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Hi Jeroen When going through the ingredient list for Classic and Marathon products, noticed that colourant and flavorants are not specified and that both products use a blend of non nutrative sweeteners, sucrlose and acesulfame-K. Why are the colourants and flavourants not specified? and when designing a product for endurance athletes, why use non nutritive sweetners when this adds no value to the performance of the product and is effectively adding additional chemicals into the body? Thanks

?? I regularly do in excess of 35 km/h with standard brakes, no lights or indicators on my bikes. On a downhill even faster.

You should try Cadence, if you want well structured cycling specific training with good trainers. Virgin Active cater for the masses.

Unless you planning on riding in cross winds.

I read somewhere, can't remeber where though, that aero becomes more important from about 37.5 km/h + speeds

Try loosening the spring tension in those conditions, worked for me.

On paper a 53/11 is a "faster" gear but on the road it's a different story. In reality how many of us can say we grind in 53/11 on regular basis for long time periods? Until recently 53/12 was the "fastest" gear available which is in fact "slower" than a 50/11. So unless you are superman and can push a 53/11 for a long time there is no disadvantage for the compact on the flats and downhills. On a long straight downhill you may lose some top end but nothing a good aero position can't make up for. I used to be anti compact until I was forced to ride it. Now, don't think will ever go back to standard. I have been using for almost a year and never been dropped due to lack of gears on the flats. I can easily stay with guys riding 53/39 rings and the benefit on the hills is a much bigger advantage. So imho, unless you superman, a continental pro, or like grinding, compact cranks will be better suited to most other riders. The interesting thing is that most criticism of compact cranks come from guys that have never ridden them any length of time. But end of day it's a personal choice, so there is no right or wrong answer only experiences.

Please explain how a compact would put you at a disadvantage on the flats?

http://www.sport24.c...doping-20121107 quote SA cycling star Daryl Impey added: There's many of us paying the price for these clowns. Life time bans plus financial pay-backs to sponsors." unquote Wonder if he still has this point of view?

The basic principle is offer and acceptence. The rest is advertising. As long as the sale price is valid, don't see what the problem is.

I don't undestand this strava culture and fascination with PBs based on time. To me it means nothing. There are too many variables that affect it. (list too long to go into) It's the same for race times. More important to me is how many people finished in front of me overall and in my age group. That gives the best indictaion on how I am really doing. Also call me old fashioned but I prefer to race someone face to face. Nothing better than dropping someone on a climb or finishing a race in the with the winner fo your start group. As you get older there is always someone to beat out on the road and that's how I define my PB. How did I place compared to that person. Strava is just a training tool, it does not define you as a cyclist. I still ride with a Cateye, avergae speed and distance is all I need to know.

18 kg since 2011. 96kg down to 78kg at 187cm tall. Stopping eating take aways also helped a lot.

Mohair socks a must, keeps feet warm even when wet.

Stan's 3.30 hubs with crest rims.

What is a reasonsable life expectancy from a pair of sunglasses? I try and get 5 years.

Vipa over Epic anyday

It's all in your head, they do make excellent products but there a few manufacturers out there that do the same and better. There is something funny about that "S Works" tag that hypnotises people into blindly parting with their cash. Hope whoever came up with the tag got a fat bonus, but then again Americans are always the very good at marketing.

Don't think you can resonably expect zipp quality at 1/4 of the price. It's about expectations.

What I don’t get is why OP didn’t just buy it from the shop with the lowest price in the first place. Looks like he had no existing relationship with either of them. Once you start trading you setting yourself up for disappointment. Find a LBS shop you feel comfortable at, build a relationship and with and stay with them. You’ll win in the long run.

Used to be every ride but am getting better Check you shock pressure is correct Go tubeless and run lower tire pressure Ride as fast as possible within your limits Read as much as you can, have picked up a lot of good advice from magazines and books Practice

Go for it, you can always ride further than you think you can.

This may sound harsh but not sure what the fuss is about. The rules are clear. Once you start making exceptions where will it end?

Agree with OP. "Support the LBS"

In the 90's we used MTB in the Tokai Mountains on 26' steel frame Avalanche Reflexes with no front shocks. Lot's of fun.

Is there a discount for two bikes? MTB + Road