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 Cycling V37: Road bikes - Recreational/Racing, Average speed 30km/h is so 1786

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post Dec 6 2020, 06:24 PM

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Go 62.5mm all round or go home.

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post Dec 6 2020, 06:26 PM

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QUOTE(radmaszeal @ Dec 4 2020, 04:47 PM)
depends on design also actually. was on 62.5mm wheels, swiss side damn stable, crosswind not worried at all.

i still have the front wheel if anyone wants to buy. rear one hancur after getting hit from behind by taxi last year. the wheels basically saved my life, took all of the impact, frame also survived.
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post Dec 7 2020, 10:59 AM

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QUOTE(undentifiedKC @ Dec 7 2020, 10:07 AM)
thats because u havent face strong crosswind before onli, if strong crosswind even shallow rim ur bike oso been push to side
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You need to keep up with aero wheel design bruh

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post Dec 7 2020, 11:13 AM

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QUOTE(ahpingko @ Dec 7 2020, 11:06 AM)
I used 88 for 1 year+ as my only wheelset.. so far it is really impacted by wind even from those fast moving vehicle..
the front wheel can really sway quite drastically if the vehicle passby is big enough and in high speed even it is separated by 1 lane apart..
Got few occurrence of near fall off but so far never been blown away before.. strongest wind was at the long stretch of straight road at Morib area to Tg Sepat..
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You're the rider, you learn to either
Not use the wheels on this route
Or
You learn to handle the turbulence coming off passing large vehicles or crosswinds with control inputs into the bike.

Just my 2sen, 88mm seems to be too much for a weekend ride.
Save for those ITTs and Sepang track days.

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post Dec 7 2020, 12:07 PM

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QUOTE(benbeaninc @ Dec 7 2020, 11:16 AM)
we also need to the weight of the rider...
a 50kg rider riding a 80mm wheelset vs a 100kg rider riding a 80mm wheelset is a totally different experience.
it is depends on whether the weight manage to hold the wind condition.
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Awareness of the conditions and what the wind is doing to the bike is key to knowing the right control inputs.
We're in the tropics and wind intensity isn't particularly high and for most of us, we don't ride on the coast where gusts might be harder if at all.
If you want to ride high profile wheels, graduate from a lower profile wheel before going full beans with a 80mm, which is more for looks than go on a weekend warrior's bike.

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post Dec 7 2020, 12:31 PM

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QUOTE(benbeaninc @ Dec 7 2020, 12:27 PM)
true,
NO newbie(s) will go head on 80+mm on their bikes.
and
there is NO such thing as "graduate from a lower profile".

box -> 24 -> 38 -> 50 -> 60 -> 80 -> 90 -> disc
not many ppl got these much of money to man2 upgrade

(last part joke only ok, no hash feelings  tongue.gif )
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Man2 upgrade is profitable for lbs ma
Haha

I went from stock wheels to Zondas then to Hadron 62.5 and now back to SL1 tubeless.
Haven't felt the need to speed of late.

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post Dec 18 2020, 01:06 PM

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QUOTE(aquilaTE @ Dec 15 2020, 09:36 AM)
I'm ok thx... just a stiff shoulder and bruised ego...

I can't say abt the photochromic visor as I have not use one but for me, I've been fine wit the stock visor at night (though there are other who aren't)... I think the photochromic is best used when you're riding under conditions like from daybreak to day or day to night where you can't carry two visors at a time...
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Just wear a pair of brown photochromic lensed glasses for lower light conditions.
Visors are heavy
Just my 2sen

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QUOTE(ijan @ Dec 15 2020, 11:44 AM)
I lowered the saddle by 15mm, adjusted spacer for the stem 15mm, adjusted saddle tilt nose down sikitt, now less numb, much much much better than before. But saddle kena shift fowrard by 10mm (which IMHO now sudah macam 25mm terlalu ke hadapan). Pity, no proper bike fitter in Kuching, only bike shop pushing their agenda sahaja.

