La Flamme Rouge off topic discussion

Alek · 01-04-2019 12:05pm

Brand new front disc brake wheel. Tensions all over the place, generally under-tensioned, although built quite true (+/- 0.7mm lateral rim runout). At least 2-3 spokes on the left-hand side would surely fail within some time under a heavier rider.

After an hour and a pint of hefeweizen: tensioned evenly to rim specifications, 0.3mm lateral runout.

I tend to do this with all new wheels, seen worse from reputable 350e builds straight off the shelf.

Chips Lovell · 01-04-2019 12:12pm

Neat, what did you generate that with?

Alek · 01-04-2019 12:14pm

Park Tools tension web app

https://www.parktool.com/wta

Chips Lovell · 01-04-2019 12:23pm

Cool. I've one wheel where broken several spokes over the years. Have always wondered if it was down to uneven tensioning or some fundamental flaw in the wheel.

Idleater · 01-04-2019 12:25pm

Alek wrote: »

Park Tools tension web app

https://www.parktool.com/wta

A "ping" ratio of audio recordings of each spoke would be a more old school.

RobFowl · 01-04-2019 12:26pm

Decided to take up golf, selling off my bikes to cover the cost. Going to keep my steel colnago but 2 kuotas, fuji cross bike and Focus MTB al up for sale. Will sell as a job lot for 2k..

Alek · 01-04-2019 12:29pm

I've one wheel where broken several spokes over the years

Most often, the cause of multiple spoke failures is uneven tensioning - happens quite often when a mechanic replaces a spoke and adjusts the wheel only for trueness, without checking the tension. This introduces further tension imbalance... you can have a perfectly true wheel with 6 spokes tensioned over the top and the rest almost slack

Was it going out of round often?

A "ping" ratio of audio recordings of each spoke would be a more old school.

Only for the audibly gifted, which I'm sadly not

daragh_ · 01-04-2019 12:31pm

RobFowl wrote: »

Decided to take up golf, selling off my bikes to cover the cost. Going to keep my steel colnago but 2 kuotas, fuji cross bike and Focus MTB al up for sale. Will sell as a job lot for 2k..

Golf is the new Cycling.

Chips Lovell · 01-04-2019 12:33pm

Alek wrote: »

Was it going out of round often?

No. Never seemed to go out of true, but it's 55mm carbon and I'm not sure how bendy those rims are.

Currently out of action with another broken one, although this one was caused by someone rear ending me in a race.

Alek · 01-04-2019 1:19pm

Never seemed to go out of true, but it's 55mm carbon and I'm not sure how bendy those rims are.

Deep rims may be actually stiff enough to not to go out of true easily, even with wonky spokes...

CrowdedHouse · 01-04-2019 3:20pm

https://twitter.com/seesense_cc/status/1112606559291486208

Raam · 01-04-2019 9:09pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Merckx_(billiards_player)

Eddy Merckx (billiards player)

Merckx was born in 1968, the year cyclist Eddy Merckx won his first Giro d'Italia, and he was named after the cyclist. In daily life, he often adopts his wife's maiden name to avoid confusion with his somewhat more famous namesake.

magicbastarder · 01-04-2019 9:26pm

he coulda called himself ward, to be fair.

MediaMan · 01-04-2019 10:41pm

Alek wrote: »

Park Tools tension web app

https://www.parktool.com/wta

I've always shyed away from trying to true my wheels as I feel I'd end up with bendy ovals.

So if I invest in a tension meter and a truing stand and do a bit of reading, then I'm good to go??

Alek · 02-04-2019 12:07am

So if I invest in a tension meter and a truing stand and do a bit of reading, then I'm good to go??

Don't forget the Hefeweizen. Its a relaxing job for the evening;)

magicbastarder · 02-04-2019 8:20pm

i see emma pooley is leaving GCN, which is a pity.

rubadub · 03-04-2019 10:02pm

This man filmed himself speeding down the cycle lane, as two cyclists ride side by side in the road. As he passes them, the man hurls abuse towards the two men. Turns out they were both cops. That's why one of the cyclists wanted him to pull over to have a chat. He eventually handed himself into the police. The man has been issued a court attendance notice for a number of offenses, including using his mobile phone while driving, offensive language and for driving on the path.

tomasrojo · 04-04-2019 3:33am

rubadub wrote: »

As people seem to say on Twitter these days:

Siri, find me a clip that sums up Australian attitudes to cycling.

magicbastarder · 04-04-2019 7:59am

they've put armadillos in here, to protect the cycle lane between the entry and exit points of this yard. great job, lads, it's one of the dirtiest cycle lanes i know of, but they've addressed an issue which has never actually manifested itself, that i can remember.

