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hey, you probably remember the post I wrote in here where I spent hours disecting how Strava calculated calories, and how it differed to how Garmin Connect did it... anyone who read that, has to know my geek credentials
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This thing was hiding under a table at the back of the store during a "warehouse clearance rummage sale" at Performance Bike. I picked it up brand new, still in the box, for almost 60% off. Put in 90 minutes on tonight. It's a REALLY nice trainer!
That's the one I really wanted, rather than a "refresh" on the Bushido Line that i've settled for this winter - sadly, finances weren't up to the £1000 or so that they're priced at over here at the moment - plus, I was hearing some bad stories about early adopters and needing to ship the units back for repairs, so using the european box-shifting companies which got the price down wasn't really an option - hopefully, I'll have a better year, work wise, and be able to shift the Bushido Smart next autumn and trade up...
Exactly the same here, wanted one of those, but have settled for the bushido smart, which is absolutely incredible!0 -
Most of this bike has been posted here previously as it was acquired so seems only fair to share the finished product (even though many of you may have already seen on the Cycleagues Facebook group or elsewhere):
Final assembly was finished a couple of days ago and I picked it up yesterday. The specs for the gear nerds:- Frame: 2016 Yeti ARC-C
- Fork: Rockshox SID XX
- Crank: Shimano XT 1x, 32t, 175mm
- Chain: Shimano XT
- Cassette: Shimano XT 11sp, 11-42
- Brakes: Shimano XT M8000 Trail
- Rotors: Shimano Ice-Tech, 180mm Front, 160mm Rear
- Wheels: Stan's No Tubes Arch EX
- Tires: Hutchinson Toro
- Bars: Thomson Trail Alloy Riser
- Stem: Thomson X4 0-degree, 80mm
- Grips: Yeti
- Seatpost: Thomson Elite 30.8mm
- Seat: Fizik Gobi
- Pedals: Time XC4
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Most recent purchase was a pair of DMR V12 pedals for my Orange Five Pro which I bought new in August last year, I sold my Stumpjumper and the pedals went with it!
Also bought a Hop seatclap with a cable guide for my Rockshox Reverb and Hope grips, may change the saddel soon too and possibly the brakes as Im not really a fan of SRAM, thyere a bit spongy compared to Shimano!
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Picture was on the day of purchase without the mods..
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Most recent purchase was a pair of DMR V12 pedals for my Orange Five Pro which I bought new in August last year, I sold my Stumpjumper and the pedals went with it!
Also bought a Hop seatclap with a cable guide for my Rockshox Reverb and Hope grips, may change the saddel soon too and possibly the brakes as Im not really a fan of SRAM, thyere a bit spongy compared to Shimano!
Halifax's finest - just up the road from me (well - on a global scale at least, call it 20 miles away...)
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classic books on power meter training are
"the power meter handbook" - Joe Friel - ISBN 978-1-934030-95-0
and
"Training and Racing with a Power Meter (2nd Edition) - Hunter Allen, Andrew Coggan. - ISBN 978-1-934030-55-4
the Second one is pretty much "the bible" for powermeter use... but it's not a particularly "easy read" IMO - didn't worry me too much as I'm the kind of weirdo that reads scientific papers and technical manuals for fun, but if you're expecting something lighter, then the first is a bit more something you can dip in and out of... Still pretty techie though.
I'm about halfway through the 2nd book, it's been very informative. I just have to set a date to get my FTP test done but first up is a Retul bike fit next week. Once that's complete I'll set the FTP test and then start one of the Strava training plans.
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Couple of things...
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cowbellsandcoffee wrote: »Couple of things...
Sweet, but I gotta ask: what's up with the canti CX frames? Disk is where it's at, baby!0 -
A raceface stem for my hardtail; a superstar stem for my winter bike, and lots of expensive blingy bits for the bike I'm building, which is nearly ready to be built, just need the crank re-anodized to a different colour.
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cowbellsandcoffee wrote: »Couple of things...
Sweet, but I gotta ask: what's up with the canti CX frames? Disk is where it's at, baby!
I like them. Good enough for me.
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Added some new wheels and tires. Bontrager Aeolus 5 TLR and R4 skin wall.
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Got loads of new stuff as I've been updating my Roubaix and my wife's bike. Latest change is a set of Shimano Dura-ace C24 wheels for the hills, shod with 24mm Specialized S-Works Turbo's and a set of Shimano RS81 C35's for general riding - currently shod with 23mm GT4000's but thinking about trying the 26mm version of the S-Works Turbo's on those.0
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Some new furniture for the Pain Cave. As the proud owner of three trainers (Tacx Neo, Tacx Vortex, Kurt Kinetic Road Machine) and now two sets of rollers (Kurt Z-Rollers and these new Galaxia rollers) I'm starting to think I might have an indoor cycling equipment addiction...
