[nai]

Not sure if this is the place for this bit of fun:

http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.php?s=ed195ecd3573958053e6c6dfee8d2076&showtopic=53007

[Snoops]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-to-receive-one-year-ban-for-clenbuterol-positive

Ties in with blowing Cancellara away in the time trial in 2009.
Everytime I get back into the TDF, this happens and makes me question it all. Sucks

[Percy B]

Velodrome crashes can leave you with splinters. Check out this 1 foot long beauty collected in the track world cup at Manchester velodrome the other day. Through the shin and out the calf.....

Safe for work (if you work in a butchers shop/kebab house...) but not for the very squeamish.

NSFW  :

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/imageBank/a/Azizulhasni_Awang_mens_keirin_splinter_Manchester_track_world_cup_2011.jpg

[Percy B]

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20169195" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="">UCI World Cup 2011 - Awang's Splinter Update</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/britishcycling">British Cycling</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

[Palomides]

What that video doesn't show is this:

Despite the crash and the subsequent injury, Awang got back to his feet and finished the race in third place, unaware of the injury to his leg.

 

[Yossarian]

Those English frames look amazing...

and finishes up like this:

The construction date for my English draws ever closer!  Rob's working on the frame design and spec at the moment, whilst I umm and ahh over the component choice.  Trying to keep it vaguely sensible whilst still pimp and weight weenie.

Rob's going to build a pair of trick training wheels - Kinlin rims on Alchemy hubs, CX Ray spokes laced 24/28, KCNC skewers.  Maybe a KCNC cassette.

Going SRAM Red I think, but with Lightning cranks (minus the graphics), TA rings (52/36), KCNC bolts and a KMC chain.  Probably Ciamillo Neg G brakes (the tuned version) and Nokon cables. 

Enve forks, bars and stem. King headset.

All very exciting!

[chappers]

fuck yeah! i could not imagine a better bike to own.

colour?

[soapy]

ver nice, but: kcnc cassette = fail, noisy and quick to break

[Yossarian]

Interesting - Rob reckons Red is the way to go.  I was also tempted by the posh bike ti cassette, with ti-nitride coating. But that's all starting to get silly price wise...

On a more important note - are you two chaps intending to enter the Tweed Run...?

[Yossarian]

Oh, colour-wise - I was quite keen on the gold he used on his V2 superlight, but apparently that's a nightmare.  Also liked the idea of candy apple red.  But now thinking matt black or charcoal grey, with gold ano (brakes, cables, chainring bolts, chain) and black carbon Enve forks, bars and stem...

[Dolly]

How does the thing ride ?

[Yossarian]

It should be moderately more stable than my current bike - I sit quite far back, so a slightly uneven weight distribution normally.  Nice thing with a custom frame is things like being able to lengthen the chainstays 5 - 10mm.

Hoping it ends up a bit stiffer too, but aren't we all...?

[Dolly]

Well it's stiffness vs comfort really it ?
Are you quite stretched then ?

[Yossarian]

Well, I'm hoping that the wonders of steel will ensure that the two aren't mutually exclusive.  I think if the downtube / BB / chainstay connection is superstiff then power transfer (particularly high force / low cadence) feels instantaneous and really efficient, but by using the super skinny seatstays and an integrated seatpost the ride when sitting down is quite comfortable.

I'm not massively stretched.  I think it's because I have long femurs (amongst other things) that the position works.  Tip of saddle is 115mm back from the BB centre.  I had a bike fit (by Adrian Timmis) earlier this year as I wanted to get everything right - my old position was not very good at all, but I could never figure out what was wrong.  Which was saddle too high and too far forward.  I need a decent amount of seatpost offset on a standard frame and the saddle is still slammed back.

[soapy]

On a more important note - are you two chaps intending to enter the Tweed Run...?

umm, don't think so; however possibly going to playgroup

[Adam Lincoln]

Just joined the darkside! 

[fatdoc]

check out the pleasures of road riding in south america


http://www.pinkbike.com/news/critical-mass-brasil-2011.html

[stevej]

Just tried joining the leg shaving brigade by finally buying a winter training bike (a fairly new Ribble 7005 audax w/ 105 groupset + mavic cosmos).

Naturally I ignored everything everyone told me and got one on ebay from a guy that must have measured the circumference of his head or something because the 54cm frame I needed and bought turns out to be 58cm and as a shortarse, just standing over it makes me feel dizzy.

He's refusing to take it back and I don't fancy losing 10% + paypal + ballache on ebay so I've got a little problem. I either flog on ebay and hope for the best, try and flog on bike forums or I buy a new frame, get my hands mucky and sell the old one. What does the collective wisdom of UKB suggest?

Ta in advance, Steve

[mikester]

Just joined the darkside! 

The Dark Side? As in a road bike, or as in a Ribble bike or a sportive bike 
Just kidding, supposed to be great rides, enjoy.

[Yossarian]

Just about to sign off the gemoetry and dimensions for my English. Very exciting...

BB drop is now 75mm and with 420mm chainstays it should be stable and fast in all those Alpine hairpins that I have on my doorstep.  Er...?

Rob's gonna order the components now too, so when he gets cracking with the frame it should all go together quite fast.

Can't wait!
 

[chappers]

Just tried joining the leg shaving brigade by finally buying a winter training bike (a fairly new Ribble 7005 audax w/ 105 groupset + mavic cosmos).

Naturally I ignored everything everyone told me and got one on ebay from a guy that must have measured the circumference of his head or something because the 54cm frame I needed and bought turns out to be 58cm and as a shortarse, just standing over it makes me feel dizzy.

He's refusing to take it back and I don't fancy losing 10% + paypal + ballache on ebay so I've got a little problem. I either flog on ebay and hope for the best, try and flog on bike forums or I buy a new frame, get my hands mucky and sell the old one. What does the collective wisdom of UKB suggest?

Ta in advance, Steve

Fuck that dude, you have been miss-sold on ebay. contact their disputes department. they will sort it out. i found them to be rally helpful when i got sold some fake cane creek bike parts.
dont be forced to settle and loose money.


Yoss - keep posted! some great stuff coming out of the hand built bike show. i think i saw some english bikes there?

[tlr]

That is going to be a lovely bike Yoss. Any idea of weight (or cost) yet?

Have you ridden SRAM yet? A year later and I'm still not convinced; I love super positive upshift but the downshifts are still a bit hit and miss. But maybe you are more coordinated than me....

[Yossarian]

Not quite sure what the weight will be.  I think maybe 6500g?

Red, Lightning cranks, tuned Negative G brakes, Enve bars, stem, fork, integrated (Nokon) cables.

Kinlin rims / Alchemy hubs.

Prob going to get some carbon clinchers on Tune hubs from Strada for best.

Re SRAM - not tried it. Well, apart from being a total convert on MTB. Was originally planning Campag, but Super Record is so expensive, and Red just seems (relatively) amazing value.

Hopefully will have some pics before too long...

[Yossarian]

Re cost - put down $1000 deposit so far...

Probably another $3500?

Much less than an R5CA anyway...

And should last a lot longer.  Especially if I end up crashing in any summer crits.

[fatkid2000]

Isn't there a new SRAM groupset - Black? or is it just red in a new coour??