Strange this as I have some Specialized which feel great when you put them on but by the end of a road race feel too loose and if you tighten them up it feels like a compromise.

Bought some Sidi Ergo 2’s a while back which feel way too tight when you put them on (to the point you think they are the wrong size) but after about 10 miles they feel miles better and literally dont think about them again, even at the end of a race -no hotspots, nothing.

ordered wheels, wouldnt accept payment on site. phoned them up, spoke to Dan who was extremely pleasant. took payment….no fuss. cracking shop.

Lets hit the panic buttons … ooooh where’s it going, need to know , site doesnt contain enough information despite the route only being annmounced hours ago and the race being nearly 5 MONTHS away.

FFS ! How do you sleep at night ?

MidlandTrailquestsGraham – Member

She left the car in gear with the handbrake on, I left it chocked.
She thought I just had the chock there as an extra safety measure. It was lack of communication rather than negligence that made her think it was safe to remove it

negligence in a legal sense. Her ‘thinking’ you had the chock there as an additional safety measure is irrelevant. She failed to ensure that her action of removing the chock would not result in an unfavourable situation, whether involving personal injury or otherwise.

piedi di formaggio – Member

What exactly are you claiming for?

general damages for 2 broken legs and possibly any other losses that flow from that (eg. loss of earnings, care, special damages)

She has caused the injury so no. The cause of the injury was the removal of the chock, not the absence of a handbrake.

Phone a few ‘free advice’ solicitors and see what answer you’ll get.

I used hairspray (not mine) – went on pi55 easy. Rode next day and they haven’t moved since in 3 months (live in wet NW)

Buy them -you wont regret it

Drumlanrig good. What about Dalbeattie ??

I dont understand how people can say ae is worse than Mabie. Mabie is so basic/tame :(

wysiwyg – Member

Theres only 1 distributor I can think of that works on a pre VAT markup of 50% with a few of its lines. Factor in VAT and youre looking at 30% markup surely? Highest top rate buying 100k of bikes a year would probably get you a 36% markup, but to shift 100k of bikes youve gotta pack um high and sell um cheap.
In an ideal world where everyone sold at RRP youd make a gross profit of maybe average 30%, but everyone price shags, so in reality on bits 15% on a bike, 20%, but then factor in the time building it and the first free service which comes out of the price originally..

+1

this is the most sensible explanation of LBS mark ups I have seen on here. Correct me if I am wrong but are trade purchase prices pre vat usually in the region of 50% of RRP (loosely). Adding vat and possibly dealing with price match/discount and the mark up isnt great. I know the big shops get better prices on bulk buys but not massively so.

In fact, I do wonder how LBS manage to keep afloat, especially here in the NW where we are surrounded by quality shops and also big discount retailers (Merlin, Ribble, Winstanleys) and shops like Leisure Lakes, Evans, Edinburgh Bike Co and so on.

……..to put wounded animals out of their misery. If you haven’t got one, then a wide chisel and hammer will do

ha ha , hammer and chisel FFS !!!

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=50450

Did it first time 2 weeks ago – black run was awesome but it was dry.

My mate “Woody” had a bird jump into his MTB front wheel spokes when we were 18. Wasn’t a pigeon though. Just like a sparrow or sommart.

Span round till it got to the fork then its head taken off like a cheesewire.

We reckon it was a suicide attempt. Made a right mess

Neds Atomic Dustbin – Preston Guildhall 1990

kulhavy going backwards ….

9k

Crazy Legs ……you see these guys all the time at Velo. You know they are a world apart and Cav is on a different level again.

We can return to this in 8 years when his results simply confirm what I am saying.

Will, I agree – people have no idea how f’kin far ahead of normal riders someone like Cav is.

It would be simply ridiculous to even look at his figures.

For him to knock out 1500watts in Milan San Remo sprint after 200 miles, two climbs close to the end when everyone’s on their knees and up against Fabu, haussler, Friere (etc etc etc)just puts into perspective how f’kin good cav is.

don simon – Member

Don Simon is right though -cav is shit

Come, come! I didn’t say that now, did I? I think I said that he can’t climb.
And losing 30 mins through Navacerrada and Bola del Mundo kind of says to me that he’s a shit climber.

are we talking Vuelta 2010 ??

perhaps he was saving himself for one of his 3 stage wins or the points jersey overall which he won.

