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thats gud to know as i have some of those gloves

My highlight has been doin so much riding this year an getting my Eastons

Hi, I rode with some 550's for training this year and found some of the spokes would come loose after a while. Now I'm only 72kg and this was happening, pherhaps this could lead to broken spokes if with a heavier rider?

Taking biting someones dust to a whole new level

The Easton Tempest II are really good http://www.eastonbike.com/images/P-wheels/wheels_tempest%20II_carbon.jpg Wheel size 700CWeightFront: 550 g, Rear 715 g, Pair: 1265 g HubsR3 series with patented Twin-Thread Technology. Gray annodized finish. Precision-sealed cartridge bearings with asymmetrical, low-drag seals.Cassette Body All alloy, inboard ratchet mechanism with three pawls. Low-contact vapor seal. Shimano and Campagnolo compatible.RimsDeep-V parabolic, carbon-fiber, tubular with ceramic impregnated brake surfaces.SpokesElliptical, Sapim?, aero-bladed, stainless steel, T3 Twin Thread Technology.Spoke Count 18 front, 20 rearNipples Nickle-plated brass front and rear.

Tandems might go for them for the easier braking...

It's a full suspension bike, the rear triangle and shock have been taken off.

This is a Ti Truth Ellsworth (titanium frame)

hi all what sort of cycling specific weight training can i do and just how beneficial is it really. I'm trying to better my sprinting and performance on the flats.

ja i only started studyin for my chem paper the day before so really had to try an graft

haha, thats what happened to me when i was studyin for my science final las week, glad im finnished now!

I think you're right there with the sound and emotional/mental side to the different frames Is it possible perhaps that also as you are paying far more for the carbon frame that more design and research has gone into it making it a more efficient frame? otherwise there would be no difference between buying similar weighted BMC, Cervelo, Trek, Raleigh etc... frames...here comes a war of the brands

the impression im getting from this alu vs carbon argument is that theres actually little differences between the two. I have both an alu bike and a carbon bike and when riding the same routes definitely (excuse the word) "feel" like the road is less rough, as well as the dead feeling you get from having a puncture on the rear wheel is the same as my carbon bike at normal pressure yet the carbon bike is more responsive as well in terms of how it accelerates (same wheel sets on the two bikes). Now im not sure if anyone could explain this to be other than being due to the different materials used?

hi all, does anyone know why that one junior crashed about 30km into the race? he seemed to just wobble and then went over the bars.

i've got a friend whos pranged his full carbon mtb impressively a few time and hasn't cracked the frame yet so it probably isn't as easy to brake them as many are led to believe.

I way prefer ridin on the road to spinning, guess i jus don't have the patience. Also you have no endurance from spinning, which you really feel on the longer weekend rides.

wow the overseas raleighs are nice!

wow im a lightie at 6'1" weighing 72. body fat around 5%

anyone know what the conti 4000s weigh in at?

i have one, and am 6'1" an weigh 72kg, ive found it stiff enouph an a great bike! i only had a problem with the wheel set (wh-561) but that was a manufacturing problem from shimano and was sorted under warranty. You'll realy enjoy it!

I've got an astrale 8 an it hasnt given me any problems to speak of.

my max has been up to around 215

thanks all for the replys! one more thing do the round spokes make much difference to bladed ones?

Hi all, does anyone have any comments regarding the Easton Orion II and EA90 SLX wheelsets? How well do they perform and how good are their hubs?