Quite enjoyed this read on the helmet debate: http://www.howiechong.com/journal/2014/2/bike-helmets.
[DOD]Asprilla;26303536 said:http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/...down_cyclist_after_argument_in_Richmond_Park/
£100 fine and £25 victim surcharge for deliberately running a cyclist off the road in Richmond Park.
The five points and £500 were court costs and for failure to stop.
I despair sometimes.
Quite enjoyed this read on the helmet debate: http://www.howiechong.com/journal/2014/2/bike-helmets.
Guys, can anyone point me in the direction of something simple to help me understand bike prices.
It's my brothers 40th birthday soon, and the family plan to buy him a road racing bike, but our knowledge on current bikes is from the 1996 Shimano Halfords range.
I have had a gander and to be honest, I cannot see much change in design, with £700+ bikes still using rubber brake blocks, I just don't see what is making them so expensive.
I am reading a lot about Ultegra, but can't work out what exact benefit that is.
Obviously reducing weight, i.e carbon fibre, is understandably a little pricier but gearing systems costing hundreds more is ludicrous to me.
Those gearing systems are orders of magnitude more accurate, lighter, faster, more reliable than what you had in the mid-90s. I'm sure someone on here has been riding since then and would be happy to tell you how much better things are now!
For £700, go to Evans or similar and get a decent aluminum framed bike with Sora or Tiagra groupset.
This looks good.
If you're happy to buy online, you can get better deals. I ride one of these and it's great.
All this being said, £700 is a lot to spend, so I'd want to be sure he was into it, so I'll assume you're certain of this!
It is a lot, but unlike myself he and his wife are pretty well off so that's not such an issue (since I'm sure she will be putting in the most and she seems to think he does)
He rides to work everyday so it's a step up from a cheap road bike.
My confusion is the accesories/gearing. A fully carbon bike is going to be around the 500+ mark but are the gears really an issue that warrants another 500quid. Forgive my ignorance but gear systems are not complicated things, unless they have changed.
What for instance makes this worth £1200
http://www.merlincycles.com/felt-f65x-cyclocross-bike-2014-70138.html
It still has gears on the back with a chain and a derailleur, that look no different to something you'd buy for £100, flick shift gears that I had on my bike back in 1998.
I'm not trying to be a pain in the butt here but it seems like lots of fancy names and lots of fancy prices.
Has anybody tried making these Team Sky rice cakes.
I'm going to give it a go tonight... do you think you'd be able to freeze them?
loads of cx bikes are around 21lbs even aluminium ones I looked at?That Felt bike is expensive because it's light for a CX bike
It still has gears on the back with a chain and a derailleur, that look no different to something you'd buy for £100, flick shift gears that I had on my bike back in 1998.
I'm not trying to be a pain in the butt here but it seems like lots of fancy names and lots of fancy prices.
It still has gears on the back with a chain and a derailleur, that look no different to something you'd buy for £100, flick shift gears that I had on my bike back in 1998.
I'm not trying to be a pain in the butt here but it seems like lots of fancy names and lots of fancy prices.
[DOD]Asprilla;26304137 said:I leant a mate of mine one of my bikes the other day and he said he couldn't believe how different gear changes were from when he was riding. He said it was smoother, instant and never missed, and this was with bottom of the range Sram Apex kit.
You have taken all the bolts off it so it should be free to move now. Tap the back end of the bolt with a hammer and the whole thing should slide out the front.
Also, once you get it out you'll probably need to drill the hole on the rear side of the fork a little bigger to get modern calipers in there. Check that you have the correct 'drop' before you drill anything (make sure the pads can line up with the braking surfaces with the brake in place)
Hi guys,
Which of these 2 seat posts would you go for, I cant decide whether to stick with Aluminum or try cheap carbon. Alternatives around the same price are welcome as well.
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/SPPXSLT3D/planet-x-superlight-team-3d-forged-alloyseatpost
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/SPSF90CS/selcof-90-carbon-seatpost