probably the reason they develop a clicky squeak sound in the first place though.
I'll have to replace it at some point.
what are considered the best CX cranks the shimano cx branded ones?
everything seems to be going 11 speed though
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probably the reason they develop a clicky squeak sound in the first place though.
I'll have to replace it at some point.
what are considered the best CX cranks the shimano cx branded ones?
everything seems to be going 11 speed though
Northwave Celsius GTX boots now under £100 (35% off). I'm holding off until hopefully snagging a better deal in the summer sometime 
Keep going back to these Primal jerseys and mainly this one:
https://media.performancebike.com/images/performance/products/700/11-1203-BR-FRONT.JPG
It's loud and I'll get some strange looks but many of the Primal designs are totally unlike others, who wants to be 'one of the crowd'?
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Keep going back to these Primal jerseys and mainly this one:
https://media.performancebike.com/images/performance/products/700/11-1203-BR-FRONT.JPG
It's loud and I'll get some strange looks but many of the Primal designs are totally unlike others, who wants to be 'one of the crowd'?
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Caporegime
probably the reason they develop a clicky squeak sound in the first place though.
I'll have to replace it at some point.
what are considered the best CX cranks the shimano cx branded ones?
everything seems to be going 11 speed though
There won't be any appreciable difference between 10 and 11 speed chainsets. I wouldn't worry about it.
Look forward to the finished pics
Northwave Celsius GTX boots now under £100 (35% off). I'm holding off until hopefully snagging a better deal in the summer sometime
Keep going back to these Primal jerseys and mainly this one:
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It's loud and I'll get some strange looks but many of the Primal designs are totally unlike others, who wants to be 'one of the crowd'?
Nice, I do like a loud shirt
People seem to like these ones: http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/garmin-mount-black.htm
Man of Honour
You can also get the legit SRAM out-front mounts which are a similar price. I have one and like it.
Though for my new bike I'm tempted to get one of the red ones topgun06 linked to
Though for my new bike I'm tempted to get one of the red ones topgun06 linked to
Soldato
I have a sram mount.
I thought it was an out-front style mount (and that's how I have been using it) but I just searched for a link for you and realised that I have been using it wrong
This is the one I have. You can see in the second picture that it's supposed to hold the garmin above the stem (?!). I use it the other way around to hold the garmin in front of the bars.
Man of Honour
I have a sram mount.
I thought it was an out-front style mount (and that's how I have been using it) but I just searched for a link for you and realised that I have been using it wrong
This is the one I have. You can see in the second picture that it's supposed to hold the garmin above the stem (?!). I use it the other way around to hold the garmin in front of the bars.
I think the idea is that you can mount it both ways isn't it?
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It's possible that on an MTB you'd want to mount the Garmin differently I guess?
Soldato
I notice a difference between my heavy Giant Defy (about 10 kg) and my Canyon Endurace (7.4 kg), especially when accelerating away and on hills <10%. On steep hills, >10%, I find that there is absolutely no difference as my body weight takes over.
Roughly speaking of course.
I guess on a MTB you would prefer it out of the way and not protruding out front. In which case you could just use the standard mount.
I know right! Remind me of similar designs from 'Iron Fist' which I loved on T-shirts a few years back (and own loads of).
I own that superstar mount and can't fault it, although it kinda is for sale if you wanted one as I got the VIRB/Garmin combo mount too so have no huge use for the plain Garmin one (except maybe on the turbo)
I thought it was an out-front style mount (and that's how I have been using it) but I just searched for a link for you and realised that I have been using it wrong
As Tart mentioned they can be used both ways, I think the above stem for MTB is for when riders get thrown over the handlebars they don't want it in the way? Remember these are the same guys which still think they need pedals (yet only have them for show)
£7 one for me works fine - ebay. Garmin 500 mounted - solid and absolutely fine.
You want one of these: http://www.superstarcomponents.com/...g25d7iy2xTyErbQgIcACuZ5oU-Sx6newmAaApQP8P8HAQ
They are the best I've used.
Cycle Scheme... any way to pay for a bike before voucher arrives instead of waiting for the voucher? Apparently it could take 6-8 weeks and I'm too impatient for that.
Also what's a good road bike within scheme bounds? Considering Planet X RT-58 Tiagra but would preferably like to try one first.
Also what's a good road bike within scheme bounds? Considering Planet X RT-58 Tiagra but would preferably like to try one first.
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Seconded, I have the SRAM on my winter bike and the now the superstar on my summer bike. Both seem strudy, well made and are out front mounts but the superstar mount the garmin sits just below the stem so more aero
wheras the the sram mount sits the gamin just above the stem.Seconded, I have the SRAM on my winter bike and the now the superstar on my summer bike. Both seem strudy, well made and are out front mounts but the superstar mount the garmin sits just below the stem so more aero
My superstar mounts are both reversible, so you can mount the arm lower or higher, lower looks more pro (and more aero) but may impact your gear/brake cables... My VIRB/Garmin mount did with the VIRB fowling cables and it took several adjustments to get it right. It still does slightly on any handlebar rotation past 75 degrees but nothing major until 90 degrees (don't make turns that tight very often!)
Good bike but you're paying a little to have 'full carbon' and sacrificing the groupset when you could have 105 for a similar price with an alu frame/carbon fork combo. A good alu/carbon combo will be similar weight to the full (cheaper end) carbon at that price point (8.5-9.5kg) so all you gain is the additional shock absorption of carbon which you can pretty much negate by going 25mm tyres on an alu frame (I believe!?).
I would consider Tiagra a compromise after riding 105, but I'm biased
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Caporegime
The rt-58 is a frame that used to sell for £700 on its own, though, so it's not really bottom end carbon. As far as I can see it's cheap because it's end of line, not because it's "cheap".
could try paying via credit card, then when voucher arrives, pay that and get money paid back on to credit card - my local shop did that for me.
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