TZ Cycling/Bike Appreciation thread!
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Originally Posted by
higham5
Agree with the above, ordinarily in Aug Sept the 2020 stock would be in the sale at typically 30% off. But with Covid the bike supply chain has been flattened. Turning to upgrades , my money would be after getting a good carbon frame is wheels. Good wheels can transform a bike and flatter a rider.
Lastly I dont know what size you are , but Kerry has a cracking Specialized for sale in SC that has some very tasty components.
Steve
Thats gone now but there is a shortage and no doubt the industry will be a few months behind as its all made in Taiwan mostly anyway which has had a disruption but they will catch up quickly. It’s very easy to get sucked into the latest and greatest but my go to is a SL4 I still have as its just perfect in so many ways, I haven’t ridden the other 2 Newer bikes I have yet!!
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Might need to take the bell off it as its a bit heavy [emoji23]
Advice on a ladies E bike
So lets get this out , I think E bikes are the spawn of the devil, however........
My missus enjoys riding with me , but tends to get a bit tired at 15 to 20 miles Of EASY riding . She currently uses a rigid Marin MTB well appointed with XTR and Durace parts. However she has asked today about an E bike. I have lots of knowledge of my pals running Cube and Haibike E mountain bikes who incidentally have have lots of problems with the Bosch and Yamaha motors, so again my experience is coloured.
So has anyone out there positive experiences of ladies e bikes. My wife is petite her current bike is a 15” frame so Im finding I need a XS frame that not all e bikes do.
Thanks in advance
Steve
If we're talking about old steel frames...
Here's my Raleigh M-Trax Ti9000 from the early 90's and still going strong. It seems to be my go to bike despite having a Colnago EPS road bike in the shed next to it. It's a bit weighty but with modern running gear on it holds it own.
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TZ Cycling/Bike Appreciation thread!
Hopefully a useful bike maintenance tip. I got fed up paying £10 a pop for a litre of water based degreaser from a bike shop or online shop, that was not even concentrated.
Then I stumbled on this;
https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsen...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
It’s the same chemical (Alcohol ethoxylate) although more concentrated so needs to be diluted 4:1.
So, after dilution you get 20 litres for £9, as opposed to 1 litre for £10 in the bikes shops.
Now there’s no excuse to keep the chain clean.
Edit - just noticed in the screwfix comments section that some reviewers dilute it 10 to 1 for bikes. In that case you get 200 litres for £9 once diluted, probably enough to last you your whole cycling career.
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Originally Posted by
mrushton
Got that a couple of yrs ago for the same reasons. Gets grease out of cycling kit if you put the liquid in a spray bottle.
You have to be careful with it neat. I spilled some on my wooden worktop and within a few mins it had stripped the varnish off back to the bare wood.
Just shows you how much mark-up there is in some bike consumables.