No. I don't record these days because...
A: It never looks as good on vid as in person.
B: I could never be bothered watching / editing them.
No. I don't record these days because...
Big group rides are scary (happened today).
Also, someno got run over but It doesn't show on the video.
Big group rides are scary (happened today).
Also, someno got run over but It doesn't show on the video.
Hey bike people.
I'm buying my first proper bike and looking for some advice. I'm looking for an all-around bike to use for a short city commute (10min) but that could also be used to explore the countryside with on weekends. I live in the south of Sweden, so it's very flat around here. Because of this, I've been considering some single-speed "all road/gravel/touring/whatever" bikes which seems to be a very nebulous category. The Genesis Day One 10 is one I've been looking at, but I've also considered the geared Nishiki Allroad since it's on offer and could prove more useful in the long run.
Any opinions on these bikes, or others I should look at? Help a newbie out!
Your LBS should let you test ride your options. Always go for the bike that feels the best for you.Hey bike people.
I'm buying my first proper bike and looking for some advice. I'm looking for an all-around bike to use for a short city commute (10min) but that could also be used to explore the countryside with on weekends. I live in the south of Sweden, so it's very flat around here. Because of this, I've been considering some single-speed "all road/gravel/touring/whatever" bikes which seems to be a very nebulous category. The Genesis Day One 10 is one I've been looking at, but I've also considered the geared Nishiki Allroad since it's on offer and could prove more useful in the long run.
Any opinions on these bikes, or others I should look at? Help a newbie out!
Your LBS should let you test ride your options. Always go for the bike that feels the best for you.
Side bar, anyone here have experience with the Felt Dispatch 7/90? Looking to get into MTB and was wanting a decent entry level bike for around $400. Someone has one for sale for $425obo and I was thinking about getting it.
Thanks.
Yeah, I'd say 10 000SEK/930€/1000USD max. Got to try out the Nishiki which felt great, so I suppose I should go for that rather than buying one online and hoping it'll fit me decently.Is there a budget?
Personally, I'd always opt for a bike with gears.
Yeah, I thought so. Can upgrade the bars/stem and forks if need be.
Your LBS should let you test ride your options. Always go for the bike that feels the best for you.
Side bar, anyone here have experience with the Felt Dispatch 7/90? Looking to get into MTB and was wanting a decent entry level bike for around $400. Someone has one for sale for $425obo and I was thinking about getting it.
Thanks.
Awesome, good to know. I'm gonna ask the seller if I can test ride it but I'm pretty much sold on it. Seems like a good deal as it still has free service from the shop it was bought at for 3 more months.I ended up with the equivalent Trek just out of habit but I rode this bike on a test and really enjoyed it.
Yeah, I thought so. Can upgrade the bars/stem and forks if need be.
Thanks.
Fairly big off at Bikepark Wales. Went off one of the bigger dropoffs with my fork locked out... like a MASSIVE TWAT.
Hit the landing and bike basically just rotated over the front wheel. Bars twisted and scratched up (carbon, so might need to replace), but thankfully everything else seems OK.
Body armour mostly worked, but my elbow pad slipped as I slid so now I have a hole in my forearm. Will need to replace that pad if I can (it's part of a bigger armour set) as the fabric got all ripped up. Destroyed my jersey too but the armour underneath it stopped me getting shredded too.
Annoying as I was making good progress, and it was completely avoidable.
Phwoar, that's such an impressive avg speed, awesome work man. I can't get over how flat that area is though, only 39m over 22km!?
So, I'm about to pull the trigger on a new bike purchase.
Plans have changed a bit since I found people close to me willing to buy my current stuff.
That gave me some more room to spend. Besides that I went further down the "my country is flat as a pancake route" so I figured I might as well get an aero bike.
No reason for me to spend top dollar on a climbing bike if its never going to climb. I tend to rent bikes abroad.
Canyon Aeroad CF SL 8.0
So this is what I've landed on. A mechanical Ultegra rimbrake version of the Aeroad.
I dont need the disc brakes (no mountains) and I somewhat loathe maintenance so that was an easy pick.
Don't think I'll need the dura ace groupset with my level of riding and Di2 was just a bit too premium for me.
Any last thoughts?
So, I'm about to pull the trigger on a new bike purchase.
Plans have changed a bit since I found people close to me willing to buy my current stuff.
That gave me some more room to spend. Besides that I went further down the "my country is flat as a pancake route" so I figured I might as well get an aero bike.
No reason for me to spend top dollar on a climbing bike if its never going to climb. I tend to rent bikes abroad.
Canyon Aeroad CF SL 8.0
So this is what I've landed on. A mechanical Ultegra rimbrake version of the Aeroad.
I dont need the disc brakes (no mountains) and I somewhat loathe maintenance so that was an easy pick.
Don't think I'll need the dura ace groupset with my level of riding and Di2 was just a bit too premium for me.
Any last thoughts?
