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Forum: Road Cycling
01-15-09, 01:05 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 4,958
Posted By BryanW

Are the "normal" Skins tights (black with yellow...

Are the "normal" Skins tights (black with yellow seams) meant to give any recovery advantage?
Forum: Road Cycling
01-14-09, 01:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 906
Posted By BryanW

Thanks, the shape looks pretty good. I can't find...

Thanks, the shape looks pretty good. I can't find anyone selling them in the UK though. If I can't find anything else below £OMG, I might see how much shipping from the US would be ...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-14-09, 01:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 906
Posted By BryanW

I did look at those, and the Ergonova, but 3T...

I did look at those, and the Ergonova, but 3T bars flare quite a bit and they don't go above 44cm, so they'd be too small.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-13-09, 04:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 906
Posted By BryanW

I assume that's measuring the bone rather than...

I assume that's measuring the bone rather than the muscle? On that basis it's about 20 inches or 50cm. Does that suggest a particular ideal bar width?
Forum: Road Cycling
01-13-09, 11:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 906
Posted By BryanW

Thanks for confirming the flare, I thought they...

Thanks for confirming the flare, I thought they did (and the pdf showed it). But the largest width they do is 44cm c-to-c, no?



To be honest, in normal riding I preferred the width of my old...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-13-09, 06:11 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 906
Posted By BryanW

Compact bars with genuine 44cm width at hoods?

Hi, I've done quite a bit of searching/reading on this but haven't found a definitive answer.

I'm currently using Deda Newton anatomic bend, 46cm edge-to-edge. Because the drops don't flare out on...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-23-08, 03:51 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 7,990
Posted By BryanW

I realise my anecdotal evidence isn't going to...

I realise my anecdotal evidence isn't going to change anyone's mind, but anyway ...

Three years ago I went from a cheap-ish and quite flexy steel frame to a ti frame with carbon seat stays, which...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-22-08, 01:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 794
Posted By BryanW

Ha ha, we'll see. OK, how many rides would you...

Ha ha, we'll see. OK, how many rides would you expact it to take to wear off?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-22-08, 12:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 794
Posted By BryanW

I'm now interested in how many brands of bars do...

I'm now interested in how many brands of bars do have the "narrower on the bends" style, and how many have the "boxy" shape. Anyone care to throw in some names?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-22-08, 12:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 794
Posted By BryanW

Well, they might be right - if you look at where...

Well, they might be right - if you look at where your wrists naturally "fall", having the hoods slightly twisted inwards would make it feel more natural. Haven't been for a long enough ride on the...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-22-08, 10:35 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 794
Posted By BryanW

Yes. Aesthetically quite pleasing, but not good...

Yes. Aesthetically quite pleasing, but not good for honking. I take it that's not normal, then? Maybe they were just trying to shave off a few grams to get closer to their claimed 199gr weight - the...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-22-08, 09:35 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 794
Posted By BryanW

My point was that the old bars WERE 44cm c-to-c,...

My point was that the old bars WERE 44cm c-to-c, on the drops. But only 42cm c-to-c on the bends. So they shouldn't really have been sold as 44 c-to-c.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-22-08, 06:02 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 794
Posted By BryanW

New bars, what a difference!

I thought it was about time to change my 6-year-old 3T bars, so I got some Deda Newtons that I thought would be the same size - the 3Ts were sold to me as 44cm c-to-c, the Dedas 46 edge-to-edge....
Forum: Road Cycling
08-16-08, 03:17 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 6,291
Posted By BryanW

A 22 mph solo rider could easily be a 27mph...

A 22 mph solo rider could easily be a 27mph paceline rider
Forum: Triathlon
08-13-08, 04:07 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,781
Posted By BryanW

I don't think I did. My post was pointing out...

I don't think I did. My post was pointing out that the big wattage savings suggested by Dalai's post, from moving from a road bike to a TT bike, weren't realistic. The OP could put aero wheels on his...
Forum: Triathlon
08-13-08, 03:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,781
Posted By BryanW

Well, not so much. You're actually going from 345...

Well, not so much. You're actually going from 345 watts (for a normal road bike with some position alterations and TT wheels) to 328 (for a TT bike with comparable wheels before adding other fancy...
Forum: Triathlon
08-03-08, 08:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 976
Posted By BryanW

Here's the article: ...

