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ta fb. yeah i saw the 11spd. i didn't realise 11spd was out. bet there will be 12spd soon as well which will be even faster eh.
might stick with the veloce, already have a veloce compact/ front mech so will reuse that. time to have a look around.
the cassette is the same size as a 10 so they've managed to pack an extra ring in there
Sorry, been w*rking all day. JD, yep suggesting that in the grand scheme of things then buying the groupset as a package is actually the best value once you've decided to get new shifters in my view.
The package from Merlin came with everything, chain, cables, BB, brakes, shifters, mechs and chainset. Nicely boxed up and very well wrapped. Just add frame, saddle and wheels
JD - is your picure a self portrait? Wow! Good effort.
er.. be related question. Has anone got a view on the Met Elfo Pink Flowers Helmet which is suposed to protect the fontanel? No thought not
Question - what do I need to take out on long rides? I currently take a snack and a spare inner tube and obvs a pump on bike... although I think I need to practice being able to change an inner tube. Last time I had to do it it took me literally an hour!
Multitool, tyre levers,a fiver, puncture repair kit, cos more than one puncture and it is game over, and your mobile!
That covers most eventualities. Maybe something to stuff in to a split tyre, although its never happened to me, which you can also use if your rim tape gives up the ghost, which has happened to me. And possibly a chain tool and link for a busted chain, again not happened to me.
When you take your type off theres a line of tape on the inside of the rim which stops either
A... the spoke ends rubbing on the tube or in modern rims
B.... the tube being forced by pressure into the spoke well. This tape whilst very cheap is also very vital for the above reasons. What happened in my case was the tape split, the tube forced itself into the spoke hole and literally went "BANG". by stuffing a bit of card between the new tube and the hole in the rim tape it solved thep roblem short term and I cycled home. Same with a split tyre, if the tube can force itself through the gap it will, it will then balloon out and ... pop.
So with a bit of sturdy card or plastic or something you can shove it across the tyre hole inside the tyre , and thus stop the tube forcing out. A short term fix, but a get you home one.
Chain tools are ok if you know how to use them, but chain failure is fairly unlikely in the grand scheme of things. Unless you are David Millar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIW1MAvyPD4
And dont do that to your bike after either!
Okay so I am taking notes on your post, thanks Bassy!
How about these bike modifications here
Idea for a brick session
Or the end of the tubs vs clinchers debate
Hello - long time reader, first time caller
I have a question for all you bike gurus - I was given a Focus carbon frame last night (it's so light!) but it's been in an accident - I'm not sure if it would need it, but is anyone aware of a company that repairs carbon frames?
And that's why you were given it.... Harvest the parts, bin the frame.
A new frame can be acquired from £300 upwards, but to get it into a bike will cost another £300 at least. So depending on what else was damaged then you can transplant all the mechanicals and get a half priced bike.
Carbon frames aren't repariable in a safe and economic manner unlike metal frames which generally can be saved.
HH - you can get carbon patched and strengthened but it will depend what/where the damage is and whether the cost of repair makes it viable. if the problem is in a key area like bottom bracket, frame joints etc then it's not going to be worth it - if it's a small crack on a tube, then maybe.......
but tbh - I'd get a new one to play safe
Cheers for your answers
It's just the frame - insurance bought a whole new bike for him, so he wasn't that fussed about trying to sell it.....he said he may have one or two bits off the bike in his shed.....
but the problem with carbon cracks is propogation - they can spread and if it takes another hit with you on it it could break catastrophically which might hurt!
Not a cat in hells chance you'd see me riding on that. Carbon fails catastrophiocally (in teh sense of sudden and total loss of shape / strength) and not in a slow bending or development of a crack on a metal frame.
This is me
So do the carbon frames go suddenly when they go
a bit like this then
Second attempt
gotta carbon seatpost. do you guys use a torque wrench with carbon? which one?
also, am i right in thinking that it's bad to have a carbon stem and then carbon handlebars? something about it slipping i think? also can you put clip on tribars onto carbon handlebars?
"gotta carbon seatpost. do you guys use a torque wrench with carbon? which one?"
I don't bother - I'm just a bit more careful.
"also, am i right in thinking that it's bad to have a carbon stem and then carbon handlebars? something about it slipping i think? "
Can't see why - you could always use some of that carbon assembly compound if you were worried.
"also can you put clip on tribars onto carbon handlebars?"
Not sure, I'd be a bit apprehensive about it and I think at least some carbon bars advise not to - plus some are shaped so you can't anyway. I think if I was going to do that then I might reconsider whether I needed a torque wrench.