Brain recalibration - a cost of living/modern life thread
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650kcal is about a ton of salad though isn't it? Why would you buy a salad if you are looking for calories?
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You do when you're meeting someone for work in an overpriced salad bar and you don't want to be hungry 90 minutes later ;)
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The top tip for the day seems to be 'don't meet people in salad bars'.
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well, the salad included beans, and cajun chicken, so effectively a full meal… had it not been for the size. Unfortunately, I need around 1MCal per meal, so I am often at a loss in canteens.
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Get three?
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Add a slice of chocolate cake for desert! 🤣
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Quote to ponder from a random young mother on Sky News package on inflation
'With two incomes now we can still afford things, but its not the life we thought we'd have'
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Which costs £14,495 and which costs £14,550
Harley nightster special 2024:
Trek Madone SLR9 ETAP GEN7.
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we are fast heading towards the 20k bike…
in other news I have beaten a guy on a 10 grand Trek TT bike already 3 times in a month… 👍🏻
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I suspect there's probably been more R&D completed on the Trek than there has been on the Harvey Donaldson.
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That Trek should be taken outside and burned, it's hideous.
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Don't fancy the Harley, you can get a Ducati supersport for 14495 too.
I'd be pretty confident that the R+D on that Trek is pretty oversold.
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There are cars costing well in excess of £1m. Anyone buying one is not looking for value for money.
Same for £15k bikes.
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I also don’t see why a 16 yo lad wanting to race a time trial and be reasonably competitive needs to fork out that kind of money. It is no wonder the average age of those taking up the sport is 50
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I'm curious. How much time is gained by spending £15k over £5k? Or even £1k second hand?
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oI am not an expert, but the fct that all the fastest guys and record holders are on the fastest bikes suggest there must be something. It’s more psychological than anything, if you can’t afford good equipment, you probably look elsewhere. If you want to put a number, I would say 1-2 seconds per mile between a top of the range and something in the 2-3k region seems reasonble. Bear in mind a top of the range helmet is almost 300 pounds and a skinsuit is almost 200.
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the fact that on a humble 2k bike I can match national record times clocked in 1939 suggests bikes do matter… I am nowhere near those athletes
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If it does make that much difference then I'd introduce a budget rule. Similar to having a gearing rule.
I know the real world is not ideal but success being dictated by money is not good for any sport. See F1 and football...
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gearing rule has been removed, I believe.
I am talking specifically about time trials, where the bike is more important than it is in bunch racing. There is a generation of young and successful testers like Tarling, but we are not seeing any effect at juvenile and junior level. Last week in a race of 43, there was one under 18… most of the times there are none. I can’t help thinking that if new bikes were 2k and second hand ones were 500 quid, there would be a few more around
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Elite sport killing off development sport. Shame.
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I was listening to a podcast interview with Alex Dowsett and he was of the belief even at pro level amongst pro tour teams your equipment could make the difference between winning and being outside the top 10 in a TT.
Some people love that aspect if cycling I guess.
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Surely the CTT's road bike catergory should be helping here (though allowing 80 mm deep wheels is crazy).
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I suspect that even if you have a separate road bike category, the image of TTing is that it's all about very expensive fancy gear and pointy hats, and, let's face it, it is a pretty weird look, when you put the clothes and the kit together. And add in that the courses the 'serious' TTers like are the fast DC ones, I can see why young people would not be flocking to it.
If CTT took a look at the amazing success of Parkrun as a 'thing', where whole families are involved, they might realise why TTing is such a niche sport. But CTT never seem to have had the foresight (or the ambition) to popularise what could be a popular sport, if done a different way.
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it does help, but not at youth level, as even road bikes are crazy expensive. I think we are probably 3 years away from road bike overtaking TT bikes for number of entries at events… average age is still 50
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I am part of a working group to innovate within CTT and you would be surprised by how active and imaginative people are. Not all ideas make it through the various committees and processes required to make change happen.
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I find it interesting that in hill climbs, where equipment matters less and old bikes tend to be lighter than new bikes anyway, you see a good number of younger riders. I remember an Open HC last summer where nearly half the field of 100 competitors was made up by local youths… it did help that entry was also free for them!
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CTT rather late to the party, but glad that something's happening. It did my head in how restrictive they seemed to be about Come & Try events (maybe it was just the local head honcho down here) for a long time on the local club evening 10s, and how rubbish the website was. They also need to get rid of the stupid 'secret' course code names. I can also remember the fury of a father whose 'differently-abled' son was told he couldn't have someone ride behind him for safety/oversight on a club TT - not sure if that was CTT or the local honcho who made that call, but it was indicative of an outdated mindset. (Said cyclist is now riding at national level.)
Anyway, we might be drifting away from the thread's focus...
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