He isnt C()ntador (thank god) but we aren’t saying he is.

He operates in a super elite band of top cyclists – you saying he cant climb, given his palmares, is simply farcical.

will – Member

Wish he used Strava, that would settle the argument!

or his world champion stripes could sway it.

My mate Stuart , when we were at school threw a load of bread down in the town centre in front of the town hall. Then shot a ball bearing into the pigeons with a black widow. Obviously killed one. then left the dead pigeon on a teachers doorstep in a shoe box.

Got expelled for it.

Thats all

scotty38 – Member

That’s what I meant really.

You say “virtually” no one on this site?

I was covering my back in case a proper pro (for whatever unimaginable reason)uses this site.

(by proper I mean one who rides on the continent and not one of these pseudo british squads that does regional races and think they are the shizz)

Don Simon is right though -cav is shit , I take it all back.

(I secretly wish I could climb 6 cols in a day in a grand tour, day after day and still have enough in the tank to notch up stage win after stage win etc etc etc)

scotty38 – Member

Well spotted to all that caught him.

Cav’s not a climber by any stretch of the imagination yet here he is in the Peaks doing a bit of training and in reality he’d make everyone on this site look foolish in the hills. Makes you think doesn’t it…

he would make most British pro’s look foolish. Because he doesnt climb like Schlek, C’ntador etc doesnt mean he cant climb.

Virtually no one on this site would stay with him if he was climbing full tilt. He’s won MSR FFS !!!

I wont be clamping my Addict to any roof rack -the downtube is tissue thin.

Interestingly my mate drove though a barrier with 2 bikes on rood two weeks ago and ripped both bikes and roof rack off the car in one go and cause £1000 worth of damage to car …..mmmmm

Big Ring Riding is ace……Boonen is the man this yer – qualla.

King Fabu will fookin deal some hurt when Olympics arrive.

Top top ride from Boonen….the chasing group should have been ashamed of themselves.

+1

had never used them before but bought a rear mech on a sunday night. Was with me at work 9.30am on Tues.

what more can I say

http://www.carboncyclerepairs.co.uk/your-questions_4.html

interesting view from carbon repair people

Valverde.

Raced at weekend – average speed was 25.6mph for 55 mile. And it pissed down and was windy. Was a BC race – not a sportive.

was there Fri …..big chunk missing towards the end of the loop – bit disappointing as felt like we were on fire road for ages and had enjoyed it up until that point. (but overall loved the place)

ernie_lynch – Member

what tosh

I think you might have missed the rather valid point crankboy was making, ie, there will always be somewhere in the road which is wide enough to allow two vehicles to pass, the solution is simply to reverse until you come to it.

No I haven’t, Crankboy says it could be the council’s fault for having no passing places, which is simply incorrect. The layout of the road has not ’caused’ the accident.

crankboy – Member

This is easy it was a single track road so it is either the council’s fault for not providing passing places

what tosh

Did Mabie, Ae, Drumlanrig, Dalbeattie last week in 2 days for first time. (live near gisburn and rivington)

mabie = pap
Ae = loved it – climbing through trees and feels longer than it is. Loved the last 2-3 miles.
Drumlanrig – black routes were awesome. It was dry and is rooty as foooook.V tech on a scott spark and rode everything !
Dalbeattie = best of the trail centres listed above IMO – some sections were really good, hard to ride fast which was a good challeng.

Was amazed at how different they all were in such close proximity.

If I went back I would do Dalbeattie ( even though a section was closd) and Drumlanrig. Would never bother with mabie again – too boring and easy.

tracknicko

Explosions are ridic

http://vimeo.com/28743490 (posted on their FB page the other day)

playing latitude this year.

:-)

(dead mans shoes is amazing)

Use keo’s myself…would stick with shimano. Body feels more solid and bearings are better IMO. Keo cleats wear like cheese as well

Watch Dead Mans Shoes …..too many horrible scenes.

Watch Tyrranosaur where he kicks his own dog to death.

Watch Nil by Mouth.

Just movies innit ……

I have kicked the arse out of mine for 18 months and no problems other than broken spoke.

is it suitable for road bikes as seems to be a cross blog ??

Nino schurter had bar ends on for his world cup win … look gipping on riders. wouldnt be without them personally

“put me to sleep with your kind boots Mr Fancyman.”

crack fox is amazing