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theleader82 wrote:I’m going for a cycle around Rutland water today. My first time here. Thought I’d make the most of our last summer day


i used to cycle there, got my old bike from a bike shop there

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/47483219
A cycling club made up of porn actors has had their British cycling affiliation removed
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theleader82 wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/47483219
A cycling club made up of porn actors has had their British cycling affiliation removed


For reasonable reasons.

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Are racing bikes hard to control due to the thin tyres? I’ve only really ridden a mountain bike, but am keen to get a bike I can ride on the road . . There aren’t any mountains or decent trails near me . I didn’t know how racing bikes would handle when it’s raining
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theleader82 wrote:Are racing bikes hard to control due to the thin tyres? I’ve only really ridden a mountain bike, but am keen to get a bike I can ride on the road . . There aren’t any mountains or decent trails near me . I didn’t know how racing bikes would handle when it’s raining


real thin tyres....putholes can be a pain, and slick roads, on a bend.....can be an issue
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paolo wrote:
theleader82 wrote:Are racing bikes hard to control due to the thin tyres? I’ve only really ridden a mountain bike, but am keen to get a bike I can ride on the road . . There aren’t any mountains or decent trails near me . I didn’t know how racing bikes would handle when it’s raining


real thin tyres....putholes can be a pain, and slick roads, on a bend.....can be an issue


Most decent bikes have v good tyres ,even in the wet , though you could try a hybrid , which really is a racing bike with a flat handlebar nowadays , most of the specs are road racing bikes equal. Racing bikes usually use a 25 mm tyre , hybrids do too ,but 28 is more common . You will be suprised how much water a slick appearing tyre really shifts from a road .

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Got Schwalbe 30mms on my hybrid.
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Northern Troglodite wrote:
paolo wrote:
theleader82 wrote:Are racing bikes hard to control due to the thin tyres? I’ve only really ridden a mountain bike, but am keen to get a bike I can ride on the road . . There aren’t any mountains or decent trails near me . I didn’t know how racing bikes would handle when it’s raining


real thin tyres....putholes can be a pain, and slick roads, on a bend.....can be an issue


Most decent bikes have v good tyres ,even in the wet , though you could try a hybrid , which really is a racing bike with a flat handlebar nowadays , most of the specs are road racing bikes equal. Racing bikes usually use a 25 mm tyre , hybrids do too ,but 28 is more common . You will be suprised how much water a slick appearing tyre really shifts from a road .

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Are aluminium frame bikes ok? I just want to get a good starter road bike in the spring . Carbon fibre are only for serious cyclists ? I don’t want to to spend more than £500 really on the bike, because then you’ve got the clothes, helmet , gloves to buy.
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theleader82 wrote:Are aluminium frame bikes ok? I just want to get a good starter road bike in the spring . Carbon fibre are only for serious cyclists ? I don’t want to to spend more than £500 really on the bike, because then you’ve got the clothes, helmet , gloves to buy.


What do you want to use it for?

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Vespa wrote:
theleader82 wrote:Are aluminium frame bikes ok? I just want to get a good starter road bike in the spring . Carbon fibre are only for serious cyclists ? I don’t want to to spend more than £500 really on the bike, because then you’ve got the clothes, helmet , gloves to buy.


What do you want to use it for?

I don't want to do races, but I'd like to go for long rides on Sundays etc.
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theleader82 wrote:
Vespa wrote:
theleader82 wrote:Are aluminium frame bikes ok? I just want to get a good starter road bike in the spring . Carbon fibre are only for serious cyclists ? I don’t want to to spend more than £500 really on the bike, because then you’ve got the clothes, helmet , gloves to buy.


What do you want to use it for?

I don't want to do races, but I'd like to go for long rides on Sundays etc.



At your price point, I'd find a local bike shop that sells 2nd hand ones and go have a chat.

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Steve Hunt wrote:Fuck's sake. Giro cancelled:

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/raci ... led-451548


Postponed. I thought?
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carcinogen wrote:
Steve Hunt wrote:Fuck's sake. Giro cancelled:

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/raci ... led-451548


Postponed. I thought?


Can't see where else they could fit it in on the UCI calender, can you?

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