03-30-2020, 08:30 PM | #67 |
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Time for some decent maintenance. After winter everything is messed up and my brakes not releasing properly.
New push fit BB, chainrings, rear derailleur hanger, cassette, pedals, chain, brake blocks. (Unmount to clean up Made the foolish error of forgetting that loosey leftie and righty tighty doesn't apply to both pedals. One side is reversed. Combined with torque wrench for removal (set for one way) I managed to mess up pedal thread and it's stuck in spider arm. Trying to drill out old pedal without diamond drill is impossible. So new dura ace crankset cost a few quid! Work in progress still! |
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03-31-2020, 11:09 AM | #69 |
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Short ride today, only 25 miles - shocking but made up for it with some sprints and a few wicked climbs. The roads are dry, hardly any traffic, visibility good. My intended route was blocked with a load of tractors in some kind of tractor jam queuing up to spray sh it over the fields. I could see them from a distance so took a shorter route / loop trying to avoid cycling head on into this easterly wind that goes right through you and saps your mojo.
My last 10 were on NCN 25 and it was rammed. Each day seems to get busier and I reckon a whole section of the community will come out of this a lot fitter unless there's a further lockdown. Its kind of a good / bad thing but ultimately good I guess. Cycling should be absolutely encouraged, not kicked in the gutter with wrong perceptions its dangerous. I think the media have eased off a bit now and more people are realising its a perfectly acceptable form of exercise as long as they play by the rules- hence the numbers. Anyway no dramas, no one was hurt, didn't see any cops, everyone appeared to be acting responsibly and adhering to the distancing rules. |
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Why is it always windy? Looking forward to the weekend when it's predicted to hit 16 degrees! The shorts might even come out! |
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03-31-2020, 02:11 PM | #71 | |
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https://www.theguardian.com/news/201...ndy-reputation I'm still layered up but hit an uphill today, sheltered from the breeze in full sun and I was suddenly in my own personal sauna. Last edited by JR1664; 03-31-2020 at 02:20 PM.. |
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Seems windy out here all year. |
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03-31-2020, 03:26 PM | #73 | ||
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On the last drag home some loony went past me (and I was doing 20mph) with no helmet on. Dickhead. I will never ride without a helmet and rear flasher - day or night. Strange though how the pandemic has reduced my average speed. Must be a viral thing. |
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I'll always wear a helmet. I once attended a job where an elderly gentleman came off his bike at a low speed. Hit his head on the kerb and after about 6 weeks in hospital he passed away from the injury. A helmet would have saved his life. |
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03-31-2020, 03:42 PM | #75 | |
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I guess the teenager was more concerned about his bars..? |
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03-31-2020, 03:43 PM | #76 |
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Seems to be Mick (Bloody) George trucks round here...
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03-31-2020, 04:05 PM | #77 |
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I've seen cycling forums implode on the subject of helmets. Some have banned the subject completely or shoved it into a heavily moderated corner that rarely sees the light of day.
I risk assess my cycling and decide if I'm wearing a lid or not. Always do on the road bike but have toured around Europe for a decade without, many thousands of miles up and down mountains, along famous rivers and through the middle of nowhere. Pop over to the Netherlands and no one wears a lid and the bike is king. Some roadies do. Germany is more lid orientated but rarely in the cities, France is a like a half way house. Its mandatory in Spain however although rarely enforced. The subject can get extremely moody...more moody than a bimmer off topic forum I assure you |
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I think in Europe, particularly the Netherlands, car drivers aren't quite so aggressive towards cyclists and give more consideration to them. My personal opinion is i will always wear one and think kids should get in the habit of it from young so it becomes the norm. But that just my opinion. |
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03-31-2020, 04:28 PM | #79 | |
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My seven year old won't go on her bike without a helmet and rear flasher - even round the park. I'm quite proud of that. |
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04-01-2020, 05:04 AM | #83 | |
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The Netherlands is great but there are still many areas where you share roads, Germany lagging behind them and France way back in the Infrastructure stakes. UK nowhere to be seen. That said I can usually cycle to Harwich or most parts of the UK from the south coast whilst avoiding main roads in the process. There's a reason many countries won't introduce Helmet compulsion, including Germany and the Netherlands ( who Incidentally suffer many more cycing deaths than the UK- more people cycle obviously) and thats because in countries where people are forced to wear them cycling drops dramatically. Its widely accepted that the benefits of cycling far exceed the need to reduce head Injuries. Its a touchy subject needless to say and lets not forget these plastic lids are only designed to offer protection up to a 12 mph impact. |
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Just ordered 1 of these today from the same place TouringPleb got his from...Thanks again TP for advice..
Oh and upgraded the wheels to Mavic Cosmic Pros...Very nice Carbon weave in them... Last edited by mikeoz; 04-02-2020 at 02:52 PM.. |
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