Any question answered...

mk1mark that's probably a very old tri frame?

Does anyone know a decently cheap crankset that's also strong and light? Probably too much to ask for? Mostly for criterium racing but might use it on the velodrome as well (when the other one needs service).

Could someone confirm if I'm right about Herne Hill track league and licensing here
I know there is a race sticky, but it's 6 years old now and hope it's still relevant and I've got it right.
Ta!

Other than bike24.de what other large German retailers should I check when searching for the best price on parts?

http://www.bike-discount.de are often cheapest
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk sometimes are

Rose Bikes and Bike-Discount are two more worth comparing with Bike24.

Or what tester said.

cnc-bike.de isn't that large but they have some crazy cheap stuff.

Thanks chaps, much appreciated.

I also find starbike.com to be pretty good on some things. Spokes and hubs mostly so far. They've also got XTR Di2 in stock. Must resist...

The staff actually run around and mark down if you look wavering over sales items at the shop.

Got Roeckl Rimini for €25.

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/roeckl-rad-function-rimini-winter-gloves-236923

I need to go to my in-laws house this weekend, and he's given me some 'coordinates' from his sat nav to get me there. these don't look like normal coordinates though, can anyone help?
I've got: LN-30-3CJ

Looks like a misformatted postcode.

Put it in google maps got some results...?

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OK, turns out its a Garmin Loc8 code for ireland.

Don't suppose anybody was riding up Gunnersbury Ave W5 on Friday 27th with a helmet cam and saw my motorbike accident or even the aftermath? The bloke that caused it drove off but he asked if I was OK first so hoping he stood around long enough for somebody to catch his plate.

None of the 'witnesses' took it down and no CCTV.

Where can I buy 5m rolls of Wippermann Connex chains?

Soz if this has already been discussed elsewhere on the forum.
Crossposting from the pro-season thread.
Is there any hold in the speculations that the picture below proves that the bikes in use are lighter than 6.8 kgs? I'd be inclined to think that a typical carbon frame should be able to keep the usual assembly of pro components afloat.

How deep is that waterway?

Water bottles are full of helium.

I'd be inclined to think that a typical carbon frame should be able to keep the usual assembly of pro components afloat.

A quick back-of-a-fag-packet calculation says the frame & fork (1.5kg) will displace something like 2kg, tyres and deep rims (2kg) probably nearly 3kg. That would give a reserve buoyancy of about 2.5kg to hold everything else up, so the remaining 'solid' parts (3.5kg) would have to have a mean relative density of 3.5 to make the whole ship neutrally buoyant. Since solid aluminium has a relative density of 2.7 and some of the bits in question are either carbon fibre (less dense) or contain closed voids, it's likely that a road bike should float without being under the UCI weight limit. Two empty bottles would add nearly a whole kg of reserve buoyancy. Call off the witch hunt

https://youtu.be/zrzMhU_4m-g?t=2m15s

Do I need a road legal (front brake fixed) bike to do cycle training or can I fixie skid?

What's the point doing cycle training if you don't care about having a bicycle that's both safe and legal to ride on roads?

Do I need a road legal (front brake fixed) bike to do cycle training or can I fixie skid?

(Not an instructor...)

You won't be able to practice emergency stops without a front brake (and it's interesting to practice them no matter how confident/experienced you think you are). Otherwise I can't see what difference it will make to what you'll learn about observation, road positioning, etc.

The individual instructor's reaction may verge from anything from a shoulder shrug, through tutting to, albeit highly unlikely, refusal.

What's the point doing cycle training if you don't care about having a bicycle that's both safe and legal to ride on roads?

How you cycle will have a lot more to do with your safety than whether you have a front brake or not.

Cheers @Greenbank I'll try to get intouc with the actual instructor and ask if he's happy with me being brakeless or not.

@Emyr because the point of me doing cycle training is not learning basic safety, I average 200km a week, cycle in many cities and am pretty proficient. But when it comes to dual carriageways, big roundabouts and some weird junctions I seem to have come up with my own way of dealing with them. It works, but my way may be dangerous or annoying to drivers in ways I can't see. Or perhaps I'm doing it perfectly in which case knowing that I'm doing it correctly will be good.