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Just had the UPS tracking no for my bike. 
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[Damien];24322332 said:Just had the UPS tracking no for my bike.
About time! What's the ETA?
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6 years probably
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Nothing from UPS yet as it's not hit their depot, but Canyon say it can be up to 8 days.
It feels like it...
No wonder my bike was skidding around the road
I think you got off and walked personally. I reckon that's why you hung back and then you put on a show of climbing up that last bit. I'm sure you weren't even out of breath.
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I think you've waited too long now Damien, I'd phone and cancel.
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Haha, yeah. I'll wait until it turns up and then send it back. In all seriousness though, if it still wasn't here in time for the tour of the peak it'd be getting cancelled. If they force me to climb all those hills on my current bike, and I do, then I obviously don't need a new one.
It depends which side of Anglezarke you mean. If you mean Moor Rd from the south, then Moor Rd is more intense but because the incline's fairly constant you can get a rhythm going. Foxholes is just murder with gradient changes, windy bits and loose tarmac/potholes. It's hard to keep momentum up. I've got a pretty similar average speed on both of them though so I'd say they're comparable, yeah.
Foxholes is one of those where you round a bend thinking you're almost done and then you see a steeper bit up ahead. It's demoralising. I'll be far better prepared next time though.
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It's not about being able to climb them, it's about doing it more quickly/efficiently on a lighter bike!
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It's not about being able to climb them, it's about doing it more quickly/efficiently on a lighter bike!
True but it's the cowards way out
I'm only getting a new one now because I was seduced by their website, and I'm at the point where improving my power:weight ratio is getting increasingly hard due to already having comedy thighs, but dodgy lungs. I also love cake too much.
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The profile of Foxholes is more like the Rake in Ramsbottom, if you've done that, in that you do most of it at a reasonably steady 7-8% and then just when you think you're going to die you get hit with a final stretch at 20%, give or take (worse on the Rake, not quite as bad on Foxholes).
Moor Road from the Rivington side goes up steeply , has a big flat bit, and then has another reasonably steep bit. From the Chorley side, Moor Road goes up brutally, and then levels off a bit.
Given you stormed up Moor Road from the Chorley side, I'd say you'd be fine on Foxholes, but yeah, watch out for the last bit of it.
Hello all, can anyone suggest a spec of handbuilt wheels to rival my current mavic ksyrium SL (2006). They need to be suitable for a heavy rider (90kg+) and ideally black as my bike is all black so would suit nicely.
My current wheels ping when putting force down on a hill, they are true but the spokes have corroded in to the rim making it impossible to remove and oil to prevent the noise.
My current wheels ping when putting force down on a hill, they are true but the spokes have corroded in to the rim making it impossible to remove and oil to prevent the noise.
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Budget?
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Someone on here suggested Open Pro rims on 105/Ultegra when I was looking for new wheels. I'm around 90kg and the 32h Open Pro/105 set I picked up have taken a hell of a lot of abuse since I've had them. I've bounced over countless potholes and even jumped off the odd kerb like a bmx when the mood took me.
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Wouldn't surprise me...
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