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keef66 · June 2018

That’s my dilemma. I’ve already fitted a slimmer Zipp post with a shim despite Scott’s advice to the contrary, so i’d Be worried this would be a backward step

shirley_basso · June 2018

Just replaced a zero100 for this. Happy with cockpit so it stays. Cheaper than the alu predecessor.

Moonbiker · June 2018

the eddy bikes @ merlin are still crazy value

https://www.merlincycles.com/eddy-merck ... 04240.html

L size would fit me TT is 548mm but im not a lady :roll:

Seruisly tempted to buy a "lady bike" but already have too many bikes.

arsey · June 2018

Kask on Sport Pursuit. £130 for Protone and £75 for Mojito. Not bad prices, but not amazing.

mamil314 · June 2018

itboffin wrote:

Never underestimate the difference a good seatpost can make, swapping out my alu 3T for alu Zipp has been night and day, i was ready to stop riding my Scott SL before that change, also a good quality alu will be better than a cheap carbon hands down.

How the hell is that supposed to work if seatposts are the same diameter?
And is your bike an offspring of Scott CR1 and Fuji SL ?

daniel_b · June 2018

mamil314 wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Never underestimate the difference a good seatpost can make, swapping out my alu 3T for alu Zipp has been night and day, i was ready to stop riding my Scott SL before that change, also a good quality alu will be better than a cheap carbon hands down.

How the hell is that supposed to work if seatposts are the same diameter?
And is your bike an offspring of Scott CR1 and Fuji SL ?

https://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-scott-cr1-sl10-36942/

ITB's, as mine is, will be a 2012 variant.

matt_n-2 · June 2018

mamil314 wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Never underestimate the difference a good seatpost can make, swapping out my alu 3T for alu Zipp has been night and day, i was ready to stop riding my Scott SL before that change, also a good quality alu will be better than a cheap carbon hands down.

How the hell is that supposed to work if seatposts are the same diameter?

Diameter may be the same but the materials and therefore their properties will be different, not only alloy to CF, but alloy to alloy, cheap posts will use lower grade alloys.

tgotb · June 2018

mamil314 wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Never underestimate the difference a good seatpost can make, swapping out my alu 3T for alu Zipp has been night and day, i was ready to stop riding my Scott SL before that change, also a good quality alu will be better than a cheap carbon hands down.

How the hell is that supposed to work if seatposts are the same diameter?

Carbon seatposts will vary in wall thickness, fibre alignment, fibre modulus, matrix (resin) properties etc.
Aluminium seatposts are actually made from one of a large number of different aluminium alloys, which can have quite different properties; check out this link for a flavour. Wall thickness will also vary.

N0bodyOfTheGoat · June 2018

http://bikes.merlincycles.com/search?p= ... sort=price

Some nice Shimano hydraulic prices at Merlin? eg. £260 for a set of 505 levers and calipers, post or flat mount.

Almost makes it worth sourcing a nice frame and building up a bike yourself, if you already have some kit in your "spares box/shed," or buy a bargain road bike with non-hydraulic disc and convert it.

https://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-axe ... 95581.html £800 for 105 hydraulic alloy frame bike

edindevon · June 2018

For anyone who is interested, at £49.20, the CycleOps Wind Trainer is currently the cheapest turbo trainer at Halfords - http://www.halfords.com/cycling/turbo-trainers/trainers/cycleops-wind-trainer

This trainer is £40 and more expensive elsewhere. The price will likely go up if they sell a few.

bmxboy10 · June 2018

Edindevon wrote:

For anyone who is interested, at £49.20, the CycleOps Wind Trainer is currently the cheapest turbo trainer at Halfords - http://www.halfords.com/cycling/turbo-trainers/trainers/cycleops-wind-trainer

This trainer is £40 and more expensive elsewhere. The price will likely go up if they sell a few.

Good spot!

bendip · June 2018

29er wheelset ..£69.99 delivered..correct me if i'm wrong..road spacing 135x10 rear? might suit your gravel bike that came with crapola wheels..gt grade..i'm looking at you !

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/wtb- ... prod167886

kingdav · June 2018

bendip wrote:

29er wheelset ..£69.99 delivered..correct me if i'm wrong..road spacing 135x10 rear? might suit your gravel bike that came with crapola wheels..gt grade..i'm looking at you !

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/wtb- ... prod167886

Possibly a perfect starter set for my caadx that's coming with no wheels which has 135 rear spacing. Seems like they come with skewers, any reason these won't fit?

dhope · June 2018

kingdav wrote:

bendip wrote:

29er wheelset ..£69.99 delivered..correct me if i'm wrong..road spacing 135x10 rear? might suit your gravel bike that came with crapola wheels..gt grade..i'm looking at you !

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/wtb- ... prod167886

Possibly a perfect starter set for my caadx that's coming with no wheels which has 135 rear spacing. Seems like they come with skewers, any reason these won't fit?

Wheels are apparently 4.5Kg with tyres :shock:
Front - 2160 gr
Rear - 2360 gr

Tyres are 700g each, that's still a 3kg wheelset
At least they're only £70.

And your CAADX will come with a Road groupset. I'd guess this has a MTB hub so that could scupper things unless you go for a 11-34 road cassette that fits on a MTB hub but works on road gears. But you'd spend as much on the cassette as the wheelset.

kingdav · June 2018

dhope wrote:

kingdav wrote:

bendip wrote:

29er wheelset ..£69.99 delivered..correct me if i'm wrong..road spacing 135x10 rear? might suit your gravel bike that came with crapola wheels..gt grade..i'm looking at you !

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/wtb- ... prod167886

Possibly a perfect starter set for my caadx that's coming with no wheels which has 135 rear spacing. Seems like they come with skewers, any reason these won't fit?