I'd normally agree to a large extent about hydro discs, except FondsNL is cycling some of the flattest terrain around so the benefit is going to be marginal, and going from rim to disc is going to add about £500 onto the price, which is a lot. For the same cash you could go to Ultegra Di2 which is very nice, but in relative terms it's poor value.Lovely bike but I'd go disc & electronic. If you can't quite reach the electronic price range, at least disc. I use a rim brake bike but if I bought a new one, it'd be disc. All bikes in a couple of years will be disc, it's the future. Don't spend that kinda cash on what is essentially an old fashioned bike.
Hydraulic disc, not mechanical.
Yeah, definitely the sweet spot (although I do prefer discs to rim brakes, but as above I think rim brakes are going to be perfectly adequate for this scenario).Looks like a good choice. Mech Ultegra seems to be the sweet spot in price/performance and I still prefer rim over disc brakes.
So, I'm about to pull the trigger on a new bike purchase.
Plans have changed a bit since I found people close to me willing to buy my current stuff.
That gave me some more room to spend. Besides that I went further down the "my country is flat as a pancake route" so I figured I might as well get an aero bike.
No reason for me to spend top dollar on a climbing bike if its never going to climb. I tend to rent bikes abroad.
Canyon Aeroad CF SL 8.0
So this is what I've landed on. A mechanical Ultegra rimbrake version of the Aeroad.
I dont need the disc brakes (no mountains) and I somewhat loathe maintenance so that was an easy pick.
Don't think I'll need the dura ace groupset with my level of riding and Di2 was just a bit too premium for me.
Any last thoughts?
So some of you may know this already but for those that don't... luck finally ran out at Bikepark Wales. Had done blues, reds and a black before I headed out into Hotstepper and into Terry's Belly. Front wheel washed out after a berm and I went down hard on my right hand side. Armour / helmet handled the impact to my upper half but my lower half wasn't protected.
Hour and a half or so later and I was at Merthyr hospital having an x-ray / CT. Multiple fractures to the right side of my hip. Initially thought I could do without surgery but it now looks like I'm being transferred to Bristol to have it pinned.
Definitely a life changer. Going to be a long road back.
Ironically I had heavy duty hip / thigh padding on order but it didn't get to me in time because of the bank holiday. Its sat waiting for me at home with the other stuff I'd ordered for Whistler... Sigh.Sorry to hear that, Psychotext . I take there's no real way you could have protected your hip (?).
So some of you may know this already but for those that don't... luck finally ran out at Bikepark Wales. Had done blues, reds and a black before I headed out into Hotstepper and into Terry's Belly. Front wheel washed out after a berm and I went down hard on my right hand side. Armour / helmet handled the impact to my upper half but my lower half wasn't protected.
Hour and a half or so later and I was at Merthyr hospital having an x-ray / CT. Multiple fractures to the right side of my hip. Initially thought I could do without surgery but it now looks like I'm being transferred to Bristol to have it pinned.
Definitely a life changer. Going to be a long road back.
hey bike-era,
I grabbed my first bike since the good old bmx days (lol). I was looking to grab a lock for it. It's an entry level Specialized Sirrus so nothing special. Back in the day Kryptonite made some good locks so I checked their site. I was not prepared for 100 different versions. Do they still make good locks? Are there other brands or types (non-U) I should check out? I feel like any cable lock could be cut in seconds with tin snips or some landscaping loppers. Thanks!
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Best of luck in recovery Psychotext!
Do not get a cable lock! Kryptonite indeed do some nice looks, however, bicycle lock 101:hey bike-era,
I grabbed my first bike since the good old bmx days (lol). I was looking to grab a lock for it. It's an entry level Specialized Sirrus so nothing special. Back in the day Kryptonite made some good locks so I checked their site. I was not prepared for 100 different versions. Do they still make good locks? Are there other brands or types (non-U) I should check out? I feel like any cable lock could be cut in seconds with tin snips or some landscaping loppers. Thanks!
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Best of luck in recovery Psychotext!
So some of you may know this already but for those that don't... luck finally ran out at Bikepark Wales. Had done blues, reds and a black before I headed out into Hotstepper and into Terry's Belly. Front wheel washed out after a berm and I went down hard on my right hand side. Armour / helmet handled the impact to my upper half but my lower half wasn't protected.
Hour and a half or so later and I was at Merthyr hospital having an x-ray / CT. Multiple fractures to the right side of my hip. Initially thought I could do without surgery but it now looks like I'm being transferred to Bristol to have it pinned.
Definitely a life changer. Going to be a long road back.
Is ridding climbs on a 48/16 fixed gear a bad idea?
So, here's my story: the cheap crank on my fixed gear broke. So I changed it with an spare new chainring/crank set that I bought in case I wanted to ride with a 48t instead of the 46t. However, after changing it it became clear that my cheap backwheel was also busted (bent rim and hub), so a LBS built me a new wheel with a fancy disc cog (didn't knew that was a trend!) that also improved my chainline.
However, the net result is that I went from 46/17 to 48/16. I took the bicycle today for my normal training route and I could manage. It was indeed harder, but i could manage. But I originally went fixed gear to increase my cadence and I don't want to bust my knees...
What do you think, cycling-era?
Eh. I mean each to their abilities, but I run a 42x15 and I find that to be a great gear for flats and little climbs. I can't imagine switching it up with a larger front ring... unless I lived in the Netherlands.