tuesday in a local minimum
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But not have a sore arris.pinno said:
...and come last.Stevo_666 said:
Best do 'em on a mountain bike.tlw1 said:
They aren’t nice those cobblespinno said:
Why; 'cos it sounds good?Stevo_666 said:
Still looks a bit 'snappy'. Mind you, when I do get a roadie bike I fancy something made of Ti.pinno said:
How about silver straws?Stevo_666 said:
Mine didn't snap and it definitely didn't look like it might...pinno said:
Say's the purchaser of a Snapierre.Stevo_666 said:
Have you got one that doesn't look like it's made out of red drinking straws?pinno said:
I'm waiting for the 'which bike for £x?' in road buying advice thread and then paying silly money for the wrong thing as opposed to a classy bit of kit with a classy gruppo and the most fantastic wheels* for climbing those downs.tlw1 said:
He should just trust the roompinno said:There's no hope when the recipient hasn't got a clue what's on offer TLW.
*One's which, in their current incarnation, are upwards of £800 a pair.
Some people.
What do you want from a road bike, do you know?
The C40 won on the cobbles at Paris Roubaix 5 times no less.
In the first year with the Mapei team's boss fretting all night prior to the race with the C40's debut, he called Ernesto Colnago.
Colnago had tested the thing to breaking point and Ernesto had to persuade the Mapei-Quick step boss that it was a safe option.
The C40 was the winning bike - 3 in the top 10 were C40's. The following year, it was a 1st 2nd 3rd.
You could spend upwards of £3k on a new, modern bike and easily have something inferior to that C40."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
'Sore arms'... diddums.
There ain't many trees to crash into.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Anyway - you don't need Titanium 'cos you're not very big and you couldn't bend a straw even if you tried.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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clear sign of a past spent driving to the tops of hills only to coast down on a bike with suspension and shock absorberspinno said:Anyway - you don't need Titanium 'cos you're not very big and you couldn't bend a straw even if you tried.
bound to result in befuddlement, enfeeblement and a general lack of moral fibre
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
Never in the history of Bike Radar has anything been so succinctly and accurately described.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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For the blatant, manipulative inclusion of the picture of shiny straw, I do apologise SG.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Wot be you saying like?pinno said:Anyway - you don't need Titanium 'cos you're not very big and you couldn't bend a straw even if you tried.
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Well B³, you haven't managed to snap your bike made of straws so therefore, Stevo would be quite safe on something not made of Ti.beansnikpoh said:
Wot be you saying like?pinno said:Anyway - you don't need Titanium 'cos you're not very big and you couldn't bend a straw even if you tried.
As an aside, I have a few cycling friends over 6 foot 2 much.
Few are content with CF frames, or at least, there are a few frames made of CF to which they are content with. Those being Giant (functional though soul less) and BMC.
I think they can put excessive pressure (leverage) on frames in a way that smaller riders don't. Ti frame appeal to these gentlemen.
2 of the above have gone back to steel. Hand made steel no less.
However (and I say this with a smile), I have no idea what out of the normal pressures erm, how should I say it? - well built(?) riders put on a frameset (though I could imagine) and therefore, I don't know what they would want out of frame where they have experienced weaknesses out with normal ramge.
Step is an XL (not weight wise) and he rides a Ti frame.
HD is in the sane category IIRC, and he rides a Ti frame.
I dunno what @orraloon rides. He's a big chap.
Might start a straw poll in Road General...
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I'm what, 185 cm? Weight yo-yos between 82 (pre lock down) and 95 kg in January. I've had my frame (I hesitate to say bike, as not much is original), I think 9 years now. I've never knowingly ridden a cf frame. Steel years ago as a lad, Al alloy was my first return to riding back in 2012. That was shyte. Got rid.
