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blueoval · 26-07-2015, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Batmobile

I tilt my hat at Froome . Certainly, the best GC rider in this 101 edition of the TDF .. Although I applaud his cycling ability , I can't say the same for his position on the bike and the manner in which he guides his steer ..
It surprises me he hasn't run in the back of his team, or been clipped by a wayward spectator ?? I am sure he doesn't give a rats , about what I think .
Never mind , his the champion elect, and a so applaud his strength, courage and dedication . Bravo Froome ..

Fair call. Im not a big fan of his but I do respect his win. It's not entertaining at the least to watch. The attacks by Valverde, Contador, Quintana and Nibali made it worth watching. Without Porte there next year it will be interesting see if Geraint can step and take the lieutenant position with Froome.

Batmobile · 26-07-2015, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by blueoval

Fair call. Im not a big fan of his but I do respect his win. It's not entertaining at the least to watch. The attacks by Valverde, Contador, Quintana and Nibali made it worth watching. Without Porte there next year it will be interesting see if Geraint can step and take the lieutenant position with Froome.

I think that Lieutenant role will default to Wout Poles . He really stood up . I believe he is at the grasp of being a possible leader in the coming years . He can climb, TT , and is beginning to prove he can finish off grand tours ..

blueoval · 26-07-2015, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Batmobile

I think that Lieutenant role will default to Wout Poles . He really stood up . I believe he is at the grasp of being a possible leader in the coming years . He can climb, TT , and is beginning to prove he can finish off grand tours ..

That's possible. I thought Geraint looked stronger than Poels this tour though. But Poels could easily handle the role too.

Im looking forward to seeing where Porte ends up. Something tells me it could be him and Froome going toe to toe next year for the tour.

Batmobile · 26-07-2015, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by blueoval

That's possible. I thought Geraint looked stronger than Poels this tour though. But Poels could easily handle the role too.

Im looking forward to seeing where Porte ends up. Something tells me it could be him and Froome going toe to toe next year for the tour.

I certainly think Froome will stay with Sky , I couldn't think of any reason why he would leave .. Poels , in my opinion, isn't quite ready to take the captain's role , just yet! .. He certainly has the ability , and , could quite easily take on a captains role, in some of the tours , when Froome elects to miss.

Batmobile · 27-07-2015, 09:03 AM

I had a wide grin this morning whilst consuming my Weetbix , as I read
'Froome , he rides his bike with all the style , or panache , if you will , of a Thunderbird puppet with broken strings' . The writer then goes on to say ' I had not expected that everyone in this year TDF could have been able to outclimb the little Columbian Quintana , but then again, he was still amazed everytime , Froome sits on his bike . Maybe , I am just easily amazed '.
I thought the writer this morning , pretty much summed up how I felted during this year's TDF ..

blueoval · 27-07-2015, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Batmobile

I certainly think Froome will stay with Sky , I couldn't think of any reason why he would leave .. Poels , in my opinion, isn't quite ready to take the captain's role , just yet! .. He certainly has the ability , and , could quite easily take on a captains role, in some of the tours , when Froome elects to miss.

um thats not what I meant. I meant that the since Porte was the right hand man of Froome (aka the lieutenant kind of role) that possibly Poels could take up his position now that Porte is leaving Team Sky. Froome will always be Captain, but looked upon Porte to be there at the times he needed the most.

Batmobile · 27-07-2015, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by blueoval

um thats not what I meant. I meant that the since Porte was the right hand man of Froome (aka the lieutenant kind of role) that possibly Poels could take up his position now that Porte is leaving Team Sky. Froome will always be Captain, but looked upon Porte to be there at the times he needed the most.

Sorry - my bad ........Not sure , how I could have mistaken what you had said ?

. Sorry again .. And yes , I agree , it will be make for excellent viewing , watching the two good friends - Froome and Porte going head to head in 2016 .. They will certainly go head to head in the TDF - and I wonder , what position they will take leading up to the Tour ?. As they know one another well , they will certainly know one anothers 'liked' events , and I wonder whether they will then avoid those 'liked' events and then choose to try their hand at another ?
Going to be interesting 2016 , as teams judge their troops , all in a bid to be successful at specific events ..

GTpilot · 27-07-2015, 06:14 PM

Before Richie is a real Grand Tour GC contender he needs to work at his consistency. Thats something he lacks. He can last a week, but beyond that he has far too many "off" days.

I really hope him and Froome stay good mates and continue to train together. Richie needs it. Something though tells me that won't last given Richie's comments in his interview after the tour on SBS last night (this morning).

