The Cycling Thread

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Stewie I have some Specialised City Slickers in the garage you can have for free.

They are actually Nokian city Runners and the tread still has the bobbles on! There are some age cracks but they look sound. Will text/call to arrange getting them to you.

Thats great, thanks again Mike

[Drew Carey]

I've just bought these in the sale and must admit very impressed with them. Good strong tyre and reviews are quite good on the whole.

I got the 1.85 reflex which has a very visible reflective strip on them. Plus 50% off at the mo. (although I don't believe that was the original price!!!).

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=26231

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Drew Carey

I've just bought these in the sale and must admit very impressed with them. Good strong tyre and reviews are quite good on the whole.

I got the 1.85 reflex which has a very visible reflective strip on them. Plus 50% off at the mo. (although I don't believe that was the original price!!!).

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=26231

Yep-, got the older version on my old MTB, although not used it much.

But the rolling resistance is so low compared to knobblies, I use a road ratio cassestte on the back, 8 speed 12 - 21 tooth I think, but no hills round here

I bought a set of Schwalbe City Jets and they have been marvellous on my old MTB! No puncture issues and fairly decent rolling resistance.

Ok, a quick question wrt gearing on road bikes, has anyone here ridden yp the Hard Knott and Wrynose passes on a road bike? What gearing did you use? what maximum gradient do these reach? I'm trying to compare to some roads I've ridden in the Eifel region of Germany.

Tim
Wrynose and Hardknott are around 30% maximum gradients.

Wrynose has an average of 9.4% and is 3k long, Hardknott an average of 8.8% and is 2k long.

Pinched some of the info here: http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp...ountainID=7381

I would say steep personally.

On a separate note, anyone go to the one day cycling sale at Go Outdoors today? I did, and saved a bit, but spent a bit too. Still short of shorts, shoes and leg warmers but getting there... Its almost as expensive as riding a motorbike to get going!

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by robchester

On a separate note, anyone go to the one day cycling sale at Go Outdoors today? I did, and saved a bit, but spent a bit too. Still short of shorts, shoes and leg warmers but getting there... Its almost as expensive as riding a motorbike to get going!

No but I ordered some Wollie Boolie socks from Wiggle last night, so hopefully these will turn up soon.

I also picked up a fixed wheel frame for free today, quite old, but its in good nick, was advertised on our local Freecycle site.

Not quite sure what steel tubing its made from, but lug work is quite fancy & wrap around seat stays, so its not a mass produced frame.

Don't know how long before I build it up, but not bad for free

[mattSV]

Planet X are having a clearance sale with a few bargains - might be worth a look

CLICKY

[maviczap]

Really good prices on Look Keo carbon pedals, so tempted

Plus a Ti frame for £599