The Cycling Thread

Fair play, I get that as when I tap on my diagonal tube (dunno correct name, just not the top or down tube) it seems freakishly thin, like plastic

[maviczap]

Downtube

Seattube

headtube

top tube

seat stays

chainstays

= bicycle frame

[pookie]

+ bottom bracket shell (or those fancy press in jobbies)

Ah so it was the Downtube I was talking about, Doh!

[Adam Ef]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Downtube

Seattube

headtube

top tube

seat stays

chainstays

= bicycle frame

+ brake bridge

or just to throw a spanner in the works...
.

[Adam Ef]

+ Bike stands. I use the cheap Lidl one at home, just to get bikes off the ground to clean and tune up, but no heavy work like removing stuck bottom brackets etc. I use Kestrel stands at work and they're amazing but £500+ . Everything else I've used inbetween seems to have been dissapointing as they don't live up to the Kestrel and aren't as cheap as the Lidl one. There's similar £30 ones to the Lidl one on amazon. Bit plasticky and the clamp can be a pain, but ok for light work.

Originally Posted by maviczap

All too easy to overtighten the clamp, or put pressure on thin carbon frame tubes. I've used mine just to rest the frame in, but not clamp it in place. Compared to a frame a seatpost is far cheaper & made of stronger/thicker dia tubing

Ok with alloy, steel or Ti

Careless is getting a carbon frame, so best practice to start with

Agreed...

Mine's one of those jobbers that the bike rests on its centre bracket and the front wheel is removed and the forks are clamped with a QR. Can't remember the brand.
The other is home made thing with a two plastic coated hooks that the top tube rests in. No clamps, just a couple of velcro straps to stop it from jumping out.


Pookie, 70mph isn't a problem on the roof. It is carports and parking structures that account for a lot of frame fatalities.

I've got a van/bus that I can squeeze seven bodies and as many bikes into or 10 bodies, plus a weeks worth of gear and their bikes with a covered trailer - it's built for six motorcycles btw, but the conversion is quick and easy. Don't do that very often though. I've got a carrier on the single track trailer behind my 1200RT. My GF does the same behind her K1600GTLE.


Dean, the new toy arrived in December... I just didn't see it until a few weeks ago and I've been riding it a a couple of times a week since. Sweet ride of course, but it'd want to be... The Bianchi is still number 1 for daily use.

New trainer too. I started doing some high intensity sessions on the Cyclone, but knew it wasn't going to do the job. I was maxing the fans. Rode my GF's Road Machine with a couple of riser blocks under it to simulate 20% for a week until the Cycleops FT2 arrived. The Road Machine has way too much flywheel for my tastes btw - bikes don't coast uphill so the rider doesn't get to take those micro breaks.

[carelesschucca]

Originally Posted by MattCollins

Agreed...

Mine's one of those jobbers that the bike rests on its centre bracket and the front wheel is removed and the forks are clamped with a QR. Can't remember the brand.
The other is home made thing with a two plastic coated hooks that the top tube rests in. No clamps, just a couple of velcro straps to stop it from jumping out.

Now I was thinking about doing something like that. It'll mostly be for washing the bike and very light maintenance. But then think hmm I should just get a proper stand.

If I'm honest last time I was adjusting the derailleur the bike was hung by its seat by a mop that sat on across two kitchen work surfaces. It wasn't ideal as I had to sit on the kitchen floor but it meant I could turn the back wheel and check things at the same time.

[carelesschucca]

You need to post pictures and give a review Matt. God knows I'll be posting plenty of my bike when it turns up, and boring everyone with post ride interviews* about it.

*uniformed opinions on how good/bad it is.

[fizzwheel]

Going shopping tomorrow, Power Meter purchase time...