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Lumen

Raam wrote: »

Nice machine, Lumen. Have you taken it out for a spin yet? We took our new ones out on Sunday, nearly got swept into the sea trying to ride them along the coast.

I've promised myself I'm not going to ride it much until I've had a professional bike fit, but may take it out next weekend if it's not too windy.

The bar end shifters are awesome.

Is the Look a replacement for the Bianchi?

Raam

Lumen wrote: »

I've promised myself I'm not going to ride it much until I've had a professional bike fit, but may take it out next weekend if it's not too windy.

The bar end shifters are awesome.

Is the Look a replacement for the Bianchi?

The Look was coming anyway.

As for bike fit... I wonder if it is worth waiting a bit of time and doing some racing on a regular bike first? During that time you can work on your flexibility. Then when you are settled in and really know what suits you, you should be able to get a position which is perfect for you.

That's just my two cents, I don't know how consistent that is with more experienced people's views.

Lumen

Raam wrote: »

As for bike fit... I wonder if it is worth waiting a bit of time and doing some racing on a regular bike first? During that time you can work on your flexibility. Then when you are settled in and really know what suits you, you should be able to get a position which is perfect for you.

The problem I have with TT'ing specifically is that my times are not consistent with my power output.

My ambition is to get under the hour for a 40k TT in the foreseeable future.

According to various calculators, with 250W in an ideal aero position I should be clocking well under 65 minutes (perhaps closer to the hour), rather than 69 minutes.

I will (of course) be working to improve my meagre power output, but this is fairly futile unless I can get a more aero position. If I was to put out 450W (which is never going to happen) in my current position, I'd still barely scrape under the hour.

So the idea behind buying a TT bike now is that I can slowly introduce training in a comfortable but aero position whilst working with a physio on specific exercises to improve flexibility and core strength.

Of course I could do this without a TT bike, but the focus of my riding this winter is on building endurance, and messing around with my comfy road bike position is not part of this plan.

Raam

How many 25m TTs have you done?

Lumen

Raam wrote: »

How many 25m TTs have you done?

You're deflecting. You know you want a TT bike.

Raam

Lumen wrote: »

You're deflecting. You know you want a TT bike.

I'm just wondering if you need to give yourself some time in full competition before you will know exactly what you need and want.

Lumen

Raam wrote: »

How many 25m TTs have you done?

LOL, two. The second one resulting in a few weeks off the bike with back problems. This is a comfort purchase :pac:

Raam wrote: »

I'm just wondering if you need to give yourself some time in full competition before you will know exactly what you need and want.

Too late now, I have the bike

Raam

Lumen wrote: »

LOL, two. The second one resulting in a few weeks off the bike with back problems. This is a comfort purchase :pac:



Too late now, I have the bike

That's one more than me

abcdggs

@lumen, or any1 else with bar end shifters. are they just the same mechanism as down tube shifters, with the shift wire just wrapped around a drum at the base of the lever or is it more complicated than that? thanks

rottenhat

abcdggs wrote: »

@lumen, or any1 else with bar end shifters. are they just the same mechanism as down tube shifters, with the shift wire just wrapped around a drum at the base of the lever or is it more complicated than that? thanks

No, you've got it in a nutshell.

RO 06

few pics of my bikes

jollylee

RO 06 wrote: »

few pics of my bikes

Beaut! Don't ever dare sell it for a fixi convert. Its a peach!

ten speed racer

jollylee wrote: »

Beaut! Don't ever dare sell it for a fixi convert. Its a peach!

Seeing the Viking Vision takes me back...

A few friends had them when I started schoolboy racing around 1987 or 1988. They were fairly popular around my way as they were made nearby in Derry.

Home:Ballyhoura

@ RO 06: Whats up with the chainset on the Trek 2.1??? Is it just me or is your granny ring absolutely tiny in comparison to the outer chainring? Or is it just that to ouster chainring is just massive? Either way there seems to be a huge gap in between them....how many teeth are they out of curiosity?

EDIT: I just picked up my white Planet X Stealth a few minutes ago, I will post up pictures in the near future!

velo.2010

@RO O6, you must tell me where you got the guards on the Trek. Do you need a eye-hole in the forks, rear stays to fit them?

RO 06

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

@ RO 06: Whats up with the chainset on the Trek 2.1??? Is it just me or is your granny ring absolutely tiny in comparison to the outer chainring? Or is it just that to ouster chainring is just massive? Either way there seems to be a huge gap in between them....how many teeth are they out of curiosity?

EDIT: I just picked up my white Planet X Stealth a few minutes ago, I will post up pictures in the near future!

50/34 I think it is the angle the photo is taken

RO 06

velo.2010 wrote: »

@RO O6, you must tell me where you got the guards on the Trek. Do you need a eye-hole in the forks, rear stays to fit them?

The guards are crud roadracers.Got them from CRC. Very easy to fit.No eye-holes required.There is a thread about them. Think they cost £24 sterling

RO 06

jollylee wrote: »

Beaut! Don't ever dare sell it for a fixi convert. Its a peach!

Bought it when I was schoolboy racing.I have it 20yrs.Iwill never make a fixi from it. Still gets an occasional spin.

redser05

My Baby.....

Home:Ballyhoura

Nice website here I just came across which I had never seen before - lots of images of beauty in my opinion! Enjoy....;)

P.S. Anyone know if they ship to Ireland?

sonic.trip

I'm on this, its nothing fancy and has served me well for over a year

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el tel

redser05 wrote: »

My Baby.....

Very purposeful looking machine you have there - Nice!

Raam

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

Nice website here I just came across which I had never seen before - lots of images of beauty in my opinion! Enjoy....;)

P.S. Anyone know if they ship to Ireland?

I quite like this one

The tax man

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

P.S. Anyone know if they ship to Ireland?

It doesn't look like they do. Ireland is not available is a country of destination on the delivery form.

Raam

This one is too big to post on the board, but it's worth looking at...

http://sweatngears.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/sweatngears_basso_1136.jpg

Raam

Whooo-weeee

abcdggs

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

Nice website here I just came across which I had never seen before - lots of images of beauty in my opinion! Enjoy....;)

P.S. Anyone know if they ship to Ireland?

Yes they do deliver to ireland

S-TEC sports to me
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Hello.

Thank you for your interest .
Yes , we can ship parts or bikes to Ireland .
The price for shipping is from 20 to 100 euro .

best regards
Henning Schwiese

DirkVoodoo

Why did he not tape the ends of his bars? Wouldn't like to slip while down in the drops, personally. Sweet machine though!

niceonetom

What's the deal with the bar tape on some of those bikes? I've seen the tops of the bars left bare before (lest someone fail to notice the weave of the carbon bars) but I haven't seen the ends of the drops left nekid before.

example a
example b
example c

Does weightweenieism preclude the use of bar-end-plugs now? Because I thought those were mandatory because of the risk of taking a core sample out of someone in a crash... but I suppose most of these bike are below the minimum weight anyway and are race illegal with or without the plugs...

DirkVoodoo

I know the bars I bought there was debate on the internet as to whether the tops should be wrapped or not. I think the rationale was purely to show off the unique shape and graphics, pretty weak reasons.



I am glad I did wrap them, extra padding is nice and if I decide to ride without gloves, I don't need to worry about greasy palms (not that I have any) creating grip trouble.