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@lovewookie  hmm I went for a medium rather than a large as the reach seemed reasonably long.

any thoughts on size for 5’10?

Cheers

you’re probably OK tbh. I had a large, am 6’2 and long torso so like long bikes. I did think the reach would be OK, but with the slacker HA (at the time) old school thinking about bike fit, where I was coming from, doesn’t really apply.

edit: for 5’10 I’d guess a 20″ seat tube length (on the large) would be pushing it too.

Thanks appreciate your thoughts

Very tempting given I now have spare everything. Thanks to other rash buys. Shame it’s a boring colour.

https://motionracing.com/pages/williams-racing-ebikes

A £600 Williams F1 E-bike. Lol

captaintomo
A £600 Williams F1 E-bike. Lol

Lol indeed. “..exceptional attention to detail”… well except the wheels, bars, stem (STEM!), seatpost, cranks.. etc

Ive had an Elite Tuo for a few years now, its pretty decent. Nice design, doesn’t take up much space, pretty quiet. The “road” feel is great and it works well in ramping up the resistance to simulate hills etc in Zwift. ERG mode is also good.

The accuracy is hard to gauge though, I feel it over eggs power especially climbing in Zwift. If I’m giving it full gas, I can hit 1500 watts in zwift in the sprints. I’m not small (85 kg, 190cm and v fit and strong) but that seems a bit OTT. Ive always meant to borrow a power meter and compare, but never got round to it. It appears to calibrate fine and I’ve followed the set up correctly where you basically need to warm the tyre up by riding for 10 mins, pump it to 110psi, then adjust the roller correctly. This is a bit of a faff  but is apparently enough to keep it calibrated according to DC rainmaker. I also maybe should try another game as it may be a Zwift issue rather than the trainer.

At £99 its a steal though.

1500w in Zwift is a lot! I don’t think I’ve topped 650w or so in a sprint – although I’m normally hammered from the race by then.

Out on the road I’ve briefly topped 1000w a couple of times in a maniacal sprint up a modest gradient of hill – using assioma Uno pedals to measure power. Just can’t get anywhere near that on Zwift – using a Kickr Core.

I’ve recently got a rocker plate so standing up sprinting is even worse now 🤣

Well my attempt to resist lasted a matter of hours… medium (I’m 5’8″ so assume it’ll be spot on) NS Bikes Surge ordered. Will probably try and slacken it out a touch with an angleset if I can but should be spot on for pootling around from the doorstep on some bridleways and messing in winter slop.

SRAM 10 speed powerlock chain connectors are now down to 10p each on Wiggle.
https://www.wiggle.com/p/sram-powerlink-and-powerlock-chain-connector-5300003847?color=black&sizeStandard=10+Speed
8 speed are also 10p but 9 speed are 50p and 11 and 12 speed an extortionate 59p.
https://www.wiggle.com/p/sram-powerlink-and-powerlock-chain-connector
Might be worth stocking up if you’re buying other stuff.

I went a bit mad and bought 30 12 speed links so I’m surprised there are any left.

What size for a vitus rapide? Im right on the boundary of medium or large

I went a bit mad and bought 30 12 speed links so I’m surprised there are any left.

5 lifetimes worth of speed links :D

I can’t imagine they’ll ever be 59p again!

can the sram links be undone by hand like the KMC ones?

Are those 12 speed SRAM powerlock links only compatible with road flattop chains? Thanks

They work perfectly well in a SLX 12 spd chain and cassette using a Deore mech.

Unite 50% off this weekend. That’s in total off the RRPs, rather than off the already reduced prices.

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Doesn’t seem to work on cranks, shame!

Unite 50% off this weekend

go and find the recent tread about this fella and think twice 🤷‍♂️

It takes 50 quid off cranks, so £200 for 155 mm cranks which is good. As above though, some feedback on recent threads to read. 

Yeah, must admit, Bought a thing from Unite.  Product ok, Aggressive t & c’s put me off buying from them again. Own goal for them (and me) really!

Sorry to hijack the thread a little….. I purchased a Unite bashguard from their site (Where it states British made) last year, I was about to purchase another this year but I was on Ali Express looking for a head torch and noticed Unite branded bashguards for £5 from China!

