Any of you Tossers ride a pushbike?

richie said:
yes I understand, but for me one bike is enough, maybe a better pair of wheels would do the same trick for me. Y2K Cannondale R900S going strong but could do with a spray, 52 36 chainset and a new pair of Mavic wheels...
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I recently upgraded the stock wheels on my Roubaix with a set of lightweight Stans ZTR Alpha Pro wheels and a set of tubeless "racing" tires. The difference in performance is dramatic, especially on hill climbs and when accelerating hard from a stop. Steering also requires much less input. The total savings in weight was 1.5 lbs, but the bike feels as if it's lost three times that much.
 
Aurelius said:
I recently upgraded the stock wheels on my Roubaix with a set of lightweight Stans ZTR Alpha Pro wheels and a set of tubeless "racing" tires. The difference in performance is dramatic, especially on hill climbs and when accelerating hard from a stop. Steering also requires much less input. The total savings in weight was 1.5 lbs, but the bike feels as if it's lost three times that much.
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You can't beat a pair of tubs.
 
Decided to head out on the mountain bike this afternoon Hatfield- Hertford - Ware following the Lea Valley canal south towards London. Got as far as Tottenham Lock 45km and decided it was a good time to head home as was starting to feel it in the legs. Knackered now :D but managed a smidge over 90km.

Looking to get myself a Cyclocross bike, so will be interesting to see what the difference is like, effort wise.
 
I used to cycle lots therefore had many custom built bikes,I can say from experience you can only realistically get to a certain point when the bike is at optimum strength,or it's going to suffer fatigue failure often catastrophic forks or frame snapping.
The wheels are best place to start as rotating creates inertia ie double the speed it weighs a lot more,steering suffers plus effort to ride the thing.

Iv broken or cracked a few frames even bent some titanium parts,yet was a light then 9st but athletically fit person my legs are strong enough to flex frames,axels,cranks some rear wheels though sheer torque ! it gets to be an expensive hobby lol

I mainly swim these days simpler & I can't break the pool ;)
 
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Stujw70 said:
Decided to head out on the mountain bike this afternoon Hatfield- Hertford - Ware following the Lea Valley canal south towards London. Got as far as Tottenham Lock 45km and decided it was a good time to head home as was starting to feel it in the legs. Knackered now :D but managed a smidge over 90km.
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That's a good ride!

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Aurelius said:
Glue? Are you thinking of tubular tires or tubeless tires? Only tubular tires require glue.
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Tubs is short for tubular tyres over here on the gentleman's side of the pond :D

As you say tubs require either glue or tape to keep them in place and I was referring to when you have to change a tub at the roadside (not the easiest of jobs) which can leave you with a tyre which is not fully secure and could roll off under cornering. Not nice if that happens!
I race on tubs, and have done a couple of continental sportives on them (when there are spare wheels available) but I don't use them in the UK for training rides as it's much easier to change an inner tube.:thumb
 
Toddmeister said:
Tubs is short for tubular tyres over here on the gentleman's side of the pond :D

As you say tubs require either glue or tape to keep them in place and I was referring to when you have to change a tub at the roadside (not the easiest of jobs) which can leave you with a tyre which is not fully secure and could roll off under cornering. Not nice if that happens!
I race on tubs, and have done a couple of continental sportives on them (when there are spare wheels available) but I don't use them in the UK for training rides as it's much easier to change an inner tube.:thumb
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Ah, I see. I was talking about tubeless, which richie may have misinterpreted as tubular. Tubular tires have a notorious reputation for flatting, and at a replacement cost of ~$100, it doesn't make them a good choice for anything but racing. If my tubeless setup on the Roubaix doesn't present any problems in the coming months, I may decide to switch over to tubeless on my two remaining bikes.
 
Aurelius said:
Ah, I see. I was talking about tubeless, which richie may have misinterpreted as tubular. Tubular tires have a notorious reputation for flatting, and at a replacement cost of ~$100, it doesn't make them a good choice for anything but racing. If my tubeless setup on the Roubaix doesn't present any problems in the coming months, I may decide to switch over to tubeless on my two remaining bikes.
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Sure any tyre will flat if you ride over something that penetrates into it. The advantage of tubs (apart from being quicker) is the don't suffer "pinch flats" and you can maintain a level of control if you do puncture (unlike a tubed tyre). The disadvantage is cost and difficulty of changing on the road.

I'd be interested how you get on with the tubeless as they are becoming more popular. The pro teams tried them a couple of years ago but got more punctures so went back to tubs. Technology has moved on though so it would be good to hear how you find your tubeless go on longevity and ease of repair.
 
Toddmeister said:
Sure any tyre will flat if you ride over something that penetrates into it.
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Tubeless tires are filled with a liquid sealant. Reportedly it will seal holes as large as 1/8" in diameter, as well as most small cuts. I've been running tubeless tires on my mountain bikes for years without suffering either a pinch flat or a puncture. It remains to be seen whether the road tires will be as trouble free. In any case, I always carry a spare inner tube as a backup.
 
Aurelius said:
Tubeless tires are filled with a liquid sealant. Reportedly it will seal holes as large as 1/8" in diameter, as well as most small cuts. I've been running tubeless tires on my mountain bikes for years without suffering either a pinch flat or a puncture. It remains to be seen whether the road tires will be as trouble free. In any case, I always carry a spare inner tube as a backup.
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I've got sealant in my tubs and it seems to work really well on the smaller holes. Sadly it didn't do anything for the bloody big gash I picked up last week, but I doubt anything would have sealed that :(

Good luck with the tubeless on the road, I suspect they are the future :thumb
 
Toddmeister said:
I've got sealant in my tubs and it seems to work really well on the smaller holes. Sadly it didn't do anything for the bloody big gash I picked up last week, but I doubt anything would have sealed that :(

Good luck with the tubeless on the road, I suspect they are the future :thumb
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I just read a review of Stans sealant saying that it was able to seal holes up to 6mm in diameter. I hope it's true because it's the sealant I happen to use, but frankly I find that very difficult to believe. I suppose I've been very lucky so far because I can recall having had two flats since 1973. One of those was a pinch flat on my mountain bike (easily repaired), and another occurred just 50 yards from my home. I know people who have had as many as three flats on just one ride. :eek:
 
I've been having an informal competition with a local cycling coach, seeing if I can match or beat his current record 1300 watt maximum power output. He's 30 years younger than I am, built like on Ox, and races regularly, so I didn't think I'd have much change against him. But then this happened... :cool:


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Odd things can happen with a Garmin...mine showed an HR of 180 before I even started pedaling.
 
Beemerman59 said:
Odd things can happen with a Garmin...mine showed an HR of 180 before I even started pedaling.
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I purchased a Garmin Edge 510 earlier this year!

The 510 uses GPS & GLONASS satellite's & is scarily accurate. And it boots up and locks on in 10 - 15 secs every time.
 
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