Anyway, ti looks good, easily cleaned, doesn't rust or melt in the rain. Not that light though, but nor am I.0 -
Planet X London Road frame set was about £500 in Ti last week, nearly bought one for when the green frame dies.0
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But not have a sore arris.pinno said:
...and come last.Stevo_666 said:
Best do 'em on a mountain bike.tlw1 said:
They aren’t nice those cobblespinno said:
Why; 'cos it sounds good?Stevo_666 said:
Still looks a bit 'snappy'. Mind you, when I do get a roadie bike I fancy something made of Ti.pinno said:
How about silver straws?Stevo_666 said:
Mine didn't snap and it definitely didn't look like it might...pinno said:
Say's the purchaser of a Snapierre.Stevo_666 said:
Have you got one that doesn't look like it's made out of red drinking straws?pinno said:
I'm waiting for the 'which bike for £x?' in road buying advice thread and then paying silly money for the wrong thing as opposed to a classy bit of kit with a classy gruppo and the most fantastic wheels* for climbing those downs.tlw1 said:
He should just trust the roompinno said:There's no hope when the recipient hasn't got a clue what's on offer TLW.
*One's which, in their current incarnation, are upwards of £800 a pair.
Some people.
What do you want from a road bike, do you know?
The C40 won on the cobbles at Paris Roubaix 5 times no less.
In the first year with the Mapei team's boss fretting all night prior to the race with the C40's debut, he called Ernesto Colnago.
Colnago had tested the thing to breaking point and Ernesto had to persuade the Mapei-Quick step boss that it was a safe option.
The C40 was the winning bike - 3 in the top 10 were C40's. The following year, it was a 1st 2nd 3rd.
You could spend upwards of £3k on a new, modern bike and easily have something inferior to that C40.
Have you sold it yet? The hard sell didn't work on mepinno said:For the blatant, manipulative inclusion of the picture of shiny straw, I do apologise SG.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
All I said was I fancied a Ti bike. What have I started?pinno said:
Well B³, you haven't managed to snap your bike made of straws so therefore, Stevo would be quite safe on something not made of Ti.beansnikpoh said:
Wot be you saying like?pinno said:Anyway - you don't need Titanium 'cos you're not very big and you couldn't bend a straw even if you tried.
As an aside, I have a few cycling friends over 6 foot 2 much.
Few are content with CF frames, or at least, there are a few frames made of CF to which they are content with. Those being Giant (functional though soul less) and BMC.
I think they can put excessive pressure (leverage) on frames in a way that smaller riders don't. Ti frame appeal to these gentlemen.
2 of the above have gone back to steel. Hand made steel no less.
However (and I say this with a smile), I have no idea what out of the normal pressures erm, how should I say it? - well built(?) riders put on a frameset (though I could imagine) and therefore, I don't know what they would want out of frame where they have experienced weaknesses out with normal ramge.
Step is an XL (not weight wise) and he rides a Ti frame.
HD is in the sane category IIRC, and he rides a Ti frame.
I dunno what @orraloon rides. He's a big chap.
Might start a straw poll in Road General... Even Champagne Charlie joined in 
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
How about durability, looks good in the raw/unpainted state (with a choice of finishings), allegedly good ride?pinno said:
Why; 'cos it sounds good?Stevo_666 said:
Still looks a bit 'snappy'. Mind you, when I do get a roadie bike I fancy something made of Ti.pinno said:
How about silver straws?Stevo_666 said:
Mine didn't snap and it definitely didn't look like it might...pinno said:
Say's the purchaser of a Snapierre.Stevo_666 said:
Have you got one that doesn't look like it's made out of red drinking straws?pinno said:
I'm waiting for the 'which bike for £x?' in road buying advice thread and then paying silly money for the wrong thing as opposed to a classy bit of kit with a classy gruppo and the most fantastic wheels* for climbing those downs.tlw1 said:
He should just trust the roompinno said:There's no hope when the recipient hasn't got a clue what's on offer TLW.
*One's which, in their current incarnation, are upwards of £800 a pair.
Some people.
What do you want from a road bike, do you know?
The C40 won on the cobbles at Paris Roubaix 5 times no less.
In the first year with the Mapei team's boss fretting all night prior to the race with the C40's debut, he called Ernesto Colnago.
Colnago had tested the thing to breaking point and Ernesto had to persuade the Mapei-Quick step boss that it was a safe option.
The C40 was the winning bike - 3 in the top 10 were C40's. The following year, it was a 1st 2nd 3rd.
You could spend upwards of £3k on a new, modern bike and easily have something inferior to that C40.
