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Well....light evening are anyway! woohoo. Make use of them this week. Cus weathers gonna turn nasty come next week....
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I don't care if it rains, I'm going.
After a truly pitiful performance last Sunday (first ride after knackered disc in back was wrenched back into place) I need to recover some form :oops: Entrance fee for Cheshire Cat was wasted, but money spent on physio and sports massage was well spent because I can now walk about normally and ride a bike again
Next purchase will be a compact chainset for one of my bikes (Shimano or maybe a Campag or FSA with ceramic bearings) to enable me to spin up hills - I've not even got my end of year bonus and already I've got a long list of things to spend it on (and yes, Mrs McBain is included on that list)
How goes the training Popette :?:
What do I ride? Now that's an Enigma!
hi McBain
Shopping lists! I had a really fretful night's sleep - I was dreaming about new wheels. Seriously! :shock:
Glad your back is better and you're cycling again. I'm sure I remember reading that you cured it by hoovering or was that how it started?
What kinda wheels are you lusting after Popette :?: I rather fancy another set of Fulcrum R3's like I have on my Enigma but since I need to recover some form I am going to wait a while until I feel that I will actually get some use out of them. For now, it's a new pair of cycling shoes needed (the velcro on my Diadora Alu's parted company from the shoe itself :shock: ), and I am open to suggestions, but the straps / closure mechanism needs to be robust.
Sorry to hear about your cold, it's a real bummer when you are snuffly - in some ways its more debilitating because it impacts on your sleep as well (even more so that a restless 2 year old which I am dealing with at the moment - I think it is the lighter evenings).
I was doing a search to see if you've got a blog-thingy set up anywhere but had no luck - then it occured to me, you might not be doing one!
What do I ride? Now that's an Enigma!
I do have a blog - I think there is a link from my profile but the address is
www.giantonabike.blogspot.com
You'll be on the edge of your sleeping bag reading that!
I see you've got good taste, Mavic's are proper boring looking wheels........
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It depends on the colour of the bike though..... if lots of the kit is already alloy/silvery I'd get the silver wheels...
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Silver wheels, red tyres, and white bar tape and saddle on that, would look really classy.
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I've got mavics and yes they're dull looking, but london streets and my weight meant something sturdy was the key to easier riding
Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
Fixed Pista- FCN 5
Beared Bromptonite - FCN 14
Personally I would stick with black 8) but then it's not my bike
I'm just building a winter bike now, and in my tool box I've got black and yellow bar tape. But we all know how stupid looking yellow tape is (unless it matches and you're leading the TdF) :P so the black tape will go on (to match my black fizik arione).
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Grrrrrr :evil: :evil:
I've tried that combination before and regretted it - the saddle (selle italia) is now greyish and shows up marks really easily and I ditched the tape when it turned to the colour of old pants.
yumyum, lovely yellow!
By the way Popette. Booked that house. I'll look out for your entry in the visitors book.
I like your yellow tape heavy. Looks like a pretty cool (expensive) stem and bar too.
I had my stem changed yesterday - got an ultra light alloy with titanium bolts on it but it's not as fancy as yours. 8)
The Fizik Bar tape is rather leathery, and keeps cleaner than normal cork, white cork tape is admittedly awful.
Most of the rides I take my good bike on seem to pass loads of farms, and the roads are covered with most manners of brown liquidy stuff - so my bike gets a good clean after every ride - so it keeps largely white.
.....of course your mechanic should change them every time they get slightly dirty (remember you've even got a sponsor now Popette)
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Why thankyou....(see Redd? Someone appreciates it!)
Yep, its a carbon Time Monolink. Expensive piece of kit but I bought it off a friend for £50. Bars are FSA K-Wing. Again, an expensive bit of kit but I got them for £50. Saved about £100 on rrp for each item. The joys of second hand...£300 worth of bar and stem for £100.
Good taste redddraggon! I definitely agree with the red tyres and the silver wheels....... Do wonder how fast the white saddle and bar tape would go from looking classy to grubby?? :?
Isn't it great how fast you can go when your bike is sexy and you love it??
Shoulda got blue bar tape.....
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What do I ride? Now that's an Enigma!
Sorry but I have to agree, blue or black would have been much better. what a bunch of snobs we are
Don't worry I'm going to make a number of worse fashion faux pas on my winter bike.
Red tyres, Blue frame, yellow tape (yeh I know! but the black tape turns out to be censored )
And shimano wheels with a campag drivetrain....
I suppose that's what you get when you raid the spares box.....
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I have an all black cayo expert, black bar tape, black wheels, black saddle....but i have the yellow Fortezza tricomp tyres (matches my training top of back and yellow). After looking at heavy's bike pics, am thinking the yellow bar tape is the way to go. (which will also go with the yellow Fulcrum decals on the wheels).
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