I ordered the Ali Express guard and the guard is identical, the only thing it was missing was the Unite packaging, the actual guard is exactly the same.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004059573110.html?UTABTest=aliabtest481469_657498&src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=494-037-6276&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&albagn=888888&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&albcp=17859472720&albag=&trgt=&crea=en1005004059573110&netw=x&device=m&albpg=&albpd=en1005004059573110&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2KitBhCIARIsAPPMEhKfEm8z2WIZy8d7JaY4Ltw2XRxjisKG2LYtVVFn1beOn2Bl9dtaJl8aAjLKEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&aff_fcid=5a01e91364e84072be77247918544406-1705698453484-09583-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=5a01e91364e84072be77247918544406-1705698453484-09583-UneMJZVf&terminal_id=5909abd3e7294f0dbe328a6e9f319c55&OLP=1086700608_f_group3&o_s_id=1086700608&afSmartRedirect=y

I’ve had a search but couldn’t see any threads about Unite?

Genuine 5DEV cranks as well no doubt.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006213329510.html?spm=a2g0n.detail.1000013.3.33781697avK1tX&gps-id=storeRecommendH5&scm=1007.18500.300835.0&scm_id=1007.18500.300835.0&scm-url=1007.18500.300835.0&pvid=c4a0c884-2f28-4249-bded-3f5285cb478f&_t=gps-id:storeRecommendH5,scm-url:1007.18500.300835.0,pvid:c4a0c884-2f28-4249-bded-3f5285cb478f,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238116%232002&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21GBP%21119.13%2165.52%21%21%21147.00%2180.85%21%402103892f17056998236411136e997b%2112000037088509509%21rec%21UK%211654996371%21

I bought one of those fake Unite bash guards from China a couple of years ago. They’re definitely fake but work perfectly well and you can’t see the logo once they’re fitted.

Unite now coat their products in Cerakote (people have complained about the finish) rather than anodising them. They then claim every order is custom made so won’t accept returns.

I much prefer a polycarbonate bashguard to a solid alu one, seems to me the latter is more likely to crack your ISCG tabs if you properly belt it on something.

@neil11 see here https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/consumer-rights-non-stock-items/

Does anyone know if the Tuo thing comes with a riser block?

I ordered the Ali Express guard and the guard is identical, the only thing it was missing was the Unite packaging, the actual guard is exactly the same.

So you’ve purchased a counterfeit product from China at less that the cost of material and anodising. I wonder how the Chinese company is able to do it?

Ribble have added a lot of drivetrain Shimano and SRAM to their clearance pages, eg 105 compact chainsets for £50.

Ribble have added a lot of drivetrain Shimano and SRAM to their clearance pages, eg 105 compact chainsets for £50.

.. and GX Eagle chains for £13 a pop.

Has anyone stumbled across decent deals on elbow and knee pads?

@cheers_drive I understand how they do it in China, the materials are cheap.

After seeing the comments about Unite I’m questioning whether they’re actually made in the UK as stated on their website.

I have a genuine one and they’re identical.

Unite stuff is made in the UK, the have a number of machines and shown pictures making the stuff.

Aside from the cerakote nonsense that would put me off their gear now it’s super shitty that the Chinese have made carbon copies and sell the stuff for pennies – it’s also a bit shitty people are buying counterfeit parts and helping to kill unite off.

There are reasons they are offering 50% off this weekend, this is one of them.

@jkomo

No, it doesn’t. Mine just arrived and there isn’t one included.

I understand how they do it in China, the materials uyghur slaves are cheap.

FTFY

Wiggle had some 100% pads. I bought 100% knee pads for £9.63 and they are great lightweight ones. At that price, I doubt they are still in stock.

https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-slx-rt64-centrelock-rotor-102470.html

Cheap centre lock rotors?

I understand how they do it in China.

A factory that makes counterfeit products is likely too:
Possibly slave labour labour
No H&S
Use low grade materials
Receive Chinese government support for shipping
Have no environmental controls.
Haven’t spent a penny on design development or marketing, all stolen from the IP owner.

This isn’t against China or the Chinese, there are plenty of good factories in China and increasingly some good brands.

https://www.scotbycycles.co.uk/products/kryptonite-hardwire-2018-cable-bike-lock?_pos=3&_psq=Kry&_ss=e&_v=1.0

KRYPTONITE HardWire Lock 20mm braided steel bike lock resistant to cut attacks

£62.99 Sale price £9.00 Save 86%

Received today and it’s quite substantial.