Hairy Posted March 24, 2023 Share Just now, DieselnDust said: Is that lefty beer….? Held in my left whilst taking the pic with my righty Edited March 24, 2023 by Hairy DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverInTheRoad Posted March 24, 2023 Share I am sure this stuff is great but there is no way I will spend this amount of money on gearing, and it's heavy. At least they are creating jobs for kids to mine raw materials in DRC to make all the batteries. gemmerbal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 24, 2023 Share 8 minutes ago, Hairy said: The most impressive bit about this clip is that the Specialized frame did not crack or explode into a million carbon fragments! What I find interesting about this test, besides the final force required to break the der ... is the repeated, and increased force applied to the der ... one would assume this would have also weakened the material before the final breaking point test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmoun10goat Posted March 24, 2023 Share Anyone thinking bicycles are expensive should look at the ‘racing’ running shoes that costs thousands of ZAR (R3500+) and often don’t last beyond 500km. That’s R7/km run DieselnDust, BrentCGP, Danger Dassie and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 24, 2023 Share Just now, sirmoun10goat said: Anyone thinking bicycles are expensive should look at the ‘racing’ running shoes that costs thousands of ZAR (R3500+) and often don’t last beyond 500km. That’s R7/km run I only run if the police are chasing me, and they have not had a reason to do so for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 24, 2023 Share Wonder if you will see this drivetrain at this event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmoun10goat Posted March 24, 2023 Share 2 hours ago, Hairy said: I only run if the police are chasing me, and they have not had a reason to do so for some time. Posting bail will be cheaper Me rida my bicycle, dasilvarsa and Hairy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 24, 2023 Share 3 hours ago, Hairy said: I only run if the police are chasing me, and they have not had a reason to do so for some time. Gave up sniffing saddles in public have you? Hairy, Me rida my bicycle, dasilvarsa and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me rida my bicycle Posted March 25, 2023 Share 22 hours ago, Hairy said: I only run if the police are chasing me, and they have not had a reason to do so for some time. As they say in the Bible only the wicked run when they are not chased 😂 dasilvarsa and Hairy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted March 27, 2023 Share So what issues did Nino Sram have with his brand new AXS the other day...May have cost them the race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted March 27, 2023 Share 14 minutes ago, Headshot said: So what issues did Nino Sram have with his brand new AXS the other day...May have cost them the race? Hugh, I don't recall this ??? Egger & Baum (probably cost them the race) had a derailleur issue, not Nino .... 🤷♂️ Edited March 27, 2023 by TheoG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted March 27, 2023 Share 28 minutes ago, TheoG said: Hugh, I don't recall this ??? Egger & Baum (probably cost them the race) had a derailleur issue, not Nino .... 🤷♂️ That too, but Nino had an electrical issue on Groenlandberg stage - Gerald mentioned it, and so did Nino in the post stage interview TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted March 27, 2023 Share 17 minutes ago, Headshot said: That too, but Nino had an electrical issue on Groenlandberg stage - Gerald mentioned it, and so did Nino in the post stage interview Then I completely missed that. Wonder how much time that cost them and what was the impact on the race ... I was under the impression, unlike last year with all the punctures, their only issues was that Andri simply couldn't keep up. nonky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 27, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, Headshot said: So what issues did Nino Sram have with his brand new AXS the other day...May have cost them the race? Nothing that cost them the race. He said a minor mechanical which was speculated as a derailleur issue due to it getting wet. If it was water ingress related the.man that’s likely a bad battery contact or it was wet when fitted. considering that the race was won on new SRAM Transmission…. Hairy and TheoG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted March 27, 2023 Share I know of another rider - Masters women whose entire AXS stopped working - had to do most of the day as a SS and without the AXS dropper. Reinforces my view that electronics on a bicycle is a dumb idea... nonky, amac, W Smith and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 27, 2023 Share 1 minute ago, Headshot said: I know of another rider - Masters women whose entire AXS stopped working - had to do most of the day as a SS and without the AXS dropper. Reinforces my view that electronics on a bicycle is a dumb idea... How many other riders have not snapped der. cables through the years leaving them to doctor a SS so that they can limp back over the finish line. TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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