Wheels are apparently 4.5Kg with tyres :shock:
Front - 2160 gr
Rear - 2360 gr

Tyres are 700g each, that's still a 3kg wheelset
At least they're only £70.

And your CAADX will come with a Road groupset. I'd guess this has a MTB hub so that could scupper things unless you go for a 11-34 road cassette that fits on a MTB hub but works on road gears. But you'd spend as much on the cassette as the wheelset.

3kg is about double what I'd like and even realistically I'd be keener on 1700g or less, I'll keep looking I think.

prhymeate · June 2018

20% off some La Passione items including their classic bibs. https://www.lapassione.cc/collections/solstice-days

N0bodyOfTheGoat · June 2018

luv2ride · June 2018

^that Merida disc, 2nd from bottom on the list above, looks good to my eye (haven't looked at the others)

arsey · June 2018

Just spotted Lidl have a portable pressure washer for £40. I have the Karcher one but it's about 3x more expensive! Ideal for those who live in flats with no hose attachment outside.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=14014

N0bodyOfTheGoat · June 2018

Just in case you aren't on their mailing list, London Road and XLA bikes are £600 for the basic model at DFS, good luck getting a seat post that doesn't slip on a LR.

Maybe, just maybe worth buying and then grabbing a pair of hydraulics from Merlin in their sale? Oh, except it's just dawned on me as I type that Merlin's hydraulic disc sale is Shimano and these bikes are SRAM Apex... Might not work together very well!

sloppyschleckonds · June 2018

Arsey wrote:

Just spotted Lidl have a portable pressure washer for £40. I have the Karcher one but it's about 3x more expensive! Ideal for those who live in flats with no hose attachment outside.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=14014

Just a reminder that Lidl have HIGH5 zero tabs for £2.99

wolfsbane2k · June 2018

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Arsey wrote:

Just spotted Lidl have a portable pressure washer for £40. I have the Karcher one but it's about 3x more expensive! Ideal for those who live in flats with no hose attachment outside.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=14014

Just a reminder that Lidl have HIGH5 zero tabs for £2.99

Oh, good spot, thank you - will stock up in this heat, after the commute in, I appreciate a half tab /100ml mix. Probably overkill, but I notice the difference when I don't have them.

Broono83 · June 2018

Matt_N wrote:

If anyone is on the lookout for a 31.6mm carbon seatpost, CRC are knocking the Fizik Cyrano for £34.99

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobi ... prod113646

Just bought this and it is a fair bit longer than the original on my bike (bianchi impulse) . It fits fine and I can set it for my saddle height. Any issue with using a longer seat post (other than excess weight?)

N0bodyOfTheGoat · June 2018

Broono83 wrote:

Matt_N wrote:

If anyone is on the lookout for a 31.6mm carbon seatpost, CRC are knocking the Fizik Cyrano for £34.99

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobi ... prod113646

Just bought this and it is a fair bit longer than the original on my bike (bianchi impulse) . It fits fine and I can set it for my saddle height. Any issue with using a longer seat post (other than excess weight?)

Only if you have loads of post in the seat tube, watch for the post going below the top cage bolt hole and then tightening the bolt, risking damage to the post.

Still can't decide whether to order one for my Voodoo, been thinking of a carbon post upgrade for over a year, but it's never been high on the "must have" priority list.

matt_n-2 · June 2018

Broono83 wrote:

Matt_N wrote:

If anyone is on the lookout for a 31.6mm carbon seatpost, CRC are knocking the Fizik Cyrano for £34.99

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobi ... prod113646

Just bought this and it is a fair bit longer than the original on my bike (bianchi impulse) . It fits fine and I can set it for my saddle height. Any issue with using a longer seat post (other than excess weight?)

None that I know of, could trim it down.

pblakeney · June 2018

Matt_N wrote:

Broono83 wrote:

Matt_N wrote:

If anyone is on the lookout for a 31.6mm carbon seatpost, CRC are knocking the Fizik Cyrano for £34.99

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobi ... prod113646

Just bought this and it is a fair bit longer than the original on my bike (bianchi impulse) . It fits fine and I can set it for my saddle height. Any issue with using a longer seat post (other than excess weight?)

None that I know of, could trim it down.

As long as you maintain the minimum engagement. Measure from the bottom to the line, then back the same from your tube to the new cut. Add a bit on for ease of mind.

redvee · June 2018

NitrousOxide wrote:

good luck getting a seat post that doesn't slip on a LR.

Didn't have no issues with that on both of mine, had a Selcof seatpost on the one I broke and have an FSA on the other.

timothyw · June 2018

Note that the minimum insertion spec for a seatpost can be different from the minimum insertion spec for the frame.

I did manage to kill a frame once and it looked like running too short a seatpost was a contributory factor - the alu developed a fatigue crack shortly below the seatpost clamp - it seemed like a longer seatpost would have spread the load and reinforced the frame in that area.

Fortunately, the bike's manual specified a surprisingly small amount of seatpost as the minimum insertion and it was covered by warranty, and I now run a considerably longer seatpost in the replacement frame.

As I recall that seatpost had about 9cm of insertion, and the manual specified a minimum of 6cm.

londoncommuter · June 2018

Any bargain turbos out there? Should be almost free at the moment with this weather!

Did those £190 Amazon Vortex Smarts posted a while ago turn up? Shame I missed that.

galatzo · June 2018

Rapha Pro Team Bibs - older version
All sizes
Logo's are both black unlike the picture (well the ones I received are)
£190 down to £95
SAVE25 code works too making them £71.25

Don't come up on Rapha.cc but Google them and you will or follow this link
https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/pro-tea ... 02RGBLKXLG
Tuck in !

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