Here's the article:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/jul/29/healthandwellbeing.fitness

The "reaching long" thing you mentioned is there, which must help with streamlining during the...
Forum: Triathlon
08-03-08, 06:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 976
Posted By BryanW

More efficient crawl stroke

I learnt swimming as an adult and since then have got quite fast, but something never twigged with me until I read it as a specific piece of advice in a newspaper article on improving front crawl. I...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-20-08, 03:25 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 13,212
Posted By BryanW

People in the "zone" are one thing, I wouldn't...

People in the "zone" are one thing, I wouldn't expect them to acknowledge a greeting anyway, but there are quite a few riders, especially it has to be said club riders in team kit *who aren't that...
Forum: Mountain Biking
07-17-08, 02:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 498
Posted By BryanW

Wot no Stumpy??

Wot no Stumpy??
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-08, 11:58 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,819
Posted By BryanW

Er ... did you think there was any chance I...

Er ... did you think there was any chance I wasn't being sarcastic?
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-08, 11:06 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,819
Posted By BryanW

It's way too small. Must be why he never wins...

It's way too small. Must be why he never wins anything.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-08, 11:03 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,104
Posted By BryanW

Back in my teens I had a rack and panniers on my...

Back in my teens I had a rack and panniers on my touring-style bike, and took all kinds of madness with me. Lucozade in glass bottles being one - I had no understanding of the concept of less weight...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-08, 10:57 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,594
Posted By BryanW

+1 to playing with the angle. I had trouble with...

+1 to playing with the angle. I had trouble with the toupe at first, but found that tiliting the nose down (only a tiny bit) and moving the saddle forwards a few mm so I was sitting further back...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-08, 10:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 888
Posted By BryanW

You don't really need to worry about wear on the...

You don't really need to worry about wear on the yellow (or red) bits on the cleat, as they're not part of the cleat/pedal interface. You can't have worn through the whole coloured bit just from...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-12-08, 03:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 740
Posted By BryanW

Nalini seem to be a good close fit.

Nalini seem to be a good close fit.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-12-08, 03:31 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,829
Posted By BryanW

On my Eurus wheels I had to use levers, and about...

On my Eurus wheels I had to use levers, and about five minutes, to get the first bead on, let alone the second. I'm so dreading a puncture - might be worth shelling out for a service car to follow me...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-12-08, 09:10 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 989
Posted By BryanW

I've had Assos bibs before and I can already tell...

I've had Assos bibs before and I can already tell these are going to be even better. But I'd much rather have had them in a paper bag and had the cost of the packaging deducted from the price.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-12-08, 03:10 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 989
Posted By BryanW

Assos packaging overload

Time was when you bought a pair of shorts, you got them in a plastic bag and that was it. Not now. The Assos S5 Mille shorts I just bought came in a box almost the size of a shoe box, itself...
Forum: Mountain Biking
07-09-08, 02:12 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,658
Posted By BryanW

Thanks for the replies, and especially for the...

Thanks for the replies, and especially for the chart. Looking at it, Sidi sizing looks all over the place! I actually ordered some 45 Sidis yesterday after finding someone who told me that his Sidi...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
07-07-08, 09:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 922
Posted By BryanW

Swimming is a great workout, and much more fun...

Swimming is a great workout, and much more fun than boring gym-sessions, but I wouldn't swim in shorts I'd ridden in. For a start, riding afterwards in a soggy pad isn't much fun (unless tri-shorts,...
Forum: Mountain Biking
07-07-08, 08:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,658
Posted By BryanW

Would you say one was slightly bigger (longer)...

Would you say one was slightly bigger (longer) than the other? Or exactly the same?

Cheers
Forum: Mountain Biking
07-07-08, 06:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,658
Posted By BryanW

Sidi shoe sizing vs Specialized

Hi, does anyone have experience of both these brands? Every bike shop near here only seems to sell Specialized shoes, which are no good for me as 45 (Euro sizing) is too small and 46 is too big. So...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-30-08, 01:40 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 5,154
Posted By BryanW

Agree 100%. To OP, if you'd been carrying a...

