Martin PJ

I am building up a bike for someone to use riding the beachfront in Durban. Going to use them on that bike.

I have one I bought on Ebay for pretty cheap. Scared to use it. It does look very nice.

I would not ride this tyre, and I repair pretty much everything.

I have all three, I prefer rollers, then IDT, then spinner. Time passes quicker on rollers and feels more realistic as the bike moves around like on the road. Rollers and IDT are better for interval sessions than spinner. If you get a spinner the flywheel needs to be as heavy as possible 20 kgs plus, or it doesn't spin properly. Biggest problem with rollers is that everything gets numb (hands, butt etc.) after a while, so I need to take a break after 30 minutes, walk around for a while. With the IDT and spinner you can shift your weight around without having to worry about balance, so the numbness is a lot better. Try and borrow a roller from someone and use it a couple of times, you will soon know if you like it.

I did not have a point, just posted the link since a lot of people where talking about it in the last couple of pages. Guys can draw their own conclusions, which you have done. I don't think I need to explain anything in the link, guys here are widely read.

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/pinarello-cracks-down-on-chinarello-counterfeiters-41072/

Hi Javadude, the story about the picture is in my link above your post. Cheers.

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/53523-amashova-crash/ Genuine Pinarello damaged in 2009 Amashova crash.

The wandering is not that bad, I was deliberately steering the bike around. The rollers are easy to ride with the MTB. With the flexibility in the plastic roller, the speeds are very low. In this video I was about 10 km/h. So if you fall off, you stop immediately. Having the wall next to you is also a big help. I tried with the road bike and it was very hard to ride, the rollers must be perfectly round, which my ones are not round as the wood end fittings which were holding the bearings were not turned on a lathe.

http://youtu.be/VpIpXX4v2Tc

Gave some instructions to my ballie, he made them. They are not too bad. The rollers must be as stiff as possible, plastic gutter pipes are too flexible without reinforcing. I reinforced them by cutting a slightly shorter length of similar 80 mm pipe lengthwise, then pushing it into the center of the tubes, did this with two sections of pipe. It stiffened the tube greatly. The belt can be made of a holdfast style strap that can be sewn in a loop. It needs pretty big guides either side of the belt to make sure it doesn't come off. Also the MTB is much easier to ride than the road bike. Especially if the rollers are not perfectly round. I will post a video tonight. Cost was R300, I got bearings for free and the plastic guttering for free, so basically the wood and screws.

Interesting topic. The heat affects me badly in races too. The colder it is, the better I go. Much of my training is early morning, train through the winter and hardly ever train in the heat. So this is probably a big contributing factor. In the heat I loose a lot of weight in sweat - 4 to 5 kgs and I only weight 70 kgs, so it is not a lack of sweating that is the problem.

I had this problem with a seatpost, then I noticed the seat post is clamping against itself and not the bike. It is a quick release and I tightened it more with an alan key. Basically need a smaller seat clamp. There is no gap in the seat clamp bolt when it is tightened.

Advice please, I emailed cyclingyong@hotmail.com after finding the details here, he is offering 2013 Pinarello Dogma 65.1 think 2 frame for 560$ including fork, headset, clamp and seatpost, including postage. Payment is via credit card on ALIEXPRESS. Has anyone bought from this supplier, before I take the plunge.

What he said.

Look for "Microshift Shifters" on Ebay. Shimano compatible, 8, 9 and 10 Speed.

Check out http://www.bestderailleurstore.com , can someone buy something from these guys and let me know if the stuff arrives? Google Microshift derailleurs, the brand is legit.

Good price there on SRAM red 2013, R5999. I paid about R20K for mine.

My vote is for long rides, they make you lose weight. Being lighter helps more than intervals.

In training, single file is the way to go, and it's the law. Otherwise you could get slapped on the butt by a mirror when the cars go past at 100 km/h. In races, anything goes. Personally I never cross wheels with the bike in front of you unless you can quickly pull up right next to them, you will go down (and they won't) if the rider moves across suddenly. In the big races, you need to be fearless to ride well. Don't brake, push the guys out of the way if they come too close, don't use your front brake much (at all). I think the main skill in keeping in front is to brake less than everyone else and always try to push into space. Don't be scared to ride a bit in the wind, the better riders trust their strength and power, to do a bit of work and still be there at the end. The bunch normally rolls around anticlockwise, so try to stick on the right of the bunch, there will be a natural flow pushing you to the front. Don't ride on the left, you will ride in the debris and glass of the gutter.

Had shingles last year, took the anti-viral meds, two weeks rest. No problems. Tell your doctor you are training, if you notice any problems, go straight back. Doc told me that the Chicken Pox virus never leaves your system, but shingles should only happen once as a result of of the chicken pox virus reactivating for some reason. It is much better to have shingles when you are younger, if you are older (over 60 to 70 years old) it can cause serious problems, up to one year to recover from the pains. Apparently, you should also go donate blood when you have just had shingles, I think they can extract some chicken pox antibodies from it. Speak to them if you are a donor.

I would tend to agree. The lights are very cheap on EBay. All the exact same stuff we buy in the local shops. If you want a warrantee, then buy two and put one in the cupboard. Stuff is half to one third of the prices here on the Hub, that includes postage.

So if you don't take cycling seriously then nobody else is allowed to? I train hard for a sub 3, just to see it stuffed up by organisers who have all the information available to seed people properly, but choose not to. They do not advertise this as a fun ride - largest time race in the world. I sympathize completely with the back markers in the seeding, most of the celebrity batches are tackling the ride without any training at all. I know people who rode without training in these batches. You could be trying to ride a sub 4 hour yet have a wall of people walking up every hill in front of you. The organizers are arrogant, try to talk to them when you have a problem, their attitude is that if you don't like it, they don't need you. Like I said, it is a fun ride.

Back in the day the race finished in Camps Bay, so add a few minutes to the older times.

I am glad someone has brought this up, I have ridden with the ladies many times. I would rather not ride, than race in their bunch. Most race tactically and sit in the bunch, sprint at the end. In recent years the start has been partitioned off between the men and ladies in the same batch. The ladies are put in ahead in the same starting batch, you have no choice but to sit behind them. The first few kays is a massive roadblock trying to get through them. The bunches are huge in Argus, narrow roads. Last year around 400 in Vets bunch (VB and Masters, thankfully no ladies - they were with VA), at Chapmans Peak, about 100 A bunch lighties caught us going like the clappers. Up Chappies looking for parking the bunch is so big. Very frustrating to train so hard and see your best time left out of the road. It is now a fun ride. All the organisers care about is the money. Races like 94.7, Amashova and Tour Durban are for the serious rider - good seedings, ride like hell, safe bunches and safe route. Think the Argus is a now a fun ride, they don't care about the serious cyclist. If you want the ladies to ride faster, offer them money for good times. On the mountain bike they show that they are nearly as strong as the guys.