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Ivegot a Raleigh pursuit, drop 700cs on, loads better. Split down the geared freewheel and space out to correct chain line. Generally about 3/4 out of 5 for the big ring at the front.

The best mod I ever did to mine was fitting a good front brake - besides making it fixed. File out the drive side dropout so you can tension the chain.

Love mine tbh :)

Just looking into my options, like to window shop, gather as much information as possible for when I get the money.

#iamabikenerd

Remember to get that picture!!!!!

cheers :)

I'm sure you can get long pull drop levers??? Or do they not do 'nice' ones, only seen low end ones

But modern Shimano 10spd MTB stuff is not compatible with road 10spd. Whereas Sram stuff is.

Why isn't it? Not sarcastic, actual question

^^ you need to be comfy so you can get the power down, so I'd of thought doing the course in the drops would be better than uncomfy/having to come out of the drops?

Just guessing by what was put on the previous page

I'd of thought the ones that point up at the ends would be much comfier, not as areo but a more natural position

I would need a 54/53, I've got a mate with one but it's a 56 or 58 I can't remember.

I want a yellow one :) or maybe polished, hmmmmmmmmm

Are the caad7/8/9 etc all alu too? I fail at searching

I'm guessing a di2 battery??

Or a plug in dildo? Either is good, neither prefered over the other

If you're talking about the seatpost, it's laser etched. Repainting a seatpost seems like a bad idea, no way will it ever be as durable and or even fit.

I meant the post, but if it's lazared on then there's no point, thought it might be a simple job like the stem - well, I say simple, guess it's not that easy really

Can you clear a bit of something up for me as I'm struggling to find out a definite answer

Are the caad5's all aluminium? What other dales that look like this are all alu? (I'm thinking alu will be cheaper therefore more realistic for me + I already have a bike with carbon rear end, just want a project :)

Needs the logo taking off IMO like the stem for stealthy goodness

forgive my ignorance but why did you heat the cans up?

Makes the paint a little thinner and stops those big cloggy blobs when you start to run out, keeps the nozzle cleaner, it's just a little thing that helps with rattle cans

Have a track set of bars and stem, then a road set with brake on, could also have a less aggressive stem angle, compact bars etc if you wanted to have it comfier

Depends on what suits you...

Maybe if it's your own bike, and you've got a current project thread post up a link? Or is that just sad?

Couple of questions regarding a tt bike, generally how much difference should there be from the tip of the saddle to the end of the stem compared with a road bike? (top tube length I guess??)

Any reason why you can't use a normal road frame? Anything else different to a road bike that's not obvious?

Since I'm the op, can I decide?

Readers wives!!

The girl next door types are sexier ;)

Since I'm the op, can I decide?

Readers wives!!

The girl next door types are sexier ;)

^ if you squint a bit I look like him when I ride in my sambas ;)

Some of these are gorgeous, sets alarm to wake up and ring Halifax for 9.............

^^that, the light blue one, I must know more about that!!!!!!

Well I've seen various time trial bikes dotted about on the forum, just thought we should get all the pictures together in one thread

I can't find any like this, only threads on them for sale and the discipline. I'm wanting to start doing a few local 10milers so looking to build up a bike for it :)

Let's get it started!!!!

I used the cogs from a freewheel 5/6/7 speed cogs and found them fine. Infact no reason to change - other than I went fixed. With my gearing I started off with equivalent to a bmx (52-24) for anyone who cares. Was good but then my dad broke the body so had to swap to another freewheel and the biggest I could use was a 20 ( freewheel bodies with 6/7 gears have a step in the middle for the bigger cogs to sit on) worked really well and that's the gearing I use fixed

I used to use spds when I raced bmx, really liked them, don't think I'd use them on a road bike though, duno why

Used to use look keos (like most folk as there first road clip less) swapped to 0 degree float cleats and loved them

Swapped to shimano cos I wanted black pedals, since realised they weigh more so will go back to keos soon. The 105 5700 are very nice though

Isn't that how you get patina?

Just what I thought. If it was the same age with mint original paint I'd get your point, it looks like that because it's been commuted on

I've never tried the hacksaw trick to remove rounded bolts, I always tap a centre punch into the bolt to make a groove then knock it round with that

Maxxis holyrollers? Flat overall tread but big cut outs, got one on the back of the dj bike, used to race bmx on them etc

Got a dmr moto on the back of the rigid mtb, seems good. On the front of both those bikes I've got a maxis high roller, bloody love them, will buy the 1.9/2.1 xc versions for the mtb when I can justify it

High roller soft compounds are soft though, wear out really quick, buy the 60/70a for xc

How do you get to that special place inside where commuting to work in all weathers doesn't matter?

Or do you all have shower facilities and lockers to keep your work things fresh and dry?

Just for future reference - these swiss stop green pads fit tektro r580 original carrier thingys.

Will report on how good the are after tomorrow's ride home, I'm hoping good for 23 bastard quid