And just remember, the old N+1 equation has been updated to D-1 !!
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And just remember, the old N+1 equation has been updated to D-1 !!
Wheels and tyres can be quite a personal choice but your new cassette will need to compatible with your chainset.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fellbeast
You mention extra sprockets - so that won't work with your shifters which will be indexed for how may you have now. Not sure what derailleur you have but you may need to check that will handle the large sprocket too.
I’m probably using the word sprocket when I mean teeth. I understand that the cassette is compatible but you’re giving me doubts now :)
That's probably ok then.
One other thought is that you will need rotors on your wheels so need to make sure you can fit correct ones for your calipers on the new hubs.
I've never snapped a chain, but when you're only generating about 0.7kw...
Stolly, you need to find out if your derailleur cage can take a 36t sprocket. Also, if the freewheel on the new wheelset is different to your current one you might need a shim to index the cassette to your existing derailleur position. In laymens terms your new cogs might not line up with your derailleur.
Thanks. I may knock the set of cogs on the head for now. I still have no idea if I need a QR converter thingy for the wheels either - as a non-speaker of cyclese it seems bonkers to me that something like that isn’t even mentioned by the wheel maker on their web-site. I think it’s safe to say that all things bike are aimed considerably over the head of people like me
Mr B, I’m assuming that watts generation is where it’s at. I notice that I get an average power figure on strava that’s given in watts. Watts that all about? I’m guessing the bigger it is, the greater my power :)
Bike tech. is a mine field and obsessed with jargon. How "slammed" is your head? When I was upgrading a road bike I was moving from a 32 biggest rear cog to a 29 and asked my dealer if he could replace the 29 with a bigger cog and he said "Sure. But I'll need to change the derailleur to "long cage".Quote:
Originally Posted by Fellbeast
If you are setting out on a bike accumulating crusade you might be advised to develop a relationship with a small dealer who spends his life thinking bikes. It may cost more than buying stuff off the internet but it should save you from making expensive mistakes.
I have been reading this thread, with its endless discussions of cogs, cassettes, etc., with a certain amount of wry amusement.
My bikes have some magic machinery inside a "tin can" in the rear hub. Every 10 to 15 years or so, it stops working properly and has to be replaced. I wouldn't be able to stay mounted going up some of the hills around Fellbeast's or Graham Breeze's localities, but who cares?
To be fair this is probably my first ever new bike and I’m aged 64 :)
And.....Down he goes! Slippery slope/Rabbit hole Ahoy!! Watch out wallet!
Seriously though Stolly, its great that you're joining in the cycling community. I hover on the periphery, never quite accepting the fact that my fell racing days are over but I do enjoy it. It takes more time than running but its probably better for us at our age!
Thanks Wheeze. I am now cranking up a fell running fight back and, after a slow start, I think I’m now back in the game.
That said I’m sort of aiming for a 4:3 biking to running system - say four bike rides and three runs (or vice versa) each week. There are plenty of rip snorting hills round here to spice up the bike rides and right now my rides are probably tougher than the runs
Having thought about the bike upgrade, and based on feedback here and some on-line research, I’ve put that on the back burner for now. I’m now not sure if the change will make enough difference over my current set up. And I guess I’ll have a few more pedal strike issues to cope with too. Mind you I think the bike would look fantastic in a slightly lower profile, chunkier tyre mode so it’s still a strong possibility at some point
Oh and thanks Marco for your comprehensive reply
Fashion over function, certainly on that slippery slope now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fellbeast
Tee Hee....we could post all sorts of nonsense on here to prise open his wallet!! I hear graphene coated chains are now an absolute must for clean changing when using the Shimano Big Boy cassette....
He'll be shaving his legs next!
The Watt is the SI unit of Power, it represents work done at an instant in time as opposed to kWh which represents a stored quantity(kW) released over a given timeframe(h). Cycling is all about the amount of power your legs can generate, the average cyclist generates about double what i do. Running is more complicated because gait and balls on the descents are involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fellbeast
Yeah I looked it up on strava. I realised that the calculation also took into account my weight (which is broadly accurate on strava) and the bike’s weight. I’d only loosely set up my bike on strava and it was giving a default weight of 11 pounds whereas my bike actually weights 26 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
11 lbs! Do any bikes weigh that little. Is the default set to unicycle!
I have a friend who back when we did a few time trials flatly refused to do anything to upgrade his bike. He reasoned that any improvement in performance was irrelevant unless he could put it down to improvements in fitness, not the bike. Fair and sensible point.
On the other end of the scale, I know someone who was at least 5 stone overweight, but changed some components on his mountain bike to titanium to save the extra few grams.
He was aware of the humour of the situation.
Presumably it was supposed to be 11 kg. Which is not that far off Fellbeast's 26 lbs.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel
There is a column in every Cycling Weekly: Acts Of Cycling Stupidity.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel
It has been running for years.
Never in the annals of sport has there ever been a sport where you're more able to look a complete nob than cycling. Thats my expert opinon
I think the best (I mean worst) example I saw, a few years ago now, was at a triathlon at Lake Bassenthwaite (I was there supporting my daughter who was doing the swim leg for a team). A chap, who must have at least weighed 18 stone, with a massive beer gut, and wearing a full lycra shorts and top combo, was on what to my then completely untrained eye looked to be a really really expensive and light weight road bike. The killer though was his cycling hat, a full on white aerodynamic job with a long tadpole like tail. Jesus, the seconds he will have shaved off with that helmet....
I've mentioned it before on another thread but there was once a spoof quiz in one of the magazines to help you find out of you were a triathlete/poser or just a normal sort of person (ie fell runner mentality). It went something like:-
Q: Are your sunglasses:-
A) Oakley tinted titanium razer's?
B) Proper cycling sunglasses?
C) Boots own make?
D) What sunglasses?
And: Are your handlebars:-
A) One piece aerobars?
B) Clip on aerobars?
C) Drops?
D) At the front?
And so on. I particularly liked one that referred to kit, from one piece lycra trisuit to what you wore for PE at school.
I did Peris a few years ago when there was a big triathlon in town. Everyone except for me at the accomm were triathletes... when i told them i was actually doing a fell-race they barely acknowledged me again.
There is a prominent forumite who's running club is combined with a triathlon club, who told me at a race in no uncertain terms, that "all the triathletes in the club are w*****s...."
:D
I had a polite disagreement with a triathlon organiser. Q:Can I buy the best possible bike to improve my bike time? Answer: Yes, absolutely spend as much as you like on the fastest bike you can afford.
Q; Can I buy an expensive wetsuit to improve my swim time? A: Absolutely, get the best and fastest wetsuit you can.
Q; Can I use my navigational skills and ability to run across rough and steep terrain to pick my own lines between checkpoints? A: Absolutely not.
Wonderful! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark G
I’m doing well on this one C and C - Lidl rather than Boots though!