broon-loon Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 (edited) 18 hours ago, The Master said: Do I need new tyres? Both front and back are like this - sort of dry and cracked all round the rim. If I do, it's slightly annoying because they're less than a year old. Similarly if I do, then does anyone have any recommendations for puncture-resistant ones? They need to be PR because my ride to work is on "interesting" paths and I was fed up repairing punctures. It may only be the outer rubber that is a bit perished but visually it doesn't look good. The actual carcass which gives the tyre support is what you need to check and you are gonna have to remove the tyre from the rim to check this. As an aside, a wee trick used on car and lorry tyres to hide perished cracks was to rub boot polish into them. Edited August 5, 2017 by broon-loon Typo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Tough club run today 68 miles, 4,000 feet of climbing and average speed of just over 18mph. First time I've cycled up The Path Of Condie, a right leg burner -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmeister Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Cycled from Kirkcaldy to Dunbar on Saturday. A fine day out apart from an altercation with the tram lines just before Haymarket. One grazed knee, elbow and hand as well as a fckd thumb. Safe to say the tram line won that encounter pretty convincingly. It was also the first time that i had cycled over the Forth Bridge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Raced yesterday - doing well before a double puncture. Front wheel looks damaged as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Anyone on here got a Genesis? I had my bike stolen this week, and looking at splashing out on something a bit extravagant. Edinburgh Co-op have a Tour de Fer on sale for £800 and I'm sorely tempted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statts1976uk Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I've personally not ridden one of those but they do seem to have generally good write ups. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 19 minutes ago, Johnny Däpp said: What kind of bike do you ride if you're achieving average speeds of 18mph? Bianchi Intenso road bike It's not the bike that matters , it's the rider -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 8 hours ago, Johnny Däpp said: I'm jumping about in a Carrera hybrid bike (no suspension). Does the trick for me but my fitness isn't too great, especially after 2 x 10 day all inclusive holidays over the summer holidays there Before the holidays I was getting average speeds of around 23 - 26 km/h. Need to build on that again and try and break those speeds. It's a roadbike I mainly use so much lighter than the one you have. On a good day I can average around 20 mph on similar length runs depending on terrain etc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearbuyerbell Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 14 hours ago, Unleash The Nade said: It's a roadbike I mainly use so much lighter than the one you have. On a good day I can average around 20 mph on similar length runs depending on terrain etc 2 Word Salad I can average over 70 mph on the M9 #Ceed4life. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 7 minutes ago, Pearbuyerbell said: Word Salad I can average over 70 mph on the M9 #Ceed4life. Tedious Much like a Kia Ceed tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearbuyerbell Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Unleash The Nade said: Tedious Much like a Kia Ceed tbh ^ Can't afford the bus. Forced into cycling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, Pearbuyerbell said: ^ Can't afford the bus. Forced into cycling. Correct have a greenie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broon-loon Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 On 23/08/2017 at 13:08, Carl Cort's Hamstring said: Anyone on here got a Genesis? I had my bike stolen this week, and looking at splashing out on something a bit extravagant. Edinburgh Co-op have a Tour de Fer on sale for £800 and I'm sorely tempted. Dunno how much this helps.. but a workmate has a Genesis. It looks very similar frame wise but has Altus 8 speed with a double ring compact crank. He got it through the cycle to work scheme last year and is very happy with it.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Following the death of the woman hit by the guy riding an ILLEGAL "fixie" (a bike with no front brake) here is an interview with a London bike courier who thinks it's everyone elses fault and pedestrians should have training in how to deal with cyclists. The interview was anonymous, not sure why. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41036581 Cyclists remind me a lot of the NRA in the USA. -4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 16 hours ago, Pearbuyerbell said: Word Salad I can average over 70 mph on the M9 #Ceed4life. Fcuk up Jeremy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleysaints Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Getting ready to head off to do the ride the north. Absolutely bricking it hardly done much on my bike training wise [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 18 hours ago, Pearbuyerbell said: Word Salad I can average over 70 mph on the M9 #Ceed4life. Apparently( according to one of my cycling buddies) your ex wife does 0-60 in 5 seconds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 16 minutes ago, Unleash The Nade said: Apparently( according to one of my cycling buddies) your ex wife does 0-60 in 5 seconds You already replied to his post, now you're back 18 hours later replying to the same post again with a shitey comeback. He's really got you rattled! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 If we could stop replying to the obvious thread-ruining trolls, that'd be just grand. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 17 hours ago, Rugster said: You already replied to his post, now you're back 18 hours later replying to the same post again with a shitey comeback. He's really got you rattled! Are you stalking me ? creepy fucker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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