Ideal Audax Bike
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I'm doing some articles on my blog about my favourite audax bike discussing all the bits and pieces
My best bike part1 : the handlebars
My best bike part2 : wheels
My best bike part1 : the handlebars
My best bike part2 : wheels
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That pipe lagging looks terrible. Can't you come up with something a little less unsightly?More problems but still living....0
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What do you need tri bars for anyway? It is a heavy map holder!
I agree fully with the wheels though, especially the dyno hub. The delux or 20R has even less drag than the SON 28, is much lighter, but has a slighlty narrower flange spacing.0 -
alan sherman wrote:What do you need tri bars for anyway? It is a heavy map holder!
I don't discuss this in the article but
1) tri bars give a different hand position and this is a comfort advantage on long rides
2) on the flat and under the right conditions there is an aero advantage that is worth 2 or 3kph or an energy saving
3) bizarrely the padding for the tri bars is better than the handlebars so on horrible buzzy roads the tri bars are betterI agree fully with the wheels though, especially the dyno hub. The delux or 20R has even less drag than the SON 28, is much lighter, but has a slighlty narrower flange spacing.
I do like the look of those delux hubs. They are available in lots of colours0 -
amaferanga wrote:That pipe lagging looks terrible. Can't you come up with something a little less unsightly?
The original folding arm rests looked terrible. Using no padding doesn't work. Pipe lagging is ideal as a padding material. Pity it looks so rotten but the stuff is only available in that neutral grey colour
The LHS side one in the photo does look a little bit "chewed". I have lots of pipe lagging and do replace it occassionally0 -
vorsprung wrote:amaferanga wrote:That pipe lagging looks terrible. Can't you come up with something a little less unsightly?
The original folding arm rests looked terrible. Using no padding doesn't work. Pipe lagging is ideal as a padding material. Pity it looks so rotten but the stuff is only available in that neutral grey colour
The LHS side one in the photo does look a little bit "chewed". I have lots of pipe lagging and do replace it occassionally
Why don't you lag under the bar tape then?___________________
Strava is not Zen.0 -
Or cover the pipe lagging in duck tape for a sci fi look ?
Personally I'd prob leave as it is. If it does the job well - not fussed on how it looks !0 -
calvjones wrote:
Why don't you lag under the bar tape then?
I don't think that would work. The pipe lagging is too bulky and soft0 -
Another article appears, about the frame
http://audaxing.wordpress.com/2010/09/0 ... the-frame/
It ends in tragedy0 -
Oh no!
The irony of the lifetime warranty sticker in that pictureIt seems strange for the crack to have propogated over both tope tube and seat tube.
Is it fixable? Maybe ask ask at Enigma as they are welding Titanium in the UK now.
Will you just get a new frame, if so what?0 -
alan sherman wrote:Oh no!
The irony of the lifetime warranty sticker in that pictureIt seems strange for the crack to have propogated over both tope tube and seat tube.
Is it fixable? Maybe ask ask at Enigma as they are welding Titanium in the UK now.
Will you just get a new frame, if so what?
That's the next blog entry but basically the front runners at the moment are something carbon with a big head tube like a Specialized Roubaix, Giant Defy Advanced or Bianchi Infinito0 -
vorsprung wrote:alan sherman wrote:Will you just get a new frame, if so what?
That's the next blog entry ...
...and it is on the blog now "A New bike?"0 -
On carbon frames, you say "These are not available in a “Build to your shape” custom product from anywhere"
There are a number of places that will build you a custom geometry carbon frame: serotta, viner and parlee are three that spring to mind. The great advantage is that your titanium frame will suddenly look cheap...0 -
"After riding in light rain it is a good idea to remove the hub, strip it down and check the bearings."
Yeah, to be honest if I was building a tough and reliable bike I might avoid these too. Jesus.0 -
biondino wrote:"After riding in light rain it is a good idea to remove the hub, strip it down and check the bearings."
Yeah, to be honest if I was building a tough and reliable bike I might avoid these too. Jesus.
Before I did the Mille Cymru ride 1000km of Wales I did as you might expect. I checked everything I could check on the bike and replaced parts that were worn. The hub bearings were absolutely fine, plenty of grease which I replaced with clean grease.
The first 400km of the ride was dry. Then it rained for a couple of hours. It dried out. Shortly afterwards the hub bearings started their well known trick of self destructing. Yes, I did finish the ride but for the next 500km my gears were somewhat temperamental due to excessive play in the freehub0 -
cookiemonster wrote:On carbon frames, you say "These are not available in a “Build to your shape” custom product from anywhere"
There are a number of places that will build you a custom geometry carbon frame: serotta, viner and parlee are three that spring to mind. The great advantage is that your titanium frame will suddenly look cheap...
haha, yes! I think £3k to £6k just for the frame is a bit outside my budget
http://www.cyclefit.co.uk/serotta_custom_bikes.html0