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  1. raptor-22
    Nice looking machine. Priced similarly to kickr and neo so bike compatibility is going to be key. That 20% gradient simulation is lower than the neo (25%) but higher than kickr (15%) so it's nicely in the middle. Price is competitive so this looks to be a winner if it manages to sinulate actual in road riding as well as neo or kickr. When will demo units be available ?
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    I doubt the casing is that wide but I don't have either to measure. The conti 2.2 Tyres casing measure like a 1.95. Really low volume. Only race King is high volume . But they all grip very nicely. Just need to be aware low volume high pressure
  3. raptor-22
    I see...... So how are these HIIT intervals structured?
  4. raptor-22
    280W @ 82kg = 3.4W/kg
  5. raptor-22
    HIIT?
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    Ya I guess the reasoning is for consistency of numbers on and off the bike.
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    whatever sends shivers down the spines of and intimidates your riding mates. I think most of the pro's have their tests done in a lab on an indoor bike hence the exclusion of bike weight. Hes weight is listed as 73Kg. Every FTP test I've done with a coach on a indoor bike I've had to weight myself fully clothed. On the bike I include my bike weight since bike + rider is the load my legs have to overcome
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    fade? do you mean how they start to steer right or grip levels drop from 0 to - numbers?
  10. raptor-22
    whichever makes you feel stronger
  11. raptor-22
    If you using on the road ride data to calculate power to weight you need to add the bikes weight to your weight. Many people including coaches forget this. If you are using IDT data to calculate your PtW then you can neglect the bikes weight.
  12. raptor-22
    nothing outlasts a crossmark. if that's the only criteria you look for in a tyre then you won't wrong. I was never any good at figure skating. I do prefer to use tyres that actually grip. PS: nothing wrong with Canis 120tpi casing if you run enough air in them. Helps to weight less than 75kg too. This would hold true for any light weight casing tyre
  13. raptor-22
    Cuts at the beaded are indicative of too low a pressure or a not so forgiving rim. Which rims are you using?
  14. raptor-22
    The Habit is a far more versatile bike. Sadly Omnico don't like it much cos its not a 29er and they believe SA is 29er territory. Guess they not going to like the Scalpel much either since XS, S and M are 27.5. I have a feeling they simply won't import the smaller sizes and will sell Habits into the smaller size category instead and only M29,L29 and XL29 Scalpels
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    I have run the EVO Scwalbe RR and never had a problem with them. Too low pressure and they just skwirm about on the rim. They need around 23-25psi to even begin to feel like they doing anything. I now have the SS version. Run those at 20 psi - no grip. run them at 23-25 psi, hey presto grip and no punctures or sidewalls failures. Strange that that is the exact pressure Schwalbe recommends as a minimum......wow. would never have though the people who designed the tyre know more than the end user. Same with the Canis. shirts not rocket science. Read and apply. go ride sorry for the sarcasm but each time I see someone with a blown side wall its on technical terrain and tyres look and are flat. But a friend whose brother in law's cousin rides with a guy who works with the 2nd cousin of the wife of a guy at a tyre brand said lower is better...
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    "What tyre " debates make for great entertainment... On za canis 120tpi see really good tyres if you run them with enough air. They, like any other thin walled tyre , won't last if converted to tubeless. The 120tpi is a race day tyre. Not a training day for riders with no finesse. Think of them as tyres for 650b riders
  17. raptor-22
    speak to your LBS to order demo saddles from Omnico
  18. raptor-22
    or compromising perhaps?
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    Don't use a Mojito, prefer to drink them but I seem so have clearance issues with most helmets and sunglasses. when wearing sunnies its sometimes better to opt for sunnies with arms where the tail end of the arm can be bent into any direction needed to clear the helmets frame
  20. raptor-22
    indeed
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    last weekend I was at CV for a coffee at vida with a pal who was in town. After coffee I walked over my car and spotted the reverse lights of the RR parked next to me had been on for a while. I wondered what was going and noticed the driver seemed confused so I stood behind the car and did my "Kom Planes" Batman carguard routine. Oh she was so grateful she slipped a R50 and told me to keep the change. I thanked her and hopped into my 2015 Golf. Such a kind lady, paid for my coffee I slipped the R50 into the hands of the car guard who had been trying to get her attention while she struggled to vacate the two bays she was occupying... Felt right chuffed being such a good samaritan
  22. raptor-22
    Because it's easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. Problem is those sods who adopt this attitude don't know how much work went into the permission
  23. raptor-22
    doesn't look like much alien pulling took place unless Thor was in there somewhere signing autographs
  24. raptor-22
    Firstly Iwan has made a small error probably due to being given incomplete information. The sizing is xs, s and m in 650b. These are marketed in the woman's range. Then m, L, and XL in 29 marketed in the men's range. There is a small in the men's range as well in 650b but with a men's saddle and slightly wider bar. The only difference between the "men's" and "woman's" bikes is saddle and bar width. The geometry is exactly the same across the range. No woman's specific crap as cannondale sales have shown the woman's specific range is not very popular among women. Cannondale s market research has shown that in the sizes available, the smaller riders prefer the smaller wheel. This is especially prevalent in Europe. Quite where this leaves omnico is a mystery because they are not fans of the 650b wheel. ( hence no GT full suspension bikes)
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    The opi stem was a weight saving effort. ,ore headaches Han it was worth. The 90mm limitation came from the lefty. Before Lefty 2.0 the offset came from the forward position of the strut. This allowed a simpler forging for the lower leg and axle. When they changed to the lefty max design the axle was already position more forward to achieve similar offset with the slacker head angles of the Jekyll and trigger. The strut itself could now be shifted more rearward thus allowing shorter stems on the XC bikes. Since before the F-Si the geometry was more moderate this 90mm limitation was not an issue. But as you know the last few years Xco courses have become more technical and surprisingly more trail riders are taking to Xco for the technical and well as race challenge. With this comes the need for more of an emphasis on a more stable bike for descending. Hence longer top tubes. For XC most riders are already riding the smallest possible bike so stems are not getting shorter for the pros. The appeal is more to cater for where the mass start event riders are coming from and that is from the trail scene. Those riders are looking for a familiar feeling bike so the manufacturers are applying some trail bike thinking to Xco race bikes as well. If you look at most pros bikes the saddle is slammed forward, the bars low and stem is around 80-100mm long because that's how they get their weight forward for climbing performance. So it's probably just a fad as the industry has been here before around the end if he last century and then again the mid point of the previous decade and here we are again. That sounds like a fad or more politically correct "current thinking"
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