along the tube....

Got to say these carbon bikes seem very fragile, three Bianchi owning lads I ride with have had replacement frames due to cracking around the bottom bracket, plus Craig's Trek just this year. That's a 40% failure rate in our little group.

Yep thats the downside of carbon

Titanium is probrably the way to go.

I saw a Ribble like yours Mike, but in the red & black colours, which I nearly bid on. But I have enough bikes at the mo. Went for £360 which wasn't a bad price for a nearly new frame

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Originally Posted by Luckypants

I know, I was barely warm enough on Sunday's ride in the same sort of kit. I had 3/4s in my bag too, but opted for shorts - wrong option. Talk on the ride was of prepping winter bikes, Aldi kit sales and new goretex riding shoes.... Winter is coming.

Yes, I have my eye on a few bits of winter kit to buy soon.

Suns out, but the wind is frickin cold

[mattSV]

I wussed out and went for full roubaix tights and winter top this morning - nice & toasty

I got a Lidl winter top and gloves a couple of weeks back and the top is far too warm for wearing at the moment. It is very comfortable too!

I only have a carbon bike and will be attempting to ride all year round on my commute/

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Originally Posted by mattSV

I wussed out and went for full roubaix tights and winter top this morning - nice & toasty

Originally Posted by krhall

I got a Lidl winter top and gloves a couple of weeks back and the top is far too warm for wearing at the moment. It is very comfortable too!

I only have a carbon bike and will be attempting to ride all year round on my commute/

Thats always my dilema this time of year, wear too much and get too hot, wear the wrong stuff and get friggin cold. Same in the Spring

[mattSV]

Took a longer route home tonight - 12.23 miles through rush hour traffic in 44:40, quickest 10miles was 34:53, which I was quite happy with considering I don't put in the miles like I used to.

I used my new Camelback Hawg NV for the first time today -3l bladder and big enough to fit in a towel, trousers, shirt, lunch etc for work. Once it is on you back you don't even know it is there - highly recommended!

brrrrrr

6.5 miles this morning in shorts, fleece jacket and open fingered gloves...

time to invest in some winter gear...

flipping brrrrrr

My sodding ears were freezing this morning!!!

Found an old pair of running leggings to go over my shorts, much more comfortable that yesterday, when my legs were painfully cold!

Originally Posted by krhall

My sodding ears were freezing this morning!!!

Found an old pair of running leggings to go over my shorts, much more comfortable that yesterday, when my legs were painfully cold!

ill have to look out for something like that,

I wear ear plugs to stop the cold air getting in as I am prone to ear infections... yay for me

Garmin HRM arrived today so hoping to put it all to the test in the morning with a short 20 miler.