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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,844
    https://spcycles.com/epages/f16c048c-e949-4d87-996e-9f7ec7a844b3.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/f16c048c-e949-4d87-996e-9f7ec7a844b3/Products/T-LSJ-1-18

    Just ordered one of these in the navy blue with pink band.

    Haven't tried any Torm stuff before but I know it's well regarded. I previously enquired about one of their long sleeved jerseys but they were honest enough to say they thought the sleeve length would be no good for me at 6'4" in a size medium.

    The newer designs apparently have longer sleeves so hopefully will work for me. For anyone interested, they may well be coming back into stock in all sizes so keep an eye on the website or drop them an email.
  • drhaggis
    drhaggis Posts: 1,150
    Finally got the Radoppia yesterday evening, after 3 failed delivery attempts (only once was I away) on top of 3 reschedulings. Hermes courier even went out of his way to say he wasn't my usual courier, but the local one just couldn't cope with the numbers.

    @daniel_b I was wondering how you found the length of the jacket overall. Maybe I'm used to the tails in gabbas/perfettos what not, but the length of the jacket was on the shorter side. Maybe as it's not meant to be a wet weather jacket?
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,064
    edited March 2020
    Hey Dr H,

    gotta love Hermes...........!

    They do ok for me generally, but that's cos it's my work address I use.

    Due to my genetics, I have a short @rse torso (If that is possible) and longish legs, so shorter garments are a blessing for me.

    Just compared if with my Espresso 3 jacket, and the difference between the length at the back versus the front is 100%.
    I may not have explained that very well - if for example the rear on the Espresso comes down 4" further than the front, on the Raddoppia it's only 2" further - hopefully that is clearer.

    So the Espresso, which imho is mostly a dry weather jacket, has a much longer tail comparatively, but due to my stunted torso, both jackets work perfectly well for me.

    Do you think you will return it then?
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • tincaman
    tincaman Posts: 508
    daniel_b said:

    No blinders out there that I can see ITB sadly.

    AlpineTrek have it for £658.30, BUT TCB have over 10% cashback, so that would make it around £595 which isn't too shabby.

    The Drivo can be had for £599, BUT I just noticed the Drivo II is at Halfrauds for £699!
    It's an online exclusive, so not sure if you can apply BC 10% discount, or C2W 20% discount if you are using it currently?
    Also if your work has those charge up cards, it would knock a further 10% off.
    Could in theory make the Drivo II £504!

    *I am not up on their reliability
    *Accurate to 0.5% apparently.

    I can't recommend the Drivo due to reliabilty problems, just had my second unit fail with the same electronics fault, this time out of warranty
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,064
    Is than the Drivo II tcm?

    I knew the original was suspect, as it was out when I was looking to buy, but know nothing about the replacement, and there seemed to be precious little in the way of reviews out there for it, pethaps that speaks volumes.
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Yeah I’ve heard that as well, I’m set on the KICKR core no need for the bigger unit as the max gradient and power is far more than I could ever manage.

    Training with power meters has been a very humbling experience for me, I take my hat off to my friends and club mates that can ride seemingly all day at +300W no wonder I can barely hang on in the fast club rides.
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
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    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • drhaggis
    drhaggis Posts: 1,150
    daniel_b said:

    Hey Dr H,

    gotta love Hermes...........!

    They do ok for me generally, but that's cos it's my work address I use.

    Due to my genetics, I have a short @rse torso (If that is possible) and longish legs, so shorter garments are a blessing for me.

    Just compared if with my Espresso 3 jacket, and the difference between the length at the back versus the front is 100%.
    I may not have explained that very well - if for example the rear on the Espresso comes down 4" further than the front, on the Raddoppia it's only 2" further - hopefully that is clearer.

    So the Espresso, which imho is mostly a dry weather jacket, has a much longer tail comparatively, but due to my stunted torso, both jackets work perfectly well for me.

    Do you think you will return it then?

    It did make sense! I wonder why the Espresso does have the longer tail though....

