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I work in London and commute between the station and my office, on a Charge plug single speed. Home is a rural area in the south of England, where I keep three bikes - a Giant TCR Adv road bike (fun), a Dawes audax bike (winter, touring, commuting), and a Boardman hardtail (off-roading). 90% of my riding is on the road, I just found I prefer tarmac/speed. I've also done some track riding (awesome) and am eager to spend more time in the velodrome.
Got back on my bike in 2008 to put a stop to middle-age spread. But as well as being very successful as regards weight loss/fitness side, I've also rediscovered "fun" aspect and this is my main motivator nowadays.
I do my own bike maintenance, where possible, and am also a motorist.
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How do I secure a new bike outside my apartment? the question that @mattnz points out looks like it contains some pretty good advice. If that didn't turn up in your search then yes, looks like the search feature isn't good. |
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how to pump up schrader valve bike? I can then pump it completely with about 5 pushes of the pump So after five strokes, the tyre is hard with air, you remove the pump and the air gushes out of the tyre. Is that right? |
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Good locks seem awfully heavy edit the ordering of my answer in direct response to Neil Fein's comment on the question |
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Are cycling shoes comfortable as everyday wear? Is it acceptable to wear trainers in your office? If so, then you definitely have options, but if you need to look smart then buying some proper shoes to keep at the office would be better. |
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What is the width of Giant CR41, 32-hole rims What @Kibbee says sounds absolutely true. It rings alarm bells for me too. I actually have a 2010 Giant TCR 2 Advanced. But this is a carbon-framed thoroughbred racer (shame I'm not!), no way it'd be running 35mm tyres out of the factory, in fact I'm surprised that width would fit the bike at all, as the frame is shaped around the tyre. I've always ridden 23mm. Are you sure you've got the correct name? |
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What tools on a multi-tool do I actually need? Worth saying that once you buy your tools, try doing some "at home" maintenance with just the tools you're going to carry. E.g. change a tube, take a chain apart. Nothing worse than being out on the road thinking you're equipped for the worst, then finding out you're not. I got stuffed just last month when, after getting a puncture, I found that the presta valve in the new tube was hardwired, therefore I could not fit the valve extensions I needed for the rims! D'oh! |
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How can I avoid thigh chafing despite already wearing cycling shorts? Just regarding the underwear point, the wicking principle applies for your shorts too. You could imagine any cotton-based underwear would act as a towel - makes me shudder just to think how uncomfortable that would become. |
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Good locks seem awfully heavy I was in a cafe whilst on a cycling holiday in Malloeca only 6 weeks ago. Small town, big cycling cafe, loads of bikes outside. One guy out of our party gets his Garmin 800 nicked, which he'd left on the handlebars. Must have taken the thief all of a second. Its not just bikes. |
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Evaluate hill gradient @JamesBradbury does this imply then that (over a short enough timeframe) the computers could get absolute altitude values wrong, but should get relative values right? If this were the case then gradient values should be reliable shouldn't they? And surely the GPS chip will have a view on the altitude? I wonder if the computers use this value at all? |
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Evaluate hill gradient had to look it up, $20 on amazon. Is that oil inside? You could imagine you'd want something a little (but not too) viscous to negate jitter. |
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Evaluate hill gradient @tisek - that's funny, I started using RideWithGPS after I plotted a course on another site (not one mentioned here so far), and the site said the route had 1500m climbs. When I rode the route it was actually 2200m according to my Garmin (barometric altimeter, seems to be quite well thought of in the Garmin forums). Anyway I was told about rideWithGPS so I went there and plotted the route I'd ridden - and it said 2200m and I was sold... |
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Evaluate hill gradient It's possibly also worth saying that some cycle computers will tell you the gradient in almost real time, and display it while you're riding. I know the Garmin 800 does this but that's a very big investment. How accurate it is I don't know, its not something I pay attention to on the road - on climbs I normally just shut my eyes! |
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