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50 minutes ago, sirmoun10goat said:Anything IPx7 or lower I kill off in a matter of months. These are not designed for continual water exposure, let alone salty corroding sweat. If you are on a trainer or doing endurance sport, small amounts of daily ingress will be the end of the earphones. IPx8 is designed for continual water exposure (just not forced/pressure).
Guess it depends on how much you sweat, i have a set that’s rated IPX4 which I’ve been using on my trainer sessions for close on 18 months without issue . A go old fan therefore help as well.
1 hour ago, Bub Marley said:Those numbers dont seem correct. I did the route last year and there were no climbs, just small rollers. Compared to other races, RVR was by far the flattest in profile.
Thanks, are you referring to the 50 or 100 miler, why does the organiser update their website though!
1 hour ago, KingZA said:This is from last year so be aware that they might have changed things up a bit this year.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/161577900
1075m climbing according to the route
1491m climbing recorded on the Garmin last year
That’s a massive difference!
Yip, hence the question
Elevation and route profile please
Perhaps take the bike to the police station and give a statement as well
If using indoor trainer , I guess you’ll be using a fan, therefore best to get something with decent noise canceling,
What a load of BS, alarm bells ringing here and I’m sorry but this story does not sound plausible at all.
As has been mentioned, the value alone should have raised suspicion.
Similiar happened to me , buyer thought nothing was amiss about buying a carbon road bike with ultegra components and PowerTap pedals for R5k from someone on the street , only came clean when he was placed under pressure by someone who showed him the stolen ad..
and called himself a cyclist- sickening
14 minutes ago, Jva said:Herewith the final update.
So Assos got back to me, gave me a voucher to buy a replacement pair of bibs on their international website including shipping, just did that and fingers crossed will have a new pair of bibs by the weekend.
Their feedback is that the reason for the wear is the saddle and they suggest I change saddles, I will investigate and look at that option. ( for interest I had my saddle measured and set up for me by Specialized, also don`t have a saddle bag ?). My only and original question still is all my other bibs are ok, why just this particular one? Anyway lessons learnt. I really cannot fault Assos Switzerland for their after sale service and will definitely give them a big thumbs up. I wish more companies had this type of after sale support.👍😀
Great outcome and I had a sense that you would come right dealing with them directly.
I only use Specialized saddles and have not had this issue with my Assos bibs, granted I have the Equipe. This also does not say much for the distributor though, why could they not facilitate this ?? Actually quite pathetic if you think about it.
5 minutes ago, dexterdent said:Which wheel did you go for? There are some really cool options out there in drastically different price ranges.
I had a set built by Nick - so Nextie with Hope RS4 hubs
1 hour ago, dexterdent said:I just added all my new data points to the spreadsheet I made for this "investigation" and the results stayed pretty much the same. I haven't done any big efforts on the segment for a while so it mostly added data in the low and mid-watts range, but they were pretty consistently better than the old bike, and mostly better than the Aero bike with crappy wheels.
So Aero wheels for the win! It's the best upgrade I've ever done and if you are lucky enough to have the cash around, I'd get the wheels before getting any other major upgrades. There are some other benefits as well - the slightly larger internal diameter of the rims seem to make the wider tyres less bulbous, and there is a reasonable amount of evidence showing wider tyres are a good idea. I'm running 28mm GP5000s, but would look at going up to 30-32 next time. The increase in comfort is significant.
But the other important lesson that I probably did not highlight enough above - if you separate the major equipment upgrades out, my power output typically only accounts for about 50% of the variance in my times. This "revelation" helped me cope with a slightly disappointing CTCT result even though I was better prepared than other years.
Thanks , get your point on the Tyre story, you want them as closely aligned to the rim as possible. This is the reason went with a wider rim (21 ID) and 29mm exterior, resulting in an optimum configuration taking the recommendations into account when fitting the 28mm continental. I’m still running rims so will need to stick with this size.
It happens - just say no, if they really want the item and your price is fair - they will negotiate. I had the same the other day and just declined the offer.
Any latest feedback on this ?
I did my first ride on a set of 55mm’s today, and all I can say is WOW, “felt” fast…
previous set had thick carbon carbon spokes on a standard rim so probably not very aero to begin with, current rim is pretty much flush with the tyre as well.
Felt no penalty when climbing either, previous rim was light and very stiff,
Looking forward to next ride!
There’s also Nick , but he’s out in George.
3 hours ago, Thomo said:Kevin who used to be at BMC had an almost pedantic attention to detail when working on wheels.
Hopefully who ever is doing wheels now does similar.
To confirm, have CE Cycles built/sorted out wheels for you.?
I'm needing someone to look at my wheels, and while William's Bike Shop is the other often recommended, getting to Somerset West may be a bit of a challenge.
Yes, he has built some and also trued some others, he’s my go - to mechanic so everything runs through him.
Shoo , that must be quite some stem for that outlay and I guess you need to do a lot of gravel to make full use of it,
my bike fortunately takes 45mm tyres( can even go wider) and the handlebar has some “give” as well, with a thickish tape as well.
A bit of a revival
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I only use WW mild detergent.
Kit is washed on its own and not dried in direct sunlight
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Just now, ChrisF said:
It should be easy.
When switching on, it takes a second, third or fourth press of the button to cycle through the modes.
Darned if I can find bit of text that clearly states which click is which .....
I will start using it on the MTB only when I can get a tether solution. Thus sometimes I use it twice a weekend on the road rides, then it stays off while I enjoy the trails.
the lack of a tether is unfortunate yes, i believe you can change the light settings from your head unit
15 minutes ago, betaboy said:Actually, a few have their own version, but I see they not available locally. Garmin is milking the market.
Yeah, there is an article re. this but can’t post link for some reason .
Cycling Weekly, apparently the Garmin patent expired in 2021
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Will enter, but admittedly at the last minute, been burned by the weather and resultant poor conditions too often .