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[Other Sport] Cycling geeks
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Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Morning SB. I've done my best to drop a few Palace threads off the front page.
Thanks.
It would be easy to forget we are actually a quality football team with plenty going on.
It would be easy to forget we are actually a quality football team with plenty going on.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
To be fair I don't post on the football threads much as keeping up with it is quite difficult when you're 12000 miles away. Keeping up with cycling is easier as most sites are quite neutral.
Proper 
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I forgot to reset my alarm so I'm up an hour early.
Sat here all ready for work, and I sure as hell ain't going in early
.I forgot to reset my alarm so I'm up an hour early.
Sat here all ready for work, and I sure as hell ain't going in early
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
That's very special.Postman start late these days. I remember the days you used to be in a 4.
They won't be happy until we are 9-5.
Like everyone else I rallied against starting late main due to not wanting to finish late.
But I doubt I could even do early starts, now.
Like everyone else I rallied against starting late main due to not wanting to finish late.
But I doubt I could even do early starts, now.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Dad used to be a milkman so used to people being up and about early. Doesn't stop me preferring to be up at 11am and in bed at 2am though. Early mornings aren't hereditary.
So, walk or cycle your round?
So, walk or cycle your round?
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Van!
They are taking bikes off the road.
Joining 2 and a bit neighbouring duties and sending 2 posties out with 'golf' trollies.
There's less staff needed as we take all the big packets you couldn't get on a bike.
They are obviously moving us away from local depots, so one day we will all be a central hub.
It's not ideal, but as with everything it's easy enough to make it work, if you put your mind to it.
Which is where plenty of my colleagues are failing as change and Royal Mail don't exactly go hand in hand.
They are taking bikes off the road.
Joining 2 and a bit neighbouring duties and sending 2 posties out with 'golf' trollies.
There's less staff needed as we take all the big packets you couldn't get on a bike.
They are obviously moving us away from local depots, so one day we will all be a central hub.
It's not ideal, but as with everything it's easy enough to make it work, if you put your mind to it.
Which is where plenty of my colleagues are failing as change and Royal Mail don't exactly go hand in hand.
Ever so slowly getting the threads juggled around.
It's a lot easier @ 5:45 than it is @15:45.
It's a lot easier @ 5:45 than it is @15:45.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Off in a minute, cheers for the reminder.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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Out of interest - what gears does everyone have?
I'm battling so far with a standard 53/39 and 12-25 on the back. I'd be interested to know what everyone else has, why they have that set up, and how they get on with it?
I may have a very specific gear help question to ask the geeks at some point in the near future, but I'll soldier on for now and see how this week off work and more rides under my belt goes first I think.
I'm battling so far with a standard 53/39 and 12-25 on the back. I'd be interested to know what everyone else has, why they have that set up, and how they get on with it?
I may have a very specific gear help question to ask the geeks at some point in the near future, but I'll soldier on for now and see how this week off work and more rides under my belt goes first I think.
Just had a look on my mobile and saw a few pics from the beacon, does anyone know how to upload them without a usb plugin?
Don't know what gears i've got atm, sold my Road bike for one i'm getting this coming month (hopefully) and i'm sure no-one would want to know my cheapo MTB gears
Don't know what gears i've got atm, sold my Road bike for one i'm getting this coming month (hopefully) and i'm sure no-one would want to know my cheapo MTB gears
Indurain's Lungs
Legend of Garry Nelson
53/12 is a big gear! On the other hand, 39/25 is reasonably low. I have 52/39 and 13/23 but only have to deal with short and steep with that, at worst.
A compact would probably be ideal for you to give you plenty of gearing on the low end. That does mean changing your chainset/front mech though. I'd go as small as you can on both front rings as your chainset allows, if you want to minimise cost.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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Funnily enough the big gear 53/12 isn't where my problem is - I love pushing that downhill and along the flat where wind and/or decent tarmac permit. My problem is the low 39/25 not being quite low enough on some of the nightmare little climbs round my way.
I was hoping you wouldn't suggest a compact as I'm a bit reluctant to cave in and go down that route. A lot of my routes are reasonably flat for the most part and I'd hate to lose top end speed when the going is good. Your advice is always rock solid though so I'll be giving it some serious thought. I was hoping I might get away with changing the rear cassette instead to say a 12 -27 and hope that little bit extra might just be enough?, especially as my fitness & legs slowly, hopefully, improve. I know it's hard for you to say if a 12/27 would be ok for me as your legs and engine are obviously in a different class to mine ( I'd struggle up most things round here on a 39/23!) but what hopefully you will be able to help with is if that cassette (should you think it's worth a try) would be alright without changing the 53/39 and if a medium length rear mech would take it or if I'd need to switch to a long length? For cost reasons I'd like to get any changes right first time, although I suppose I could easily enough sell on anything that doesn't work and keep doing the second hand market for replacements until I'm sorted.
I pushed one of my bikes up to 27, it is noticeable.
I think (although in no way sure) I went from 12-25, to 13-27.
Without major change to my set up.
But I did notice the loss of 12, more than the gain of 27.
That might be more about me and the enjoyment I get from properly hacking along.
Looking at your photos I'm not entirely convinced your derailleur is 'right'.
But that might be me the photo or something I'm just not seeing right.
I'm sure a 3rd 4th 5th opinion will come along and between us all fear not, we'll get there.
I think (although in no way sure) I went from 12-25, to 13-27.
Without major change to my set up.
But I did notice the loss of 12, more than the gain of 27.
That might be more about me and the enjoyment I get from properly hacking along.
Looking at your photos I'm not entirely convinced your derailleur is 'right'.
But that might be me the photo or something I'm just not seeing right.
I'm sure a 3rd 4th 5th opinion will come along and between us all fear not, we'll get there.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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For a while I was only seeing 13-27 available and thought that was it, but have since seen that 12-27 is available too. I'm the same as you, I love hacking along on the flat with a tail wind and down little hills (confidence is slowly growing to really push it down some bigger descents now too without bricking it too much
) and I'm reluctant to lose that pleasure at the expense of something just a tad easier going uphill. But I think this uphill problem might just have to be sorted with gears eventually for me as I'm no spring chicken and surely there's only a certain level of fitness and jumbo calves I'll be able to attain at my time in life no matter how many miles I put in 