The Cycling Thread

[Adam Ef]

Originally Posted by carelesschucca

You guys are a terrible influence on me... Now searching the internet for Castelli jackets at decent prices...

Good kit is a good investment. I've bought so many jackets over the years that have been cheap but crap. They all add up to way more cost than the one I thought was expensive when I bought it but has lasted me years and worked really well... a Gore Oxygen jacket. It's helped me survive some pretty torrential prolonged downpours riding in the cold miles from home. That and my Rapha winter thermal jersey with windstopper panels are the most expensive but most long lasting kit I've ever had.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

brilliant! Where did you get that from?

Here

https://threadandspoke.com/products/...x-running-club

Nice designs, but the t shirts are thin & won't last long. Luckily I had them delivered to a mate in Orlando, and he brought them in his luggage when he came over, otherwise I would have had to pay charges on them I think. Then they would have been very expensive.

We need a UK print shop to blag their designs

Big shout out for the Gabba jacket here as well. I have been heading out regularly this winter, and made it through the whole thing with a long sleeve gabba and a base layer. And I live in Scotland!

Also love my Di2

Time Trial bike a few pages back are awesome. That Cervelo is sweet but I almost like Mavs retro one with the Zipps better, almost! Kinda looking forward to Time Trials this year after training over the winter. I was awful at them last year, so be interesting to see where I am at.

My bikes are also finished and ready for summer, well, till I think of something else to buy/build/add. I have built a 7.2 kg bike (weight including pedals and cages and mounts etc) for less than 900 quid which is nice. And I have my quite porky aero bike which I don't say how much I've spent on...

Roll on the two warm dry days we get here in Scotlandshire

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by AJC

Time Trial bike a few pages back are awesome. That Cervelo is sweet but I almost like Mavs retro one with the Zipps better.

Each TT bike is of its era, the Cervelo (or similar) is what I would be riding now, in that era we had 531, 753, 653 & 731, Colombus SL or SLX, there were very few aero profile tubes. Here's me on my old 731, which was the newer generation Reynolds tubing. This is on one of our sporting courses, hence the drop bars and non aero wheels, my lovely Pete Matthews bladed spokes on Hope hubs & Vitorria 18mm tubs

Pr0007 by maviczap, on Flickr

Yeah it is great to see how the technology and styles move on. Fat carbon tubes is where it is at now, be interesting where it all goes next.

Talking of technology, I was reading about Mavic Zap yesterday

This is mine for this year, but will have clip on aero bars on there:

IMG_2858 by Alan Clark, on Flickr

If I get into the whole TT thing I will try and pick up a decent frame with the proper bars. Seen a few going cheap recently.

Edited to show photo, getting used to Flickr...

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by AJC

Talking of technology, I was reading about Mavic Zap yesterday
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The original Di2

[carelesschucca]

How about today's race... 7 hours + in the saddle 181 miles and you loose by less than half a wheel. I dunno how Peter Sagan can turn round smile and straight away shake hands with kwiatkowski. I'd be gutted. It makes me like him even more.

[maviczap]

That's racing for you

[maviczap]

Ok another vote for products worth forking out for Oakley M Frame. In my pic's you can see I'm wearing them in the 90's, I still have them. Replaced the frame once, and the main lens twice, but I've still got the original blue iridium lens, plus a permison & clear lens.

I've tried others, and none sit on my nose like Oakley's.

However getting new lenses it getting harder, so if my wife paid £500 for a new pair of swankey glasses, can i get a pair of Jawbreakers at £105.

Answers on a postcard please.

[Luckypants]

Yes of course you can

I smashed my Oakley Eye-jackets when I faceplanted on Wild Wales a couple of years ago. I was only wearing them because I had forgotten my cycling glasses! They fitted so well and had such great lenses, I'd like another pair of Oakleys - but nothing they do now lights my fire....