Magnus Backstedt claimed 535 watts for 20 minutes which is really nuts https://www.bikeforums.net/33-road-bike-racing/350313-wattage-backstedt-2.html

Serge Pauwels did perhaps 470 watts at 64 kg..

Shimano sintered are so far a lot quieter and stronger in the wet, see if it holds up..

Yep very expensive relative to other BBs (needs to be with the low volume), but not necessarily compared to other parts and it should last a lifetime so the lifetime cost could be relatively low depending on how often you need to replace the bearings.

Could it help force misaligned frames into alignment? OK I’m not sure, I didn’t have an alignment problem but I’m sure he’d give an honest answer if you asked, seems it might help a bit, perhaps get rid of creak and be a little smoother.

Plus you can buy new tophats which are made from DuPont Delrin and Hambini’s customer service is excellent. There’s also a BB removal tool you can buy.

There’s one BIFL BB to rule them all, its key feature to fix alignment issues, increase stiffness and decrease drag is how its two piece precision machined alu cylinder fits together. Otherwise is extremely well made, has non contacting seals and uses the best 6805 bearings you can buy (NTN).

Had Hope and ditched if for HAMBINI’s BSA 68, only £247 for 106 grams of alu and stainless steel :() Takes a few days a few days to get em made and shipped. Feels smoother when putting the power down, spins more freely for watt it’s worth and uses the best bearings you can buy. Some people report gaining 10 watts, they may be full of shit.

https://www.hambini.com/product/bsa-68mm-shimano-bottom-bracket/

I did not think you could get much better than a Shimano BB until I tried this. This BB makes all of the others look like toys. The remarkable thing is on YouTube, he portraits himself to be some idiotic stupid 5 year old engineer, the reality is very different. This BB has clearly been well designed and made. It is expensive but of you want the very best then this is it. When you get on the gas, you can feel the difference

The old BB is like a fisher price toy compared to this. The workmanship, fit and feel is so much better it nearly made a growing man cry. If you love your bike and engineering buy this. If not. Dont. But you wont regret it if you do!

When I’ve had split cups from Hope, the cup spirals within the threads when tightening and it’s slightly out.

The spin difference is out of this world. I’ve ridden it for about 250km and you can feel the difference, it is way stiffer than the OE Shimano.

This is a precision product and you can see the care and detail that he has taken to do it. I’d buy another one in a flash. I was skeptical as to whether it was worth it in threaded but his products and his service won me over. First class in every respect.

Summary: You can’t have your cake and eat it too.

Galibiers plus silk liners are good enough for 0C sub 1 hour rides (all I do) so I’m happy, don’t want to faff around with bar mitts and do want to use the drops.

Perhaps fleece or merino liners would be even warmer.

Endura’s are going back, they look great but are inferior to Galibiers Barrier gloves in 3 important ways:

1. They’re colder, too cold at 7C without liners for me.
2. They don’t offer more dexterity, maybe less – feels like their liner slips around making the grip feel less solid than in the 50g pr glove heavier Barriers, also the fingers are a bit too long and cut square.
3. They’re more than twice the price.

First test of the Endura Pro SL vs Galibier Barrier both with silk liners at 5C, both warm enough, Endura might be a tiny bit colder but otherwise prefer it – sleek! Next will do a linerless test at 0C :>

Also getting a pair of ceramic pads to try..

It just dawned on me that organic pads are not for wet dirty roads, I get no stopping power and insane squeal, so trying sintered for at least decent stopping power and possibly lower squeal.

Happy with the Conti 5000 TL 25 mm, puncture less than with the tubed one plus it’s among the fastest..

Asked rooster if they’d rec hot hands (neoprene) or polypro (fleece) inners for cycling:

“For cycling, I would go for the PolyPro glove liner. The inner is brushed and feels soft on the hand, the material is also moisture wicking and would be more comfortable on handlebars for any length of time.”

How does rooster hot hands compare to silk liners? Bulkier but also hotter?

They will be noisier

One would think, but also think that’s physically impossible, maybe I should do some recordings..

Update: I did about 100km last Sunday, it was cold (frosty) and wet. My hands were cool but not uncomfortably cold, which I think is a good result for relatively thin gloves in those conditions.

Have the Endura Pro SLs arriving tomorrow, will test against Galibier Barriers with silk liners in both (one one each hand :p), hopefully they’re a tad better, but realistically I doubt they’re warmer only a bit sleeker.

“There’s no replacement for displ..insulation”

Shimano windbreakers gloves are much colder than Galibier barriers, so they’re going back – no magic from their “metallic” layer tech..

Was out in mild rain, both front and rear squeals bad even if not (badly) contaminated yet, think the Sram XR rotor doesn’t play too well with the 105 calipers or organic pads are just very sensitive to road grime.

Time to try Shimano metallics i guess!

Newmen Fade – sounds nice, no problems, light.
Hope – sounds nice, no problems.
DT Swiss – nearly drove me insane (on roadbike) due to oscillating sound.

I would have thought it fairly high because IME a howling brake is also one that is not working well

Not necessarily, listen to trials riders’ bikes. Depends WHY they squeal.

!£th – you may have the solution there – eat more pies!

My commutter rarely ( but occaasionaly) develops a squeal. I think the reason for this is that I rode it down leith walk – which for those that do not know is a hill with traffic lights and I deliberatly brake as late and hard as I can at every light.

