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Marcg868
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PostPosted: 01:33 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Something about Road bikes that gets me interested and i wouldn't mind having a bash. However if £800 is considered entry level, thee is no way i can afford that. I only paid £300 for my mountain bike and is more than enough bike for me.
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D O G
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PostPosted: 01:39 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh, I'll just leave this here....

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PostPosted: 01:41 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
I fancy a crack at it too, however I don't seem to have the trim physique that I see most road riders have. It would be the same scenario of when you see a fat person jogging. Plus I don't fancy them uber skinny tyres either.
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D O G
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PostPosted: 01:48 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
I weigh 95kgs - 14.5 stone in real money, I don't seem to have a problem.

Ebay is your friend if you want a road bike. £300 should see you with a decent bike, which will last ages if you maintain it (a piece of piss). I got the shoes I still wear in 2004, for £25, again fleabay.

You can do it on a budget, trust me, I'm tight as fuck.
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stinkwheel
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PostPosted: 02:03 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
DOG. How tall are you? The seat stays on that frame look incredibly steep. I can't work out if it's very short or very tall.
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stinkwheel
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PostPosted: 02:11 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Carl_steveo wrote:
Plus I don't fancy them uber skinny tyres either.


Uber skinny tyres are what makes all the difference and are what allows me to go sailing past people sloggin the streets on mountain bikes on a 40 year old single speed bikem spinning out the pedals as if I'm putting no effort in. That's because I am putting no effort in due to minimal rolling resistance.

The bigger and heavier you are, the more difference skinny tyres will make. I'm over 6 foot and around 15 stone. My tyres aren't even the skinniest I would like due to the archaic rim size.
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Marcg868
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PostPosted: 02:15 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Luckily I'm quite slim anyway 5ft 10 and 11 stone.
What are good bikes to look for on ebay?
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D O G
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PostPosted: 02:17 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
stinkwheel wrote:
DOG. How tall are you? The seat stays on that frame look incredibly steep. I can't work out if it's very short or very tall.


I'm 6' bang on. The frame is a 58cm, tho I've never really understood what measurement that actually is.

What do you mean by seat stays too?
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Carl_steveo
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PostPosted: 02:23 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Okay I'm shorter and heavier than everything thats been mentioned. Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad

I get the reason for the skinny tyres but I think It would take some getting used too. There doesn't seem to be much to them. Plus the lycra that is an essential part of every mans road bike attire would have me looking like this.


https://www.dazzlefancydress.co.uk/images/27088.jpg

I need a new bicycle because my mountain bike is kaput and theres not many mountains living in the city anyway. Next one might have to be a road bike.
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stinkwheel
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PostPosted: 02:59 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
D O G wrote:

I'm 6' bang on. The frame is a 58cm, tho I've never really understood what measurement that actually is.

What do you mean by seat stays too?


The measurement is essentially meaningless. It's supposed to be the length of the seat tube distance between the bottom bracket and the top tube but given todays propensity for long seatposts and varying lengths of crossbar, it doesn't tell you much.

The seat stay is the bit of frame running from the rear hub to the seat. it just seems very upright (near vertical) on your frame compared to most. That means either the seat tube is unusually long (which it isn't), the wheelbase is unusually short or the crossbar is unusually long.

The net effect is you are sitting quite far back on the bike (almost directly over the back wheel) and your legs are going quite far forwards to reach the pedals. A very comfy, upright riding position. If I were to ride that bike, I think I'd find my legs very cramped up under me if I was down on the drops. Wasn't criticism, just looked slightly odd to me. No two people are the same shape.
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D O G
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PostPosted: 10:58 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gotcha, and you're spot on with the assessment. You cannot really use the drops whilst in the saddle - certainly I never do. Only ever use them when 'sprinting' out of the saddle.

It is quite a stretch to the bars - the angle of the headset desn't help with that, but I'm used to it now, and other bikes feel odd.

I'll dig out a pic of me riding it, for the limited lulz.
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D O G
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PostPosted: 13:31 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm on the right....

