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Hi Luigi, this is AL-Q from new york.Do you think it would be possible to get a photo of your friends mu set up for racing.A visual would be helpful.

Take care
AL

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Originally Posted by AL-Q (Post 7660237)

I have added the Crane Creek Thudbuster...
I have a creeking sound when I am pedaling I took it to the shop and they tightened up the housing the pedals are connected to and added grease.It still makes the creeking sound.I wonder if the aluminum frame causes it under heavy pedaling stress.

The elastomer on my Thudbuster sometimes creaks when I go over a bump. Does your bike creak when you're pedaling slowly and gently on smooth road surface or do you have to be cranking with effort? Does the creak appear with every stroke?

Regards
T

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Originally Posted by pm124 (Post 7666233)

Well, your riding position and tires will be the primary determinants of your speed. Mulleady, you are a very, very strong rider. I can only draft other riders at 25MPH no matter what I'm riding, and can only keep that up for 5 miles or so. I hit 30MPH on a straight once. But that was it.

It is especially impressive on Marathons, which will reduce your speed by a few MPH, and an upright position, which will reduce your speed by a few more MPH.

Of course, the total time it takes Al-Q to get to work will be much shorter on Marathons than on Kojaks. No need to stop and fix the inner tube. Probably similar for Mulleady, though I remember the roads in the UK to have significantly less glass than NYC.

For some reason, I've been falling off this year. I'm down from an average of 18-20MPH down to an average of about 17. This is especially troubling b/c I've gone from a Stelvio/Brompton Green combo to a dual Stelvio with Jur's recommended slime liners. Can't be getting old that fast. This change means that it is more difficult to draft some roadies. Though, in NYC there are plenty of guys on $7,000 bikes decked out as rolling advertisements that ride 13MPH.

Yes but your endurance is probably higher given you can do 5 miles at 25mph. I can only really surge to 30mph on occasion but I am getting fitter and fitter! I still only use my bike for commuting but hope to do the 17 mile commute into London on occasion on the roads once I'm geared up for it and use the showers at work!

Mu sl seat clamp

Hello PDR, Thanks for the heads up on the quick-release seat post clamp.You are right the I tightened that hex screw. That didn't fix the problem.The ring that the post goes through is eaten away on the side facing the front of the bike so it has space to make the creeking sound.I have to research replacing it.Take care

Best Wishes

AL-Q

Creeking noise on my musl

Hi TIMO,Thanks for your input.The problem is I have erosion on the quick-release seat post clamp that gap allows for the creeking.It only occurs when pedeling the harder I pedal the louder it gets.I need to replace it.Take care

Best Wishes

AL-Q

Nice looking bike. Just wondering why you ditched the Downtubes - when we met (Hyde park 'smugheads' ride - I was riding the Reach) you were raving about them!

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Originally Posted by mulleady (Post 7772888)

I still only use my bike for commuting but hope to do the 17 mile commute into London on occasion on the roads once I'm geared up for it and use the showers at work!

Lucky! Believe it or not, I'm at a school of public health and have to pay for the use of showers. There are also, at present, no breast pumping stations for women or other forms of public health infrastructure.