How did you get hold of this dvd Fishbulb? Did you order from the states, can't find anyone in this country that sells it:)Quote:
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How did you get hold of this dvd Fishbulb? Did you order from the states, can't find anyone in this country that sells it:)Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbulb
The missus got it off Fleabay. It came from Australia (!!). Tbh, it's not the best bike film I've ever seen (don't tell her I said that though!). ;0)
Here it is: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PURE-SWEET-HEL...QQcmdZViewItem
Thanks for that, niece is living in Australia at the moment and coming to visit in march, i'll see if she can get us a copy:cool: Your secret is safe with me;)Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbulb
Thanks, but already got my crosser now, it is in the garage half way through being built up at the moment. Hopefully it will be finished by tommorow, and then I can get out on it!!!
mechanical discs are better than rim brakes because they are kept away from the grit and puddles(usually) so they stay cleaner and dryer.Quote:
Originally Posted by AllanT
Not that much better though - there's more of a difference between hydralic and mechanical disks than between mechanical and rim brakes.
And there is no wear on the rim. My neighbour had a nasty accident one day when the front rim on his mountain bike collapsed when he applied the brake.Quote:
Originally Posted by NotVeryMiniMarvin
That is true, and disks are far cheaper to replace than rims - and take far less work to replace.
Still better off going for hydralic though, you can modulate with them.
ye but im 12. im not going to spend a hundred odd quid on brakes
That's fair enough, but if money is the issue, why not just get a disk compatible rim brake bike (like for Eg the Specialized Rockhopper) & then upgrade when you've saved up for the hydralics (you'll save more money in the long run as a good set of hydralics will last you for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by NotVeryMiniMarvin
ive got one of these that came fitted with discs anyway so if i want to i can change the brakes at a later date.
http://www.onyerbike.co.uk/buy.asp?id=2033&bike=true
Avid are supposed to be the 'best of the bunch' when it comes to cable operated disc brakes. A friend of mine has them on his 'George Longstaff' custom built, drop handlebar touring bike. They modulate well and he is chuffed to bits with them. He's had the bike for around 8 years, doing a daily 10 miles each way commute and long w/e rides. His previous bike was a Dawes Galaxy with Avid cantis. He rates the discs as a big big improvement.
Anyone got any experience of the short road lever compatible V Brake? My LBS has fitted them to the crosser instead of canti's - I think I prefer them to canti's TBH as they require much less adjustment and can put in far more power. Is there any issue with using them in cross racing? I hope not as i think I will go for them over canti's now. Heck of a lot of power in them, and they look a lot nicer too!!
A.T. I've never used 'mini Vs' and I do not race CX. I just find my CX bike the most versatile and fun cross-training tool of all the bikes that I've owned over the years - on the road it has 90-95% of the capability of a quality road bike and off the road it has 90-95% of the capability of a quality non-sus MTB. The arguments that have been put forward against 'mini Vs' on CX bikes are:-
The 'vertical' arms are close enough in to the tires to cause serious clogging in really muddy ( "Belgian" ) conditions.
Both back and front, you will have a lateral loop of outer cable that could snag on branches..etc.
I have a notion that they might be banned in International events, as are disc brakes; but I guess that you might get away with them at a local level - you see plenty of discs and mini Vs at the 3PeaksCX, but that is a truly wonderful one-off event - a far better spectator spectacle than the 3PeaksFR!:D :D
I've got to totally disagree with you about mini V's looking better. A canti installation is very symmetrical; whereas the mini V's are anything but, with the loop of cable stuck out to one side, both back and front.
Frog-legs, best cross brakes I've come across... found mini v's got clogged very quickly.
