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Re: Cyclocross
Postby trailgumby » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:44 pm
Bloody shock absorbers
Hope your bike turns up soon.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby Mugglechops » Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:50 pm
Will post a you tube video tomorrow.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby toolonglegs » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:25 am
Did start putting some wheels together though.This one is using the Stans yellow tape and a Stans CX kit...the tyre well is pretty small and it was reasonably tight to put on.Used a CO2 can for the first inflation.Hopefully I will be able to use 26-28 psi with no problems...but really need to try out these set ups a fair bit before it really matters!.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby Mugglechops » Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:44 pm
Here is the night video, you can't see much
And this is one of playing with MTBs on my ride home from work from a few weeks ago.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby toolonglegs » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:22 am
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby toolonglegs » Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:49 am
http://www.cannondale.com/fra/2012/bike ... -105-21567
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby jbchybridrider » Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:32 am
If you didnt need the bike in such a hurry you could do as I did, could'nt buy the bike I wanted so built it from scratch. But that cannondale would win races.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby drubie » Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:10 pm
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby toolonglegs » Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:30 pm
Maybe I should get a 29'er...with 10 speed...put on drop bars/cable brakes and brifters ...two birds with 1 & a bit stones.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby Nobody » Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:41 pm
Comes with an ETT of 60, but you'll still have to get brifters if necessary.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby toolonglegs » Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:51 pm
Can't race a slopping top tube CX bike...makes the dismount rather hard.Nobody wrote:http://salsacycles.com/bikes/fargo_ti/
Comes with an ETT of 60, but you'll still have to get brifters if necessary.
It is nice though.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby toolonglegs » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:00 am
Maybe one of these.... http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bik ... 030/48894/ ...wont be able to over the shoulder this either or dismount well...but I am only playing after all!.
Choices choices!.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby toolonglegs » Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:13 am
Anyway...I have ordered (and payed deposit) this...
http://www.cycles-lapierre.fr/route/kit ... x-alu-2012
and thanks to Drubie I got these on ebay tonight...
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 1439.l2648
Ok they aren't the magnesium ones but for 66 euros new I can't complain (unless they don't turn up!).
It either runs a 27.2 or more likely a 31.6 seat pin...I have thomsons of both sizes.
Frame takes press fit bearings with which I can run my my Ultegra compact cranks...have ordered Stonglight 46 & 38 chain rings to go with it.
For wheels I am going to try Ksyrium on the rear and DuraAce on the front...both set up tubeless (hopefully they are good at 30psi).
Apart from that everything will come off my race bike...maybe I will need a stem...will run XT mtb pedals.
Anything else you can think I need?
All going well I will have all the bits by next thursday...and first race will be the 5th ...and I will look like a plonker as I won't get more than one test ride on it...and dismount / remount practice has nearly been non existent!.
Woohoo!!!.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby drubie » Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:09 pm
Wheels? Keen to try tubulars or sticking with clinchers? Tubulard are reputed to be better at coping with pinch flats, might help for a big rider hitting obstacles hard.
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby Strawburger » Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:18 pm
Oooooh, nice frame! How did you come about the Lapierre's? Is it because it's a local? I've just imported and built up a Xelius. Very nice ride.toolonglegs wrote:OK...change my mind more than a ... .
Anyway...I have ordered (and payed deposit) this...
http://www.cycles-lapierre.fr/route/kit ... x-alu-2012
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Cyclocross
Postby toolonglegs » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:20 pm
Pinch flats won't be a problem as I am running tubeless set up...rolling off the bead might be a different story!.will have to test ride them first!.
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Cyclocross
Postby toolonglegs » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:26 pm
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby drubie » Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:56 pm
Heh, race under a "nom de plume" - when in France and all thattoolonglegs wrote:...but if I break it I will sit on it for few months and put mud guards /panniers on it before I take it in in the summer...lol. The shop guy said they do have a habit of looking at local race results to check it hasn't been raced!!)....so shhhh!.
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Postby toolonglegs » Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:35 pm
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:16 am
Had to pull the front end out in the forest today as the "mechanic" had stuffed up reassembling the headset when he cut the steerer...once I had done that it steered a wee bit better!....he who also stuffed up fitting the BB...two stuff ups in two jobs!.
I have fitted 46/38 chain rings to it...BUT I soon realized that the 38 / 28 combo doesn't really cut it on the steep stuff so I will be putting the original 34 back on...48 should be OK for the big ring.
Ran 36 psi front and rear...front felt good except when sprinting which made it squirm around a bit ( I run 32psi front and rear on my mtb...at 100kgs plus bike ).The rear on the other hand felt a bit soft...might try 40 psi as I felt the rim a few times on the rougher stuff.All in all very happy the tubeless set up worked no probs...only issue is it is hard to change tyres for faster tracks as the tyres I have now are 30mm mud tires (perfect for today)...but for now they will have to do.
All in all I had a fun ride...BUT could ride my mtb a lot quicker in most places...tried a few "barrier" moves over fallen trees and I sucked!!!...also tried a few runs and I SUCKED!!!.
Think I will run a small bladder under my jersey as drinking will be an issue and with a bottle in the triangle it makes it quite hard to do a quick shoulder and run.
I will race on Friday if I can juggle kids sporting competition commute ...otherwise I will wait another week before embarrassing myself!.
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby Mugglechops » Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:31 am
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Re: Cyclocross
Postby Nobody » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:00 am
Yes, if the front feels good, then the rear needs more. With a rigid MTB, I use 22 front, 27 rear with 2.2" tyres (80Kg). Obviously there is going to be less of a differential with a CX bike. I found a good way of fine tuning front/rear relative pressures is to repeatedly ride over the same sharpish edge like a raised edge of a concrete slab in a normal riding position and try to feel the difference. Works for me.toolonglegs wrote:Ran 36 psi front and rear...front felt good except when sprinting which made it squirm around a bit ( I run 32psi front and rear on my mtb...at 100kgs plus bike ).The rear on the other hand felt a bit soft...might try 40 psi as I felt the rim a few times on the rougher stuff.
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:26 pm
On the tyres I can run up to 34mm...I think these may be too mud specific. I have never seen a local cx so not really sure how rocky etc they will be...the most important thing for now is they don't "burp" so I am confident in them now.
Definitely can't relax on the rear like you can on a fat Mtb tyre...not much air volume in these things!.
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:40 pm
Dugast's one day!.
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