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Irezumi aka Reuben
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PostPosted: 13:56 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
My newest build. Cost around £600 all in from ebay/cycle forums for parts. To be used for racing this season.

I also have an old Ridgeback genesis which is for commuting/training and looking to build an old steel framed single with drops for a spare bike and to be cool with the kids!

Giant TCR carbon frame (2006)
Sram Force shifters brakes and derailleurs with 105 chainset and Ultegra rear mech. Easton EA50 wheels. Fizik Arione saddle and Cinelli Vai bars with Bontrager XXXlite stem. Weighs just over 7kg I think. Not got a proper scale to measure.

https://cdn.bikechatforums.com/files/tcr_build.jpg

PS: If anyone knows of an old steel frame or complete bike with horizontal drops in size 51-54cm for the top tube then please let me know. Not looking to spend more than £250. Thanks.
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D O G
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PostPosted: 18:04 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice indeed.

Particularly the colour co-ordination - looks a treat. Cool
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PostPosted: 20:38 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fausto Coppi - must be 10 years old, if not more, gotta admit I rarely ride it 'cos my Marin mtb is just a comfortable all rounder and I use it for the daily commute as I can get up 'n down pavements with ease (and without fearing for the rims Smile )...

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PostPosted: 21:55 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Steve, I don't suppose you are a member of cycle chat forums are ya?
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Steve H
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PostPosted: 22:09 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jonny Bravo wrote:
Steve, I don't suppose you are a member of cycle chat forums are ya?

I might have been registered there John but certainly not a regular. I've jumped in and out of BikeRadar more frequently when I've felt the need to ask advice/questions about cycling related topics but again only a handful of times. They seem to be a friendly and well informed bunch over there.
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PostPosted: 22:18 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fixed a chaps computer while i was a phd student, he paid me with a box of bike parts from a police auction. Assembled it with tools and WD40 from lab.

https://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w255/ajbsmirnoff/7822_127650784289_578364289_2658487_1813241_n.jpg

Total cost - 30 minutes of time.
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PostPosted: 22:38 - 19 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
ajbsmirnoff wrote:
Fixed a chaps computer while i was a phd student, he paid me with a box of bike parts from a police auction. Assembled it with tools and WD40 from lab.


It seems you missed the point of this thread Laughing

I've always fancied a road bike. My dad sold one ages ago for bugger all. I wish he hadn't.
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stinkwheel
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PostPosted: 02:01 - 20 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Steve H wrote:
I can get up 'n down pavements with ease (and without fearing for the rims Smile )...


Something I used to be bothered about too, until I found that truing a wheel isn't really all that difficult and it takes a hell of a lot of force to actually taco a modern bicycle rim if it's all laced up tight.

I'm less sure about those fancy track-style ones with 14 or 15 spokes in but a 700c wheel with 32 or 36 spokes is a lot stronger than it looks. Just look at people doing cyclocross and riding 29"er MTBs.

In theory, a larger diameter wheel is LESS likely to get dinged by bumping up over an obstacle. That's thy they put 17" wheels on sports motorcycles and 21 or 23" wheels on motocrossers.
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kawashima
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PostPosted: 03:17 - 20 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cross bike (Gios puredrop)
I changed thin block tyres into thick road tyres.
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PostPosted: 18:02 - 20 Mar 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Steve H wrote:
Jonny Bravo wrote:
Steve, I don't suppose you are a member of cycle chat forums are ya?

I might have been registered there John but certainly not a regular. I've jumped in and out of BikeRadar more frequently when I've felt the need to ask advice/questions about cycling related topics but again only a handful of times. They seem to be a friendly and well informed bunch over there.

Ah right, I only asked cause there is a chap on the forums who has exactly the same moniker as you!

Went on a nice 53 miler this morning with a local club, went over the severn bridge into Wales and had a nice bit of cake and mug of tea at Tintern Abbey. Lots of motorbikes and cyclists out and about today, the sun was scorching felt almost like summer. Very Happy

Burned 2246 calories. Nice big homemade slow cooked beef stew coming up!!! Very Happy
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