Have to see how they go - will give some more feedback here. I'm glad they are permitted in the 3 peaks as I would really like to do that race - what's the latest I can enter it this year & how?
its going to be a tough one to get into this year as because of last years cancellation due to F & M scare all entries have been carried over.... well worth doing though, I've staggered around it twice and come off a distinct second best but hopefully this year I'll do a better job.Quote:
Originally Posted by AllanT
Nikalas / Chinley Churner, what models of brake have you used prior to the Frogslegs. I have some Speciality Racing Products "Mr Grumpys" and I'm not totally happy with them, despite having them on the optimum set-up and fitting BBB triple compound brake pads, all of which improved matters over the original situation. The "Grumpys" were on the bike when I bought it and look really cool in a retro sort of way; but just looking at them with an engineer's eye, tells you that the geometry is not the best it could be - far better if the straddle wire anchor points are horizontally out from the brake block clamps, rather than horizontally out from the pivot points. Avid and Tektro canti's both look to have good geometry - better than the Frogslegs; but everyone seems to say that Frogslegs are the "dog's dangs", is that because all the FrogsLegs users were on Shimano previously?? - Apart from the original XT canti, some of their geometry looks well dodgy.:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by nikalas
There were Froglegs on the cross bike I used @ 3 Peaks last year. They put the fear of God in me. Now I've got a cross bike of my own and it's got full V brakes on it with sti adaptors. Tbh, I think these aren't too clever either. Maybe I'm too used to (hydro) discs on me mountain bikes.
Marvin, it might be worth you having a look on Fleabay or singletrack classifieds for some second hand dics. You can pick decent stuff up cheap if you look carefully.
Think you've hit the nail on the head, Fishbulb. Nothing seems as powerful as hydraulic discs. Got frogleggs on my cross bike and its like trying to slow down on ice:eek:
used Avid Shorties which I always got on with but I got a new bike that came with Frog-Legs... oddly enough now back on shorties as neither myself or the guys at Condor in London could fit them to the next bike..
bit off topic but entries for Fred Whitton go live this week, only postal entries but will fill up very rapidly.
Having just ridden the winter bike/crosser home from the LBS, the Short V brakes are definitely just as good as Dual Pivot ones!
Nikalas - I think it probably filled in the time it took you to type that! ;)
Fred Whitton sold out in less than 5 hours for 1000 riders:eek:
P'raps he's a really slow typist... :D
It's a great event is the Fred but I think they should:
a) Do a bit better job of route marking (I hasten to say I got round it fine but I'd recce'd a lot, if not all, of it before), as there were people getting lost well inside the first third of it.
b) Put up some warning signs on Hardknot and Wry nose to warn car drivers. It was like a bleedin' car park when I went through and there were a fair few riders behind me.
I'm pretty sure that they said they had reached the limit of how many riders the roads could realistically handle last year. I'm also pretty sure that they've upped it this year!
Got a shot of the new Cross bike here....
Mudguards???
He's gone soft.Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
Nice one Allan. One of the Bowland crew, who is very much into C-X, has 2 of those Terry Dolan's, built up with XTR groupsets and bar-end gearlevers. He managed 3h 46m ??s in the 2006 3PeaksCX; which gave him 12th V40, around 45th o/a.
No it's because it's the winter bike too - so I have the guards on for the other riders in the bunch. If I am using it for proper cross then I will take the guards off. Surely you have mudguards on your winter bike if you ride in a bunch a lot? Also I can recall occasions where I've been riding in heavy rain and not been able to see because of the spray of water from the front wheels. Plus it keeps your arse dryer and the mud off it so you don't get complaints when you pop in for a cafe stop.
It's a nice frame - very sturdy and robust, but not too heavy and doesn't cost the earth either - only £250ish which considering you are getting a seatpost, fork and headset in the deal is a bargain I think!Quote:
Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
Anyway your trike has guards on it!!! :-PQuote:
Originally Posted by david
A considerate rider, nowt wrong with mudguards, see you have campy gears as well. Are they better than Shimano?Quote:
Originally Posted by AllanT
It's a good job you're not on a cycling forum! Campag vs Shimano debates are pretty much banned!Quote:
Originally Posted by merrylegs
Campag make the best corkscrew in the world. Nuff said.
the best thing ever said to me was
Campag wears in as Shimano wears out!
incidentally - I always use shimano:D
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Originally Posted by dominion
Anyway.... SRAM are going to sweep up both of them....
Woops, sorry. Never had campy so wouldn't know. Used to be in a cycling club but found bike snobbery very boring. Who gives a **** wot you use as long as you enjoy yourself and it lasts;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
Put a SRAM front mech on me mountain bike after shimano one popped its clogs at an early age. No bother for a couple of years now:)Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion