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Post by Radchenister on Sept 30, 2014 11:23:34 GMT
You'll be alright!
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Post by joneve on Sept 30, 2014 11:31:12 GMT
Haha! I love your faith! We'll see
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2014 22:46:39 GMT
Not been on here for a while, due to work and riding! I didn't mean to troll, I'm more than fortunate to have the two bikes I have. The treacle was mainly my comment after having a new bike complete with a proper fit! Yes the carbon is a lot stiffer and yet still more comfortable over longer distances than the Triban, but I still love my old red! She's gotten me more than her fair share of PBs recently and as I tweak her position little by little (well part by part) to match the new bike's, she is becoming much more capable than I realised. Sure me on the new bike would probably beat me on the triban for a number of reasons (some mainly psychological), but I'm pretty sure a pro on the T3 would still tan my arse if we went pedal stroke to pedal stroke!
I've every intention to start my racing career off with the T3, mainly to mess with other riders (who will no doubt be looking down their noses at me on bikes worth the same, if not more than the Argon) but also I've heard there's a lot of crashes in Cat 4 racing, especially when the weather is still crap, and aluminium is certainly the cheaper option to repair!
I think the important thing is we all enjoy our bikes and riding. If a new bike gets you riding more then that's brilliant as that's what it's all about at the end of the day!
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Post by Radchenister on Oct 10, 2014 6:50:12 GMT
Ah, we knew what you meant. Thinking about bike v rider further, my ex racer mate has now sprayed his T3 BRG, put flat pedals on it and shipped it out to his in-laws house somewhere near Ventoux - the last outing that I saw it, before it was repatriated, was one summer evening, when it was still classed as his 'commuter', rather than 'holiday cafe ambler'. He was on standard wheels, he'd long since taken the granny ring off the crankset from the outset, so only had 16 big gears and still managed to distance me by 100 meters in the few minutes climb up Thornbury hill near here - must get lighter for next year!
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Post by Radchenister on Oct 10, 2014 8:04:20 GMT
This is worth a read but still a little dubious - summary, buy a nicer bike, it's nicer and will motivate you to ride more, which all helps makes you faster - maybe. So, the journalist approach; take (rider factor a + new bike factor b) * (motivation factor x * time in saddle factor y) = speed adjustment coefficient i.e. just invent your own values. You can of course keep same bike (enter value of 1 there) and do something else to increase ride time and then cook the figures any way you fancy. Feel free to suggest adjustments to my equation/hypothesis .
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Post by r0b1et on Oct 11, 2014 8:25:11 GMT
That was my take home Rad, just a load of nonesense, there is no equation as the numbers couldn't ever be known.
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Post by Radchenister on Oct 11, 2014 9:21:42 GMT
Exactly.
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Post by martin122 on Oct 12, 2014 17:19:08 GMT
weather you have a Β£300 bike or Β£3000 bike it will only go as fast as you pedal most of all just get out and ride and enjoy it
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Post by sodafarl on Oct 12, 2014 22:12:17 GMT
weather you have a Β£300 bike or Β£3000 bike it will only go as fast as you pedal most of all just get out and ride and enjoy it Well said @matin122 enjoying the ride means an awful lot no matter what the bike cost and yes I have aT3 and a newer bike. hurt myself more on the new bike
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