Batmobile · 28-07-2015, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by GTpilot

Before Richie is a real Grand Tour GC contender he needs to work at his consistency. Thats something he lacks. He can last a week, but beyond that he has far too many "off" days.

I really hope him and Froome stay good mates and continue to train together. Richie needs it. Something though tells me that won't last given Richie's comments in his interview after the tour on SBS last night (this morning).

I missed the Porte interview . Can you recall what was said ?

GTpilot · 28-07-2015, 12:36 AM

They asked if Froome would be invited to train in Launceston with him again this year. (as they did last year) Ritchie's response was straight. "I don't think so, we're not on the same team anymore". Was a pretty quick response. Short and sharp.

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral...e-Richie-Porte

Did anyone see the footage where Team Sky linked arms and Richie (next to Froome) got the wobbles and almost brought them down.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racin...nce-win-184575

**Captain Stubing** · 01-08-2015, 07:11 PM

It's that time of the year, the tour is gone, tax has arrived, and I decided to waste a bit of money on bling for the bike!

I bought a set of 38mm Carbon rims, fitted 25mm Gatorskins and a 11-32t cassette. The extra teeth on the low gear means if I threw my full size cranks back on, it's pretty much the same gearing as what I had with the compact cranks i.e
34 chainring with 28t gives a ratio of 1.214
39 chainring with 32t gives a gear ratio of 1.218

I went for a ride today, after being sick of waiting for my flu symptoms to clear, and the wheels ride well, though I've been off too long to make a direct comparison. They only weigh maybe 300 grams less than the Shimano rims.

Unfortunately my Garmin didn't want to record the data, so I can't compare to the last time I went that route.

GTpilot · 02-08-2015, 12:09 AM

So Richie is off to BMC. Great news. Heres hoping now Tj goes on a little Trek. ;-)

GTpilot · 02-08-2015, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by swanny

It's that time of the year, the tour is gone, tax has arrived, and I decided to waste a bit of money on bling for the bike!

image

I bought a set of 38mm Carbon rims, fitted 25mm Gatorskins and a 11-32t cassette. The extra teeth on the low gear means if I threw my full size cranks back on, it's pretty much the same gearing as what I had with the compact cranks i.e
34 chainring with 28t gives a ratio of 1.214
39 chainring with 32t gives a gear ratio of 1.218

I went for a ride today, after being sick of waiting for my flu symptoms to clear, and the wheels ride well, though I've been off too long to make a direct comparison. They only weigh maybe 300 grams less than the Shimano rims.

Unfortunately my Garmin didn't want to record the data, so I can't compare to the last time I went that route.

Looking good there Swanny!! What brand wheels are they?

BA Supa Pursuit · 02-08-2015, 04:43 AM

Apologise if it's already been mentioned but if you have Netflix, cycling doco "clean spirit" is a must watch. Great story about the giant /argon team in the 2013 tdf.

**Captain Stubing** · 02-08-2015, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by GTpilot

Looking good there Swanny!! What brand wheels are they?

The wheels aren't expensive enough for them to put a brand on... but I bought them from CarbonSpeedCycles.com. The hubs are Novatec (without the noisy pawls), and CSC build them in China.

**DJM83** · 02-08-2015, 03:18 PM

Been raining here for a few days now but i wasnt gonna let that deter me although i probably should have.
I purchased a GoPro Hero and attached it to the top of my Forks

There was more water around than i anticipated but it didnt deter me, well it did in the end. Ended up like this.

Applying my decent car cleaning products to my bikes means it didnt get too dirty. I have some footage but my laptop is acting up and i cant even watch it but ill endeavour to get it to youtube, its not the best footage with water on the camera but you get the idea.

prydey · 02-08-2015, 03:55 PM

yep, nothing quite like riding in the rain. we 'belgian'd up' here yesterday as well. being a road bike group, we didn't get home looking like that, but you still get pretty dirty. i run a '*** saver' mudguard, which at least stops you looking like a skunk.

its hard work riding in the cold and wet. glasses fog up, visibility is extra poor and you can't even wheelsuck the guy in front due to the spray....

wet season is nearly over here in adelaide, but now its the magpie's you have to watch out for. already been swooped a couple of times.

**DJM83** · 02-08-2015, 04:35 PM

It is hard, the constant rain and dirt slowed me a lot i couldnt really see a lot and the dirt didnt taste nice

One vid is uploading to youtube, its not the best due to water on the lens but you get the idea.

**DJM83** · 02-08-2015, 07:58 PM

Finally got my footage working.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKLuvQgPuJo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPMvpWfwStg

**Captain Stubing** · 02-08-2015, 08:47 PM

I can just imagine if you had to throw the bike into the back of the Focus and driving home like that!

