Cycling

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See Kuss apologised to Landa for jumping him on the line for bonus seconds for 3rd. He's cut from a different cloth than those other pair. I hope he stood up at last night's team meeting and told them to stop being c***ts.

Well we are going to see very shortly!
      My bets on more of the same from Roglic/Jonas.
     

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Well there you go, i'm suprised.

[markl121]

Seems to be that roglic isn't happy about it going by his comments after the stage "I have my own thoughts on it but we are riding for sepp " I wonder is this a power dynamic in the team as to who the true leader is. At least with Kuss winning it keeps roglic and jonas apart. Roglic probably wants to win so he can say well I won two grand tours last year I want to be tour de France leader. Jonas is happy enough for kuss to win as it prevents roglic from doing the above. Kuss is probably keeping a full on civil war from happening right now.

[majestic]

Anyone interested in buying a slightly damaged titanium frame? It's a XS Ribble CGR, it was three weeks old before I rode it into a pole, creating a dent in the downtube! Sent it back to ribble and they confirmed it was safe, but my wife wanted me to get it replaced. Looking around 600 for it, anyone interested send me a PM and I can send photos answer any questions you might have!

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Seems to be that roglic isn't happy about it going by his comments after the stage "I have my own thoughts on it but we are riding for sepp " I wonder is this a power dynamic in the team as to who the true leader is. At least with Kuss winning it keeps roglic and jonas apart. Roglic probably wants to win so he can say well I won two grand tours last year I want to be tour de France leader. Jonas is happy enough for kuss to win as it prevents roglic from doing the above. Kuss is probably keeping a full on civil war from happening right now.

A lot of truth in that. I guess one other factor is Roglic's age.
      Most things in sport come down to Money. The DS and team management would have weighed up the commercial benefits of an American winner and the financial bonus they would have to pay to Kuss (as opposed to either Roglic/Jonas).
      An American grand tour winner is probably a great way to attract interest from commercial sponsors from the US( Lance Armstrong did serious damage to cycling's reputation in the US) with Jumbo leaving end of 2024 the money men will be looking a sponsor for 2025 and beyond.
     

[redzone]

Was thinking of converting the winter bike into gravel bike. Only way it could be done cheaply would be to use a smaller wheel.  I've a 700 on at the minute so it would have to be a 650 wheel. At the minute 28 mm is the most clearance I can get away with. Anybody any experience with this

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Was thinking of converting the winter bike into gravel bike. Only way it could be done cheaply would be to use a smaller wheel.  I've a 700 on at the minute so it would have to be a 650 wheel. At the minute 28 mm is the most clearance I can get away with. Anybody any experience with this

What bike are you converting? Is it. Disc/cantilever brake?

If disc shouldn't really be a problem. Just ensure you have sufficient clearance for the new 650 wheel and tyre(perhaps you could borrow?)

You will obviously need new rotors/cassette or you can swap over.the only other issue is the fact thebottom bracket and thus pedals will be closer to the ground.

If its cantilever brakes then much more complicated. May need to change the brakes. Probably not worth it

[redzone]

Was thinking of converting the winter bike into gravel bike. Only way it could be done cheaply would be to use a smaller wheel.  I've a 700 on at the minute so it would have to be a 650 wheel. At the minute 28 mm is the most clearance I can get away with. Anybody any experience with this

What bike are you converting? Is it. Disc/cantilever brake?

If disc shouldn't really be a problem. Just ensure you have sufficient clearance for the new 650 wheel and tyre(perhaps you could borrow?)

You will obviously need new rotors/cassette or you can swap over.the only other issue is the fact thebottom bracket and thus pedals will be closer to the ground.

If its cantilever brakes then much more complicated. May need to change the brakes. Probably not worth it

Yeah it's rim brake. The moving of the calipers could be a problem

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Was thinking of converting the winter bike into gravel bike. Only way it could be done cheaply would be to use a smaller wheel.  I've a 700 on at the minute so it would have to be a 650 wheel. At the minute 28 mm is the most clearance I can get away with. Anybody any experience with this

What bike are you converting? Is it. Disc/cantilever brake?

If disc shouldn't really be a problem. Just ensure you have sufficient clearance for the new 650 wheel and tyre(perhaps you could borrow?)

You will obviously need new rotors/cassette or you can swap over.the only other issue is the fact thebottom bracket and thus pedals will be closer to the ground.

If its cantilever brakes then much more complicated. May need to change the brakes. Probably not worth it

Yeah it's rim brake. The moving of the calipers could be a problem

By the time you factor in wheels/tyres, cassette and possibly long reach cantilevers your well on your way to a basic gravel/adventure bike.
   Decathlon/Halfords do a basic one for around £600.

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How did we all get on this year? And any big plans for 2024?

  Been a terrible year weather wise. Been getting out more frequently but much shorter spins. Not one sportive unfortunately.

Managed 4000km for the year. Got to do the Mount Teide climb this year, which has always been on my bucket list and i would definitely recommend it.

Other firsts were hiring out an e mtb full-sus in Rostrevor. Definitely great craic and i can now see how these bikes are so popular.

[RedHand88]

1800km, bad weather all summer and having a young family hampered things this year. Did my first sportive and joined a local club so all in all not a bad year.
Aiming to get 3k done in 2024.

[illdecide]

Had my best year to date. Done 8500 miles (13600km), went to Spain and Tour De France and think the only sportive i done was the Connemara with was really good. Right hip really starting to give bother from Oct/Nov time and i'm struggling now with it now. Looking like another hip replacement coming down the tracks. Got the left side done almost 4 years ago.

[bennydorano]

For Gran Canaria again in a few weeks. Pico de Las Nieves is a beast, but should be in much better nick than last January.

Bought a new bike that I'm not loving. I've come to the conclusion that disc brakes are balls, better braking but so what? On our winter spins 90% of riders are on old rim brakes and saving the good disc brake bikes for summer??? Seriously considering investing or pimping my rim brake bike.

[manfromdelmonte]

16000km

Rim brake bikes work, simple as
There are practically no descents in Ireland where disc brakes are needed

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16000km

Rim brake bikes work, simple as
There are practically no descents in Ireland where disc brakes are needed

Superb, nearly 10,000 miles in old money. I'd hazard a guess thats more than most drive per year. Do you cycle to work as well or all training/racing?

Agree on the rim brakes, some brilliant frames/bikes up for not too much money.