R4 yeah. Everyday shoes I wear 9.5-10 UK size. These are 44, according to Fizik that's a 9.75 UK. My feet are not on the narrow side either. For my feet at least, it seems to be true to size. Before these I had a Specialized pair which I had to size up to a 45.
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They better match those shoes!
T8SC
Member
I'll have to get myself to a shop & try some one. My current ones are getting past their best.
outunderthestars
Banned
Sorry for the delay. Work has been a bit stressful so I wanted to avoid any more bike talk for a bit.
Hard to tell without seeing you pedal, but it sounds like you could be dealing with a minor leg length discrepancy. Do you get any numbness in your toes?
Also: Riding from Pittsburgh to DC this fall!
It will be my first self supported tour in over a decade.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Hard to tell without seeing you pedal, but it sounds like you could be dealing with a minor leg length discrepancy. Do you get any numbness in your toes?
Also: Riding from Pittsburgh to DC this fall!
It will be my first self supported tour in over a decade.
No numbness, but when I had PT work last year he said there was a very slight discrepancy in my legs but nothing that concerned him. I'm suspecting that while my seat height feels good in some aspects, it's not in others. I may drop it 2-3mm and see how it goes. If nothing after a weeks I know where to go
Also that DC/Pitt ride is something I want to do because of how good it is for a first time touring ride.
i know of 2 pro models who have competed at red hook including the including the dude that broke a borrowed bike
i had to do a bit of work to fit everything in the frame but you can still make out the amazing jersey
Schadenfreude
Member
Guys, so i'm kind of a bike noob and I recently got a new bike saddle and apparently it comes with a clam shell clamp? But the seatpost I have is single bolt or something. I just took off the clamshell clamp and used my existing clamp. But now the seat starts to wriggle loose from the bolt when i'm riding. Do I need to buy the other type of seatpost? Or is there a way I can secure the new saddle so that it doesn't get loose. Any help would be appreciated.
i had to do a bit of work to fit everything in the frame but you can still make out the amazing jersey
I salute you sir.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Did you make sure the seat posts were the same diameter?
TapeDispenser1000
Member
Hello bikegaf, I have a question for you. Do people use tubeless mountain bike rims anymore. I have a set of 26" mavic crossmax UST from like 2003 that I would like to sell. I'm not sure how marketable they are if tubeless tires are hard to come by.
Psychotext
Member
Just got back from a record attempt on the North to South Wales bikepacking route "The Cambrian Trail".
Only just made it in the end, but I broke the record by something like 25 minutes (2 days, 14 hours, 50 minutes). Conditions were utterly horrific at times, and I genuinely thought I was going to freeze to death on the second day as I couldn't find shelter. As usual I didn't sleep, so the whole three days only saw me lay down for a few hours to recover my muscles a bit (I really need to learn how to sleep outdoors). Blew my hamstring in the last four hours and by the time I finished I couldn't even cycle back to Swansea for food / a train. I had to sit there huddled into a shop front in some random town at 3am, waiting for my missus to pick me up.
You can find my numbers / details here:
https://www.strava.com/activities/987346510
https://www.strava.com/activities/987346583
https://www.strava.com/activities/987346728
Route details here:
https://cambriantrail.wordpress.com/
Total Distance: 513 km (318 miles)
Total Ascent: 14,400 metres (47,100 feet)
Difficulty: Very hard, with sustained and challenging climbs, some hike-a-bike in parts, exposed tracks, sparse resupply at times.
Total time in the saddle over the 3 days was about 41 hours.
Only just made it in the end, but I broke the record by something like 25 minutes (2 days, 14 hours, 50 minutes). Conditions were utterly horrific at times, and I genuinely thought I was going to freeze to death on the second day as I couldn't find shelter. As usual I didn't sleep, so the whole three days only saw me lay down for a few hours to recover my muscles a bit (I really need to learn how to sleep outdoors). Blew my hamstring in the last four hours and by the time I finished I couldn't even cycle back to Swansea for food / a train. I had to sit there huddled into a shop front in some random town at 3am, waiting for my missus to pick me up.
You can find my numbers / details here:
https://www.strava.com/activities/987346510
https://www.strava.com/activities/987346583
https://www.strava.com/activities/987346728
Route details here:
https://cambriantrail.wordpress.com/
Total Distance: 513 km (318 miles)
Total Ascent: 14,400 metres (47,100 feet)
Difficulty: Very hard, with sustained and challenging climbs, some hike-a-bike in parts, exposed tracks, sparse resupply at times.
Total time in the saddle over the 3 days was about 41 hours.
Psychotext
Member
Cheers. I'm so fucking dazed today, I can't even tell you.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Damn dude, good job
Psychotext
Member
The canyon race bike. I fear it's ruined because it took some pretty massive rock strikes and the headset ended up rocking and knocking massively. I'll look at it when I'm a little less psychologically fragile though.
Definitely need to invest in a proper bikepacking frame.
Psychotext
Member
Couple from the first day but after that it was time to get my head down and go for it.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
You mention psychological fragility, is it from the terrain beating on you or mental state of solo riding for 3 days?
frontieruk
Member
I'd go for sleep deprivation, three days no sleep topped off with gargantuan physical effort is going to leave you fragile and id not be surprised if when his wife arrived to pick him up he was as happy as if someone had found him after being ship wrecked
Psychotext
Member
The solo bit was interesting. When I got to a fairly busy town I actually found myself a bit unnerved by all the people. Wales can be extremely remote when you're up in the hills, so I was going hours at a time without seeing anyway.
