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I've just bought some Easton Attack TT Handlebars second hand. Some of the lacquer has peeled off in a couple of areas (very small bits).

I'm not concerned from an aesthetic point of view, but what's the best way to protect the carbon (or should I not be worried about it?). Could I remove any flaky bits with a blade and re-seal with something? I've seen clear nail varnish mentioned before but not sure how this would affect the stem clamping area.

Jim - Is the discount code applicable to all wheels or just the aluminium track wheels?

Thanks

Dibs, pm'd

Provisional dibs on 105 chainset (price posted?)

2nd dibs on cranks, still available?

Chainring sizes on chainsets please (were the ultegras octa after all?) Cheers

Wheels ordered, can't wait for them to arrive!

Dibs 1 & 6 please if you'll post.

Dibs - pm'd

Ran my second 10 mile race of the year on Sunday. Managed a bit better this time despite the cold and got round in 71:03, which is around 9 minutes quicker than this race last year. Strangely, I enjoyed it pretty much all the way round even though it was mostly pretty painful. I think the nice course helped and managing to stay ahead of planned pace was a constant boost. Sub 70 is the obvious target for the next one in May, though i'll be concentrating on short fast stuff for the next two weeks for a 10k on the 24th. Fun fun fun!

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I use a homemade headset cup removal tool which has performed perfectly on many occasions so far. Basically it's an old cheap (£5 bargain bin) aluminium handlebar I bought from halfords years ago cut in half. Just make sure you alternate where you hit the cups. It's never failed and never damaged any frames or headsets, probably due to the monkey-metal composition.

7 mile xc race today, got round in 58 something to take 1st place and won the handicap trophy for my efforts. Terrible conditions, ground was saturated pretty much the whole way round, wind and sideways rain didn't help either. First run in xc spikes which made a massive difference but couldn't do much for the ankle deep soft bits and knee deep wet bits!

Get the portsmouth to fishbourne car ferry. Takes about 40 minutes instead of about 20 for the catamaran, but it's less than 5 minutes ride to Wootton for camping and checkpoint start (about 1 mile instead of about 4 from ryde). The car ferry is much nicer too.

^^^ I'd get in contact with them if I were you. It's clearly a design fault as it's happened on both sides and on more than one pair now, and they don't look completely worn out. Might end up with some free shoes out of it.

Someone to talk to and pass water to you would be a massive help. I'm hoping to start long runs along the local cycle track with the other half on her bike.

7 miles planned for tonight over a hill and back. Hoping to keep it nice and easy to keep me fresh for a 7 mile xc race on sunday. Might have to use my new spikes before then so they're not obviously-brand-new clean when I show up. Though it's a handicap race and as I ran in road shoes last time i'm probably in for a chance!

Try and get the transition between foot and toe off a bit straighter. Imagine pushing off with the middle or smaller toes as opposed to the big toe if that makes sense. This could also help prevent PF and calf pain.

Keep your core stable too, try and keep your belly button pointing straight forward, running with your hands on your hips for a little bit can help this. This should help prevent hips/knees/ankles rolling inward through the stride and over pronation as a result.

^That's the barefoot running strategy, ofc. High cadence, low impact...

...the barefoot theory is that you land your foot practically under your body rather than in front.

Not just barefoot but all forms of running. It's simply more efficient.

Foot strike is merely a personal thing though. Some people benefit greatly from moving to a more midfoot strike. Others (I know a few pretty quick guys in my club) actually find running this way hinders their speed and ability to run with a fast cadence. Each to their own in this respect.

Bramley 20 is a good race to try out if you're running a spring marathon - 2 laps of 10 miles, good fairly flat course, mostly traffic free, chip timing, regular water & energy stops, lots of goodies (bag, cake, other food, can of coke etc) and decent medal to show for it.

It was a bit demoralising though carrying on at the 10 mile point whilst everyone else around me stopped for a lie down. (they run a 10 mile race at the same time)

I wish my races felt easy! Must be doing it wrong

Got round my 10 mile race today in 1:13:45
[Excuses] Wind, hills, lack of training and an imminent cough/cold ensured I missed getting under my target of 73 mins [/Excuses] but a pb of over 6 minutes was enough to be pleased about. Got a couple more 10 mile races in the next few months so I'll hopefully be working my way towards sub 70ins

Get it in a vice. Stick a socket over one side of the pin and press the threaded side through. Should pop out fairly easily.

^ A hint of Escher in that one

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Anyone know why the tags on this keep changing to url from img? Changed it back a few times now so it shows the image in the post but keeps screwing up.

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