Newbie, advie please :)
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andybrad wrote:Cornerblock wrote:EKE_38BPM wrote:[thread hijack] I've never tried bibshorts as I get on fine with normal shorts. What is so good about bibshorts?[/thread hijack]
Well a couple of reasons why I prefer bib shorts as opposed to the non bib variety is that they tend to stay nice and snug and not ride up and down around the waist. Also in the cold weather they help keep the torso warm. Oh yeah, and they look better!
having just googled bib shorts, are you on drugs? how can they ever be described as looking better?
Not sure about the drugs! Well I don't stand at the bar in my local with them on! They work on the bike though. Drugs? That made me laugh. 0 -
andybrad wrote:what tyres could you recomend that are 1.5" wide. both rims are 26"
Well if your rims are 26" and your spare tyres are also 26", I'd give them a go to start with, see if they fit. That'd save you spending any more cash on them.
Just as a matter of interest, do you say 1.5" because that's the width of the ones which are on there at the moment? I only ask, because the deciding factor in width is usually how much clearance the frame has, not the size of the wheel. Look at how the wheel fits into the frame: if there's lots of room you can fit fatter tyres.
If I were buying new tyres for a trip round Clumber Park (not that I'd ever do that, b.t.w, I'd just make do with what I had), I'd probably get Continental Travel Contacts - but they're 1.75". I use those for touring and they're pretty good.0 -
andybrad wrote:having just googled bib shorts, are you on drugs? how can they ever be described as looking better?
They look no better nor worse than cycling shorts as the straps are hidden under your jersey. However, don't criticise bib-shorts until you've done a long ride with a pair on and experienced how comfortable they are (assuming a pair that fits!)0 -
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kelsen wrote:andybrad wrote:having just googled bib shorts, are you on drugs? how can they ever be described as looking better?
They look no better nor worse than cycling shorts as the straps are hidden under your jersey. However, don't criticise bib-shorts until you've done a long ride with a pair on and experienced how comfortable they are (assuming a pair that fits!)
under??? :shock:
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2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
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Kieran_Burns wrote:under??? :shock:
Ooooh..... :oops:
Yeah, this...
rather than this...
You see the difference?0 -
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my eyes! dear god my eyes!!!!0
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if your shorts or tights have the braces (bibs) then a baselayer goes underneath the straps and the jersey goes over them - so you can access the pockets in the jersey
if you're wearing just the baselayer and the bibs then it's entirely up to you, what's comfortable is the most importtant thing (although some black shorts have white braces, white braces over a black top may look odd...)
HTH"I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
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You know sometimes my humour goes right past people..... :?Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
lol
comedy.
well guys and gals i came in on the push iron today. The route was fairly straight from door to door but i did (sorry to say) use the walkways on occasion. no predestrians but i was a lot wobbily and thought it the safest option. the bike is well quick much faster than any ive had before, happy days!
i wore the lined trousers and after getting up the hill. (how can you measure elevation on googlemaps?) i was cooking. the other problem ive got now is although it didnt rain (yay) im piss wet through from spray. could somone recomend some mudgurards for my gt zum? that dont look like they were bodged on?
all in all happy days 0 -
The 'standard' answer on mudguards is SKS
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=25793
Bit pricy but easy to fit and very effective. You need to check that your bike has eyelets for them: there should be little threaded holes on the dropouts, just above the point where the wheel axle fits into the frame.
I also see a lot of raceblades:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sks-race-blade- ... guard-set/
These seem pretty smart and easy to fit, and don't require frame fittings. They don't give quite such good coverage though.0 -
cheers folks,
ive got some sks mud guards off the old bike but there massive for 2.3 tyres. i was hoping for something that wouldnt spoil the look of the bike really.
hmm think i may also need padded shorts0 -
andybrad wrote:cheers folks,
ive got some sks mud guards off the old bike but there massive for 2.3 tyres. i was hoping for something that wouldnt spoil the look of the bike really.
hmm think i may also need padded shorts
They come in different sizes. Raceblades are also a lot more slimline, but less robust.0 -
andybrad wrote:im thinking of a bike lock. i dont need one at work or home as it will be indoors but if i go to the pub on a weekend i dont want somone pushing it off. so whats a really nice small lock i can fix to the bike?
Kryptonite Evolution mini U lock
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/6 ... -Lock.html
Fixes to the frame or you can tuck it in a belt0 -
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vorsprung wrote:
cool, the hill on the way in gives me an accent of 541ft!!!0
