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Post by Diego the toe clipper on Jul 24, 2020 12:02:37 GMT
Right cycling cunts. A mystery needs solving. I have 2 mountain bikes which are identical apart from they are a few model years apart and the (slightly) newer one has 29" wheels compared to the older one's 26". I am consistently 10 - 20% slower on the older bike and can't figure out why. And before you all shout "it's yer fookin' gearing mate", I don't think it's the fookin' gearing because top gear on the smaller wheeled bike feels like harder work than on the other one. In fact, it just feels more of a slog in general. It has a new chain/rearset and a recent rear wheel rebuild so bearings are all new. The tyre profiles on both bikes are a chunky 2.3 on the rear. I'm considering a narrower rear on the smaller bike but surely tyre profile wouldn't have such a large effect? Help me out you cunts. Sell the slow one, ride the fast one. Come to think of it, that could apply to many situations in life.. |
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Jul 24, 2020 13:59:37 GMT
Aye I was thinking that. No idea what it's worth. Cost £1k new. Always good to have a spare but might as well get a road bike if I'm keeping two.
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Post by Eddie The Bastard on Jul 24, 2020 14:37:33 GMT
Tyre pressure differences?
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Post by pantah on Jul 24, 2020 17:41:34 GMT
Did you take off the fag packet and clothes peg from the fork?
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Aug 12, 2020 22:56:50 GMT
Cycled to John O'Groats and back again this evening. Get it right roon yeez...
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Post by Eddie The Bastard on Aug 13, 2020 7:55:22 GMT
Cycled to John O'Groats and back again this evening. Get it right roon yeez... Strava. I love looking at other people's rides. |
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Aug 13, 2020 9:44:57 GMT
Cycled to John O'Groats and back again this evening. Get it right roon yeez... Strava. I love looking at other people's rides. I have Strava and Map My Ride and they just don't seem to pick up any satellites on my phone. On the lookout for a handlebar mounted GPS but not paying hunners for one. |
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Post by spentcase on Aug 13, 2020 9:51:30 GMT
Strava. I love looking at other people's rides. I have Strava and Map My Ride and they just don't seem to pick up any satellites on my phone. That's because you live so far North, your phone can't see any satellites, they're beyond the curvature of the earth. |
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Aug 13, 2020 10:28:15 GMT
I have Strava and Map My Ride and they just don't seem to pick up any satellites on my phone. That's because you live so far North, your phone can't see any satellites, they're beyond the curvature of the earth. We have deployed our own. We have twatellites and withifucksatellites. They run on used chip fat and Tennents lager. Brilliant designs. |
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Post by Eddie The Bastard on Aug 13, 2020 12:38:44 GMT
I have Strava and Map My Ride and they just don't seem to pick up any satellites on my phone. That's because you live so far North, your phone can't see any satellites, they're beyond the curvature of the earth. Maybe uninstal and reinstal? Or a 130? Deals; satnav-discounts.co.uk/products/cycling-garmin/We'll have to trust that you weren't just round the corner the other night. |
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Aug 13, 2020 13:01:38 GMT
We'll have to trust that you weren't just round the corner the other night. Fuck sake Eddie. I cycled to John O'Groats! Didn't have you down for one of those "aye but from where?" cunts. |
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Post by Eddie The Bastard on Aug 13, 2020 16:30:24 GMT
Yeah fair enough.
I was in the vicinity of Lands End a few years back. No fucker I was down there with wanted to go but on reflection I think there's fuck all there apart from traffic. I'd have ridden there for the same reason you did. There are better places to visit either end eh?
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Aug 13, 2020 17:59:22 GMT
It's rammed up here just now. Cunts wild camping and leaving jobbies and wet wipes everywhere.
Seems like every fucker wants to do the North Coast 500 because Shagaluf is closed and the infrastructure just can't cope with it.
Back to Glasgow tomorrow. Glad to have got some work done and got a decent cycle in this week.
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Post by Diego the toe clipper on Aug 14, 2020 9:23:49 GMT
Strava sucks since you have to pay for everything.
If it was a one off purchase of say 50 quid, I'd be tempted, but at over 50 quid a year I think it's way too steep for anyone except whose prime interest is cycling.
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Post by Eddie The Bastard on Aug 14, 2020 17:29:50 GMT
You don't have to pay for everything. I was a bit miffed at first when they adjusted it, but I'm fine with what is left.
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