[tlr]

Pictures are here:

http://sportivephoto.thirdlight.com/search.tlx

[chappers]

cheers.

[chappers]

as predicted my mate Ben got round the full 102 miles in just a little over 6hrs. Amazing considering he had a terrible crash into a cattle grid smashing himself up, getting a lift to hospital in an ambulance and breaking his fingers only a month and a bit ago.

[fatkid2000]

Right my commutting road bike needs abit of an overhaul. It needs a new headset and bottom bracket. I'm thinking of getting chris king components put on. I know their stuff is more expensive than most but is it worth the extra. The bike gets hammered and needs decently engineered bits to last. If it makes no difference I'll just get some standard bits put on. 

[soapy]

this list may help inform a decision

if not, it's nice to indulge in a little cycle geekery 

un54 does what it says on the tin, not so good if you're into splinedness

[SteveM]

Right my commutting road bike needs abit of an overhaul. It needs a new headset and bottom bracket.

Nah, it needs some wireless gears

 

[fatkid2000]

Today's cycling optimises the word - arse.

First mechanical - broken cleat - fucks knows how - anyway fixed that before leaving the house.

Second mechanical - rear puncture - going at full pelt down a dual carriage-way. Repair it with spare tube.

Third mechanical - front puncture - Repair it with second spare tube - I always carry 2. One mile from the first.

Fourth mechanical - rear puncture and shreaded tyre (well its got a biggish hole in it. About 3 miles from the first.
The tyre was fine after the first puncture.

So looks like I need to buy some over priced pieces of rubber - arse.

Three punctures on one day of commutting - thats more than I've suffered in 18 months of cycling to work. I'm blaming the shit roads of Rotherham.

Anyone got any suggestions for some tough tyres - I was running Conti Gatorskins. I've got some stronger tubes already which are apparently puncture resistant (I'll let you know when I've broken one)

[Duma]

Harsh. I run (well ran - until it was stolen :'() Gatorskins on my town bike and have never flatted, but clearly you're in need of something even heavier duty. Think I remember something about michelin doing some sort of extra thick tyre aimed at the trendy kids of brooklyn for skidding, though I imagine it'd weigh a ton.

Edit: it was Halo. They look shite.

[chappers]

they ARE shit. no grip in the wet from what i have been told by people.

i personally would like to big up the continental Grand Prix 4 season. amazing.

[Mark Lloyd]

Rode the Lakeland Loop sportive couple of weeks ago and achieved my goal of cycling up Hardknott but on the way bumped into Jason Myers who posted a respectable time. There seems to be a few climbers Bentley, Pearsons etc that are posting quick times, does being a good climber mean you'll be good at cycling ?
Superficially they don't seem to have a lot in common but I guess these guys just have good athletic genes.
Maybe someone like Rich Simpson (4 minute miler) could get on a bike and set a record Froggatt Hill Climb time ?

[cowboyhat]

set a record Froggatt Hill Climb time ?

What is the record?

[Percy B]

set a record Froggatt Hill Climb time ?

What is the record?

No idea.... Under 15 mins is respectable, but I know a few people who post on this thread who've gone a minute or even two under this. I got overtaken by an old git on a battered fixie on it last winter, and I still got up in around 16 mins so he must have been really shifting.

It true that there are a lot of good climbers who do very well on the road (in sportives and races) but I think this is due to the fact these people are some of the most competitive swine you'll ever meet (even though climbing is obviously 'non-competitive' - yeah, right!). I'm very 'non-competitive' myself, which is why I find it so hard to let anybody ever overtake me.
There is also the stuborn-ness and ability to quite enjoy suffering engendered in many types of climbing that stand climbers in good stead for becoming roadies. Put simply, I think we perversely quite enjoy the pain.....cos we're daft

[Bubba]

What are the "official" start and end points for Froggatt Hill?

I'm already guessing it's from the bottom to the top, but where more specifically? The Calver to Grindleford road junction to the the Fox House to Owler Bar road?

[fatkid2000]

When I was fit about this time last year - I got up in 13 min 30s. Last weekend I was up in 14 mins on my winter bike.

The bench mark amongst local roadies is apparently 15 mins.

[Percy B]

Start your watch ticking at the give way lines where the froggatt road turns off the Claver to Grindleford road and stop the clock when you cross the give way lines at the top, a mile or two after the Grouse pub.

[fatdoc]

When I was fit about this time last year - I got up in 13 min 30s. Last weekend I was up in 14 mins on my winter bike.

The bench mark amongst local roadies is apparently 15 mins.

That's the last time this year you bleat to me you're unfit 

Enjoy the road for the next 4 days, after that it's mtb time for you fatkid.. the trails are sooo dry at the mo it's awesome!

[fatkid2000]

And I'm at least half a stone overweight - so I can only go quicker this summer.

Anyone know how hard a headset is to fit. My winter bike is in real need of a new one - I was thinking CHris King.

[fatdoc]

that's titanium??

slip fbsf a few and he'll do it for you.


personally i've never ever had a problem with a chris king.

[cowboyhat]

Is anyone doing The Tour Of The Peak on 24th October?

http://www.kilotogo.com/index.php?option=event_detail&event_id=6

[fatkid2000]

I've entered - not sure if I'll be able to do it at the moment, as I'll be working in A&E then and the rota pattern is shit.

Looks a good course to me though.

[fatkid2000]

Is this the future? Internally routed cables / wires and electronic shifting. From the reviews of dura-ace Di12 I think it may well be.

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/wilier-launch-di2-version-of-their-cento-1-superbike-21387

Cervelo's S3 is similar as well.

Just got to wait a few years (well 9 to be precise) before the wife will let buy another bike.

[Duma]

sigh

[DubDom]

Poor me...

Saw a bloke wearing a Rapha jersey yesterday on Ringinglow rd. It's worth more than my bike.

Ah well.

[fatkid2000]

Looks like Lance must be back on the drugs for the Giro.

http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/article/mps/uan/4007

[chappers]

jesus those bikes are fucking disgusting.