The Cycling Thread

[Scoobs]

That Lynskey is schweet. May end up too expensive though.

[Dipper]

Originally Posted by Scoobs

My MTB gets proper filthy but it gets cleaned straight after a ride and that's still going strong.

As Fizz says it's the salt that gets them.

Just one thing to add... clean and lube your chain after every ride and don't use dry or spray lube, just proper wet lube applied only to the rollers, get a chain gauge and replace the chain at .75% wear to keep the expensive bits from wearing prematurely.

Hi folks
Thought I'd post this in this thread for those of us who are road cyclists.
Seems like quite good idea...
A friend of a friend is trying to get this project up and running.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ig/description

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Dipper

As Fizz says it's the salt that gets them.

Just one thing to add... clean and lube your chain after every ride and don't use dry or spray lube, just proper wet lube applied only to the rollers, get a chain gauge and replace the chain at .75% wear to keep the expensive bits from wearing prematurely.

Yes, & its about time I checked mine, although I have cleaned and lubed it after all these wet rides.

But if you're like me, and change the chain regularly, then Wiggle have got 105 chains on special offer.

I bought 3, as they're such a good price

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-105-...0-speed-chain/

[Dipper]

That's a good price Mav, shame I've got 11s Dura Ace and Campy.

Managed to purchase one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lezyne-Mac...item4d154f1778
for the grand price of £35 posted - I also checked and it IS the 2014 unit which has a 'boost' to 350 lumens (at a rated 2 hours) - not bad for such a small and light unit.

I know the rear to be good - but the front looks impressive giving a good spread and lots of brightness (albeit in the house) but will be sure to let you all know how it goes on the road - Looks like a handy unit.

Road bike mud guards... I recently bought crud road racer mark 2 mud guards.
Theses Ones... http://www.crudproducts.com/roadracer-mk2/
And I'm not impressed. They were £35 and to be honest I just feel they are flimsy plastic. They're were a fiddle to fit and I'm generally not impressed with them. Can't get them to sit centred perfectly.
Has anyone else has experience of these?
I have had a crud mudguard on my MTB for yrs and I'm very impressed with it but the road racers just don't seem to cut it for me.

Mine ended up in the bin somewhere near finsbury park, hated them, beat feature on them is the rim brush, they are a pain to fit and they are sooo loose and they always rub. The elastic band design to hold them on is super cheap, only ones I've found that I like are the sks race blades I tried the standard they were ok but vibrated a lot I'm now favouring these http://www.sks-germany.com/?a=produc...20LONG%20BLACK

They have great coverage, they are removable and sturdy, they also have a cool fitment under the brakes that works on bikes with very little clearance

They won't work with marathon plus tires though as they hit the mount on the front fork below the caliper if you have less than 20mm clearance

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by cheesypeeps

Road bike mud guards... I recently bought crud road racer mark 2 mud guards.
Theses Ones... http://www.crudproducts.com/roadracer-mk2/
And I'm not impressed. They were £35 and to be honest I just feel they are flimsy plastic. They're were a fiddle to fit and I'm generally not impressed with them. Can't get them to sit centred perfectly.
Has anyone else has experience of these?
I have had a crud mudguard on my MTB for yrs and I'm very impressed with it but the road racers just don't seem to cut it for me.

Yes, they are a tad fragile and fiddley to fit. They aren't really meant to be a perfect fit, as the brushes that rub on the rim keep them in place.

They do stop a lot of muck for what they are, but are designed for bikes with close clearances.

If you have enough clearance, then get some proper SKS mudguards for this time of year

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKS-Commut...item485c09132e

If you don't have enough clearance, then these are probably the only alternative to the Crud raceguards

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKS-RaceBl...item485fcbd8eb

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by apchara

Mine ended up in the bin somewhere near finsbury park, hated them, beat feature on them is the rim brush, they are a pain to fit and they are sooo loose and they always rub. The elastic band design to hold them on is super cheap, only ones I've found that I like are the sks race blades I tried the standard they were ok but vibrated a lot I'm now favouring these http://www.sks-germany.com/?a=produc...20LONG%20BLACK

They have great coverage, they are removable and sturdy, they also have a cool fitment under the brakes that works on bikes with very little clearance

They won't work with marathon plus tires though as they hit the mount on the front fork below the caliper if you have less than 20mm clearance

Liking those long raceblades, but luckily my winter bike has stacks of clearance for proper SKS mudguards, as does my Planet X sportive.

But a great option, as those short Raceblades will only stop the muck going up your back, & not over the frame, front mech & brake caliper