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I think checking that possible crack in the BB shell is probably the first order of business. If that is actually a crack I don't think it much matters what you do with the crankset.

Decide your budget and buy the best used you can for that budget. I spent an age following eBay ads, with wide search terms (in my case "XL carbon road bike") and just watched for a while. Ended up...

I've no personal experience with Orro but all the reviews and feedback from owners seems very positive. If I were looking to buy another bike they'd definitely be high on my list, especially as they...

If you are considering a new set I would recommend DCR Wheels - they made a superb set for me (in my case road use, rim brake, tubeless) that spin soooo nicely.

Nothing particularly special about...

I would say that an older carbon frame is not necessarily a problem waiting to happen. I bought a 2009 Storck two years ago that has been faultless. However, it did have a much more recent groupset...

I was out today, but yes it was jolly windy ... one hill where I can normally top 50km/h (on the way down of course) I was having to keep pedalling just to maintain 25-30 km/h!

Narrower cassettes, which allowed more ratios on the back, which in turn required narrower chains and finer shifter control. Larger sprockets on the cassette meant the need for larger capacity...

Are these wheels actually from The Cycle Clinic? As there are some slightly un-encouraging comments about DT Swiss hubs on the Cycle Clinic website. Might ask about those before I agreed to a DT...

OK, but don’t forget you have to change the shifters as well - it’s a lot to change - suspect it would be cost prohibitive vs just starting with a bike that was spec’d as you want it. (Assuming you...

Just a couple of things to highlight - you said if you went 1x on the Giant it would be based on the Advanced 2 as Tiagra would be cheaper to chop and change; however, as was said above Tiagra is...

51 on the rear is an amazingly huge rear cog - didn’t know they even made such a thing!

Anyway a 1x system with 40t or 42t on the front and 11-51 on the back will give you super low gears but it...

And of course not all brakes are equal whether disc or rim. You could almost certainly upgrade the rim brakes on your road bike. Either by just changing the pads or perhaps the calipers themselves....

I did 20k or so in Richmond Park this morning - before 9 but it was still d**n hot!

https://gallery.seloc.tv/albums/userpics/39605/HottestDay_July2022.jpg

Thanks. PM incoming.

When you say "SPD compatible" - do they/can they use Shimano SPD cleats, or are they their own SPD-style cleats? I like having the same shoes (and thus the same cleats) for every bike.

I’ve been riding my road bike through the winter - no choice! Always see plenty of nice carbon fibre out whatever the weather.

Pen y Ghent?

Bit late to this thread but after a few years without a dedicated road bike (plus doing the L2B) I decided to address the situation and after much watching managed to pick this up quite cheaply on...