The Cycling Chat Thread
- Thread starter ChrisFilter
- Start date
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I still commute by bike and will do through winter. But I’ll be fucked if I ride in the rain for fun
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
No.Lycra clad road king and gravel biker
If I let the weather put me off I'd never be on my bike, and that wouldn't do. You just need the right bike and the right clothes.
Cid
Proper break this time
I think he meant me and bees. Or more accurately bees and me. I don't have enough tattoos to be a proper gravel rider though. And I like vowels.
I'll get myself out some time, just been ages since I did much winter riding and getting the clothing right is a bit of a pain and not particularly cheap.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Somehow I have to keep up the miles now I won't be cycling up a big hill every morning, and still working up a sweat going home.
I didn't get out for the 12 often sunny weeks I was at home, but the cycle-friendly routes were crazily busy ...
I'm somewhat motivated to get out and look for fungi ...
I didn't get out for the 12 often sunny weeks I was at home, but the cycle-friendly routes were crazily busy ...
I'm somewhat motivated to get out and look for fungi ...
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Managed to get out this morning for my first non commuting ride in weeks. Was surprised how well I went considering, I can average 17-18 mph now fairly comfortably. Plan is to try and be reasonably serious about Zwift over winter and see what improvements I can make for next year. Main (possibly slightly ambitious) target is a sub 5 hour century ride.
Cid
Proper break this time
weepiper have you got much experience with SRAM Eagle? Want to fix my Inbred up for winter riding... The current groupset is fine really. SRAM X9 circa 2010. But 3x... I'd kind of like to switch to 1x for ease of maintenance and the benefits of a clutched rear derailleur. I know Eagle NX will go on a standard hub, but requires a DUB BB.
Hmm... Thinking it through I can't see any problems assuming I can work out the BB standard and there's a compatible DUB. e2a: This?
I also kind of want to switch out the forks... But 26" no taper 9mm QR doesn't seem to be a goer. They're zocchi bombers so I probably shouldn't moan anyway. Just want remote lockout. Lazy.
e2a: up front the mech is XT with SRAM shifters. I assume I checked this was ok at the time. Or possibly just used what I had temporarily and never changed it.
Hmm... Thinking it through I can't see any problems assuming I can work out the BB standard and there's a compatible DUB. e2a: This?
I also kind of want to switch out the forks... But 26" no taper 9mm QR doesn't seem to be a goer. They're zocchi bombers so I probably shouldn't moan anyway. Just want remote lockout. Lazy.
e2a: up front the mech is XT with SRAM shifters. I assume I checked this was ok at the time. Or possibly just used what I had temporarily and never changed it.
Last edited:
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
You'll need this BB (or a similar external bearing BB - the DUB axle is too long otherwise) edit - you added a link while I was posting - yes, that oneweepiper have you got much experience with SRAM Eagle? Want to fix my Inbred up for winter riding... The current groupset is fine really. SRAM X9 circa 2010. But 3x... I'd kind of like to switch to 1x for ease of maintenance and the benefits of a clutched rear derailleur. I know Eagle NX will go on a standard hub, but requires a DUB BB.
Hmm... Thinking it through I can't see any problems assuming I can work out the BB standard and there's a compatible DUB. e2a: This?
I also kind of want to switch out the forks... But 26" no taper 9mm QR doesn't seem to be a goer. They're zocchi bombers so I probably shouldn't moan anyway. Just want remote lockout. Lazy.
e2a: up front the mech is XT with SRAM shifters. I assume I checked this was ok at the time. Or possibly just used what I had temporarily and never changed it.
DUB BSA Bottom Bracket - BB-DUB-BSA-A1 - SRAM - Service
DUB BSA Bottom Bracket, BB-DUB-BSA-A1, SRAM
www.sram.com
Re the fork, you should still be able to find a 26" 9mm Rockshox Reba with a straight steerer, here's one outside the UK but you might get one on eBay or whatever
Reba RL Solo Air™ Remote MTB Suspension Fork 26“ with OneLoc Remote | ROSE Bikes
26 ain't dead! <br /> The Reba RL Solo Air™ is Rock Shox´s classi
www.rosebikes.co.uk
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Plenty of dry days in winter, although I am living on the wet side of the country these days and don’t have mudguards. Had to go out in arm warmers the other day, but still on the shorts for now, they’ll see me OK until it starts getting down to about 7 or 8 degrees.
Cid
Proper break this time
Jesus, so it is. The Deore 1x12 looks nice, but seems to be universally unavailable. Thanks for the tips.
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
I was today years old when I learnt about the SRAM 8 speed E-bike cassette that costs £430. Four hundred and thirty. Pounds.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
WTF
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
It's a fundamental redevelopment of external drivetrain shifting. Apparently.
It appears to be a cassette made of sprockets like a narrow-wide chainring. It's part of an E-mtb groupset.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Riiiiiiiiiiight 
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Speaking of setups, is underwater spinning actually a thing?. I guess there’s more resistance.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
I generally pay around $600 for 12 speed SRAM cassettes that last (at best) 2,000km. They could make a Ti one that would cost twice as much and last ten times as long. I've done nearly 10,000km on a Ti 12 speed Super Record cassette ($380) that shows almost no signs of wear.
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
whatever, their lives are a fiction
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
My council has widened the bicycle lanes on my commute and put these weird bollards on bits of them, but I cannot fathom why they think it’s a good idea. Indeed I think they’ve made it more dangerous for all road users. No consultation has happened with local road users as far as I’m aware either.
They make it impossible for faster cyclists to overtake slower cyclists and seem to be coralling deadfall leaves into the lanes more!
They make it impossible for faster cyclists to overtake slower cyclists and seem to be coralling deadfall leaves into the lanes more!
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Those bollards seem quite popular for some reason but I'm not sure why.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
They're better than just paint, but still not great.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
they’re called Orca Wands for some reason. I don’t know how rigid they are but I don’t want to find out. That route is very busy for pedestrians as well as traffic as it’s on the student pub crawl. Can foresee drunk student pedestrians coming a cropper and tripping over them or twanging themselves in the crotch
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
It’s not really a problem there as traffic is so slow and often gridlocked. I’ve never felt boxed in by traffic there. In fact the narrowing of the lanes for motor traffic makes me feel less safe