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3478772,-6.2271453,3a,75y,97.06h,82.31t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sVlLz4Nc9GplO5SbaHioPHQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DVlLz4Nc9GplO5SbaHioPHQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D85.59376%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100

also, i was sitting behind a bin lorry earlier for about 200m, and spotted a bit of a design flaw with it; it was indicating left, but the lower left indicator was hidden behind the bin-chucker-guy where he holds on to the back of the lorry, and the upper indicator was beisde the general amber flashing hazard lights they run, so you would not have noticed it was indicating unless you were really paying attention. thought it might have been a one-off, but i passed another lorry later in the cycle, and it was configured in the exact same way, though you could see the lower indicator because the two lads loading the bins were not on the lorry at the time.

Weepsie · 04-04-2019 1:13pm

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/exclusive-risk-of-legal-challenge-leads-uci-to-expand-worldtour-to-20-teams/

Dimension Data for the second time in a few years seem to have the UCI changing rules to keep them in the World Tour. That their parent company have partnership with the ASO is definitely not a conflict of interests.

Wishbone Ash · 04-04-2019 2:12pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

....also, i was sitting behind a bin lorry earlier for about 200m, and spotted a bit of a design flaw with it; it was indicating left, but the lower left indicator was hidden behind the bin-chucker-guy where he holds on to the back of the lorry, and the upper indicator was beisde the general amber flashing hazard lights they run, so you would not have noticed it was indicating unless you were really paying attention....

I often see the operatives signaling the turns with their arms when travelling on the rear.

RobFowl · 04-04-2019 2:21pm

Weepsie wrote: »

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/exclusive-risk-of-legal-challenge-leads-uci-to-expand-worldtour-to-20-teams/

Dimension Data for the second time in a few years seem to have the UCI changing rules to keep them in the World Tour. That their parent company have partnership with the ASO is definitely not a conflict of interests.

Does seem a bit odd, especially when they persistently under-perform. They are a world tour team in name only.

04-04-2019 3:17pm

I'd rather see Cofidis or Direct Energie there at WT level over the likes of DD and Katusha. They do have some decent individual riders but this year so far and a lot of the time last year they've not looked at all good as teams.

longford76 · 04-04-2019 4:32pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

they've put armadillos in here, to protect the cycle lane between the entry and exit points of this yard. great job, lads, it's one of the dirtiest cycle lanes i know of, but they've addressed an issue which has never actually manifested itself, that i can remember.

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3478772,-6.2271453,3a,75y,97.06h,82.31t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sVlLz4Nc9GplO5SbaHioPHQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DVlLz4Nc9GplO5SbaHioPHQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D85.59376%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100

I cycle along this route every day going home and this "addition" is a joke. The cycle lane along that stretch is a joke and never cleaned so you face risking a puncture on it or taking your chances on the road with the trucks getting frustrated behind. It couldn't take much to keep that stretch cleared...

Eamonnator · 04-04-2019 4:58pm

Weepsie wrote: »

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/exclusive-risk-of-legal-challenge-leads-uci-to-expand-worldtour-to-20-teams/

Dimension Data for the second time in a few years seem to have the UCI changing rules to keep them in the World Tour. That their parent company have partnership with the ASO is definitely not a conflict of interests.

Money talks.

Although in my case, the only thing it ever says to me is "bye bye Eamonn"

magicbastarder · 04-04-2019 5:38pm

cycling home this evening, passed a guy in a leather biker jacket and black jeans cycling through fairview and up the malahide road without a care in the world, in the pissing rain and wind, with a handlebar mounted speaker blaring out what sounded like industrial metal as he went along.

ED E · 05-04-2019 1:23am

magicbastarder wrote: »

they've put armadillos in here, to protect the cycle lane between the entry and exit points of this yard. great job, lads, it's one of the dirtiest cycle lanes i know of, but they've addressed an issue which has never actually manifested itself, that i can remember.

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3478772,-6.2271453,3a,75y,97.06h,82.31t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sVlLz4Nc9GplO5SbaHioPHQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DVlLz4Nc9GplO5SbaHioPHQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D85.59376%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100

They're in since Sat/Sun. Won't last the month IMO.

Weepsie · 05-04-2019 9:23am

New SRAM Force.

This is the "affordable" version with a RRP of €1450 for the cheapest version

https://rouleur.cc/editorial/desire-sram-force-etap-axs/

LollipopJimmy · 05-04-2019 9:45am

Weepsie wrote: »

New SRAM Force.

This is the "affordable" version with a RRP of €1450 for the cheapest version

https://rouleur.cc/editorial/desire-sram-force-etap-axs/

Looks pretty amazing to be fair. I really prefer the look of rim brakes but will convert in time

Diarmuid · 05-04-2019 11:40am

Weepsie wrote: »

New SRAM Force.

This is the "affordable" version with a RRP of €1450 for the cheapest version

https://rouleur.cc/editorial/desire-sram-force-etap-axs/

Why implement wireless on a groupset? It's an solution looking for a problem. The shifters or gears don't move from the bars/frame. All you're adding is the requirement to have distributed batteries. All downside, no upside.

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