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yeah, I think you've got a problem
(unless of course, you've at least 5 bikes as well, and a rack of computers/wall of big screens and you're hosting Zwift Parties )
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yeah, I think you've got a problem
(unless of course, you've at least 5 bikes as well, and a rack of computers/wall of big screens and you're hosting Zwift Parties )
In defense of my (indefensible) position, I can only say that the Vortex was commandeered by the wife when I tripped across my Neo at a price I simply couldn't refuse (seriously, it was discounted something like 64% because the box was a little scuffed up). I ended up with the Kurt because that's the trainer she was using before snagging my Vortex and we figured it'd be smart to keep it in case one of the electronic trainers died. The Z-Rollers were acquired under the same situation as the Neo: $300 rollers I got brand new for $75. Couldn't say no. The Galaxias I pretty much just wanted and found a decent deal on.
So... uh.. yeah. I have a problem. 0 -
ach, needs and wants... it's all splitting hairs, isn't it... considering the bikes, half bikes and bits i've got in the loft, there's no way I can criticise....1
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So, I've got something to add in for me: Trek Domane SL-6 Disc. Just got it today.
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^ Mmmmm. Carbon wheels.1
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Finally decided on this... The problem of switching to another colour scheme is I need to buy new stem, bar, bottle cages etc etc
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The problem of switching to another colour scheme is I need to buy new stem, bar, bottle cages etc etc
you say that like it's a bad thing...
I'm completely OCD over how the bike is configured - not only had everything on the Dolan to be the perfect size to get my physical setup right, but I had to have everything colour coordinated as well - cost me quite a few extra £££ in upgrades I can tell you (for example the handlebars I thought were appropriate had the wrong colour in the logo's - next model up at half the price again had a plain black and white logo... no prizes for guessing which one I ended up with.) But I think my prize OCD moment was when I bought a headset top-cap/riser cone (that replaced the seperate headset upper race cover AND 15mm of spacers) put it on the bike and decided I didn't like it because it was shiny black carbon-fibre, and all the other visible carbon on the bike was either matt or "eggshell" finish. So I took the spacer off, sanded it down and re-lacquered it with a matt-finish. Then Didn't Like that either so re-sanded and got a "half-matte" lacquer, which I finally condescended to put on the bike...
Then of course, there was the colour co-ordinated cable end crimps...
And the transparent Presta Valve Caps (because I wanted it to look like I was running it without valve caps, but didn't actually want to get dust/grit in the pump-head when I topped up the tyres)
Not to mention Swapping cranksets to a Ultegra 6900 from a perfectly respectable and unworn 6800, because when my first Stages (6800) crank developed an aversion to Yorkshire Rain and was sent back for replacement, the replacement was a 6900 crank. And I couldn't bear having a mis-matched crank on the bike...
Yeah. I have a Problem.
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Jeez...don't ever get white bar tape... I spend 20 minutes washing down the bike and 30 trying to clean the *(^%&^ bar tape.
And.... it came with white originally and I replaced it with white...knowing how much work it was, but... gotta keep the ride looking right...ya know what I mean?0 -
I went with red before, never going to anything but black bar tape again.1
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had white tape on the Dolan from new. Baby-Wipes are the the obsessive riders best friend. Quick wipe over the tape after each ride, and when you actually clean the bike, get the "cillit bang (grease version)" and a nail-brush on the case. Many, Many thousands of Km's on the Dolan over the past 3-4 years, and it's still on the original tape. I'm thinking It's going to get changed soon, but that's basically because I need to renew the outer-cables on the gears/brakes sometime soon, and I doubt that the tape would go back on properly after removal...
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I had white tape on my pro-lite when I purchased it like 25 years ago. I replaced it with black, and much prefer the look.
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So I took the spacer off, sanded it down and re-lacquered it with a matt-finish. Then Didn't Like that either so re-sanded and got a "half-matte" lacquer, which I finally condescended to put on the bike...
Then of course, there was the colour co-ordinated cable end crimps...
And the transparent Presta Valve Caps (because I wanted it to look like I was running it without valve caps, but didn't actually want to get dust/grit in the pump-head when I topped up the tyres)
What a read! Have to admit I never thought of matching the valve caps
I should be able to pick up the bike tomorrow if the weather cooperate - still can't decide on whether matt black or shiny-ish black bottle cages...
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