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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2150 on: March 28, 2021, 04:32:06 PM »
From last night at the National at the Annadome. You're looking at the best part of 70kmh when this happened.  :'(

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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2151 on: March 28, 2021, 05:13:33 PM »
From last night at the National at the Annadome. You're looking at the best part of 70kmh when this happened.  :'(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4WSA8rv6vw

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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2152 on: March 28, 2021, 05:17:04 PM »
you filming or riding...

I was filming, these bastards are 37+yrs younger than me.  :'( ;D

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« Reply #2153 on: March 29, 2021, 06:10:01 AM »
From last night at the National at the Annadome. You're looking at the best part of 70kmh when this happened.  :'(

Ouch, passing backmarkers is always fraught with danger especially if you have no brakes.
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« Reply #2154 on: March 29, 2021, 03:00:52 PM »
Ouch, passing backmarkers is always fraught with danger especially if you have no brakes.
This was the 20klm Scratch Race and there were the leaders that the clown brought down.

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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2155 on: April 03, 2021, 06:26:22 AM »
Got me a pair of these coming for my off road excursions and at $89 down from a RRP of $379, it won't matter if they aren't flash on the feet.  :cheers:



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« Reply #2156 on: April 05, 2021, 05:40:51 PM »
Got me a pair of these coming for my off road excursions and at $89 down from a RRP of $379, it won't matter if they aren't flash on the feet.  :cheers:

Interesting design, Giro make good gear.
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« Reply #2157 on: April 05, 2021, 05:43:06 PM »
Spent the weekend in Bright, we were lucky with amazing weather. Of course I took 2 bikes, retro bike to ride the rail trail and carbon bike to climb Mt Buffalo.


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« Reply #2158 on: April 06, 2021, 04:28:01 PM »
Interesting design, Giro make good gear.

Yes, so no hope of crap sneaking into ya shoe whilst riding along.  ;D At that price and my size, I couldn't not get a pair.  :D

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« Reply #2159 on: April 06, 2021, 07:46:57 PM »
Spent the weekend in Bright, we were lucky with amazing weather. Of course I took 2 bikes, retro bike to ride the rail trail and carbon bike to climb Mt Buffalo.





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« Reply #2160 on: April 06, 2021, 07:58:18 PM »
Do you still have the Ripmo?

Yup, it's in for a complete strip and service at the moment.
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« Reply #2161 on: April 06, 2021, 08:19:15 PM »
Yup, it's in for a complete strip and service at the moment.

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« Reply #2162 on: April 07, 2021, 06:42:48 AM »
Nice!!

I'd ridden it pretty hard for 2 years without touching it so it was overdue for some loving. Fork, shock, dropper post service, bushes/bearings replaced/lubed, brake flush/bleed, new gear cable. It should be good for another couple of years.
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« Reply #2163 on: April 07, 2021, 06:12:47 PM »
I'd ridden it pretty hard for 2 years without touching it so it was overdue for some loving. Fork, shock, dropper post service, bushes/bearings replaced/lubed, brake flush/bleed, new gear cable. It should be good for another couple of years.

I've just done all the same on my Reign 👍🏽
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« Reply #2164 on: April 07, 2021, 07:04:11 PM »
My Giro MTB shoes turned up today and talk about a bloody stiff sole.  :o :cup:



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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2165 on: April 10, 2021, 09:37:39 AM »
It was a struggle this morning to ride.  ;D



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« Reply #2166 on: April 10, 2021, 10:16:56 AM »
It was a struggle this morning to ride.  ;D

Looks like it was a struggle to stop riding to take the pic :)
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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2167 on: April 10, 2021, 10:37:30 AM »
Looks like it was a struggle to stop riding to take the pic :)

It's never a struggle when I see a great sunrise when out on the bike. The Youtube vid shows the real magic of the morning.  ;)

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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2168 on: April 11, 2021, 09:57:03 AM »
Any comments on custom wheel builders here in Australia.

I’ve been told the combo of my weight (now down to around 100kg) and the power I’m putting down when sprinting is giving the 30mm deep 24hole standard DTswiss rear wheel a hard time.... it’s going out of true within 1000km of riding.
Starting to join some faster bunch rides during the week which are usually relatively flat and often run 40kph plus on the flat sections......

I want to have a set of deep section carbon rims built.... have contacted TWE wheels and his prices seem good and he seems to know what to build for my requirements.

Any experience with TWE? What about craftworx or Caden wheels??

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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2169 on: April 11, 2021, 10:36:01 AM »
I’ve been told the combo of my weight (now down to around 100kg) and the power I’m putting down when sprinting is giving the 30mm deep 24hole standard DTswiss rear wheel a hard time.... it’s going out of true within 1000km of riding.

Sounds a bit odd, what are your power numbers? I'd think it would be more down to type of spoke, tension and lacing pattern. I race with some guys who can put out close to 1000W for 3-5 seconds and they run off the shelf wheels.

I looked at Caden, ENVE and a few others when I recently bought my carbon wheels. I ended up going with Zipp as there was stock available, they had a good warranty and they suited my bike, optimised for 28mm tyres.
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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2170 on: April 11, 2021, 11:44:49 AM »
Apparently not that unusual at all according to a local wheel builder.

I don’t have a power meter. But the guys I am keeping up with in the sprints are a lot smaller than me and pushing out 800-1000watts briefly during the sprints.
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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2171 on: April 11, 2021, 03:48:48 PM »
Craftworx makes very good wheels, he was the main man when Velocity was based here in Australia.

I'm heavier than you and also race on the Track and have no problems riding with low spoke count wheels.

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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2172 on: April 11, 2021, 07:46:42 PM »
Been a reader of this thread for a while now and thought it's time to share what l ride,  it's a Giant Talon 1 , 10 speed 29er,  XL frame, it's not fancy or fast but l enjoy getting out on it along my local roads.
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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2173 on: April 11, 2021, 07:47:50 PM »
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it's not fancy or fast but l enjoy getting out on it along my local roads.
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Re: Show us your bike (bicycle)
« Reply #2174 on: April 11, 2021, 07:58:06 PM »
doesnt have to be fancy to be fun!

Exactly.  ;)

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