13 mile at top speed in a club bi-athlon race.
I did the bike and a little Thirza did the run.
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13 mile at top speed in a club bi-athlon race.
I did the bike and a little Thirza did the run.
Han, is that the Q Race Won? You look very confident / very stable ! No titanium flex/shimmies?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
I've just had a very unexpected windfall; the Road Won might just be within reach!
Hann Im hankering for a pair of those SIDI shoes. What sort are they. Ive always had specialized. Does thou know if the sizes are about the same.
Oh and your tan lines are showing and I like the welsh socks
Yes, it is the Qoroz Race Won. I LOVE that bike! Just recieved a new set of tyres in the post too, blue stripes! The yellow stripes go with my old bike LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
They are lovely shoes Daz... my present to myself when I got the all clear from the doctors back in february... They are Sidi Laser Red Vernice... Tan lines are showing because I changed clubs and therefore kit. The new clubkit is giving me different tan lines LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
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Just 40 miles for me on my new Mercian. Tiny tiny frame, smooth as silk. Bit windy but the ride quality from the 631 tubing is as good as I remember it.
You've dropped your keys.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mud
ha ha I put them in the picture and wondered what would happen
quality Mud quality.
:D
Lovely bike Daz :)Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
I was on the turbo this morning, doing sprint efforts at highest resistance... and on the track for 3 hours yesterday, hard session but excellent training! Got to build my strength and speed...
How does the 631 compare to your Rourke Daz? I keep wondering whether to upgrade the groupset on the 631 that I've got.Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
38 mile just as a recovery ride this afternoon as I coached the juniors on a hill rep session this morning and old legs were tired.
Horrible day out. Headed out for 30 and just couldn't get going into the wind. Cut short after 8 and finished with 18 done. Ho Hummm.
Disaster! Started my race well, but at the bottom of a steep and furiously fast descent I was maxing out in 53/12 at well over 60 kms/hr... at the front of the bunch, as I was expecting to drift back on the climb which followed after a shapr lefthand turn... I slam the chain onto the 39 in prepartion and the bloody thing comes off!!! I then can't get it back in the big ring trying to chase the bunch, whihc was by then too far away to ever catch them again at that pace, on my own into a headwind GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRR!
I could blame the bike, but it is me that f*cked up the gearing... and the maintenance from the looks of it!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR feel such an incompetent stupid numpty...
Donte beat yourself up to much HannQuote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
What did you do wrong. Anyway its only a race . There will be others
If im honest after 1 x ride the 953 pisses all over the 631. Its lighter and much stiffer. Ive really got the 631 for just doing steady long training rides and the fact that I just wanted a Mercian.Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
The bike handled lovely over the rough roads though Dom. Ive set it up for a more sit up ride, touring almost. The 531, and the 631 for me have always been the most comfy of steels.
If your thinking of a Mecian though Dom, be prepared for a good 6 month wait
Dropped from 53/12 to 39/12 at the bottom of a steep descent, in anticipation of having to go round a sharp corner and up the ramp onto the A48, which is a climb... chain came off :( got dropped, could not get back on... mainly because I also could not get back into the big ring after that grrrrrr bad gearing decision and something wrong with the gearing...
could be the front mech needs a slight adjustment Hann.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
Hmm. Zondas. Falling out of love with mine after two broken spokes in a tri today.Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Cheers Daz, I've already got a 631 frame made by a bloke in Coventry about 12 years ago. At the moment it's sat on the turbo, but I'm sure that's a waste! My normal roadie is an alu Trek. It's a good bike, but on the crappy roads around here it's very harsh at times. I might take it out for a spin next week, I'm not going to use the turbo in the summer anyway!Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Jeffrey Archer?
Just a few blood and snott reps up Rivington pike for me , I dont do much road rather stick to the rough stuff you can get longer climbs in too!!:thumbup:
need to get more fast climbs in as today effort was lacking:rolleyes:
18 mile to work. Found a shorted route as legs were heavy from weekend.