I think its a mix of contamination, light usage and frame / fork resonance that causes it and that if you have a perfect storm of riding style, bike and brake you can find it almost impossible to get rid of

Diesel, oil and other dirt from wet roads are a real killer – oily pads = instant squeal.

Swiss stop has their own rotor which should be the ideal combo..

Guess what, front still squeals a bit after deep cleansing the XR rotor and installing new Swisstop DS 34 rs pads, maybe the XR rotors are simply not a good match for Shimano 105 calipers :s

If you want dexterous and thin, then a simple set of pogies on your handlebars means you don’t need to spend a fortune on inadequate over-priced gloves. You can use anything reasonable. I use £5 woolly gloves from Tesco in the 24 hours of the ‘Puffer because they’re more breathable than anything else.

You forgot aero ;) And the faff getting them on and off. I’m not sure how dexterous it is to have your arms stuffed into them either even if you can wear thinner gloves.

I would however get a pair if I was crossing Antarctica on a fatbike.

Ah sorry, I got the enduras at CRC.. https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/shimano-windbreak/137254509/p

Where did you order the Shimano windbreakers from?

Got mine from Chainreaction uk, the black ones seems to be sold out a lot of places.

Ordered the Shimano Winddbreaker thermals at 106g, just to test them vs the galibiers and enduras – see if their metal foil tech is any good.

DHB aeron not so great? https://road.cc/content/review/257596-dhb-aeron-lab-all-winter-polartec-glove

Do you think that you have the same issue or are your hands just cold all the time whilst riding?

Hands are just cold all the time, I think for longer rides I’d faire better, but I do a lot of interval cycling. I’d be ok with the galibiers plus liners, just seeing if there are any better options.

Looked at the dissent system, see how the Endura’s do first – they should be fine with the silk liners (so similar same concept and I have summer gloves that work well).

I have these: https://road.cc/content/review/254593-endura-pro-sl-primaloft-waterproof-glove

Looks like they could match the Galibiers in performance and be a bit sleeker, giving them a try – plus I use Endura Pro SL bibs which I’m quite happy with.

My partner has pretty bad raynaud’s, I made her some of these with some powerstretch fleece:

Already use thin wrist warmers / gaiters from my baselayer :)

Tested the O’neill 2mm neoprene gloves + silk liners one one and and gailbiers on the other, O’neills significantly colder. Think for neoprene to be better you need at least 3 mm + fleece lining but at that point it’s not more dextrous.

Might just stick with the Galibiers + silk liners. No cake for me.

Surely brake squeal is low on their list of priorities.

Yes could very well be, I think the centerlines are noisier than the dura ace rotors they replaced. If still not good I’ll have to consider getting some Swisstop rotors (although not as aero? or beautiful as centerline XRs ;_;)

Took the plunge 4 months later and ordered the Swisstops, things are getting embarassing.

Shimano’s new Windbreak thermal glove also seems interesting, 106g so not too bulky and only £30 if you can find it.

Shimano’s Windbreak Thermal Reflective gloves were designed for maximum handlebar control in the cold months and feature a 3-ply chloroprene rubber compound for heat retention and high mobility.

Reflective
Touch screen compatible
Chloroprene rubber: heat retention and freedom of movement
Metallic Thermal Tech
PORON® XRD™ padding

Metallic Thermal Tech
The skin-contacting surface of this fabric is imprinted with a metallic pattern that works to reflect infrared radiation released by the body. That radiation in turn warms up the layer of air between the fabric and the skin, thereby helping to keep the temperature inside clothing warm and comfortable.

surely its completely subjective?

It’s highly individual (don’t think the difference in how we subjectively feel cold varies that much): if you’re short and have fat fingers chances are you will do well.

I wear fingerless gloves inside sometimes..

I have the Mavic Aksiums, nice when it’s over 10C and they have held up well.

North face looks nice if a bit bulky, not avail anywhere it seems.

Shimano’s S-phyre winter gloves seem to be what I want for a price, tested at 2C and getting 9/10, comes with a liner:
https://road.cc/content/review/235138-shimano-s-phyre-winter-gloves

They have a cheaper option called windbreak thermal at £30, but can’t find any reviews.

I had my Castelli Perfetto ROS gloves on yesterday on a combined road and gravel ride from home. It was foggy, and about 4 degrees. My hands were only just warm enough, I reckon at zero or just above they’d have been frozen cold. I was keen to see how low I could go with them, so for me, it’s 4 degrees. I have some toasty Endura ones for colder days, but more bulky by far.

Maybe they could get down to 0 if you wore silk liners?

How well do your current gloves fit? At that kind of temperature cold hands ought to be either not enough core warmth, windchill, poor circulation or they’re saturated with moisture (leading to windchill). Assuming you’re dressed well enough and the galibier gloves don’t have gaping holes in them, could it be that they’re a bit too trim?

The Galibiers fit well, have a size medium 20.5 cm hand and sized up to a large as they run a bit snug. Think my core is ok, but the combo 1.94 cm tall, thin long fingers, riding a lot at > 35 km/h at 4C with often high air humidity offers a challenge.

Ordered a pair of O’neill FLX 2 mm glued & blindstitched neoprene gloves from Amazon in large just to test (friendly return policy), presumably they’ll perform similarly to a pair of Perfettos which are also neoprene?. They also carry a higher end welded seam glove in 1.5 and 3 mm called Psycho Techs.

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Silk liners are one the way.

Or a 2-3 mm neoprene gloves with silk liners such as the veloteze ones, wonder how the barfeel is.

https://road.cc/content/review/velotoze-waterproof-gloves-274001