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That's good, since my bike is a bog standard (alu??) bike. I'd not be interested in carbon fibre - paranoid about it splintering!

 

Hey hay, I've seen my next bike maybe I'll be able to stay on that one! :lol: now if I could find a tandom version of that, that would really rule, be able to get the Mrs out and get her fit (she'd hit me for saying that good job she can't see this forum! ).

Heck I think I found one, the Longstaff would appear to be what I'm looking for, now if I can get that with straight handlebars and better brakes (they look like calipers from the photo) hum, this got me thinking.

 

Can I ask what cycling forums do people visit any good ones for advise, I think I need to ask advice about this trandem trike thing, someone else must have brought one, know what their like etc, not like I can go to my local bike some a try one

 

A gearbox for my E30 was less than that.
Bloody hell!

 

yes but your e30 'box only has 5 gears and is about a 3 foot cube this has 14 in about the same volume as a can of coke. also you needed a new e30 gear box

 

Ive been ooo'ing and arrrr'ing at this roadbike -

but Ive never heard of them (not suprising I dont know much about road bikes).

Im only window shopping, but wondered if someone might be able to satisfy my curiosity.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FANTASTIC-AIR...ryZ72573QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

She's mighty purdy

 

Have a look here. IMO they are very nice. Well respected brand. Would have a bid but is one size too big

http://cyclingplus.co.uk/forum/post.asp?method=ReplyQuote&REPLY_ID=754601&TOPIC_ID=72750&FORUM_ID=4

 

thanks for the link andy.

this litespeed is pretty too.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Litespeed-Cla...ryZ72573QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

window shopping on ebay is fun

 

Titanium frames have a reputation for being very comfortable and great for all day riding. Also have the benefit of great fatigue life.

 

45 miles on road today with these guys and gals

 

I did 75 km but the road was dry

Still felt a bit tired after 358 km in two days last week end

 

Sir G. 358 km . Was that the "Paris - Mont St Michel". How was the new steed?

 

Yes it was. We left at 6 in the morning. Most of us were freezing. Not until about 12 did we start feeling warmer. Fierce northerly wind. We were going due west for most of the morning, and it was hard to take shelter on the left of the preceding cyclist because of (occasional but fast) traffic. About noon our course deflected SW so the wind became favorable for the rest of the day.

Next day was only 150 km, but much hillier. When we finally saw the Mt St Michel in the distance, we let loose and covered the last 40 km in 1h15min (which is fast by my standards). Needless to say I quietly kept shelter behind younger blood...

Was the real test for the new machine. I was favorably impressed as I felt no fatigue (at least no more than on my old Reynolds steel bike) and I quicky forgot about the iron-hard saddle. Going uphill was a pleasure, even when seated. Doubt I'll ever go back to steel

Declined to visit the Mount on arrival due to enormous crowds. Had a beer instead (I know it should have been cider)

 

I wouldn't expect Carbon Fibre to be uncompliant. It's well known in photography that despite being lighter, CF tripod legsets are generally more stable (at the sort of micro-vibration level that upsets ultra-telephoto lenses) than aluminium ones because they've that same bit of "give" that steel does in a bike frame (but a steel tripod would be unreasonably heavy).

Glad to hear it rides well Sir Galahad.

 

Sir G. sounds as if carbon is the perfect choice for your prefered discipline. Not had a carbon frame myself. Last 2 roadframes have been Alloy and they were both stiff and responsive. Downside is comfort. Back and sides feel fatigue earlier compared to what happened on my last steel frames (731OS road and 853 MTB). Not a problem though as now i Like to race XC which is 1-2 hours so dont need to ride any more than 2-3 hours in training

 

Got a new bike stand from Ebay today, just had to tell someone about it, £33 Delivered, super, folds away when not needed, my bike fits it nicely, I now might get around to actually maintaining it now I'm well chuffed !

 

is that a muddy fox courier, with the crackle paint finish Lee?

aaaah *"memories are made of these"

 

its a Muddy Fox Pathfinder, but yes crackle red/black paint, nice bike appart from the brakes. Had the bike on the stand tonight and did a quick check over, noticed the wheels are slightly buckled, how easy is this to correct or do you need to be skilled to straighten them, is it better to get a shop to do it?

 

you could try it.

you would need a spoke key, and a home made gauge of some sort to use to make the wheels true.

I cant imagine a shop charging you more than a tenner for it though, so you might think its not worth the hastle of doing it yourself.