come on then mr expert give us a list of components
if you can rob or ram raid them for me locally that would be a bonus, otherwise i'll 'buy' them from trisports (if a scouser can get his head round the concept ;-) )
Dura Ace will last you forever - v reliable and light. If you wanna save a bit of money then Ultegra is pretty similar, but not as long lasting.
As for wheels - lots out there. I was tempted by the Rolf Vector type wheels, but if you snap a spoke, then the wheel is unrideable. With conventional spoked wheels - you can still manage it.
(mate bust a spoke in his rear Vector on his first climb up Alpe d'Huez this year, and to carry on riding - had to buy a pair of Ksyriums !)
Mavic are good wheels - hubs are sooo smooth. I use the cheaper Cosmos for Road stuff with some deeper rim Cosmics for TT's. Stay away from deep rims though as they aren't a good all rounder, and can be lethal in cross winds.
Stems are personal choice - lots out there, but the flip flop ones can give you a choice of angles.
Bars - I quite like wide and deep bars to help open the lungs up. Cinelli are very good.
Seatpost - having pulled the insert out of two lightweight seatposts I'm not that keen on saving weight here - I prefer to know that my saddle will still be there when I sit down, so I'd go for a one piece. I think mine is Dura Ace.
Pedals - most people ride Look, but depends what you are used to really.
Aaah - the headset. No strong opinions on that - in fact - I can't recall any of mine !
Only other things left would be saddle, bottle cages, tyres, gear ratios, spokey dokeys.
45mm rims are fairly deep, and I'd imagine they deflect a fair bit in the wind. I was getting blown about a bit on Sunday, and that was just with conventional wheels.
i suppose i could get 45mm ones, and then switch the bontrager ones from my trek across if it was windy
but practically, how much difference would they make? is it something like 1lb of drag and therefore 0.2 mph difference, in which case i'd forget it its not worth the hassle
what about those tinselly things that danglr from the handlebars? which do you recommend?
If you are doing an 'ironman'such as Austria then deep section wheels wil make quite a differance. The course is very fast(sub 5 hrs) so if your average speed is up then the aerodynamics of the wheels should give you an advantage.
A lightweight set for hilly courses and a set of deeper aero wheels for the flatter ones ? Quite a few of the Tri courses I've seen have been very hilly.
It is worth having 2 sets if you can afford to buy two. I live in Cornwall and most of the Tri's are hilly though when i travel i do seem to use my 'Hed Alpes'alot. The wheels i use for climbing are ksyrium's, which are a realy good alrounder.
There are so many wheels out there and it is agony tring to decide which ones to go for?!
The reason i went for the Hed's is due to the fact they are very light, using Ti spokes and more importantly for me was the hope hub that they use. Hope hubs use cartrige bearings for the axle and the free-hub body which are very available.
Some wheels come with Free-hubs, that if were to fail, getting hold of a replacement could prove difficult!!!!!!!!!
Forgive the spelling as im typing this without looking at the screen!!!
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lol!
¦oD
anyway, Andy - you shouldn't run with a lolly in your mouth. What if you fell over?
It would shoot straight out the back of your throat, that's what!
[folds arms and purses lips as only a mummy can]
Silly boy !
dura ace gears then, profile strike carbon bars, HED alps wheels, and... er... Cougie - help!!!
Which frame is it, and what do we want it for ?
Are we doing Tris on it ? And if so what distance. And are we training on it too ?
Is it a forum bicycle thingy then? C'n i have a go? I'm nearly six-foot-and-three-quartersofaninch...give or take eight inches or so.
I'm thinking a forum tandem Jj - you can sit on the back with no need for stabilisers !
Just for Ironmans (Ironmen?) and suitably long training rides
if you can rob or ram raid them for me locally that would be a bonus, otherwise i'll 'buy' them from trisports (if a scouser can get his head round the concept ;-) )
Sounds like you have it sorted !
Dura Ace will last you forever - v reliable and light. If you wanna save a bit of money then Ultegra is pretty similar, but not as long lasting.
As for wheels - lots out there. I was tempted by the Rolf Vector type wheels, but if you snap a spoke, then the wheel is unrideable. With conventional spoked wheels - you can still manage it.
(mate bust a spoke in his rear Vector on his first climb up Alpe d'Huez this year, and to carry on riding - had to buy a pair of Ksyriums !)
Mavic are good wheels - hubs are sooo smooth. I use the cheaper Cosmos for Road stuff with some deeper rim Cosmics for TT's. Stay away from deep rims though as they aren't a good all rounder, and can be lethal in cross winds.
Stems are personal choice - lots out there, but the flip flop ones can give you a choice of angles.
Bars - I quite like wide and deep bars to help open the lungs up. Cinelli are very good.
Seatpost - having pulled the insert out of two lightweight seatposts I'm not that keen on saving weight here - I prefer to know that my saddle will still be there when I sit down, so I'd go for a one piece. I think mine is Dura Ace.
Pedals - most people ride Look, but depends what you are used to really.
i got the impression there were loads of other bits to specify though, like the thing that connects the bars to the top of the forks
if not, then fine and dandy
Only other things left would be saddle, bottle cages, tyres, gear ratios, spokey dokeys.
45mm rims are fairly deep, and I'd imagine they deflect a fair bit in the wind. I was getting blown about a bit on Sunday, and that was just with conventional wheels.
but practically, how much difference would they make? is it something like 1lb of drag and therefore 0.2 mph difference, in which case i'd forget it its not worth the hassle
what about those tinselly things that danglr from the handlebars? which do you recommend?
It will be a Cane Creek IS headset which is integral.
A lightweight set for hilly courses and a set of deeper aero wheels for the flatter ones ? Quite a few of the Tri courses I've seen have been very hilly.
or maybe HED 3 spoke???
or maybe 3 spoke rear, alps front??
i'm doing austria and florida this year, both of which are fast
The reason i went for the Hed's is due to the fact they are very light, using Ti spokes and more importantly for me was the hope hub that they use. Hope hubs use cartrige bearings for the axle and the free-hub body which are very available.
Some wheels come with Free-hubs, that if were to fail, getting hold of a replacement could prove difficult!!!!!!!!!
Forgive the spelling as im typing this without looking at the screen!!!