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- 1 Jan 2024, 9:13pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Tifosi cassettes?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3780
Re: Tifosi cassettes?
I’ve been using Tifosi 9 speed cassettes for the last couple of years. I don’t notice any difference in shifting, but I think they are not as hard wearing as Shimano. I changed my chain at the start of winter, it was less than 0.75% worn, but the new chain was jumping on a couple of sprockets (probably the most used ones), so ended up having to change the cassette too which cured the problem. I’m not too disappointed about this as the Tifosi cassette is less than half the price of the equivalent Shimano one.
- 30 Dec 2023, 9:41pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: GCN+ closes What are the alternatives?
- Replies: 96
- Views: 24665
Re: GCN+ closes What are the alternatives?
Yes, I’ve tried it. If watching on an iPad or phone, there’s a little speech balloon in the bottom right corner. If you click on that you can choose a different language commentary or ambient sound.
- 25 Dec 2023, 5:57pm
- Forum: Family Cycling
- Topic: Older child rear seats
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5451
Re: Older child rear seats
If you can get your hands on one, then an Isla Rowntree Trailerbike is ideal for this age. They stopped making them a few years ago but they are still available secondhand. They are more stable than a tag along, having 2 fixing points on a specially made rear pannier rack, and a head tube arrangement that allows the bike to pivot.
I used one with my daughter, who was a reluctant cyclist, from her age of 4 to 10. This meant we could all ride as a family, as her older brother was a stronger, keen and independent cyclist. We did a number of fixed centre tours with the Traikerbike, as well as riding most weekends, we even did the 50 mile Great Nottingham Bike Ride.
I used one with my daughter, who was a reluctant cyclist, from her age of 4 to 10. This meant we could all ride as a family, as her older brother was a stronger, keen and independent cyclist. We did a number of fixed centre tours with the Traikerbike, as well as riding most weekends, we even did the 50 mile Great Nottingham Bike Ride.
- 21 Dec 2023, 9:58pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: a tad out of true? decisions....
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4088
Re: a tad out of true? decisions....
I had a Mercian frame and it broke after 7 years. However, this was before they started charging “artisan” prices. I only paid just over £200 for it, new from the Mercian shop in Derby in 1997. That’s about £30 a year. I didn’t complain when it broke, I thought I’d had my money’s worth out of it.horizon wrote: ↑21 Dec 2023, 8:36pmThe OP has had the frame for 15 years. Personally I think bikes should be amortised over ten years so he is already five years into a new frame, which means that the new frame, if Mercian, would actually be costing half, or £637.50. As it would be new (and should last at least ten years), then over the next ten years that is £63.75 per year. However, a new Spa frame would in any case cost £350. On the same basis, that would be amortised at £17.50 per year (five years gone already) which means that the new Mercian frame would be costing an additional £46.25 per year over the next ten years or 89p per week - about the same as a bag of crisps and I know which I would prefer.TrevA wrote: ↑21 Dec 2023, 12:12pm Replacing the top and down tube likely to cost around £350 plus the cost of a respray
https://www.vernonbarkercycles.co.uk/prices_frames.html
You could buy a brand new Spa Audax frame for the same money. A new Mercian frame would cost considerably more - £1275 for a 631 Audax Special.
https://www.merciancycles.co.uk/frames/audax-special/
I certainly wouldn’t buy a Mercian now - £1300 for just a frame, though I note that a Vernon Barker steel frame is even more money. It would be a Spa all the way for me, even though the Mercian is UK built and the Spa is probably made in the far east.
- 21 Dec 2023, 12:12pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: a tad out of true? decisions....
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4088
Re: a tad out of true? decisions....
Replacing the top and down tube likely to cost around £350 plus the cost of a respray
https://www.vernonbarkercycles.co.uk/prices_frames.html
You could buy a brand new Spa Audax frame for the same money. A new Mercian frame would cost considerably more - £1275 for a 631 Audax Special.
https://www.merciancycles.co.uk/frames/audax-special/
https://www.vernonbarkercycles.co.uk/prices_frames.html
You could buy a brand new Spa Audax frame for the same money. A new Mercian frame would cost considerably more - £1275 for a 631 Audax Special.
https://www.merciancycles.co.uk/frames/audax-special/
- 21 Dec 2023, 11:55am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Do we really understand what’s happening to the cycle trade?
- Replies: 178
- Views: 57721
Re: Do we really understand what’s happening to the cycle trade?
Locally, whilst many traditional bike shops have closed, there has been an increase in the number of people who just do repairs. These seem to do a roaring trade, many new cyclists don’t have much of a clue about doing even basic maintenance on their bikes, or just don’t want to do maintenance. Many newer members of my club take the bike to these repairers to have chains and cassettes changed and to have tyres changed.
- 21 Dec 2023, 9:44am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: SKS Chainbow?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1653
- 19 Dec 2023, 1:29pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: UCI Ban of Turned in Levers
- Replies: 56
- Views: 7325
Re: UCI Ban of Turned in Levers
I’ve seen children riding with their hands in the puppy paws position and someone was doing it in our evening 10 in the summer. People will copy what the Pro’s do, so banning such things discourages those that seek to copy these antics.
