3k from a rear hub is crap. i'd be going to where I purchased it from and asking for a replacementSummernight wrote:considering they've only done about 3000kms from new I think it may be better to replace the wheelset than try and source a new compatible hub,
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Postby Summernight » Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:06 pm
Hmmm. I tried that avenue with the LBS I bought the bike (complete with these wheels) from when the FSA bottom bracket broke. They blamed the all-weather usage and refused to replace. I'm not keen on trying to hit them up again this time for a replacement hub as their previous efforts were woeful and I'm pretty sure they'll blame me.jasonc wrote:3k from a rear hub is crap. i'd be going to where I purchased it from and asking for a replacementSummernight wrote:considering they've only done about 3000kms from new I think it may be better to replace the wheelset than try and source a new compatible hub,
Maybe after I've got a new set of wheels on the bike I'll give them a call. What were the Pro-Lite ones people were recommending for all weather commuting again? Needs to be strong but not too heavy and I'd prefer something okay for heavier people as I'm riding with quite a payload (in the backpack, sheesh ).
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Postby jasonc » Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:21 pm
i also have the bracciano but i wouldn't recommend them for load lugging.
in between: http://www.pro-liteoz.com/store/index.p ... oductId=82" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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website says: " We are pleased to recommended this wheelset for riders up to 110kg."
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Postby VRE » Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:27 pm
I wiped the bike, especially the chain, and have the shoes sitting with newspaper stuffed in them (about the only useful thing about having an old copy of the Feral Hun lying around at home).
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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:11 pm
After a week nursing an infected knee I got back to commuting in the saddle. And it felt great, though I did pick a doozy of a day for a sandgroper used to warm weather - 4 degrees and frost in the dark under a bright headlamp has a little magic about it.
Followed it up with the full ride home, again in the dark, remarkably just in the singlet it was so mild.
40 glorious kms. I've six days of lost time to make up for now and I am looking forward to more of the same tomorrow.
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Postby TailWind » Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:23 am
Warm again this morning, with a bit of wind around, but otherwise uneventful ride in to the Melb CBD.
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Postby TraceyG » Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:40 am
Actually, the worst thing about this morning's commute was having to stop twice, once to shed the ear muffs and the second time to shed my jacket because it was unseasonably warm.
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Postby gretaboy » Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:49 am
Got to check the video footage to see if I had a cigarette butt flicked at me from a work vehicle but apart from that the ride was uneventful.
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Postby CXCommuter » Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:49 am
Summernight have a look at the ProLites- I have the Braccianos and they have been faultless (6000k and counting), the Merano's look a good commuting compromise
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Postby Summernight » Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:59 am
I forgot that we got rain down here in Melbourne. After having such a lovely week or so without it I was about to leave last night, looked out the window and went "What is that stuff? No! It couldn't be...Rain?"
Lots of cyclists taking the backstreet detour due to the MYT pontoon closure this morning. I was driving home after swimming and it was like a procession on that backstreet in Cremorne. The pontoons looked abandoned without the regular flow of cyclists and pedestrians.
Managed to clock ~40kph on the flat this morning on Albert St just after Hoddle which I was shocked about. I had a good cyclist drafting me too. Me being drafted? Amazing. Of course I completely died when I reached the little Albert Street hill two blocks later and said cyclist zoomed past me as I'm slowing down to die but I'm going to claim I was interval training. Yeah, we'll go with that.
And then I got to work and was changing and realised I'd left out of my bag a couple of important items like a work shirt and... ahem... underthings. Luckily I had spares in the office for just such an occasion.
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Postby CXCommuter » Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:28 am
Know how you feel, several weeks ago I borrowed my belt from work and promptly forgot to bring it in with me on the Monday and I had my old work trousers (two sizes too large). All day I had to walk around feeling like either in clown pants or an extra in an old war movie. When walking at least one hand had to stay in a pocket to keep my pants on.
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Postby warthog1 » Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:56 pm
Nice ride in tonight. Knee warmers and bib knicks instead of bib longs. The days are getting longer too post the winter solstice.
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Postby gretaboy » Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:15 am
It was cold tho and had plenty of thick fog. At one point on the ride it was that cold, how cold you ask...well it was that cold that I got a brain freeze headache briefly. One electric sign said -1 at 7:19..how accurate got to wonder especially at that time of morning. But it didnt rain on me so I was a happy chappy.