Tbh yours looks too low for my poor old back and it's probably got Campy on it...."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
The PX Hurricane is one I'm looking at.veronese68 said:Planet X London Road frame set was about £500 in Ti last week, nearly bought one for when the green frame dies.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I raised the saddle for photogenic reasons. It's about 50mm higher than when I rode it.Stevo_666 said:
How about durability, looks good in the raw/unpainted state (with a choice of finishings), allegedly good ride?pinno said:
Why; 'cos it sounds good?Stevo_666 said:
Still looks a bit 'snappy'. Mind you, when I do get a roadie bike I fancy something made of Ti.pinno said:
How about silver straws?Stevo_666 said:
Mine didn't snap and it definitely didn't look like it might...pinno said:
Say's the purchaser of a Snapierre.Stevo_666 said:
Have you got one that doesn't look like it's made out of red drinking straws?pinno said:
I'm waiting for the 'which bike for £x?' in road buying advice thread and then paying silly money for the wrong thing as opposed to a classy bit of kit with a classy gruppo and the most fantastic wheels* for climbing those downs.tlw1 said:
He should just trust the roompinno said:There's no hope when the recipient hasn't got a clue what's on offer TLW.
*One's which, in their current incarnation, are upwards of £800 a pair.
Some people.
What do you want from a road bike, do you know?
The C40 won on the cobbles at Paris Roubaix 5 times no less.
In the first year with the Mapei team's boss fretting all night prior to the race with the C40's debut, he called Ernesto Colnago.
Colnago had tested the thing to breaking point and Ernesto had to persuade the Mapei-Quick step boss that it was a safe option.
The C40 was the winning bike - 3 in the top 10 were C40's. The following year, it was a 1st 2nd 3rd.
You could spend upwards of £3k on a new, modern bike and easily have something inferior to that C40.
Tbh yours looks too low for my poor old back and it's probably got Campy on it....seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
OK. What about the Campy problem though?pinno said:
I raised the saddle for photogenic reasons. It's about 50mm higher than when I rode it.Stevo_666 said:
How about durability, looks good in the raw/unpainted state (with a choice of finishings), allegedly good ride?pinno said:
Why; 'cos it sounds good?Stevo_666 said:
Still looks a bit 'snappy'. Mind you, when I do get a roadie bike I fancy something made of Ti.pinno said:
How about silver straws?Stevo_666 said:
Mine didn't snap and it definitely didn't look like it might...pinno said:
Say's the purchaser of a Snapierre.Stevo_666 said:
Have you got one that doesn't look like it's made out of red drinking straws?pinno said:
I'm waiting for the 'which bike for £x?' in road buying advice thread and then paying silly money for the wrong thing as opposed to a classy bit of kit with a classy gruppo and the most fantastic wheels* for climbing those downs.tlw1 said:
He should just trust the roompinno said:There's no hope when the recipient hasn't got a clue what's on offer TLW.
*One's which, in their current incarnation, are upwards of £800 a pair.
Some people.
What do you want from a road bike, do you know?
The C40 won on the cobbles at Paris Roubaix 5 times no less.
In the first year with the Mapei team's boss fretting all night prior to the race with the C40's debut, he called Ernesto Colnago.
Colnago had tested the thing to breaking point and Ernesto had to persuade the Mapei-Quick step boss that it was a safe option.
The C40 was the winning bike - 3 in the top 10 were C40's. The following year, it was a 1st 2nd 3rd.
You could spend upwards of £3k on a new, modern bike and easily have something inferior to that C40.
Tbh yours looks too low for my poor old back and it's probably got Campy on it...."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Campy problem?!seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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The Campagnolo Ultra Shift is one of the slickest gear changes you could want.
One click for up and you can change down multiple gears at a time if you wanted to.
Plus - the chainset is a 34/50 and a 12-27 cassette at the back makes it ideal for those Downs.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
The double tap works for me - only one lever (prefer that to Shimano) and multiple downshifts available. I'd probably want more than a 27 cog at the back to escape from the valley!pinno said:The Campagnolo Ultra Shift is one of the slickest gear changes you could want.
One click for up and you can change down multiple gears at a time if you wanted to.
Plus - the chainset is a 34/50 and a 12-27 cassette at the back makes it ideal for those Downs."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
