Today's Ride
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Guinessisgoodforyou
rBotM Winner
That stag was closeDefinitely an Autumnal feel in the weather today… surely too early?? Although the nights drawing in is noticeable
Still, managed to get out after work. After Sunday’s puncture I ventured out on Cyril again and managed to return with both inner tubes intact
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bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
Great match for the bar tape and saddle
That Brooks leather tape is a bugger to use, did my Mercian KoM with it, looks great though. I like the way you finished the tape on the bars with the fabric tape, nice. I couldn't work out the best way to do mine, PVC tape did not look right. I ended up reversing the taping, starting at the tp of the bars and finishing at the bottom. Gives a nice neat finish and I could not see the supposed downside to doing this way.
Great looking bike, love the colour, what is it?
Great looking bike, love the colour, what is it?
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
Cloth tape over the pvc looks ok and allows you to run the tape up to the top.
Taping downwards can cause the edges to lift after a few hundred miles - not great if you forked out for Brooks leather!
A Handsome Cyril Wren!
Taping downwards can cause the edges to lift after a few hundred miles - not great if you forked out for Brooks leather!
A Handsome Cyril Wren!
@PhillB I did a double take when I saw that first orange leaf a few days back, feels like it's flew over although I did basically lose a months worth of riding in arguably the best time for it 
Pretty much the same loop as the last couple of rides, nothing too taxing just happy to be out. Pretty overcast but hopefully brightening up later.
This section of gravel is the sole reason I switched back to the Billy Bonkers. I put them on yesterday night, got kitted up this morning to head out and found a double flat. I think I hadn't fully closed the presta valve on the rear so when the valve cap went on it let the air out, front was a definite puncture though so a quick tube swap and out the door.
Lap of the park, not my favorite place to ride given the combination of retractable dog leads and people burrowed in their phones but it's not too bad early. As mentioned above can tell autumns setting in!
Not the nicest hill to get up, about a quarter mile with an average six percent gradient so not super bad but it's a struggle to get any speed into it then right at peak it ramps up to 10.
And ofc the Inbred. Much nicer looking with a bigger tyre and by all accounts on Strava not notably slower than the Panaracers. Had the hanger straightened yesterday along with the new chain/cassette is very snappy. Poached the black cage from the Bianchi also, half tempted to source some black XT cranks but then I'd start going down the rabbit hole of changing xyz when really it's perfectly fine as is.
Ride safe if you're getting out there today, hard to tell but this patch had iced over in a few places!
Pretty much the same loop as the last couple of rides, nothing too taxing just happy to be out. Pretty overcast but hopefully brightening up later.
This section of gravel is the sole reason I switched back to the Billy Bonkers. I put them on yesterday night, got kitted up this morning to head out and found a double flat. I think I hadn't fully closed the presta valve on the rear so when the valve cap went on it let the air out, front was a definite puncture though so a quick tube swap and out the door.
Lap of the park, not my favorite place to ride given the combination of retractable dog leads and people burrowed in their phones but it's not too bad early. As mentioned above can tell autumns setting in!
Not the nicest hill to get up, about a quarter mile with an average six percent gradient so not super bad but it's a struggle to get any speed into it then right at peak it ramps up to 10.
And ofc the Inbred. Much nicer looking with a bigger tyre and by all accounts on Strava not notably slower than the Panaracers. Had the hanger straightened yesterday along with the new chain/cassette is very snappy. Poached the black cage from the Bianchi also, half tempted to source some black XT cranks but then I'd start going down the rabbit hole of changing xyz when really it's perfectly fine as is.
Ride safe if you're getting out there today, hard to tell but this patch had iced over in a few places!
Mild 16 degrees. Whisper of a 5-6mph NE breeze. High grey cloud with some slight breaks. Got a glimpse of the orange sun rise.
The legs were on fire and the soul is feeling fine ahead of packing and driving to the Malverns later.
The legs were on fire and the soul is feeling fine ahead of packing and driving to the Malverns later.
PhillB
GT Fan
It is a pain! and despite many attempts and You Tube videos, bar wrapping remains an achilles heel for me
. This one is not too bad.The colour is 'Deep Metallic Green' by Kustom Canz. It's possibly a little bit darker than the original, but it's hard to tell as the original paint had badly oxidised.
PhillB
GT Fan
Thanks
. I actually found this tape in a charity shop for a fiver. The cloth finishing tape and bar ends came with it as a kit.