How you ppl decide your stem length? (remember, i dont have acces to bike fitter), but i read that if you're on the hood, look bawah, should not be able to see the front hub.
I can see my front hub , by ~40mm. Not to mention, if im on the drop, my hand is like straight down, almost like normal ppl on hood. Nk beli stem also so many legth 90 100 110. Angle going for -17 sbb the Allez is seriously not aggresive dry.gif

Forgive my noob-ness, sudah pakai baru tahu.
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From numb nuts to numb hands and achy shoulders in coming.
Saddle fore/aft adjustment is set by when your knee is directly over the pedal axle when the crank arm is parallel with the ground.
If you're not technical, what do you know about how aggressive the stem Angle is? It is irrelevant.
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post Dec 18 2020, 10:37 PM

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QUOTE(ijan @ Dec 18 2020, 09:06 PM)
tq all, baru got time masuk sini, kena lash liao

tq tq genodickybirdJustin.Loong beating the shit out of noobie me, For the mean time, still think its better to pakai dulu whatever yg ada. Nanti i measure the reach and do some trigonometry apa machiem, still belajar.

I ingat ambil the 17 degree, then i shift the spacer back down 15mm. At least got range to play.
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If all you have is preconceived notions and no knowledge, of course you're going to feel like you're being lashed.
There are bike shops in kucing, right?
They're a local resource, use them.
If you can't bear to hear the suggestions given let alone accept them, then why bother to even ask?


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QUOTE(Justin.Loong @ Dec 21 2020, 11:32 AM)
But...but...but... I'm also newbie kubis la...  cry.gif  sad.gif
hhnngghh....  wub.gif  drool.gif
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damn! those glutes!

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i wnat go helm shopping today!

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QUOTE(Justin.Loong @ Dec 21 2020, 01:58 PM)
hhnngghh...  sweat.gif  drool.gif
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Fuh, her saddle bag game might need a level up
But riding her, gotta be tops.
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post Dec 23 2020, 11:53 AM

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shimano RC7 BOA dials not micro adjustable, so it is set and leave alone only.
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post Jan 1 2021, 05:54 PM

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Spez always been more expensive than value for money and canon dale also mahal.
Marketing is good but wallet rules. Sagan or not.
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QUOTE(miyakochan89 @ Apr 29 2021, 03:28 PM)
Is decathlon a good start? Their hybrid bike is only about 1.3k I think.
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It's fine to ride around town for, not much else.
Decathlon is a fine place to start your cycling journey.
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post Nov 22 2021, 06:07 PM

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Is ok
Next round you’ll do better
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QUOTE(andrewhtf @ Nov 24 2021, 05:26 PM)
malu weh so many lengluis overtake me and goes out of sight after the 2nd corner. mau pandang backside lama sikit pun tak boleh  sweat.gif
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Let them overtake you, best view la
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QUOTE(andrewhtf @ Nov 26 2021, 01:24 PM)
Damn I feel so down now. I actually pushed walk my bike all the way up from the bottom.
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Chill la
Not the end of the world
Me also getting back into shape
Hate the lactic tang in the thighs at the start of training, but last ride was ended prematurely by a slow puncture of the tubeless tyre.
Me thinks will go back to clinchers and the Hadrons since not going for Cameron loops anytime soon. Just the odd GS climb some time soon.
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QUOTE(nonexno @ Nov 28 2021, 01:27 PM)
Have you tried heavier but more puncture resistance tires? So far I have been v v v lucky with gatorskin. But haven't been outside city yet. So can grab. Haven't been to gs also.

You train around city too?
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I’m lucky in that I’m relatively light and I tend to pick my way through the smoother tarmac and I’m low mileage.
So hardly puncture otr, mainly preventative tube replacement at home when I notice low tyre pressures.
In this recent slow puncture I think it is neglect from not having ride for so long.
As aforementioned, I run race tyres and avoid the heavier endurance tyres.


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