[Houdini]

i tried that elite hair removing stuff once.

This is the shit to relieve paralytic friends of their eyebrows as they snooze unawares bolt upright on the couch.  You must be careful though, you have 10 minutes to get it off before it burns and obviously no eye contact must occur.

It's fuckin' great, wax on - wax off!


PS.  Don't drink w/ me, or if you do, stay awake.

[webbo]

i shaved many times when i was racing.my thoughts are nothing looks more naf than hairy legs and cycle shorts plus my shaved sculpted legs were the envy of many of my female friends.

[DubDom]

i shaved many times when i was racing.my thoughts are nothing looks more naf than hairy legs and cycle shorts plus my shaved sculpted legs were the envy of many of my female friends.

Were you using fake tan as well?

[Percy B]

Depilatory issues aside, isn't today the day Dolly going to La Bicicleta to have his wallet emptied/bike measured? Come on, Dolly, give us the low down....or have you sold your computer to pay for some carbon fripperies?!?!

[fatdoc]

 

c'mon you tart... what's it to be?

[Dolly]

Had to put it off, work got in the way............
I'll try and go at the end of the week - I'm only going to be measured tho' - not buying anything, honest

[webbo]

i shaved many times when i was racing.my thoughts are nothing looks more naf than hairy legs and cycle shorts plus my shaved sculpted legs were the envy of many of my female friends.

Were you using fake tan as well?

only for early season races.its a useful aid if your trying to bluff the opposition in to thinking you've spent 3 months in a spanish training camp.

[DubDom]

Ah yes, I like your thinking.

[Jaspersharpe]

I'm hoping none of you were involved in this.........

http://www.thestar.co.uk/headlines/19-naked-cyclists-stun-onlookers.4167622.jp

.....not sure I could handle the mental images. 

[Joepicalli]

I am upgrading my wheels from tractor specials, and the suggestions from the bike shop boy are Fulcrum racing 5, mavic Aksiums or kysiriums, or shim 105's. My bike is all 105. Any help? (and go to bicicleta and spend a wedge is not helpful!)

[Joepicalli]

I'm hoping none of you were involved in this.........

http://www.thestar.co.uk/headlines/19-naked-cyclists-stun-onlookers.4167622.jp

.....not sure I could handle the mental images. 

I saw them riding up Ecclesall Road- it was briliant- they are doing one next year. Team Shaver's Anonymous any one?
(Let's give Jas some images to struggle with)

[fatdoc]

I am upgrading my wheels from tractor specials, and the suggestions from the bike shop boy are Fulcrum racing 5, mavic Aksiums or kysiriums, or shim 105's. My bike is all 105. Any help? (and go to bicicleta and spend a wedge is not helpful!)

no choice.

fulcrum 1s..

[webbo]

i,ve got some old kysiriums(when they first came out there was only one model) and fulcrum 3s.they seem about the same weight and performance.however i've had 3 broken spokes in the rear fulcrums and i've never broken a spoke in a pair of factory built mavic wheels.

[Percy B]

Ksyriums, Joe. I got a pair of Ksyrium SL's and they are very good, light, and low maintenance. Not a cheap option. Fatdoc's Fulcrum recomendation is also a good'un, but you do need to spend a ruck of cash for the good ones. If you just want a cheapish pair, I got a brand new, never been riden pair of PlanetX model C wheels (decent alloy rims, not the pricey carbon ones) with new Continental boots and tubes, skewers, the whole shebang you can have for a small consideration..... See here for more details  http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Road_279.html

Or get yourself down La Bicicleta, ask for a pair of Zipp 202's, hand over 1250 billy's and watch the clock next time you ride up a big hill!

[fatdoc]

as I said..

fulcrum 1s...

fast as for a non *bespoke* wheel.

very strong build and reputation, sorry webbo.. my knowledge is fulcrum are a shade heavy, but bomb proof..
dont go bespoke, just go top of the peg range.


and.. mavic are french 

[Percy B]

French, and very light and bombproof. I've had several pairs - Aksiums and Ksyriums, as well as a pair of Eclipses on my track bike, and have never had any trouble with any of them. They've not needed truing, and I've never bust a spoke. Every other make of wheel I have had has needed truing, bust spokes, needed frequent maintenance of the hubs or have just been too bendy for my lardy arse. Ksyrium SL's are some of the stiffest wheels I have riden, and are super quick - no  flex when sprinting. The French do now and agian produce good things - cheese, wine, the best bouldering area in the world, and wheels being four of them.

[Joepicalli]

The F1's are too good for the bike. I've set myself a budget of £200 for the wheels. The Mavic's I'm looking at are the Mavic Ksyrium Equipe at £217.
LIke the fact that perce says they are maintenance free.
Also perce can I have a lok at your planet x things some time, before I decide?

[webbo]

as I said..

fulcrum 1s...

fast as for a non *bespoke* wheel.

very strong build and reputation, sorry webbo.. my knowledge is fulcrum are a shade heavy, but bomb proof..
dont go bespoke, just go top of the peg range.


and.. mavic are french 

well my fulcrums haven't been bombproof.
are the 1s better than the 3s or is it the higher the number the better the performance.mine came with my bike.
i've read several reviews by marcel wurst german ex pro sprinter who reckons the top of the range fulcrums are too wooden.

[Percy B]

Let me know when you're down the works next Joe, and I'll pop my wheels down for you to have a fondle....

[Joepicalli]

Ta Perce

[tlr]

£200 to £250 will get you second hand Ksyrium SLs. There are plenty around.

I've been very happy with mine, as Percy said they seem strong, stiff and reasonably light (1600g actual weight). I'm only getting rid of mine 'cos I've had an offer I can't refuse on some lighter wheels (that still haven't turned up yet).

I was very impressed with mine at the weekend, they took some crunching hits on the shocking roads on the White Rose Classic, and are still fine. I really feared a blowout on more than one occasion.

I think that a mate is buying my SLs when my new wheels turn up, if he decides not to then you can have them for £200.

[chappers]

what do people think to these? i am going to save up for a new wheel set for my kuota.

(went out for my first ride in a long time - following the death of my closest friend who i had always ridden with leading to a lay off for quite a while, and had a great time. i rode with the ribble valley club, we did just shy of 100 miles, from preston out to dent and back, a really friendly group of people).

[DubDom]

As you can tell by my previous posts, I'm bored enough at work to engage in some obscure frippery! Here's a question. Does anyone use tubular rims/tyres? Never have myself, but those who do use them say that they make for stronger/lighter rims, better ride, fewer flats(!) etc....

[webbo]

i haven't used them for years.i suspect not many people who have to buy there own tyres use them much.you get pretty good performance from tyres and tubes these days and you don't have to have spent 20 years as a seemstress in order to mend a pucture.

[Yossarian]

I have a pair of Rolf tubulars that I bought for time trialling. I have barely used them. They do ride very nicely though.

And my Colnago came with a pair of 70s Mavic tubular rims and the original tyres. The glue looks pretty suspect and I haven't ridden them...