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vennart

Member since Aug 2012 • Last active Oct 2024
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    Hi all...long-time lurker, first-ish time poster here. Also down for the TCR this year.

    So my Garmin finally and actually crapped out on me the other day. Complete death. While annoying, it's forced open an opportunity to explore devices that would be good for TCR-esque endurance cycling. I've seen navigation mentioned a few times in this thread, but thought it would be really valuable to hear from folks --- particularly those who have done a lot this kinda thing before --- specifically about good setups.

    My own two cents right now... I wasn't massively impressed by the Garmin Edge (1000) that's just passed away. Touchscreen a bit annoying on-the-go; not good with rain / sweat; screen a bit hard to see at times; battery life a bit meh. Had it not died, I would still probably be using it for TCR, but now it's gone I've been looking at the Wahoos, either Element or Element Bolt. Battery life looks alright; they seem quite straightforward and easy to use. Potentially some concerns about how effectively they navigate relative to Garmins, but not sure how much of an issue that would really be. Then for pure functionality, also thinking about the Extrex...

    I don't really know at the moment. But would love views, if they're out there.

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    I've been thinking this...and I'm quite scared what the situation will be when I check later. Although, given the other bike was also secured with a separate chain lock (obscured in the photo), I'm hoping that the person is just in fact a bit of a bellend.

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    Tried to make myself a better person by going to the gym before work this morning. Rewarded with this.

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    Some kind of beautiful woman about to emerge onto Regent Street circa 9 this a.m.

    Bike, unidentified. But looked well noice.

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    As much as I'd like to be part of this 'peds / buses / take your pick are wankers' brigade, I can't do it. Maybe the commute route I'm on happens to be a particularly good one...although given that it's right through the middle of Kings Cross and down Farringdon Rd, I don't think that's it. It's so rare that I come across the 'others' being fools...in fact, I typically get so much more angry at my fellow cycling folk.

    The chronic splurge of frustration I see against non-cyclists here makes me think either i) maybe I've just been lucky so far and my time will surely come, or ii) maybe there are some really bad cyclists posting who just lack basic perception skills.

    Cue assault.

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    Guilty.

    But that was so confusing... I couldn't believe there was another identical Peloton there on Sunday, but my bike was locked to another one so couldn't have been the one in this picture.

    Until I clocked that you nabbed the pic from this thread: https://www.lfgss.com/thread112028.html

    Grey njs frame peloton mybe? locked up by tennis courts yesterday on parli hill.
    On ere?

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    Dude on a very nice yellow Casati rinsing me on all the longer straights from Farringdon to Southwark station.

    Beautiful morning for cycling, shiiiit traffic though.

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    Followed some guy on a Condor (Dura Ace wheelset I think...) down St. Pancras way to King's Cross this morning. Good pace, made me up my game on a cold Monday morn.

  • in Complete bikes and frame & forks
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    holy fuck this is nice...

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    How wobbly is too wobbly...?

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