The "Photos From Today's Ride" thread. (Vol. 2)
Discussion
To balance out the recent hatred for cyclists that seems to be all over the media, I had 2 thumbs up, a wave and a little "thank you" toot today, all from just being aware of traffic around me and moderating my speed slightly each time so that there was room for us all to use the various single lane roads. Tho I did stop and get right out of the way for the tractor with the big spikey stuff on the back!
Oh, and 3 10-12 year old lads sat on the kerb, cheering me up the last bit of a short sharp climb
Another ride up to my son's cycle speedway training, so a rare ride when I have my "big camera" with me.
LRCX3971 by Lewis Craik, on Flickr
LRCX3971 by Lewis Craik, on Flickr
klootzak said:
Pushed for time this morning, so did a short loop taking in our three closest volcanic cones. Maungawhau, Maungakiekie and Owairaka (Mount Eden, One Tree Hill and Mount Albert).
How are you getting on with your Strael?I use mine mainly as a winter bike, but do still use it in the summer months as it's such a nice ride.
mooseracer said:
How are you getting on with your Strael?
I use mine mainly as a winter bike, but do still use it in the summer months as it's such a nice ride.
Absolutely love it and haven’t ridden any of my other bikes since it arrived.I use mine mainly as a winter bike, but do still use it in the summer months as it's such a nice ride.
Compared to my Exploro it’s wonderfully smooth and only a teeny bit heavier. Handling is a touch edgier though, but that’s not a bad thing.
Not completely convinced by the 12-speed 105 mechanical group, but that’s mostly down to the level ergos and braking, neither of which are as good as the Force 1x I had before.
Bonus is that my average ride speeds are up by ~0.75 to 1km/h (over 50km), but that could just be new bike enthusiasm.
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Nice ride out yesterday, on my own as everyone else was busy. First 80% was on cycle paths then over the M1 and off the beaten track a bit, through some woods and across a farm. It's surprising how far you can get without needing to use too many fast roads. 22 miles covered in total.
trails said:
How does it differ from the steel version...it does look good.
Initial impressions are that it's very similar to steel in that you get more compliance than you would with aluminium or carbon but the lower weight just makes for a much easier and more agile thing to ride. Didn't get to properly test it but part of the loop we did ended in a fast and rocky downhill section and I didn't miss being on a fully at all.Still can't believe I only had to give £500 for it, it's a beautifully made thing with some really nice details like the engraved headtube badge and yoke.
bobbo89 said:
Initial impressions are that it's very similar to steel in that you get more compliance than you would with aluminium or carbon but the lower weight just makes for a much easier and more agile thing to ride. Didn't get to properly test it but part of the loop we did ended in a fast and rocky downhill section and I didn't miss being on a fully at all.
Still can't believe I only had to give £500 for it, it's a beautifully made thing with some really nice details like the engraved headtube badge and yoke.
Thanks for that...glad you are enjoying it, crazy cheap too Still can't believe I only had to give £500 for it, it's a beautifully made thing with some really nice details like the engraved headtube badge and yoke.
Took my bike to work and rode home after a night shift on Saturday morning. Was glorious. Absolutely the best time of the day to ride. Barely anyone around for the first half hour. Left work just after 0630, home about 0750. 20 miles done before most out of bed. Rode back in that evening via Southampton making 36 miles that day.
Treated the bike to some new bar tape for it's first birthday. Having never wrapped bar tape I found it a baptism of fire. Not massively happy with the top but it'll do. Shiny too.
Treated the bike to some new bar tape for it's first birthday. Having never wrapped bar tape I found it a baptism of fire. Not massively happy with the top but it'll do. Shiny too.
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