I also question whether flared bars are safe in big bunch racing. I witnessed an accident where riders got their handlebars entangled, one of whom was riding a flared bar gravel bike. Both riders ended up crashing with serious consequences.
I also question whether flared bars are safe in big bunch racing. I witnessed an accident where riders got their handlebars entangled, one of whom was riding a flared bar gravel bike. Both riders ended up crashing with serious consequences.
- 18 Dec 2023, 10:58am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: UCI Ban of Turned in Levers
- Replies: 56
- Views: 7325
Re: UCI Ban of Turned in Levers
Riders and especially racers need saving from themselves. Dan Bigham uses ridiculous 32cm handlebars with turned in levers. Cycling Time Trials have needed to bring in new regulations to stop people riding with their head down - not looking where they are going. All in the name of aerodynamics and saving a few Watts. This behaviour is encouraged by the likes of GCN and their obsession with aero.
- 18 Dec 2023, 10:36am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: GCN+ closes What are the alternatives?
- Replies: 96
- Views: 24665
- 17 Dec 2023, 6:59pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: GCN+ closes What are the alternatives?
- Replies: 96
- Views: 24665
Re: GCN+ closes What are the alternatives?
Well I’ve just watched a certain Mr Thomas Pidcock race at Namur this afternoon and I didn’t see a single advert, nor did I for yesterday’s race.
The Standard Plan gives access to several Discovery-owned TV channels, which do have adverts, as do the E1 and E2 channels. I wonder if that’s what they are referring to? The Digital Cycling feed does not have adverts. I’ve watched every cross race this season and the only time I’ve seen adverts, is when I’ve clicked on the wrong feed by mistake.
The Standard Plan gives access to several Discovery-owned TV channels, which do have adverts, as do the E1 and E2 channels. I wonder if that’s what they are referring to? The Digital Cycling feed does not have adverts. I’ve watched every cross race this season and the only time I’ve seen adverts, is when I’ve clicked on the wrong feed by mistake.
- 16 Dec 2023, 10:23pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: GCN+ closes What are the alternatives?
- Replies: 96
- Views: 24665
Re: GCN+ closes What are the alternatives?
I’m not wrong. There are several feeds for each race - the E1/E2 feed has adverts, as it’s the one shown on the TV. the Digital feed does not have adverts. I’ve been watching cycling on D+ for a year now, I always pick the digital feed and there are never any adverts. If you are getting adverts, you’ve picked the wrong feed. It’s subtle but the E1/E2 feed will show either E1 or E2, and the digital feed will not.rualexander wrote: ↑15 Dec 2023, 7:40pmWell, he's wrong, there are adverts.Paulatic wrote: ↑15 Dec 2023, 7:36pmIn the 6th post of this thread @TrevA saysrualexander wrote: ↑15 Dec 2023, 7:10pm [
Who led you to believe that?
Discovery+ has ads, I've tried it, some of the on demand races don't seem to have any, others have some, and some have quite a lot.
All the live streams have ads (Eurosport 1 and 2 for the cycling).
See here https://support.discoveryplus.com/gb/An ... /000004067Why is there this confusion?Yes, all of the cyclocross, all of the Spring Classics, all of the Grand Tours, and all of the minor races that you get on Eurosport. It’s the same coverage as Eurosport without the adverts.
There's no confusion, it says they have ads on all their plans on the page I linked to above.
Here’s a screenshot of the coverage of the Mol cross on 22/12/23. You can see one feed for the women’s race says E1, and the other doesn’t . Pick the one that doesn’t say E1 and there will be no adverts.
- 16 Dec 2023, 6:31pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Toxic armpits
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9385
Re: Toxic armpits
Try shaving your armpits. The sweat gets trapped in your armpit hair and makes the problem worse. Shaving your armpits makes them easier to keep clean in the shower.
- 13 Dec 2023, 6:56pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Henry Lloyd frame set
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6215
Re: Henry Lloyd frame set
Mick used to live on Birch Avenue, just off Carlton Hill, just around the corner from me - I lived on Southcliffe Road. We actually went to view his house when he put it up for sale, as we were looking for somewhere bigger. I think he moved to Cherrywood Gardens, just off Porchester Road. I’m not sure if he is still around, I haven’t seen him for a few years.djnotts wrote: ↑27 Oct 2023, 8:01am "Mick’s surname was Polish, something like Cziorka, not White, hence the nickname “Chalky”."
I met Mick when he worked at Freewheel and he lived somewhere near me (Carlton Hill). He had built a few frames, I think when between Lloyd's and Freewheel. I sometimes saw him on a tandem with his wife.
A good mate of mine worked at Lloyd's as Saturday lad in '70s and was a Clarion member.
All before my time in Nottingham.
I'll try and forward some of this discussion to my mate Gary C.
A friend of mine, Steve Littlewood, had a Henry Lloyd framed low profile time trial bike with bullhorn handlebars. Unfortunately, Steve is no longer with us, so I’m not sure what happened to it.
- 9 Dec 2023, 5:17pm
- Forum: On the road
- Topic: First ride in four months
- Replies: 130
- Views: 19020
Re: First ride in four months
Having climbed Gunnislake hill on our JOGLE ( and met Mick at the top!) I don’t know how you have managed to cycle regularly whilst living there. I’d be putting the bike in the car and driving to somewhere flatter.