Cyclocross - CX and SSCX races and training

Nice bike 👍

Nice one! I like the Hope highlights too

Would have gone for the yellow frame as well, but found this on offer at <£500 so I went for it. Paint is a bit delicate though, already plenty of scratches after one ride! lol

You soon learn to ignore the scratches

Oh yeah, don't worry, not precious at all! I just hate when things are new and the first few ones stand out more than when the whole thing is scratched

Will the HH NYD race be on this time round?

Not sure but the London league have announced some dates for this year on the FB site
https://m.facebook.com/groups/ldnandsecyclocross/?ref=group_header&view=group

Looking to replace the brake cables in my (rim brake) Singlecross, does anybody have any experience with Clarks Zero-G? I found it here in Poland for less than half price of Jagwire Road Pro. I would like to have some decent-working cantis (Tektro CR720), but not sure if paying twice as much for Jagwire will be worth it.

Jagwire is always money well spent in my experience. But Shimano Optislick is also good stuff but cheaper

Anyone got a link to watch Tabor?

Eurosport. £20 for an annual subscription atm.

Thanks, I have Eurosport 1 & 2 with Virgin though so don't really want to pay for the app as well. Ended up watching a hooky feed in Spanish which was pretty good in the end.

Where did you find that?

Youtube

Any giant out here looking for a frame?

https://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/kinesis-uk-cx-race-evo-cyclocross-frame-p332972?clickref=1100lcXDJYTX

finally finished this bike, but something awful happened.

yesterday's race was high up on the lancs/yorks border and had a downhill start. we came barrelling out of the grid for 100m or so into a gentle right hander. i feathered the brakes to slow down, but nothing was happening. in fact, i was picking up speed. i leaned into the turn but to no avail and tore through the course tape. great start.

i slammed hard on the brakes to stop the bike and get myself back, but still there came no apparent signs of slowing down. i sailed off away from the course, past the sign-on tent and through the courtyard of the visitors' centre at a cool 22mph.

it was all i could do to deftly steer through the car park and seamlessly join the A59 towards colne, accelerating all the while while yanking as hard as i could on my sram500/TRP spyre combo.

as i type this, i've just hurtled past milton keynes. i've been on the move solidly since 2:45 yesterday afternoon. i expect the only way i can stop this bike will be to crash it into the english channel.

amey was right!

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maybe you should send it towards a local bike shop?

Nice, this must be the most expensive and ineffective sscx bike out there!

Unlucky, you must be thinking about this and the chain of other races between Yorkshire and Milton Keynes you could’ve won if you were good at leaning.

At this rate it's just my fitness, woeful bike handling, and shoddy attitude towards sporting competition that's keeping me.off the podium

But not a lack of brake modulation.

Having to bend down and wipe my rotors with isopropyl alcohol every couple.of minutes is proving difficult.

amey was right!

Trust me, no1 wants this. Not me. Not my wife.

I have no idea what. Talking about, but pads. What pads are in these brakes?

I've had no braking before at frylands with v brakes. That was lozzles.

Narrator: For those who are not intimate with London League courses, the Frylands course is located on a wooded hillside with some very steep descents.