Out of Ride London, trapped nerve in neck/shoulder is causing me no ends of grief, can't hold the handlebars for long periods, and its effecting me squeezing on the breaks.
Pretty sure you'll be able to sell it at face value in minutes - thousands of people wanted a place but didn't get it so you should have no trouble getting shot of it
Getting stressed now. Bike has got to go back in again tomorrow. Now saying all the ahifting cables need replacing as well.
Fingers crossedthat solves the issue because at the moment I pick a front ring and have to stay on it. Can't see me making it all the way to Paris without using the small ring at some point. Cutting it very fine now.
Getting stressed now. Bike has got to go back in again tomorrow. Now saying all the ahifting cables need replacing as well.
Fingers crossedthat solves the issue because at the moment I pick a front ring and have to stay on it. Can't see me making it all the way to Paris without using the small ring at some point. Cutting it very fine now.
Clem, dont know where you take your bike to be serviced but Ian Barclay at http://www.bexleycyclemechanic.co.uk/ has serviced my bikes in the past and would recommend him.
Clem, dont know where you take your bike to be serviced but Ian Barclay at http://www.bexleycyclemechanic.co.uk/ has serviced my bikes in the past and would recommend him.
He'll have your gears purring in no time.
Will remember this in future. Too late to shop around now. Sidcup are usually fine, just sods law it happened so close to the trip departure. I'm confident they will sort it tomorrow.
Clem, dont know where you take your bike to be serviced but Ian Barclay at http://www.bexleycyclemechanic.co.uk/ has serviced my bikes in the past and would recommend him.
He'll have your gears purring in no time.
Will remember this in future. Too late to shop around now. Sidcup are usually fine, just sods law it happened so close to the trip departure. I'm confident they will sort it tomorrow.
Completed day 1 of London to Paris. 83 miles and 5000ft of climbing. Holy shit, miles 53 to 62 were like torture. One 6 mile climb felt like it was vertical. On the plus side we get to ride onto the ferry.
Completed day 1 of London to Paris. 83 miles and 5000ft of climbing. Holy shit, miles 53 to 62 were like torture. One 6 mile climb felt like it was vertical. On the plus side we get to ride onto the ferry.
Completed day 1 of London to Paris. 83 miles and 5000ft of climbing. Holy shit, miles 53 to 62 were like torture. One 6 mile climb felt like it was vertical. On the plus side we get to ride onto the ferry.
Completed day 1 of London to Paris. 83 miles and 5000ft of climbing. Holy shit, miles 53 to 62 were like torture. One 6 mile climb felt like it was vertical. On the plus side we get to ride onto the ferry.
6 mile climb? Where the hell did you find that between London and Dover???
Completed day 1 of London to Paris. 83 miles and 5000ft of climbing. Holy shit, miles 53 to 62 were like torture. One 6 mile climb felt like it was vertical. On the plus side we get to ride onto the ferry.
6 mile climb? Where the hell did you find that between London and Dover???
Misread my Garmin. It was actually 3.5 miles. Not sure of the exact location, all I know it was between lunch and the last drinks stop and had 3 hairpin turns on bonkers gradients.
Only hills of any real distance on that route are just outside Charing (evil swine) and Dover Hill (long and steep in places). Probably one of those. Good news though - there aren't any hills like that on the other side of the channel - a couple of drags, but nothing spiteful.
Only hills of any real distance on that route are just outside Charing (evil swine) and Dover Hill (long and steep in places). Probably one of those. Good news though - there aren't any hills like that on the other side of the channel - a couple of drags, but nothing spiteful.
@JohnBoyUK - if I was going to buy a new bike (which I'm not, as I'm unemployed at the moment), I'd definitely be looking at disc brakes...not so sure about Di2..but a decent, custom, steel frame (maybe titanium), with some top end gear would be lovely....one day....
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Where's best to shift it then?
Driving me bonkers. Must take it off and give it a good clean. And the seatpost in case it's that.
Fingers crossedthat solves the issue because at the moment I pick a front ring and have to stay on it. Can't see me making it all the way to Paris without using the small ring at some point. Cutting it very fine now.
Plodder is a relative term - I was off at 6:20 last year and I still missed all the fast groups and had to solo 75% of the route
He'll have your gears purring in no time.
Chapeau!
Have only been back on the bike 2 weeks and I'm already looking at a new bike lol. So bad.
I want Di2 and disc brakes!
I love my Cube to bits but its old now...