for those who cycle

Wattie

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midlifecrisis said:
Bikes are like handbags...you spend all that money thinking you're getting a high quality product but Louis Vuitton produce them for £100 and sell them for £3000. Your 'A list celeb' get given them to make the statement of 'you need this'. 'Mrs Hello Reader' buys it thinking that they look great, when everyone else thinks that they're a mug for spending so much on something produced cheaply. It's the same with Maserati (C-Tek) Car chargers...a Lidl one will do...
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That maybe, but you can still sell an LV, Channel for (Birkin) close to or above what you bought it second hand.
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Oneball

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bigbob said:
Do you really need discs in the UK? I’ve done the longest climb and descent in the UK (the Bealach) a few times and really benefited from a really light bike on the way up (and a 32 cassette) but never got brake fade on rim Ultegra brakes on the way down. I understand the need in the Alps but I’m not so sure in the UK.
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Rim brakes fade less than discs on a bicycle. It’s not like cars where it’s disc vs drum. It’s been a real struggle for manufacturers to get discs to work on road bikes, you’ll see a lot of the Tour riders won’t be using discs on stages with long descents.

You won’t get rim brakes to fade even on the biggest mountains.
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GeoffCapes

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bigbob said:
Do you really need discs in the UK? I’ve done the longest climb and descent in the UK (the Bealach) a few times and really benefited from a really light bike on the way up (and a 32 cassette) but never got brake fade on rim Ultegra brakes on the way down. I understand the need in the Alps but I’m not so sure in the UK.
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I do! I had Ultegra rim brakes on my old Cannondale, and have Ultegra discs on my current Giant Defy and the difference is night and day.

I wouldn't buy a bike without discs now.
 
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GeoffCapes said:
I do! I had Ultegra rim brakes on my old Cannondale, and have Ultegra discs on my current Giant Defy and the difference is night and day.

I wouldn't buy a bike without discs now.
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For me it depends on use and seasons. On a summer road bike that will likely not be used in the rain, I prefer the weight saving of rims for climbing even though disc brakes inevitably stop better, particularly in the wet. On a winter bike I want discs.
 
Motorsport3

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For commute, particularly in city centers I would rate Discs well ahead of rim brakes. The bite is instant by comparison to rims. For a Sunday ride in the countryside rims work well for me too.
 
GeoffCapes

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bigbob said:
For me it depends on use and seasons. On a summer road bike that will likely not be used in the rain, I prefer the weight saving of rims for climbing even though disc brakes inevitably stop better, particularly in the wet. On a winter bike I want discs.
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I guess it's horses for courses at the end of the day.

I hit 40mph regularly on downhill stretches where I live so for me discs are the only option.
If I lived back in Essex I doesn't suppose there would be much need for them!
 
RoaryRati

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Never heard of break fade - and I've descended an Alp of two (Galibier, Telegraph, Iseran, etc), but I did prefer the climb!. And on my first group ride the others commented at lunch 'you must have a fast bike' - but the leader replied 'no - she's got the worse one!' - which was true. (And I've had similar comments with my windsurf boards......)
 
GeoffCapes

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Gooner said:
Looks a great setup. Which app/platform do you use?

Got to ask, do the aero bars help on a static setup? ;) only kidding.
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Loads of people use TT bars on their 'static' for comfort reasons. Never used them myself so I can't confirm if the are more comfortable.
 
CatmanV2

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Gooner said:
Looks a great setup. Which app/platform do you use?

Got to ask, do the aero bars help on a static setup? ;) only kidding.
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Zwift mostly.

Tried a couple of others but they were just not very good, really
42" plasma from ebay (67 minutes from offer accepted to up and running!). Old Mac Mini and that bike which came from ebay for about £100 I think. The Flux was a little more (mid lockdown 2) I recall I paid about £400 and had to do some fettling.

Also have a cheapy cadence sensor (Zwift cadence interpolation is not great, and annoyed me). Cheap bicep mounted HR monitor and a cheap Ant+ dongle for the Mac.

Biggest issues I have are with the gearing which seems manic, and things have changed a lot since I was a teen!

Second biggest issue is I cannot cycle for ****! But it gives me some exercise and protects the crumbling joints

And yes, the aero bars are more comfortable. :D

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Scaf

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So here is my e-bike
Like many guys my age I have have an hardly used mountain bike in the shed but this lockdown purchase has given me the confidence to venture much further afield.

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Scaf

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drellis said:
Im 42. My friends say i need one. I need to lose two stone. Ill get an ebike maybe age 50
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I highly recommend them.
I really only use the e function going up hills, absolutely it need on the flat and in any event over 15 miles per hour it doesn’t help you anyway.

My normal ride is between 20 and 25 miles and I charge up every 4th ride.
 
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