It all adds up
I may buy a 2017 Marin San Rafael DS1. I was looking for an entry-level hybrid that was a step above "department store" bikes, and the sales rep told me this fit the bill. Thoughts? I'm actually having trouble finding much about it online.
They don't have anything to do with each other. Saving weight on the body is often a great idea, but whether you are or aren't working on saving weight on the body doesn't really have anything to do with whether it's nice to save weight on the bike.Wouldn't it be cheaper and more energy efficient to actually drop your weight? Just dropping 1lb would have a bigger effect on your climb than the ~100g saving on the crankset unless you ride with your wallet on you...
Will be interesting to see if £250 power meter turns out to be a peice of shit or not. Prices are really starting to drop http://road.cc/content/tech-news/221643-avio-powersense-power-meter-launch-£250
Marin is a reputable brand so it's not going to be a bad bike. But I'd change two things:
1) Disc brakes are far superior to rim brakes.
2) The suspension fork at this price is fairly useless and non-repairable. When it wears it will end up being locked out and compromising the handling of your bike. A rigid fork is 100% hassle free.
Looking at the Marin catalog, the Muirwoods is what I'd go for. The spec is pretty much bombproof. On top of that it's got a cromo steel frame, which will last forever and thus give it a resale value.
Apple Watch is the clear choice if you have an iPhone.Hey guys, been a while since I've been in this thread. I finally got a decent roadie and have been slowly getting back into cycling and loving it more than ever.
Anyway, I want a device to connect to my phone while riding to collect data (heart rate, gps) preferably a smart watch.
Any recommendations?
If it helps I will be connecting it to my strava app on my phone.
Marin is a reputable brand so it's not going to be a bad bike. But I'd change two things:
1) Disc brakes are far superior to rim brakes.
2) The suspension fork at this price is fairly useless and non-repairable. When it wears it will end up being locked out and compromising the handling of your bike. A rigid fork is 100% hassle free.
Looking at the Marin catalog, the Muirwoods is what I'd go for. The spec is pretty much bombproof. On top of that it's got a cromo steel frame, which will last forever and thus give it a resale value.
Wouldn't it be cheaper and more energy efficient to actually drop your weight? Just dropping 1lb would have a bigger effect on your climb than the ~100g saving on the crankset unless you ride with your wallet on you...
Anyone have luck with aliexpress for sunglasses?
I did some all terrain biking. Spring is about a month late, hence nothing is green.
Anyone have luck with aliexpress for sunglasses?
Anyone have luck with aliexpress for sunglasses?
I bought a few pairs of different Oakley knockoffs a couple of years ago. They were 100% direct copies, right down to the branding, packaging, tags, colours etc. Shameless clones, and only for around £3 - £4 a pair. I don't think AliExpress sell such brazen copies any more, just very very close versions with different branding.
The only problem with these Fakelies was that the lenses were really dark. They were OK (just) in bright summer midday sun, but dangerously dark anywhere else. OK for riding to and from the woods, but useless once you got in amongst the shade of the trees.
Turned out to be a false economy for me as it rendered them pretty much useless. I keep meaning to pass them on to roadie friends who might actually get some use out of them on long exposed rides.
Looks like a big improvement over recent weather though..!
Love that Scott of yours.
Just saw tomorrow's weather forecast so I'm DEFINITELY going to find time to head out for a blast today.
Good to know some of you had some luck. I found "Radar EV" and "Frogskins" for $15 combined so now I'll just play the waiting game. I felt kind of shitty until I realized Oakley is part of some mega conglomerate of glasses makers.
Wore mine for the first time today. Best cycling glasses I've ever worn (haven't had any fancy before). Several of those I was riding with asked me to send them the link
I don't know how you guys dare buy bootleg sunnies, because the difference in impact resistance between polycarbonate and random plastic is so huge.
I'm really tempted to go to Spitafields tomorrow to buy some Rapha gear.. What is wrong with me. Desperately need new bib shorts. Losing weight and it has got to the point where the old ones hang off me. Anyone here have long term experience of their core range of cycling gear. £140 for short and jersey seems ok or am I being stupid and should be looking at other brands?..
Just did a 40 mile round trip and fuck I'm drained and exhausted. Those last 12 miles were slow going with lots of extra breaks but I made it. Now my legs feel like wet noodles.
Did you take any food/nutrition products with you on the ride?
I did but not enough apparently. I ran out of water about 3/4's of the way. I'm also not in the best shape either as I didn't do much riding during the winter months.
it happens. Add a third bottle to the next ride?
Yeah basically. The trail I take actually goes much farther as it runs alongside the Delaware River and a round trip going to the end is like a 65 mile round trip. It's my goal for the end of the Summer/start of Fall.
I am still struggling mightily with sitbone pain. No matter how much padding I have naturally (and I have pretty healthy glutes from squatting and genetics if I may say so myself) or in my pants, my sit bones just drill right down to the saddle. I'm not giving up by any means, but it's really demoralizing. I guess I'll be doing so more research on saddles next. Maybe I need more padding, even though of course everything I've read says more padding limits your distance before numbness/pain might set in.
The D&R Canal?
The D&R Canal?
I'm partial to Pactimo, nice fit and comfort, and excellent customer service.