    In any case, and despite being built the other way around (short inseam compared to total height), I decided to keep it. I ride w/ mudguards pretty much from October to April, and the tail length is still OK on a sitting position. As a matter of fact, I used it today for my commute (+2C, sunny, no wind (!!!???)). I found it quite toasty and pleasant with a merino LS base layer.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,064
    :-) Good news, have to say, Castelli certainly do make some decent jackets, an area they excel at in my opinion.
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • poptart242
    poptart242 Posts: 531
    A whole bunch of build-kit bits for my new frameset but most excitingly:

    These tyres on these wheels for my monster-truck Rondo to swap with my 60mm racing wheels.

    Also these were released today by Galibier - a winter of turbo has exposed my bibs' capabilities pretty badly, and I like the whole pocket thing, so I'm in:
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,844
    mrb123 said:

    https://spcycles.com/epages/f16c048c-e949-4d87-996e-9f7ec7a844b3.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/f16c048c-e949-4d87-996e-9f7ec7a844b3/Products/T-LSJ-1-18

    Just ordered one of these in the navy blue with pink band.

    Haven't tried any Torm stuff before but I know it's well regarded. I previously enquired about one of their long sleeved jerseys but they were honest enough to say they thought the sleeve length would be no good for me at 6'4" in a size medium.

    The newer designs apparently have longer sleeves so hopefully will work for me. For anyone interested, they may well be coming back into stock in all sizes so keep an eye on the website or drop them an email.

    To update my last post...

    The Torm jersey is fantastic. Lovely soft material, great sleeve length and excellent pockets.

    Sizing is fairly generous, but it's not the type of jersey you want to be super tight.

    Worn this morning with a winter weight base layer and a Rapha Brevet insulated gilet over the top was a great combination in temperatures close to freezing.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    I’m struggling to find 48/32 chainrings for my upcoming France epic, anyone?
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    itboffin said:

    I’m struggling to find 48/32 chainrings for my upcoming France epic, anyone?

    CX chainset?
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Yeah but damn you try and find stock, it’s worse than looking for toilet roll or hand sanitizer
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    I want to take my Cervelo for this trip with has rotor 3D cranks with 52/36T FSA chainrings what I need is 110 BCD 48/32 or I might try a 50/33 that should work right?
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,064
    edited March 2020
    50/33 will work fine.
    Edit: I thought you loathed fsa cranksets....?
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    itboffin said:

    I want to take my Cervelo for this trip with has rotor 3D cranks with 52/36T FSA chainrings what I need is 110 BCD 48/32 or I might try a 50/33 that should work right?

    https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Praxis-Works/Buzz-Road-Chainrings-110BCD/2HVY?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&co=GBR&cu=GBP&glCountry=GB&id=756997&ds_eid=700000001845766&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=UK_EN_Profit_Google_Shopping_All+Users_Brand_All+Products_Mobile&ds_cid=71700000053301088&ds_ag=B_C_116494_Praxis+Works_Buzz+Road+Chainrings+110BCD_Chainring&ds_agid=58700005114025670&ds_k=PRODUCT_GROUP&ds_kid=92700044869805150&ds_kids=p44869805150&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqY3zBRDQARIsAJeCVxPdUxR5RzAegtBLJNuOIfEnuD-c61TY7xH1xKNCVGpvHRu0G2ddMREaAnYYEALw_wcB
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    edited March 2020
    perfect thanks, £92 quid from Merlin with my gold loyalty discount and £10 rewards discount, now to loose two stone
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Wahoo tickr HRM for £29.99 from Amazon but i think most places have also now drop the price to match, another step towards ridding myself of Garmin devices once and for all.
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • schlepcycling
    schlepcycling Posts: 1,614
    bendertherobot said:

    itboffin said:

    I want to take my Cervelo for this trip with has rotor 3D cranks with 52/36T FSA chainrings what I need is 110 BCD 48/32 or I might try a 50/33 that should work right?

