My set up is completely average, much like my cycling.
Pffft, hardly Mr 4th place!
Well I should be ******* phenomenal. Basic mag turbo, my car trolley jack/box as a riser block and my phone with headphones playing some banging hardstyle whilst looking at a Garmin screen in the dark of my back door hall.
Wow you've got a roof? That's not ghetto!
Got any evidence of "much better frame"?
Specialized Carbon rather than some open mold, shorter wheelbase, zertz inserts, proven over many iterations and several years of
heavy riders americans using them.
Roady's always been a bit brand-first
reviewed at £1800 with mechanical 105 it did pretty well
https://road.cc/content/review/238072-vitus-venon-cr-disc-105 ( that model is now around 1200 quid with BC)
it's a fraction tall at the front for my taste and the paint job is gopping (the di2 one...) otherwise my bonus might've got a raking.
Will admit I am quite a bit brand biased but mostly due to the brands I like having proven pedigree, reliability and usually their own distinctions. But I do tend to read/research everything to death too. To me it seems overpriced for what it is! Maybe some of that is GBP dropping in value so many of the 2018 ranges have crept up in price, but equally we're in autumn 2018 so 2019 ranges are coming out so there should be better deals than that.
And define 'it did pretty well'?
The Venon CR is a fast bike, too, especially over long distances, though it doesn't have the snappy acceleration of a race bike and feels heavier than you'd expect of its 8.86kg (19.5lb) overall weight. Moving off from a standing start quickly, you have to work quite hard and if you're on busy roads with multiple traffic lights, roundabouts and junctions it can become labouring on the legs, especially if you're trying to maintain your place in traffic.
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It's fine in the non-technical stuff and actually means it is a very easy bike to ride whatever your level of ability, or when you are tired coming towards the end of an epic event.
High-speed descending was a little vague – I couldn't quite get the feedback I wanted on road conditions and grip levels going into corners so found myself making constant little micro-adjustments to stay on the correct line. Keep the speed at sensible levels, though, and you'll be fine, and if the bike does step out of line it does so gradually and you don't really have to fight it back to where you want it. Exhilarating, maybe not; safe, yes.
EDIT: An extra thought when it comes to tyres, they mention it comes with 28's but can fit 30's. Not huge clearance for an 'endurance' disc bike in this day and age so make sure if intending on fitting full guards you've got the space you need for whatever tyres.
Just seen a notice saying velo South has been canceled due to the weather predicted for Sunday. Some of the locals will be very Happy.
They've not had much luck have they? Didn't they delay the Birmingham one last year, then changed the route? Is this the first time the south one has run?
Oh... probably stay indoors and not venture out using the roads anyway
Was I just really unlucky or should I take the tubeless plunge?
Just rubbish luck! But might be worth finding some tougher tyres & dropping pressure a little? Although to be fair there's really nothing you can do against a drawing pin.
Rode through some broken/shattered glass strewn across the cycle path on my commute the last 3 days (and the other half 2 days, with chariot twice). No punctures yet! Lots of tree debris around this morning but none down around here (yet)
A drawing pin did the front tube which I replaced with some difficulty (the Hunt rims are a bitch to remove clincher tyres from) and then about 200m from my office I got a rear puncture which turned out to be another piece of metal.
