Zwift Chat

[Whorty]

Yeah their colour schemes leave a little to be desired

They've got Ultegra 8k Di2 bikes for under £3k and they weigh less than 8kg

Must admit, never heard of Rose bikes until you said. The bike weight (as well as paint job) is what I also look at as I really want a light bike that will be less of a burden on climbs Not quite ready anyway yet to pull the trigger ... need to sell the house first and move back south, lose the flab then I can get a new toy

 

[Whorty]

I can supply a box, you’ll have to supply your own stabilisers

Who supplies the platform shoes so I can reach the pedals once I'm on the saddle?

 

[<Tommy>]

So more money best product doesn't necessarily match with chains but you can't go badly on the wrong track either.

You’re paying more for the weight. It’s not that it’s a bad chain it’s just the least durable of the three in my experience. Money just buys improved performance after a certain point. Where value for money isn’t the first or even second priority.

 

[Norry1]

Probably doing the 3R Classique Flat race at 6.15 if anyone is interested

 

[theboxers]

https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/gran-fondo/week-3-extended-tempo/

Looks like an entertaining workout tomorrow

 

[Whorty]

Probably doing the 3R Classique Flat race at 6.15 if anyone is interested

Probably not as should be a rest day today after the Alpes yesterday ..... but will decide later this afternoon. Good luck

 

[Norry1]

Just seen the Women's Tour in 2019 will do the two climbs I did on Saturday, and finish at the top of one of them

https://www.womenstour.co.uk/stages/stage-4/

The Stage (4) is starting in Warwick, where I live, so may well watch quite a bit of it.

I'll make the route into a GPX so I can ride it all sometime. Just shout if anyone wants the GPX for future reference.

 

[mjd1988]

Probably doing the 3R Classique Flat race at 6.15 if anyone is interested

I think i better try and do stage 3 before I forget. All this talk of marginal gains has reminded to actually clean my chain on the indoor bike. Its not quite as much fun as buying a superbike, very jealous

 

[JuhaL]

Today i opened my irl season. Good to be outside with dust and exhaust fumes . Much less riders than on Zwift and no one didn't yell ride on .

 

[kipster]

I'm a campagnolo fan, veloce group set on the winter bike, chorus on the summer bike. The hoods are really comfy, the clunk on the gear change is great. I've ridden ultegra and it works just fine, quieter than campagnolo. Being able to change gear out of the saddle up hill on campag with no fuss is a bonus, not something to try on Shimano if you like you chain in one piece. Also the thumb shifters work for me, and the fact the brake level doesn't move sideways. Is this all worth the extra outlay, probably not and I'd be find on Shimano or SRAM, mechanical or electric. But I like what I like, it my opinion it looks nicer with its carbon shifters, chainset and rear mech, especially on the Bianchis.

 

[Norry1]

Probably doing the 3R Classique Flat race at 6.15 if anyone is interested

Hmm, had a puncture with one lap to go. Shame, the race was setting up nicely, I was 19th of 79 overall so hoped to finish higher up the B's this time. Oh well, next time.

 

[LoneRider90]

Please stop with this talk of new bikes!

Reminds me though, I Really need to give mine a good once over. Thankfully, the weather is going to be nice over the weekend so I'll have a go then. I'm really not mechanically minded at all so there'll be no faffing with anything just a clean! The chain and everywhere that the chain can touch is horrible I need to give that a big clean.

Thinking about it, the bike is getting pretty old now (age wise not miles) I bought it 8 yrs ago. I did about 1000 miles on it the first year then it sat in a shed until maybe 2/3 years ago where I've added about another 4000. Should I be worried about any parts seeing better days?

@Norry1 Ah unlucky! How do you get a puncture inside???

 

[JuhaL]

@Norry1 Ah unlucky! How do you get a puncture inside???

I think too much power with a new bike...oops sorry

 

[kipster]

5000 miles, chain will be worn and the cassette probably. I wouldnt bother cleaning them, just replace.

Do you use wet lube on the chain? try a dry lube, or a wax if youre not going to use the bike outside in the wet, and give the chain a wipe over with a cloth once a week to get rid of the excess lube and top it up when it needs it.

My summer bike gets the chain wiped after each ride (plus a general wipe over) plus fresh lube about once a fortnight.

The winter bike gets wet lube so a clean with medical alcohol and a top up after every ride otherwise it gets full of crud. It gets used in all weathers.

 

[JuhaL]

Please stop with this talk of new bikes!
Thinking about it, the bike is getting pretty old now (age wise not miles) I bought it 8 yrs ago. I did about 1000 miles on it the first year then it sat in a shed until maybe 2/3 years ago where I've added about another 4000. Should I be worried about any parts seeing better days?

You don't have to necessarily worried about parts. Your groupset still might work well if you are take good care about them, you don't probably have to change more than gear cables, cassette, chains and maybe chainrings. Some older parts might be hard to find because the trend is more gears. I have about 10yo DeRosa King where was originally 10-speed Campagnolo groupset but later i replace it with 11-speed groupset, it was easier find parts for that one then.