Great video.
Minor point – hated the music.

check out
http://www.frogbikes.com/

🙂
very monty python.

no gloves.

Rasmussen’s book will probably make Hamilton’s book look like boys playing with needles.

bear in mind – employment tribunals now charge to register a complaint.
(July 2013)
I think its about £400 for an unfair dismissal and at least double for a discrimination claim.

when the complaint is lodged – it will be reviewed by a judge who will tell you whether there is anything worth pursuing – if there isn’t and you continue down the route of a complaint against his advice you could end up with your own legal bill and the other party’s – if they chase for it.

… you don’t work in IT then.

Its got hundreds of different turbos and their associated power curves.
All the popular ones are on there for sure and some more.

You can also define your own – if you have access to a power meter.

Best thing is to download the executable and run it.
Its a self-contained executable so there is actually no installation of the software onto your PC.

Click on the button below the resistance curve to select a trainer from the left hand list.

MSP – which turbo do you have?

I was going to start with the traditional base programme then use the cyclocross one, but I’m open to suggestions.

If you can train for over 10 hours a week then that should be OK.
Othewise, the other school of thought is the time-crunched training plan.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/137428962/Jesper-Bondo-Medhus-Time-Effective-Cycling-Training

650b? You gotta move with the times.

I’ll be dusting down my Betamax video, watching the laser disc, listening to some tunes on my Sony Mini-disc and surfing the web on my Apple Newton ….. quietly sipping my Coca cola Dasani.

50 miles on road bike = easy
50 miles on a mtb = certain death

Did you mean
50 miles on a road bike at time trial pace.
vs
50 miles on a mtb at pub & pie pace.

?
🙂

frequency, intensity, duration. Pick two.
I have to eliminate duration because I don’t have endless time in the week to train. Which effectively eliminates the base miles.
I have a good level of fitness already – So I go for frequency / intensity with recovery in between hard sessions.
Come March / April – I then begin to build up endurance with longer rides.

the Garmin 200 is ANT+ compatible.

the Mio Cyclo 105 can be found cheap on the ‘bay.
its more at the Garmin 500 level – but a lot cheaper.

but for online software and integration with Strava (without export/import) …. Garmin.

http://bbgbashguard.com/

They’re really well made, well priced and look pimp.

Removing the “high” end kit from the grasp of mortals will only serve to slow down the trickle of technology to the general public and make the kit more expensive.

And we are all cr@p riders compared to the likes of Sam H or Danny M.

I’m not convinced for discs on road bikes.
The contact patch is too small for any advantage over the best dual-pivot calipers.

Those forks look a tad long for that frame – are they 440mm?

LX

You can but why use an additional bit stuck on the end of your phone when you can use bluetooth?

Because ANT+ devices are cheaper and more widely used and supplied in sports devices????

You would be able to interface with Speed, Cadence, Power meters, Turbo trainers as well as Heart rate monitors.

Take it to a small claims court.

From what I have seen of communications with the seller – it looks like the goods do not match their description. ie. No cracks.
You have asked for a refund within a reasonable time frame of having had the item in your possession. Your next step really is a small claims court.

Bol. tonight.

I think you can get an ANT+ adaptor for iPhones.

Tried Petroleum rub and its not working.

You’re clearly not getting the right coverage. Have you tried asking your riding buddies for a reacharound?

Years ago I bought a titanium frame off ebay. Collected it from the seller too. And when I got it home – I discovered a crack in the bottom bracket. My bad for not examining it in the first place – but I raised an ebay dispute and it was judged as mis-described and I got my money back.

26.75 is where its at … trust me.

Hong Kong Flying Ball bike shop is a must see ….
Sha Tin is in the New Territories but 15 mins from central Kowloon (Mongkok, Tsim Tsa Tsui) – using the KCR rail system.
Sha Tin itself has a prominent Buddhist temple – worth a visit and a very big shopping centre (it’s actually several joined together by walk ways)
Change at Kowloon Tong and you can get over to the MTR system and on towards Hong Kong Island side.
Visit Stanley Market on Hong Kong Island – that’s good fun.
(Bus from Admiralty)
Also for a full-om shopping experience try Mongkok for the Ladies Market and the busy streets for clothes and export fashion boutiques.
Try Causeway Bay for the Hong Kong Jockey club race night at the race course in Happy Valley.

I’ve only just got a 29er. And I usually ride small (16in) 26ers.
Negatively compared to a 26er
– Heavier in the wheels and frame.
Acceleration is a tad slower.
– Steering not as direct or nimble
– Highish front end but it is not felt in a bad way
bars are about level for my 29er with 80mm travel. Longer forks more commonly found are 100mm and I’m not too sure how I would like the front to be any higher.

Positives are
– Grip. Loads of it.
– Descending is quick. Once it is up to speed it maintains it far more than a 26er over even marginally challenging terrain.
– Ascending – it rolls over and up. What it loses in weight penalty and acceleration it gains in momentum, grip and line choice.

I haven’t tried it through twisty singletrack but I am fearing the bars will be clipping the trees and vague-er steering may make it more of a handful …. but we will see.

What turbo are you using?
53/12 and max resistance for an hour would indicate you need something with a bit more oomph.

Can anyone enlighten me why Belgium is so popular as a training destination for road pros?.

CX & Classics racing?
..

sad news.

least of all you and the other haterz

Don’t like it – but I don’t hate it either.

That seatpost just looks disproportionately too long.
I’d worry about the leveraging of that post in the frame, for sure – that is one Roubaix I wouldn’t go hammering across cobbles on.

edit::admittedly the second photo has the seatpost lower.

edit edit::thank god.

That seatpost looks like the aftermath of a mail ordered bike ….

Lupine sounds like an unpleasant illness.

That colour has been around for a while.
I did have a swapout kaffenback a while ago…. in black.

drill wart – dremel or fine drill bit and steady hand.
freeze cavity with wartner liquid freeze stuff.
fill cavity with bazuka.
cover with plaster.

You could look at a 650B conversion?
Is their any benefit to a 26 rear and 650B front? It could save your geometry.

Ultegra’s here too. Fit and forget. Not the blingest looking but competitive weight and performance.
Also had the RS10s for training and winter riding and they have been faultless for years.
Shimano road use cup/cone – which may be why they have good longevity and reliability.
If I were looking again I might look at some Fulcrums, Campag or some Pro-lites.

Quoted bike weights are also without pedals.

Allow 300g for those.

That’s over 2Kg weight difference between the pro-spec and yours.

Shimano running gear is generally heavier than the equivilant in Campag or SRAM. That might account for a few hundred grammes there.

Allowing for a few hundred grammes on the finishing kit.

Which means you have some very heavy wheels (relative to the pro-spec bike)?

Incidently, Zipp 404s apparently weigh just under 1500g.

Ditto. I go so far as to say – they were excellent dealing with my warranty claim.

An old road trick is to tape some (small) disposable hand-warmers to the tops of the shoes and then neoprene over-shoes on top.