#Pete#

My MTB shoes last about 3 years or so. I'm stil on these road shoes from about 1994 or so: http://www.roadbikereview.com/Channels/RoadBikeReview/images/products/product_29391.jpg

Apparently the last week will!

Try US website - they have a TAB for geometry. e.g. http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?sid=10Epic&eid=4342&menuItemId=9247

Presumably you have the 'slot drop-out' version? You will then need to use the chaintug on the drive side like so:

Cool - if you can get the price right I'll have a Leviathan 4.0 please, though the Milk Money also v tempting

While I dream about a Jones I'm quite tempted to get one of these - and it has nothing to do with anything other than I think they're quite pretty ;-) #Pete#2009-11-12 06:30:27

Try fix it yourself? http://blog.mtbguru.com/2008/11/06/surgery-on-the-garmin-edge-305/

Yup, mine also can't handle bumps. No amount up software upgrading has helped - it's a batteryy connection issue that's well documented. No free new units in SA as in the US. No more garmin for me.

Damn - up to now I could always find my bike with its green grips in the bike stands ;-( Great grips though! Love 'em!

Use it for RR and TT (where aero position demands a more forward position).

http://www.trainingbible.com/joesblog/2007/01/cleat-position.html http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/fitness/?id=2007/letters05-08 http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/fitness/?id=2007/letters05-15

Really nice on a SS - you stand quite a lot and hence no give up front is great. Ultimately comes down to personal preferecne and terrain - but I'd say give it a go!

Yup - same thing here. 1. Called them - got the sorry message re 'difficult times', then they agreed to drop rate by R12! 2. Got another quote from Dial Direct (lower). 3. Phoned Outs again - asking to cancel my insurance. 4. Immediately got directed beyond tel operators #1 to another level that dropped my insurance by 40%! 5. Was told steps 1 - 3 required every year. Grrrr. Still stuck with them to get my 'Outbonus' in 3 months - they know how to nail you.

You left out 'front wheel'

Count me in for a CT workshop... OK, who's organising?

Towing by holding on is legal - you can even hold on to a camelbak strap or something. And it's not just mixed teams; many male teams tow too.

I've moved mine to the back of the ball of the foor (1st mcp joint) and prefer it. Not quite a smuch as this: http://www2.trainingbible.com/joesblog/2007/01/cleat-position.html

Funnily enough, all else being equal the most obvious thing riser bars do is raise your bar. That redistributes weight somewhat rearward and makes you sit more upright. Risers generally also have more upsweep and backsweep. (Though many funky flat bars are also now available). The upsweep keeps your hands on the bars in difficult sections, the backsweep increases comfort. Tilting the riser bar thus allows for more variations in hand positions than many flat bars. Not only do bar ends on riser bars look silly, but they also often don't work well. Because of the bar's backsweep they may point unnaturally outwards. Bars end up being a very individual choice. I have three bars and like each for different applications, sometimes on the same bike: Flat, low bar with bar ends for 'marathons' and road for its multiple hand positions and a low, more aero position on bike. Risers for shorter rides, particularly as they get more technical (when I even change to a shorter stem) On-one's Mary bars for the SS (they don't work for me on my other bke or with shifters on + funny bikes need funny bars ;-) Ride with what works for you.

For those of you who still follow the 'UK STW cult': http://shedfire.com/uploads/officialstatement.jpg http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/brant-richards-to-launch-new-bike-brand-20242 So, Kiwi, are the Scandal prices going to go down with this news or up as it's now a 'classic'? ;-)

"We usually fall because something has broken. It's the same with old ladies. They fall because their hips have broken. Not fall and broken their hip. Osteoporosis weakens the bone to a point where it simply breaks under load." For once I can correct you as we are now in my terrain ;-) Osteoporotic hip fractures (and radial fractures) are almost always resultant from a fall. Spinal fractures however are not.

All look the same to me....