And the days are getting longer too it seems. Bring on summer
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Postby TailWind » Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:00 am
Cooler this morning than the last few days in Melbourne, but dry, and the northerly was still around to blow me into the CBD.
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Postby Summernight » Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:08 am
Lovely ride home last night and ride in this morning (apart from the headwind). The school holiday traffic is wonderful.
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Postby gretaboy » Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:21 am
Isnt it just an awful feeling when your not riding your "normal" bike and you try and put up with a setup that isnt for you. Especially pedals which arent clip ins...I myself find flat pedals hard to use now, I am so used to clipins..I find my feet move around too much on flat pedalsCXCommuter wrote:... and pulled out the trusty old MTB forgetting it is set up for SWMBO to ride. Short stem, seat all the way forward and flat pedals.
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Postby Chris249 » Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:46 am
The big lesson I have learned is that keeping the legs warm - not something that has been an issue in Sydney - is important when it gets colder. D'oh! I'm planning to do Stelvio and Gavia Passes in Europe in a few months and it's funny to think that my regular Aussie commuter gear should be more than warm enough.
This city is fantastic for cycling. Drivers are friendly (close to the city anyway), there's some great bike paths I could use if it wasn't for the cyclists with possum burning searchlights that turn the eyes of oncoming riders into molten pools of pussey pupils, and the closest I've come to an incident has been the roos living near our place, just 5.5 klicks from downtown and less than 7 from Parliament House.
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Postby CXCommuter » Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:21 pm
Funny thing is I love the feeling of flat pedals offroad for more technical rides (and downhilling)- gives me more control but for road riding they are horrid.gretaboy wrote:Isnt it just an awful feeling when your not riding your "normal" bike and you try and put up with a setup that isnt for you. Especially pedals which arent clip ins...I myself find flat pedals hard to use now, I am so used to clipins..I find my feet move around too much on flat pedalsCXCommuter wrote:... and pulled out the trusty old MTB forgetting it is set up for SWMBO to ride. Short stem, seat all the way forward and flat pedals.
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Postby Marto » Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:32 pm
Police were watching me very closely at a stop sign at the intersection of Morcom Ave and Keble Street Oxley. Seemed like a stop sign surviellance thing. This was on a detour on a section of road used by most cyclists commuting through this area (actually, no alternative way through). Video: http://youtu.be/PhjQRyTJpgE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby gretaboy » Wed Jul 03, 2013 3:09 pm
jules21 wrote:riding to work this morning and i was keeping an eye out for bidon i'd dropped two mornings earlier. i didn't give it much chance, surely after 2 days someone would have picked it up? anyway there it was - right where i'd jumped a small kerb on my MTB commuter - completely untouched. except another commuter had spotted it and had turned back to collect it. i got to it ahead of him and there was an awkward moment when our eyes met and he said "i was going to grab that" and i said "believe it or not, i dropped it the other day". we had a good chat on the way to work. how about that though - got there with 5 seconds to spare?!
is it just me or do others think the same....I would never pick up a bidon that is on the road/bikepath/grass and then use it. Doesnt matter how much I washed or cleaned it up, I dont think I could ever get over the fact of : - who was sucking on this before me
They are not that expensive really. Are people that hard up these days!!
good to hear you got yours back Jules21...I lost one due to a bump/edge but couldnt get it back due to the car driving over the top of it 30 seconds later
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Postby Summernight » Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:31 pm
Depends on how 'hip' the flask (bidon) looks... If it is gold plated I might pick it up... And melt it down for the gold.gretaboy wrote:is it just me or do others think the same....I would never pick up a bidon that is on the road/bikepath/grass and then use it. Doesnt matter how much I washed or cleaned it up, I dont think I could ever get over the fact of : - who was sucking on this before me
They are not that expensive really. Are people that hard up these days!
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Postby jules21 » Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:08 pm
i was thinking the same thing. i don't think i would, but in theory there's no reason not to, once you clean it. i'd say that's the only reason mine lasted 2 days..gretaboy wrote:is it just me or do others think the same....I would never pick up a bidon that is on the road/bikepath/grass and then use it. Doesnt matter how much I washed or cleaned it up, I dont think I could ever get over the fact of : - who was sucking on this before me
it's only a few $ but was quite satisfying to find it where i dropped it.
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