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Lenny, Alek and Rob's cyclo crossbromance

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    #482
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,477 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    detones wrote: »
    Photo taken from wrong side though ;-)
    Yeah, but those cars would have been in the way if you'd taken it from the other side ......





    :P


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    #483
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users Posts: 8,850 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    Get your sand tyres ready! :D



    zn0rwg.jpg


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    #484
    lennymc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,458 ✭✭✭lennymc


    Are we going up or down there? Down should result in some spectacular face plants


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    #485
    onthefringe
    Registered Users Posts: 712 ✭✭✭onthefringe


    aye aye!!


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    #486
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users Posts: 8,850 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    lennymc wrote: »
    Are we going up or down there? Down should result in some spectacular face plants

    Down i'd say.. hitting that at any reasonable speed will send you to a sandy end! :D


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    #487
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    Nice!

    Will knobblier tyres (Racing Ralphs) be better in sand than mud-specific ones (less aggressively knobbled Mud Wrestlers)?

    RR:

    Schwalbe-Racing-Ralph-Evolution-Tubular-Tyre-700-x-35mm-in-Black-0-300x300.jpg

    MW:

    maxxis-mud-wrestler-maxxis-mud-wrestler-tr-tubeless-cxmagazine-img_0006-e-e_1.jpg


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    #488
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Really sorry I'm missing it, would love to push Len right into that trap ;)


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    #489
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users Posts: 8,850 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    Sand don't care what tyres you got! :pac:........:D


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    #490
    Beasty
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    RobFowl wrote: »
    Really sorry I'm missing it, would love to push Len right into that trap ;)
    Presumably you'll have Lusk_Doyle flying the flag and triggering the trap.....


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    #491
    nak
    Registered Users Posts: 1,538 ✭✭✭nak


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    Sand don't care what tyres you got! :pac:........:D

    After Lady Dixon I would be more worried about disc brakes and your drive chain. Bike was not happy.


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    #492
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Beasty wrote: »
    Presumably you'll have Lusk_Doyle flying the flag and triggering the trap.....

    Sending Detones to do that job :)

    Len's ass is grass


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    #493
    Tenzor07
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    nak wrote: »
    After Lady Dixon I would be more worried about disc brakes and your drive chain. Bike was not happy.

    this won't be the same deep heavy kinda sand you had in lady dix..

    just hit it fast and fly right through the sandpit on this course...


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    #494
    fran83
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭fran83


    What tyre pressure do you lads run?
    I ran 30 last week and thought it was too much.


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    #495
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    nak wrote:
    After Lady Dixon I would be more worried about disc brakes and your drive chain. Bike was not happy.


    I can generally imagine why.... but disc brakes? Is it because of the narrow pad clearance? Mud is usually no problem there.


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    #496
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Alek wrote: »
    I can generally imagine why.... but disc brakes? Is it because of the narrow pad clearance? Mud is usually no problem there.

    Sand makes for scratchy brakes and rubbing noises on discs ...

    Cantis all the way #oldschool


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    #497
    nak
    Registered Users Posts: 1,538 ✭✭✭nak


    RobFowl wrote: »
    Sand makes for scratchy brakes and rubbing noises on discs ...

    Cantis all the way #oldschool

    Also wears out the pads. Wouldn't go back to cantis though, no plans to race Koksidje anytime soon.


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    #498
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    Beasty wrote: »
    Presumably you'll have Lusk_Doyle flying the flag and triggering the trap.....

    Ssshhhh!


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    #499
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    fran83 wrote:
    What tyre pressure do you lads run? I ran 30 last week and thought it was too much.


    What is your weight ? I am 80kg and ran 30 last week too - found it a bit squirmy in tight corners, also could the rim a few times. If its going to be less lumpy than PunchesX I will go 35.


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    fran83
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    Alek wrote: »
    What is your weight ? I am 80kg and ran 30 last week too - found it a bit squirmy in tight corners, also could the rim a few times. If its going to be less lumpy than PunchesX I will go 35.

    I'm 68kg but felt the bike sliding a bit on coners with 30 so didn't know weather to go harder or softer.


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    #501
    nak
    Registered Users Posts: 1,538 ✭✭✭nak


    fran83 wrote: »
    I'm 68kg but felt the bike sliding a bit on coners with 30 so didn't know weather to go harder or softer.

    Tubs, clinchers or tubeless?


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    #502
    fran83
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭fran83


    nak wrote: »
    Tubs, clinchers or tubeless?

    Clinchers rocket rons


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    #503
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    68kgs on clinchers? 30 is the lowest I'd recommend. With tubeless you could possibly try medium twenties...


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    #504
    fran83
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    Alek wrote: »
    68kgs on clinchers? 30 is the lowest I'd recommend. With tubeless you could possibly try medium twenties...

    Sound lads


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    #505
    The tax man
    Registered Users Posts: 4,557 ✭✭✭The tax man


    Alek wrote: »
    Nice!

    Will knobblier tyres (Racing Ralphs) be better in sand than mud-specific ones (less aggressively knobbled Mud Wrestlers)?

    Seeing that most of us haven't had the chance to master a sand pit, I wouldn't really set my tyre choice for the day over it. You could end up running through it. You also don't know what the rest of the course will throw up.
    I'll stick with last weeks tyres, though might change direction of tread for more traction after last nights rain.


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    #506
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    Good plan, I'll stick to it too.

    (minus the thread reverse)


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    #507
    nak
    Registered Users Posts: 1,538 ✭✭✭nak


    Alek wrote: »
    Good plan, I'll stick to it too.

    (minus the thread reverse)

    A certain race winner reverses the tread in his rear tyre.


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    #508
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    I know it can improve traction but it is simply too late now ;) its a bit more complicated / messy with tubeless.


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    #509
    The tax man
    Registered Users Posts: 4,557 ✭✭✭The tax man


    Alek wrote: »
    I know it can improve traction but it is simply too late now ;) its a bit more complicated / messy with tubeless.

    Good aul tubes. Took me 5 mins to reverse the rear this morning. :)


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    #510
    nak
    Registered Users Posts: 1,538 ✭✭✭nak


    Alek wrote: »
    I know it can improve traction but it is simply too late now ;) its a bit more complicated / messy with tubeless.

    I think it should be fine today, being a golf course it should drain well. Ground was solid in Phoenix Park yesterday.


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    #511
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Good luck to all today at the Fixx race, hope Len breaks the top 20 too
    ðŸ†ðŸ†ðŸ†


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