GTpilot · 02-08-2015, 09:06 PM

To say your tooling down a wet dirt track. That front tyre looks pretty clean!

I managed to pick up a Fly6 camera/tail light the other day $114 from Reid cycles.
Now to finally get back on the bike after (almost) getting rid of this pneumonia.

GTpilot · 02-08-2015, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by swanny

I can just imagine if you had to throw the bike into the back of the Focus and driving home like that!

That's why I bought a dodge.

Batmobile · 02-08-2015, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by swanny

It's that time of the year, the tour is gone, tax has arrived, and I decided to waste a bit of money on bling for the bike!

image

I bought a set of 38mm Carbon rims, fitted 25mm Gatorskins and a 11-32t cassette. The extra teeth on the low gear means if I threw my full size cranks back on, it's pretty much the same gearing as what I had with the compact cranks i.e
34 chainring with 28t gives a ratio of 1.214
39 chainring with 32t gives a gear ratio of 1.218

I went for a ride today, after being sick of waiting for my flu symptoms to clear, and the wheels ride well, though I've been off too long to make a direct
comparison. They only weigh maybe 300 grams less than the Shimano rims.

Unfortunately my Garmin didn't want to record the data, so I can't compare to the last time I went that route.

I hope you remembered to change the brake pads

Batmobile · 02-08-2015, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Finally got my footage working.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKLuvQgPuJo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPMvpWfwStg

Hello , my GoPro is still in the box .. I haven't made up my mind whether to strap it to my helmet - side mount , or on the bars .. The guys I have ridden with on the road bike , have either strap it to the top of the bars , or rear stay.
What made you decide to mount it to the top of the forks ? Were you happy with the result ? . Would you consider to re- position it ? , if so, where ?

**DJM83** · 03-08-2015, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by swanny

I can just imagine if you had to throw the bike into the back of the Focus and driving home like that!

Thats why i suffered and rode home lol, no way it or me was going in the car that dirty

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Originally Posted by GTpilot

To say your tooling down a wet dirt track. That front tyre looks pretty clean!

I managed to pick up a Fly6 camera/tail light the other day $114 from Reid cycles.
Now to finally get back on the bike after (almost) getting rid of this pneumonia.

Yeah i was surprised, because as you can kinda see its pretty muddy.

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Originally Posted by Batmobile

Hello , my GoPro is still in the box .. I haven't made up my mind whether to strap it to my helmet - side mount , or on the bars .. The guys I have ridden with on the road bike , have either strap it to the top of the bars , or rear stay.
What made you decide to mount it to the top of the forks ? Were you happy with the result ? . Would you consider to re- position it ? , if so, where ?

I only have the mounts that came with it, i bought the bar mount aswell. Ill try mounting it to my helmet aswell. It mounts to the bars quite easily. I just chose the forks cause i could, im only light so it would take a lot for me to bottom out my forks as there is 140mm of travel.

prydey · 03-08-2015, 02:04 PM

I don't want to start a discussion on helmet laws, but before you mount your go pro to your helmet, bear in mind Schumacher might not be where he is currently if he didn't have a helmet mounted camera. It's not official but many experts say it could well be the cause.

As soon as you attach something to your lid you void all warranty as well.

GTpilot · 03-08-2015, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by prydey

I don't want to start a discussion on helmet laws, but before you mount your go pro to your helmet, bear in mind Schumacher might not be where he is currently if he didn't have a helmet mounted camera. It's not official but many experts say it could well be the cause.

As soon as you attach something to your lid you void all warranty as well.

Could not agree more. Just didn't want to start it. Best check with the manufacturer if the helmet can handle such an impact.

**DJM83** · 03-08-2015, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by prydey

I don't want to start a discussion on helmet laws, but before you mount your go pro to your helmet, bear in mind Schumacher might not be where he is currently if he didn't have a helmet mounted camera. It's not official but many experts say it could well be the cause.

As soon as you attach something to your lid you void all warranty as well.

Thanks mate I didn't know that. I won't do it now that I know.

290v · 03-08-2015, 10:19 PM

One of the Guy's at my work here in Adelaide just got pulled over by the police for no number plate on the bike rake on the rear of the car he hasn't had a ticket in 30 Yrs of driving cost him just over $500.00 fine so make sure you have a plate visible

gossy · 03-08-2015, 10:55 PM

Ouch, $500? That's a bit harsh, but it's the law.

I paid $63 for an accessory plate, but they can still fine you if your taillights are obstructed.