The Cycling Chat Thread

[Winot]

I was really disappointed with Zwift. Rubbish graphics - I was expecting a video of the actual alps (I went to a spin class at a gym that has this so I wasn’t being completely prima donna).

Anyway it turns out all I need is some stats so I’m happy with the basic Wattbike app and the Chemical Brothers on loud.

 

[weepiper]

New Danny MacAskill video out today featuring some of the most extreme examples of what it's possible to ride a bike down that I have seen. I swear he's part mountain goat.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Pretty sure he’s not human.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Astonishing stuff.

 

[DownwardDog]

I'm not seeing any speed, height or oppo 360 tail whips.

 

[han]

New Danny MacAskill video out today featuring some of the most extreme examples of what it's possible to ride a bike down that I have seen. I swear he's part mountain goat.

Wow.
I actually had to stop watching that, the steepness was too much!

 

[mauvais]

So Zwift doesn't work properly for me - finds the trainer but quickly produces 'No Signal' problems that seem to be their own fault rather than anything at my end - so that's out for now until they get their shit together.

I've been using Tacx's app which works properly and gives me real world video. Did a few in France, Luxembourg and the New Forest. Enjoyable enough for what it is.

 

[klang]

Does anybody have any suggestions for front-mounted child (1 year onwards) seats?

 

[klang]

for this bike:

 

[weepiper]

Does anybody have any suggestions for front-mounted child (1 year onwards) seats?

Bobike and Thule make good ones (that have a bucket type seat with a back). Avoid the ones that are more like a little saddle and footpegs, they're for older kids.

 

[klang]

Bobike, Thule and Yepp all make good ones (that have a bucket type seat with a back). Avoid the ones that are more like a little saddle and footpegs, they're for older kids.

Sure.
I'm thinking this one as it is one of the few that is mounted to the frame rather than the stem (I guess more stability) and is surprisingly cheap (£35) compared to the others. I can't see the quality being worse than the more expensive ones?

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[klang]

 

[klang]

none of the Thule etc seem to have that mechanism.

 

[editor]

New Danny MacAskill video out today featuring some of the most extreme examples of what it's possible to ride a bike down that I have seen. I swear he's part mountain goat.

Pretty impressive drone skills too.

 

[editor]

These are my wheels o'steel!

 

[sleaterkinney]

Kinomap has lots of really good real world videos and links up to smart trainers.

 

[kropotkin]

Does anybody have any suggestions for front-mounted child (1 year onwards) seats?

weeride

 

[klang]

weeride

they seem a bit of a faff with that extra bar? Have you used one?

 

[rubbershoes]

New Danny MacAskill video out today featuring some of the most extreme examples of what it's possible to ride a bike down that I have seen. I swear he's part mountain goat.

If I'd tried that, it would have been a very short video with an unhappy ending

 

[weepiper]

Sure.
I'm thinking this one as it is one of the few that is mounted to the frame rather than the stem (I guess more stability) and is surprisingly cheap (£35) compared to the others. I can't see the quality being worse than the more expensive ones?

Off-Road Motorcycle & Bicycle Parts & Accessories

At Polisport we have a wide variety of solutions for the world of two wheels. From parts and accessories for off-road motorcycles and bicycles to family transport and mobility solutions for a more practical, conscious and active lifestyle.

www.polisport.com

Hard to tell for sure from the fitting instructions but it might interfere with your front brake cable. The bike they show them fitting it to has a different kind of brake. I don't know anything about the brand (good or bad). You could give it a punt on the basis of sticking it back in the box and putting it on eBay if it turns out to not fit.

 

[kropotkin]

they seem a bit of a faff with that extra bar? Have you used one?

Yeah, I liked it, good for kids up to 3 I'd guess

 

[klang]

Hard to tell for sure from the fitting instructions but it might interfere with your front brake cable. The bike they show them fitting it to has a different kind of brake. I don't know anything about the brand (good or bad). You could give it a punt on the basis of sticking it back in the box and putting it on eBay if it turns out to not fit.

will take a punt on it. thank you.

 

[klang]

next: Helmets for toddlers?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

next: Helmets for toddlers?

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[editor]

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[Mation]

Currently doing my first inner tube change and watching a Halfords video to talk me through it.

I've checked carefully all the way round both the inside and outside of the tyre to try to find the culprit, but can't find anything sticking out of it. Nor can I find a hole in the old inner tube. I did find a bit of gravel in between the tyre and the inner tube, though.

Could that have caused the flat?

I don't want the same thing to happen again through me not knowing the cause...

 

[maomao]

Currently doing my first inner tube change and watching a Halfords video to talk me through it.

I've checked carefully all the way round both the inside and outside of the tyre to try to find the culprit, but can't find anything sticking out of it. Nor can I find a hole in the old inner tube. I did find a bit of gravel in between the tyre and the inner tube, though.

Could that have caused the flat?

I don't want the same thing to happen again through me not knowing the cause...

How did the flat happen? I've blown a tyre on impact but it has to be a high pressure tyre and a biggish impact. Could be a valve problem? Or could be that whatever punctured it fell straight out (eg. largish piece if glass). I've had plenty of punctures where there wasn't an obvious culprit though. The tyre checking thing is mostly to ensure that it doesn't happen again immediately if there is something there.

 

[Mation]

How did the flat happen? I've blown a tyre on impact but it has to be a high pressure tyre and a biggish impact. Could be a valve problem? Or could be that whatever punctured it fell straight out (eg. largish piece if glass). I've had plenty of punctures where there wasn't an obvious culprit though. The tyre checking thing is mostly to ensure that it doesn't happen again immediately if there is something there.

Thanks for the reply.

I don't know how it happened. It was a bit flabby two days before and I went to a bike shop on the way home to pump it up and it seemed fine. Got home. Then when I went to use it again (two days later), it was flat, so I didn't set out.

e2a: Good to know there might not be an obvious culprit!

 

[mauvais]

Currently doing my first inner tube change and watching a Halfords video to talk me through it.

I've checked carefully all the way round both the inside and outside of the tyre to try to find the culprit, but can't find anything sticking out of it. Nor can I find a hole in the old inner tube. I did find a bit of gravel in between the tyre and the inner tube, though.

Could that have caused the flat?

I don't want the same thing to happen again through me not knowing the cause...

It could have.

Take the tube out of the tyre BUT keep them aligned so that you can put it back in the same position, rather than e.g. rotated 90 degrees or flipped back to front. Make a record of this somehow so that even when you separate them you can bring them back together in the same way later.

Then inflate the tube a little such that it's firm enough for air to want to escape from it. Tighten up the valve if it's the type that requires it.

Immerse sections of it in some water like a sink and look for air escaping. This includes from the valve.

If you find it's leaking from the valve, the tube is probably fucked, throw it away. If you find it's leaking somewhere else, you have a hole, and it's either a defect or something punctured it.

If it's a hole, bring it back and align it with the tyre again. Inspect the inside and outside of the tyre at that position (edit: and the internal surface of the wheel which should have tape on it) - there might be an obvious protrusion or damage, but there might be e.g. flint stuck in the tread that only pokes through under certain conditions. If you don't find anything, so be it - new tube or fix the tube.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]