ADVICE ON PUSH BIKE AND TRAINER PLEASE

rockits

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Cassette's are cheap as chips and dead easy to change Dean,
So you can buy a budget bike and fit a cassette, my high range one was only £30...
Can I literally use any bike/frame? I got the uninformed impression the bike needed to be the same 8-11 speed cassette. I could either use the cassette.of the bike. However was worried if I get a cheap 21 speed with only 7 rear that it wouldn't fit the Flux.

Am I talking sh1te and I could use any bike then as long as the rear width of the frame was the same?
 

D Walker

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As long as you can get a cassette on your hub you are fine,

You can do what I used to do, I had a trainer wheel for my road bike, when I went on the trainer I changed wheels, cost me £50 on ebay.
 

D Walker

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Ah right, the penny is dropping - Ill have a look, I guess the Flux is ran on the sprocket and not wheel, I think when you get it out any frame will fit, i think if you have a different sprocket the only difference will be you dont have the range. I could well be wrong tho' not familiar, but it is dead easy to fit a new sprocket, your local bike shop would do it, but believe me, its literally just a tightened ring on a shaft.
 

rockits

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I think the issues was the bike I looked at Carrera Axle own brand Halfords was free hub fitment not cassette.

I think if I go for any bike with 8--11 speed rear cassette it should be fine.
 

D Walker

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Cassette (block of range of gears 7-11, 8-12 etc) fits on your free hub, which is the interface with the wheel.
 

Oneball

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A lot of people have mentioned bikes with a triple front cog. I’d check that you can use these as there may not be clearance for a long rear derailleur.
 

CatmanV2

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There's more technique involved in rowing than the other two. Particularly important under stress when the technique breaks down.
Individual anatomy/dynamics are just as important imho. Rowing favours length whereas it can be a disadvantage in beep.
Take Catman for example. He's a lanky streak of **** (no offence :smile:) who'd probably be better suited to the rhythm of rowing instead of the stop-start beep.

None taken. Although I still find it hard to fit into my mental image:

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rockits

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We mainly use FTPS for file transfers on our own backup system and network connections. Still use SFTP as well though of course but rarely.
 

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I echo the fitness results. Hitting 40 I was not fit in the slightest. 15 1/2 stone and looking it. Cycling makes it drop off you if you eat sensibly. Knock booze on the head for two months and you will be amazed at what you can achieve and how different you look.

Climaxed with a 1,000 mile solo cycle from London to the South of France in 10 days.

I’ve not done so much lately mainly because my cycling partner moved to London.

Do boxercise 2 or 3 times a week to keep it ticking over but cycling was by far the best way to shift it.
 

CatmanV2

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We mainly use FTPS for file transfers on our own backup system and network connections. Still use SFTP as well though of course but rarely.
Sure you haven't got those the wrong way round?

I mean, I'm not qualified to state any significant difference, technically, but certainly I'd use SFTP as first choice.

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rockits

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I understood SFTP to be easier to set up and pass through router/firewalls easier. We use FTPS because we set up and it worked as we needed it to from our back up servers on customer sites to our off site backup servers back at the DC using FileZilla Server at DC. Worked with our ShadowProtect and NetJapan agents & image managers. I think FileZilla Server supports SFTP as well and I'm sure would work as well. Just the way we tried day one a few years back worked well so no reason to try SFTP.

They seem pretty similar and both secure (as they can be!) which is the main thing.

We are small fry compared to you guys
 

CatmanV2

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I understood SFTP to be easier to set up and pass through router/firewalls easier. We use FTPS because we set up and it worked as we needed it to from our back up servers on customer sites to our off site backup servers back at the DC using FileZilla Server at DC. Worked with our ShadowProtect and NetJapan agents & image managers. I think FileZilla Server supports SFTP as well and I'm sure would work as well. Just the way we tried day one a few years back worked well so no reason to try SFTP.

They seem pretty similar and both secure (as they can be!) which is the main thing.

We are small fry compared to you guys

OTTOMH can't see any reason why one would be easier to set up. But I have teams to be excellent for me :)

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rockits

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OTTOMH can't see any reason why one would be easier to set up. But I have teams to be excellent for me :)

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We have a very small team now! We are doing some wireless surveys for end client Cornwall County Council at mo. Newquay Airport and a few other sites down there next week. All good fun!
 

Navcorr

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cycling was by far the best way to shift it.
For anything non-competitive finding something you enjoy is the best way. Whatever it may be. In other words something you're likely to stick with. Whereas, if its just vanity at stake, it doesn't matter as it won't last.
 

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None taken.
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Must try harder! :biggrin:
If that "really" was you I'd never have guessed.
I've kind of done things the other way though. :laugh:
(That's not me laughing by the way - that's me trying to get up!)
 
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Oliver6796

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I think the issues was the bike I looked at Carrera Axle own brand Halfords was free hub fitment not cassette.

I think if I go for any bike with 8--11 speed rear cassette it should be fine.

May as well splash out as you don’t quite understand that your hooked now. Buy what you want but £50 says never mind what you buy you will get another bike in a year or 2:p
Not to sure the full details but I’m pretty sure if you go 2 front , 9-12 rear you’ll make it fit. Casesets are cheap as mentioned before although you can just take off the one from the bike you buy and put it on. (Assuming you go for brand type, shimano free hub most likely so get a bike with shimano gears)
 

rockits

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I'm Hertfordshire so keep going a bit further west. I'm not coming out with you lot on a bike though. Going to stick to my garage for a bit.