Miserable/horrendous winds here over the weekend and forecast had said as much all week (so I'd pretty much decided not to head out anyway). Missed the usual Zwift group rides I'd catch as it was late sunday when I eventually found time. Missed a ZA hilly race by 2 minutes and ended up in a
mega short 'Sprint' race as a warm up. Bad idea, really hurt myself doing that too cold and had to spin around for ~10 minutes afterwards to clear the cramp/strain.
Hopped into a sunday night KISS race (a series I used to love) although 14 laps of a Yorkshire course I knew it was going to hurt. It didn't disappoint. Probably riding to my strengths (surge & recover), but with that many laps and kicks it was far longer and more repeatable efforts than I've raced recently. Great training but damn my legs are slow today now and really struggled to drop off to sleep last night!
Used the
Beto Tubeless Inflator I got on a bit of a bargain (£29 delivered) and really like it so far... Works well, better made than an Airshot - for less money! #winning
Have you looked at the options from Galibier if price is a sticking point?
https://galibier.cc/long-sleeve-wear/ FWIW, I got one of their Sentinel S/S foul weather jerseys last month (Gabba/Perfettot clone for £60ish). Only used it once so far - that was with arm-warmers and a thin base layer in around 8 deg C . When moving and working I was fine but suspect would have got cold during a longer stop (though 8 deg is right at the bottom of their recommend temp-range though). I remember if being quite windy but the wind proofing worked fine.
The Sentinel looks great. I had thought about Galibier but really hadn't looked until you said. I don't really see a windproof 'jersey' in there, the only thing coming close is the 'Mistral' jacket at £69. Looks good but again high price and for similar I'd get what I'd been looking at before - more visible/bright designs for winter wear. They do a '
Mistral Pro' which might be more suited, less 'jackety' but currently in limited sizes and a note there's a new version coming in 2021... Although it's still quite lot darker (front) than I'd generally choose for a winter jersey, but I do tend to pair them with the gilets I have to give that anyway.
Here we go -
Is it 'tape' so actually stuck to the rim? If so I'd be making a complaint about that and listing all the costs you've had repairing innertubes, the inconvenience of being stranded etc etc. Really shouldn't have been taped/built/left like that. Zero QA (if it left a factory like that)!
Looks like a new derailleur then .. 9 speed commuter, so considering claris r2000/ sora 3000 or a 2nd hand deore xt.
They're all crazy money at the moment. It's almost cheaper to go up to 11 speed. I eventually tracked down a used 4600 FD for my other half, but it took a week or two of scouting the bay to get one for under £15! In the meantime I'd fitted her with an old 5800 but it is rubbing a bunch, but I probably fitted quite a wide tough chain last time...
Yeah Carbon wheels, 42mm, really good quality. Such a stupid, expensive mistake. I think going sh is the best option, I might get a cheap set of disc wheels for the winter and then get something nicer next year.
What wheels and are you sure the hub hole is actually broken enough to not hold a spoke? Part of the flange came off?
you don’t have to get a like for like hub, you get get a 240 hub. V. Nice.
Or a 350 for a cheaper option to a 240. Have not heard a huge amount of road feedback about them but tons of the MTB crowd love them and nearly went that way myself.
The ones halfway up the inside of the fork legs can be used for mudguards. Bit of bending and cutting but it'll work.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAKegQIHhAB&usg=AOvVaw1vtRGciKTg6yvzEtqdKiFK
Good shout, it's worth tracking down a manual for your bike at times to check the mounting points available. For example my Specialized frame actually has 3 options for the fork and 3 for the rear, depending on the guards used and stay options/lengths available.