Agree 100%. To OP, if you'd been carrying a patchkit (which weighs less than your second tube) and a pump (which weighs less than your three CO2 canisters) you could've helped him and lost nothing...
Forum: Triathlon
06-28-08, 05:21 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 678
Posted By BryanW

The 10% rule is no more than +10% distance every...

The 10% rule is no more than +10% distance every two weeks, is that right? Slower but longer makes sense, but I'm going to find it hard - to me, running only feels good at pretty much full pelt....
Forum: Triathlon
06-27-08, 02:21 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 678
Posted By BryanW

Thanks for the advice guys - I shall be getting...

Thanks for the advice guys - I shall be getting myself off to a specialist shop in the next few days.

Cheers, Bryan
Forum: Triathlon
06-26-08, 03:26 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 678
Posted By BryanW

Looking to try tri but need advice on running

Hi, for years I've been a keen cyclist and swimmer, and would like to try triathlon. Unlike many noobs (it seems) my weakness isn't the swim, which is probably my strongest event comparatively, but...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-11-08, 07:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,115
Posted By BryanW

Beg to differ. That is a mini (though not a...

Beg to differ. That is a mini (though not a Cooper, which was the "sports" version as in the original Italian Job film). The Morris panel van I think you mean was based on the Morris Minor.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-25-08, 12:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 828
Posted By BryanW

My mother would consider that dangerously...

My mother would consider that dangerously undercooked.

FWIW (significantly less than $0.02 even at current exchange rates) I did once go through a juicing phase of drinking lots of raw veggie...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-24-08, 01:45 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 8,137
Posted By BryanW

Well, I disagree that it's overthinking and that...

Well, I disagree that it's overthinking and that it's what everyone does anyway. I corner much tighter when I consciously "steer the wrong way" into a corner. This was something I learned when I had...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-21-08, 06:49 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,939
Posted By BryanW

Can you wear a cap under it?

Can you wear a cap under it?
Forum: Road Cycling
04-21-08, 06:09 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,939
Posted By BryanW

Cheers for the input so far. Perhaps I...

Cheers for the input so far.

Perhaps I should clarify, I don't want to reduce any noise except wind noise through the helmet - I still want to be able to hear conversation, birdsong, teenage car...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-20-08, 08:34 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,939
Posted By BryanW

Yes, I came across those, they're called...

Yes, I came across those, they're called Slipstreamz. But they sound a faff to fit, and the only ones I can find for sale are to be used with headphones.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-20-08, 08:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 512
Posted By BryanW

Knee problem solved by stabbing at people!

About ten years ago I busted the PCL in my left knee, and since than have had problems on and off. Since a bit of a relapse a couple of years ago I haven't been able to stay out of the saddle on a...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-20-08, 08:05 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,939
Posted By BryanW

Low wind-noise helmet?

Hi, I'm getting fed up with the amount of wind noise from my Atmos. I did a search on the forums and the Specialized Decibel was reckoned to be quieter, but that model seems to now be really hard to...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-06-08, 02:10 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,104
Posted By BryanW

Forget what I said about the Gulf Stream before -...

Forget what I said about the Gulf Stream before - it's snowing now! In Southern England! On my birthday! Bluebells were out several weeks early, and now this. I've never seen snow here this time of...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-31-08, 01:07 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,034
Posted By BryanW

On my monitor it looks same coloUr as my car -...

On my monitor it looks same coloUr as my car - Laguna Blue (Mazda)
Forum: Road Cycling
03-30-08, 03:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 395
Posted By BryanW

I run them that low during long winter rides for...

I run them that low during long winter rides for comfort, as a lot of the road surfacing round here is done on the cheap. Not convinced I sacrifice much speed doing so.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-30-08, 03:09 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 395
Posted By BryanW

I run Michelin Krylion Carbons @ 90psi (if that...

I run Michelin Krylion Carbons @ 90psi (if that makes any difference), and we're talking about 40mph (but no sharp corners!!)
Forum: Road Cycling
03-30-08, 02:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 395
Posted By BryanW

Tyres: grip vs speed?

I've found that on a fast freewheeling descent I usually get an extra couple of mph on a wet road. it's happened often enough and consistently enough to discount extra tailwind etc as the reason. The...
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