...and to be honest, I was in survival mode by the time I got picked up, so it was very much about getting my shit in the car, getting warm and getting food. I was more apologetic than anything. lol
In part I think the fragility is because of the fear aspect. A lot of the terrain was of the sort that you fuck up, you're going to die, or at least you'd be extremely lucky if someone could get to you in time. Doing that again and again and again takes its toll.
...and to be honest, I was in survival mode by the time I got picked up, so it was very much about getting my shit in the car, getting warm and getting food. I was more apologetic than anything. lol
In part I think the fragility is because of the fear aspect. A lot of the terrain was of the sort that you fuck up, you're going to die, or at least you'd be extremely lucky if someone could get to you in time. Doing that again and again and again takes its toll.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
So it was a combination of everything it seems then.
There was guy by me who tried to ride solo across the US and ended up having a mental breakdown. The thing that sucks was he made it from the east coast out to Arizona before it all fell apart. He said he totally underestimated the desert.
There was guy by me who tried to ride solo across the US and ended up having a mental breakdown. The thing that sucks was he made it from the east coast out to Arizona before it all fell apart. He said he totally underestimated the desert.
Psychotext
Member
Yeah, I know a few people that do the ultra long distance stuff and they're hard as fucking nails.
The Lamonster
Member
I decided to give into the hype and buy some Oakleys.
They are legit. The PRIZM lenses really do add a ton of contrast and make everything easier to see.
They are legit. The PRIZM lenses really do add a ton of contrast and make everything easier to see.
Psychotext
Member
I lost another pair of glasses this weekend. That makes 10!
There's a reason I don't buy Oakleys.
There's a reason I don't buy Oakleys.
Started bike commuting in Feb, and managed to get my third flat today.
Is upgrading to flat resistant tyres worth it? (I already top up pressure and clean treads every week, more often if I notice low pressure/crap jammed)
The base model at the uni shop costs $35/each, equalling a $70 investment. It costs me $10 (+inconvenience) for the replacement tube and hauling bike home. =$70 in 7 months.
So the question is how much will upgrading reduce the frequency of punctures?
I have a 10km one way commute, 4km is on a moderately hilly zone along construction/roadworks and another 4k is along mostly flat parkland. 2km is road biking normal city traffic.
Is upgrading to flat resistant tyres worth it? (I already top up pressure and clean treads every week, more often if I notice low pressure/crap jammed)
The base model at the uni shop costs $35/each, equalling a $70 investment. It costs me $10 (+inconvenience) for the replacement tube and hauling bike home. =$70 in 7 months.
So the question is how much will upgrading reduce the frequency of punctures?
I have a 10km one way commute, 4km is on a moderately hilly zone along construction/roadworks and another 4k is along mostly flat parkland. 2km is road biking normal city traffic.
What bike do you have? You'll need to know the size of the wheel and approximately the widest you can fit in there. Assuming typical commuter bike with 700c wheels then Schwalbe Marathon Plus seems to do well with commuters with good puncture resistance. I would get the 32-35c (if you can fit the width) for a nice level of comfort. If you want something a bit faster and lighter, then the Continental 4 seasons is good, puncture resistant, pretty fast, light, but probably degrades a bit quicker than the marathon plus and also more expensive. They do go up to 32c but can be hard to find outside of Germany it seems, so would realistically need to get them in 28c. If the park area you go through is dirt/gravel then maybe something a bit more knobbly like the continental cyclocross speed
please do share if you are
T8SC
Member
Depends what my hair looks like haha, we're all fashion models afterall aren't we? :-D
TarpitCarnivore
Member
My two pairs of Fauxley's showed up. One straight up says "Oakley" in all the pamphlets and has the O on the outside of the frame.
The Lamonster
Member
Where do you even get the fake kind? I've heard they're still pretty damn good.
Aliexpress have poc, oakley, rudy project etc, but they won't show brand names in ads as they will be taken down. Just search for model name (jawbreaker, tralyx, radar etc) and compare pictures. I bought an extra lense for my tralyx that the sender forgot to send with my last order and they sent me an extra pair f glasses as well. Ordered one pair of glasses and four lenses and I have received 4 glasses and 4 lenses
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Aliexpress
As Kottila said just search for the model name and you'll get some results. I did some filtering to make sure I was buying from a high seller. The pair I got were listed as "radar" but the URL and reviews were for POC's. When they showed up they were in fact Radar's, but if they were POC's I wouldn't have minded.
Its the cheapest bike that the shop had (cruiser with a single rotating gear shifter).
Its fit with 700x32c Kenda treads right now. The park area is mostly paved but its not super well maintained, so the road has a fair few cracks (but no potholes) and has leaves/twigs/branches all over, worse now because autumn.
*It makes a chugging/rubbing sound with a frequency proportional to my speed.
I didn't tighten the wheel enough so they were getting out of true when I was actually sitting on the bike :blush:
The AliExpress Oakley homages I've bought in the past have all been 100% copies complete with branding, cases, tags etc, but all had really dark lenses, too dark to be useable in the woods to be honest. How are the ones you guys have bought?
TarpitCarnivore
Member
They're not super dark, but I worry they might be too clear? They basically look like all the ones here http://www.oakley.com/en/mens/sungl...RP/?categoryCode=m0203012&skuCode=101-353-004
Ah, thanks. I generally prefer riding with totally clear lenses anyway.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
I'm going to test them out in a few, but these were the ones I got https://www.aliexpress.com/item/201...32736634844.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.BwMkWU
THey were maybe $15, tops, shipped to the US