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denversillygoose wrote: »I won this lovely, HUGE bell today at Tour de Fat Denver. Love it. I only sacrificed my dignity (in a flamingo costume on a fat bike) to obtain it.
Nice bell!
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denversillygoose wrote: »(in a flamingo costume on a fat bike) to obtain it.
now this is what we need a photo of!2 -
Me and my bratty teenager.4 -
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This one will probably be appreciated more by football (soccer) supporting cyclists, especially from the North of England, who I'm sure will all want one:
The colours aren't terribly authentic - it's more pink than claret, unfortunately, but that's what £25 gets you.0 -
The problem with Football team related jerseys (IMHO of course), being tribal & all that. You're far more likely to get idiots in cars/vans etc. (who support other teams) being a tw@s to you whilst out on your bike if you wear your team's colours... So I tend to avoid it at all costs.
The closest I get to wearing my team's colours is last year's MTN Qhubeka kit - You can guess the team maybe?1 -
The problem with Football team related jerseys (IMHO of course), being tribal & all that. You're far more likely to get idiots in cars/vans etc. (who support other teams) being a tw@s to you whilst out on your bike if you wear your team's colours... So I tend to avoid it at all costs.;)
I tend to agree - I'm probably going to save this for riding in some sort of event rather than general commuting, which has more than it's share of idiots already1 -
Just got back from a tent/warehouse cleanout sale at the local Performance Bike shop. They had this, new in the box, for $75. I simply could not resist...
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rileysowner wrote: »I could have resisted. Those scare me. I will stick with my trainer for now. Good price though.
I've been wanting a set of rollers for skills and balance work for a while. I came very close to pulling the trigger on a set of Tacx Galaxia rollers just about 3 days ago. Glad I waited.
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Installed
- SRAM Apex Shifters
- SRAM Apex Front and Rear Mech
- SRAM PG-1070 Cassette 11/28
- SRAM PC-1071Chain
- FSA 34t & FSA 50t chanring
- Jagwire Road Pro DIY cable kit
And Picked up a Limited Run Jersey from my favorite Brewery. Rhinegeist...
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Got quite a few bits of cycling schwag recently:
- some cheap clip-on aero bars which I'm trying on my Roubaix. Kind of like them but don't like the amount of bar-space they take up
- A soft bike bag from Planet-X which I'm using to store my road bike in my London flat
- Various lights from the recent Aldi sale of bike stuff
- Various Planet-X winter riding kit - bib longs and long sleeved shirts
- A Garmin 810, also from the recent Aldi bike stuff sale
- A SRAM Apex rear mech to replace the one I trashed on my Boardman (I run an Apex rear mech to replace the original Rival one as I use a 11-32 cassette). Also had to get a new mech hanger for the Boardman too as that got bend in the same incident
- A cycling shirt from one of the shops in San Francisco, Pacific Cycles. I was there recently for a conference and often pick up a local cycling shirt when I'm travelling somewhere interesting
Currently trying to decide what to do about the drivetrain on my Roubaix - it's somewhat of a bitsa at the moment (mostly 9-speed Tiagra but with other Shimano bits including an XTR mountain bike rear mech so I can run a 11-32 cassette). I might just pick up a 10-speed 105 groupset (not 11-speed as I'd also have to change wheels) although part of me is saying the current setup is working fine so just leave it. Also bought some bar-tape to finally get round to tidying up the current shoddy mess on the Roubaix.2 -
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I actually quite like that one...
Just got a parcel from the chinese knock off factory yesterday morning - some retro kit, a couple of long-sleeve numbers and a short-sleeve that I simply couldn't resist...
they're not all that bad actually - decent enough fabric, cut is reasonably ok (the neckline/collar is a little iffy in its finishing - as in the two sides of the collar are about 3mm from meeting evenly - you see it when they're laid out, but it's not noticeable when they're being ridden...
The colour shade is a bit off on the Solo Superia, and there is a bit of a howler on the S.Pellegrino jersey though... Or should I say S.Pelle egrinobut the PDM is actually very close to the Ultima Original i've got in the "too big to wear now I've lost some weight kitbag"...
there was also a s/s version of the S.Pellegrino shirt, which wasn't afflicted by the misprint, but I wore that on Thursday, and it's covered in mud-spots.
Basically, they were £40 worth of bright, semi-disposable over-shirts to wear on the 'cross bike while out in winter - something light, bright and easily noticeable that I can wear over the Gabba and nanoflexes, still be seen by myopic car drivers (especially the S.Pellegrino - it's REALLY orange!!) without having to resort to hi-viz... And, hopefully, if I can get my *kitten* into gear and re-start the reducing diet again, they'll be too big for next year, so it'll only be £40 for 6 months wear rather than nearer £240...
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The Osymetric rings turned up for the CX today
48/34
I'll get 'em fitted tomorrow or Monday for the ride on Tuesday1 -
34/48... Oooooh - Spinny!!
think my CaadX came with a FSA 46/36 (which was a P.O.S.) which was far TOO cross-specific, for off-road I'd happily go with a 46/34 setup but for the mixed use it gets with me, a plain "normal" 50/34 compact seems to be fine - I just treat it as a 10 speed and keep it on the 34 for the muddy stuff - that way if the chainring gets eaten by the grime, it's only the relatively cheap granny ring and not the "arm and a leg" Ultegra Big Ring...
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My latest C2W bundle has arrived
Dura-Ace C24's
SRAM Stages Power Meter
Castelli Gabba SS Jersey
New version of Garmin's Speed & Cadence Sensors
Bargain2