Recent content by SimonJC

I have used both TA and Stronglight chainrings on a Shimano crank (130BCD, like yours), and both are good alternatives to Shimano rings. The TA rings are a bit more expensive, but I find that they come across as better quality overall; however the Stronglight rings are more than decent. The only...

In my own (humble) opinion, it would be the Shimano Dura-Ace 7700 25th anniversary; I got mine back in 2000-odd and it has been on my summer bike ever since. Cosmetically, the components look absolutely stunning, the polish hasn't faded, on a bright sunny day is a almost dazzling. Mechanically...

Agree to a point; however the two bikes that I regulary use are from the mid-late 1990s, and give faultless service. The main difference I think is that the quality in general of the current mid-range groupsets are much closer to the top setups. This compares to what it was like in the...

When you do the maths, it is a quite clear fact that a triple chainset with a 9 speed cassette has closer range gears than a double chainset with 11 or 12 speed; of course the industry would rather focus away from the logic that leads me to this conclusion; which a lot of newbie cyclists won't...

As mentionned already, this bike has been listed on Ebay previously; I think I can recall it being offered for over £100k a number of years ago. Whatever you think of the bike, it is a very rare thing with a very small potential audience. It will be of interest for someone who understands the...

I my experience they are the longest lasting chain I have ever used; to be honest, the quality of the chains make all others look like childrens toys; KMC, Dura-Ace, Campagnolo Record; anything, it doesn't matter; the Rohloff is on another level. I have just fitted one to my summer bike...

Yes agree with the replies on here; I had one of these bikes and I am 99% certain the frame was like this, for the fitting of mudguards. This actual model in fact has a very special place in my bike heart as it was the first bike I ever had; got it in September 1993, it was on offer for £200...

Regarding cheap bikes, for me I think a factor as to why we like them so much is that, for me at least, I am getting a bit fed up with being bombarded with the industry's seeming obsession with expensive bikes. I get the impression that a bike has to cost £5k to be considered 'decent'; of course...

Fairly certain that the 109 is for a double chainset; 118 would be for a triple. One thing I do know for certain is avoid the Dura-Ace version at all costs; it wears out instantly. The best model BB is the Ultegra version, but I don't think it is made anymore, so the next best would be the 105...

Thanks :) Liking the love for the 90s aero bikes! There actually is a Zipp 3001 for sale on Ebay at the moment: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zipp-3001-fr ... Swwf9alUBg Apparently it is a limited edition; in a funny way, I might have imagined that they made less than 100 in total of these...

Yes this was on the A63, the V718 course. Without wanting to go down the route of debating the safety of various courses, I will say a couple of things. You mention that when you traveled on the road it was raining; in my experience, when it rains, these events get cancelled due to visibility...

My time trial bike from early 2000s up to 2016, when I stopped racing, was a Corima Fox, which was actually designed primarily as a triathlon bike. Obviously the bike itself was short lived as a production bike, as the UCI banned these sort of bikes. However, it was popular as a tri bike; most...

Welcome to the forum :) I am also a fan of Giant bikes; I find that they are really good value. If you are after a Giant, one to consider would be the ones used by Team ONCE. I had one of the aero frames from about 2003, the frame was alloy with carbon forks and the aero seat post, which built...

Electronic gears such as DI2 are a really interesting development in cycling, but like pretty much all innovations, as I have mentioned in a previous posting, are only really of relevance to racing. The DI2 front derailleur is quite a clever piece of kit, as it will move automatically, so for...

Another point about this is if we just look at road bikes... Take a 'typical' high quality road racing bike from the early-mid 1990s which might be a frame in Reynolds 531 - 8 speed groupset with Ergopower/STI - Mavic Open Pro rims on groupset hubs. If you don't race, this is a perfectly decent...