Think your right Daz! Will have a look at it tonight...Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
I remember a previous spoke breaking incident on those wheels, they are a bit crap, aren't they? Get some Mavics!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mud
Cracking ride on Saturday! Stayed over at Boat of Garten on Friday night for a wedding in Nethy Bridge that was not until 17.30 on Saturday. At 9.15 on Saturday left B-o-G for Coylum Bridge, then Glenmore, upto Corrie Cas car park ( a mini Alp d'Huez moment ). Back down for coffee in Glenmore cafe, then Coylum Bridge, Nethy Bridge; met up with wifey in Grantown-on-Spey for cafe lunch. Returned to Nethy Bridge for detour to pinpoint the kirk and returned to B-o-G for shower and shave. According to the signposts at road junctions about 48 miles and a fair bit of climbing! All on the old fillet brazed 531 IslaBike 'crosser ( 25mm Conti Gatorskins :D )
Daz, thus you are saying that 631 would be far superior to 953 'super steel' for an audax/general purpose frame for long steady rides ( basically confirming what Dave Yates says on his website )? Have you ever ridden a Reynolds 725 ( heat treated Cro-Mo ) frame? How does that compare with 631?Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Ian.
I'd love to see a blind test that considered how different frame materials feel, without the riders knowing what they are meant to be expecting.Quote:
Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
When I say a blind test, I don't necessarily mean blind people riding the bkes.
So, Mud, you're not looking for an "eye poker outer" to help with your tests?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mud
I bet an old Alan will baffle most being very light and a soft rideQuote:
Originally Posted by Mud
18 home again and legs felt ok on bike, but now feel like someone has run over them with a bus.:w00t:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Yeah, I like that idea... everyone is rather puzzled by my bike, on the racing scene... but when the actually dare to lift it up and have a go are pleasantly surprised that a bike that isn't carbon can be so good and so light... I think the carbon thing is a fad!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mud
Sounds like a good ride Donkey :)
id bet diamonds i could tell you the difference between steel and carbon , easy. for one carbon just does not soak up the ride.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mud
I will defy anyone to say tha carbon is a comfier ride than steel.
953 and hanneke's titanium probably not
953 / titanium against 531/631= easy total difference in weight
depends what zondas they areQuote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
they aint cheap to repair either
Fare comment mate:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Ian yep ive tried 725 and the famous 753 like what Ras rode. Would you believe when I worked in the framebuilding dept at Raleigh they had loads of spares from the old days. Should of had a couple away at the time.http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Snyzw2IM...0/Jan_Raas.jpg
I wrote an article on different frame materials a while ago for 220 Triathlon and interviewed Rohan Dubash.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
Rohan Dubash has nearly 30 years of experience in specialist bike retail. In that time he’s seen trends come and go and has probably built more bespoke bikes than is healthy for one individual. Formerly of Cycles Dauphin he’s recently joined the team at Sigma Sport. He writes for a number of publications including Roleur, gives talks on bike building and is a self-confessed “bike geek”.
“I don’t have a problem with carbon as a material but just feel it might not be quite a utilitarian as it’s become. You have to treat it with respect and be aware, that after a crash, it might appear to be fine but in reality be fatally structurally flawed. Steel, alloy and titanium all show damage in a pretty obvious way but with carbon it can easily be hidden. It’s also hard to differentiate between good and poor quality carbon as, unlike the standard tubing ratings of the other materials, carbon is a complete unknown. I worry that people will buy a cheap £1000 carbon bike and treat it like any day-to-day ride. You can’t just chuck a carbon bike in the shed covered in s**t on a daily basis and expect it to last. I think in a few years time the ease of availability of carbon frames will come back and bite us with a spate of frame failures and associate legal fall-out. It’s so easy to crush a set of carbon bars with the bike in a work stand, with light-weight high-end gear comes more responsibility.”
So, the killer question. One bike, and one bike only, for the rest of your life?
“Well, let’s rule out carbon for the reasons above, alloy won’t last a lifetime and steel will eventually rust. I guess it’d have to be titanium, but I’d insist it was the highest quality and that every tube was bespoke to my specifications. Like everything you get what you pay for and you’d have to pay a lot but it would last a lifetime.”
That would be a trip to Independent fabrications for me then. I'll take a Ti deluxe, with headtube to suit a lefty fork thanks for the off road, and a Ti crown Jewel for the road. Now if only I had the £6000 I'd need to buy those 2 frames!Quote:
Originally Posted by nikalas
Exactly what I have :) :) :) I just have to hope I don't shrink too much in old age ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by nikalas