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I've had 3 sets of wheels built by Strada. They're very good wheels and have stayed true despite a far amount punishment (although I haven't hit a cat yet!). If you speak to the owner, Darren, he'll help you work out what is the best set of components for your requirements and budget. I've been very pleased with their service.

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Over many years of cycling I've found very few that can be carried on the bike and are of any use. If I need to carry a pump I have a frame fit Zefal, which works well, mini pumps are all useless, so If I can't carry the frame fit pump I take CO2 cartridges which do the job nicely.

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I haven't seen one of these threads for a while!

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Samuel D wrote:
flat tyre wrote:I've got one bike with 5800 11sp groupset and another with R8000 11sp. I have to say that the R8000 is a huge improvement over the 5800 particularly as far as the front derailleur set up and operation is concerned.

Really? I’ve found the opposite. It takes two minutes to nail an FD-5800 or similar. It takes two minutes just to untangle the cap and cable loop mess on an FD-R8000 before you start the multi-step process of adjusting it with microscopic Allen keys; that is, once you’ve dug the microscopic screws out of the road grime and freed up the microscopic pivots and levers. You can’t flick the screw head clear of muck with an Allen key as you could with a flat-blade screwdriver on earlier models. You have to dig a hole with a pick or scriber. The whole thing appears to be designed for use in a cleanroom.

Trim problems with STI shifting are usually from not following the Shimano set-up instructions precisely, in my experience. A random YouTube video is not a good substitute for this document (PDF). For a start, with the long-lever front derailleurs you need to measure the incoming cable angle with the Shimano TL-FD68 tool or equivalent.

Thanks, I used the manual you have linked to when I originally installed the FD, having read it again I remembered that there is a cable routing converter that needs to be positioned according to the indication on the alignment tool. I seem to have lost the original alignment tool but my recollection was that it wasn't a precise indication so I might try the alternative converter position to see if that improves the situation.

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Thanks for replies. I think maybe I might just spare myself the bother and stick with the 5800 FD on the 5800 groupset bike! I tend to agree that the R8000 looks a bit like a watchmenders nightmare, it does however in my experience seem to give more flexibility with chainring/cassette ring extreme combinations.

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I've got one bike with 5800 11sp groupset and another with R8000 11sp. I have to say that the R8000 is a huge improvement over the 5800 particularly as far as the front derailleur set up and operation is concerned. The 5800 is a bit of a pig to set up and no matter how hard I try there isn't much flexibility on the FD with chain rub occurring 2-3 cassette rings before the extreme limit (i.e.big/big, or small small). So, I thought I might achieve a fix by swapping the FD, but now I think that even if 5800 will work with R8000 FD it won't have cured the problem because there may be a difference in the chain ring spacing between the 2 groupsets. Anyone know anything about this?

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The first incident could have been avoided by you taking a strong primary position to block the overtake until past the oncoming cyclists, at which point you can move in to let the following vehicle overtake.

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As one of the effects of the lockdown due to no cafes being open and cycling alone I decided to carry more "stuff" with me. I have fitted a carradice saddle bag and mounting bracket on my lightweight summer road bike. The naked bike weighs about 8.2 kg and the saddlebag plus bracket weighs an additional 1kg. I've got tools etc weighing an additional 0.5 kg and the rider is about 68kg. So by fitting the bigger saddlebag I've added about 1.3% to the total weight. Do I notice the difference? Well, apart from now having a better fitting saddlebag which doesn't chafe my legs or wear out my shorts, not at all, in fact looking at like for like rides I seem to be faster now according to Strava.

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It's quite common for the toe of the shoe to touch the front wheel and isn't necessarily a problem provided that your bike fit is correct and the bike has been assembled correctly. I have this on some of my bikes, particularly as I prefer to have my cleats fairly well back. Unless something is very wrong with the bike you shouldn't notice it unless manoeuvring tight turns at low speeds, in this case you just have to position your feet so they are clear of the wheel as you turn.

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Five minute wonder in my view, once the traffic and weather returns to normal all these would be cyclists will be back in their cars.

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Peanut butter sandwiches, preferably made with homemade sourdough.

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I've got rim brakes on my bikes and I'm generally quite happy with this. At the moment they are easy to maintain and consumable spares are easy to obtain. One thing that does concern me though is the availability of replacement rims. I'm doing a fairly high mileage so usually need a new set of rims every year. Based on somewhat anecdotal evidence it would seem that the number of manufacturers producing rim brake rims is dwindling fairly rapidly latest casualty seems to be Mavic. Anyone else seeing this as a potential problem?

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It seems to be very difficult to buy a new bike with mudguards now. We get a lot of new riders in our club who have just purchased a snazzy looking thing from the cycle shop. After a few outings they realise that if you want to ride all day in this country the roads are more often wet than dry so they end up with some rattling bodge fit mudguards because the bike hasn't been designed for proper fitted mudguards.

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Don't you hold the handlebars steady with one hand and cock your leg over the saddle?

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I clipped a small piece of wood lying in the road and found myself flat on my back on the road with severely damaged and unrideable bike. The piece of wood had somehow caught in the spokes and went round and jammed behind the front forks. I had to phone Mrs FT and persuade her to make a non-essential journey to pick me up. In normal times I probably would have gone to A&E to get checked over after such a bad crash, fortunately I seem to have mended with no lasting damage.

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