    https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Praxis-Works/Buzz-Road-Chainrings-110BCD/2HVY?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&co=GBR&cu=GBP&glCountry=GB&id=756997&ds_eid=700000001845766&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=UK_EN_Profit_Google_Shopping_All+Users_Brand_All+Products_Mobile&ds_cid=71700000053301088&ds_ag=B_C_116494_Praxis+Works_Buzz+Road+Chainrings+110BCD_Chainring&ds_agid=58700005114025670&ds_k=PRODUCT_GROUP&ds_kid=92700044869805150&ds_kids=p44869805150&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqY3zBRDQARIsAJeCVxPdUxR5RzAegtBLJNuOIfEnuD-c61TY7xH1xKNCVGpvHRu0G2ddMREaAnYYEALw_wcB
    Careful, the 48/32 combo will only fit Praxis chainsets...from their website '48/32 110BCD VIP NOTE: This is a custom ring set that can only be installed on our new Praxis Works branded 110BCD road cranks. This specific set includes custom ring bolts required for installation. This set will not install on prior generation “TURN” road cranks or other brand cranks. Also, it will not install on spider based power meters such as Power2Max or SRM.'

    you can get their Alba chainset with 48/32 rings for £135 from tweeks https://tweekscycles.com/uk/praxis-works-alba-m30-dm-crankset-2006352/
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  • aberdeen_lune
    aberdeen_lune Posts: 547
    Park Tools derailleur hanger alignment guide. Thought it may come in useful at some point and I had a £10 off voucher to use at Chain Reaction.
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    itboffin said:

    perfect thanks, £92 quid from Merlin with my gold loyalty discount and £10 rewards discount, now to loose two stone

    If They don't fit, let me know I'll you? I've got the alba m30 set those are meant to be fitted to.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
    Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    2 pairs of swissstop 34 rs pads.

    A sticky caliper has meant ive got through a 1 side of the pair that came with the bike, 1500 miles, while the other side looks almost untouched.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
    Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,070
    From Merlin recently...
    23mm and 25mm GP5000, to experiment with a more aero tyre setup.
    Castelli Bologna summer jersey.
    Lezyne CNC alloy up-front GPS mount.

    From Lidl in current promo...
    Track pump.

    Apparently the ~£13 light set might be German STVZO compliant, which to my limited knowledge on STVZO products, is very cheap... Might grab a set later.
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    2020 Voodoo Marasa
    2017 Cube Attain GTC Pro Disc 2016
    2016 Voodoo Wazoo
  • the_rover
    the_rover Posts: 402
    edited March 2020
    I’ve recently bought some more heated insoles from sports pursuit as my last pair died, not surprising given how much I wore them.

    eBay/facebook has provided me with a long sleeve and a short sleeve castelli perfetto, a gabba gilet, a Rapha insulated gilet and a lightweight one.

    Only issue now is that I’ve injured the meniscus in my right knee and can barely walk never mind ride!
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072


    Perfect fit, i just need to lower the mech height a tad and torque up
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Now if only we had some dry weather and roads for me to test ride 32/29T lush!!!
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    wolfsbane2k said:

    2 pairs of swissstop 34 rs pads.

    A sticky caliper has meant ive got through a 1 side of the pair that came with the bike, 1500 miles, while the other side looks almost untouched.

    Balls. Gone from 'next day delivery' to '13th April 2020", so even if it was £12 cheaper than the nearest competitors for 2 pairs, I ain't waiting that long.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
    Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    wolfsbane2k said:

    wolfsbane2k said:

    2 pairs of swissstop 34 rs pads.

    A sticky caliper has meant ive got through a 1 side of the pair that came with the bike, 1500 miles, while the other side looks almost untouched.

    Balls. Gone from 'next day delivery' to '13th April 2020", so even if it was £12 cheaper than the nearest competitors for 2 pairs, I ain't waiting that long.
    Cancelled that order, and went with 2 pairs of Sintered and 2 pairs mix from gorrilla brakes, and i grabbed a single set of the swissstop 34rs's from fleabay.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
    Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,064
    Finally managed to bag a 7Mesh Oro jacket in XS, and for half rrp :-)
    Have been sold out for AGES seemingly everywhere.



    Will probably sell on an Assos jacket of similar weight - or should do anyway.
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,542
    daniel_b said:

    Finally managed to bag a 7Mesh Oro jacket in XS, and for half rrp :-)
    Have been sold out for AGES seemingly everywhere.



    Will probably sell on an Assos jacket of similar weight - or should do anyway.

    You do realise it's black?

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