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Forum: Road Cycling
08-11-10, 04:51 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 506
Posted By Basil Moss

Conti Garorskins in 25 with an old 23mm one with...

Conti Garorskins in 25 with an old 23mm one with the bead cut off inside the rear tyre. Prevents punctures even when I ride it right down to the canvas, then I move front to back and put a new one on...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-04-10, 04:49 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,202
Posted By Basil Moss

If your cornering and power allows you to solo...

If your cornering and power allows you to solo back to the bunch, why aren't you riding at the front dictating the pace? Then you can really nail the corners and scare all the people behind you.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-04-10, 04:45 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 11,595
Posted By Basil Moss

I suggest that you buy whatever fits you. Frames...

I suggest that you buy whatever fits you. Frames are all much of a muchness, ignore the "reviews" by frame connoisseurs rabbiting on about frames like they are a fine wine. If it fits, and the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-26-10, 02:56 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,809
Posted By Basil Moss

I've only crashed in one race, year before last,...

I've only crashed in one race, year before last, when I was very new to it. Just missed a corner and bashed my leg on a tree. Had more falls in training, but nothing serious.

But your race...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-22-10, 12:14 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,282
Posted By Basil Moss

The most important advantage to 105 and above is...

The most important advantage to 105 and above is that when you puncture in a road race, you will almost certainly be given a 10 speed wheel from service.

Other than that, you could race on...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-22-10, 12:06 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 7,425
Posted By Basil Moss

Yes, it was awesome. What a character! I...

Yes, it was awesome. What a character!

I got into racing after I read "The Escape Artist" by Matt Seaton. I've since had the pleasure of racing with him, which was pretty cool.

As for the...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-22-10, 12:01 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,938
Posted By Basil Moss

Much as I love Shimano wheels (mostly because the...

Much as I love Shimano wheels (mostly because the hubs are outstanding) these wheels are basically an aluminium clincher decorated with a strip of carbon fiber. Not very durable, not easily to...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-21-10, 02:31 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,071
Posted By Basil Moss

Agreed. Anything below 50mm is pretty much...

Agreed. Anything below 50mm is pretty much insignificant- might as well take care never to unzip your jersey or ride with your mouth open. I now use 404 tubs when I want aero in a race, but just as...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-21-10, 02:25 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,938
Posted By Basil Moss

The only carbon wheels worth bothering with as...

The only carbon wheels worth bothering with as far as I can see are aero wheels. They don't behave well in the wind, and carbon braking in the rain is poor, and wears the surface out. Shallow section...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-21-10, 12:43 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,901
Posted By Basil Moss

Riders used to put a cabbage leaf under their...

Riders used to put a cabbage leaf under their casquettes to protect themselves from the sun! I don't think you got sunstroke or you really would be in hospital. Heat exhaustion perhaps.

Ice...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-21-10, 12:40 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,901
Posted By Basil Moss

Riders used to put a cabbage leaf under their...

Riders used to put a cabbage leaf under their casquettes to protect themselves from the sun! I don't think you got sunstroke or you really would be in hospital. Heat exhaustion perhaps.

Ice...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-20-10, 11:07 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,728
Posted By Basil Moss

Ride up it full gas. Then wait for everyone if...

Ride up it full gas. Then wait for everyone if it's that kind of a ride, or don't if it isn't. Or if there are fatties on the ride who are precious about this, let yourself to the back of the pack...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-20-10, 12:21 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 391
Posted By Basil Moss

That's how one of our team got popped at the Ras...

That's how one of our team got popped at the Ras de Cymru a few weeks ago. An enthusiastic member came through out of the saddle, and the chap who was pretty much on the rivet already went off the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-20-10, 12:16 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,684
Posted By Basil Moss

I see where you are coming from, and I did think...

I see where you are coming from, and I did think the same thing before I started riding fixed. But I've had to reconsider just based on my experience, which has been that the fixed wheel is somehow...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-20-10, 12:08 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,684
Posted By Basil Moss

You ignore me explaining that I used magic as a...

You ignore me explaining that I used magic as a figure of speech, and obviously didn't mean that having a fixed cog conveys supernatural powers. I didn't expect that anybody was going to be enough of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-19-10, 10:24 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,684
Posted By Basil Moss

The hillclimbs are still regularly won on fixed....

The hillclimbs are still regularly won on fixed. The national was year before last. As I said, most of our courses are rolling, and I still get better results on fixed. The flat ones are where I set...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-19-10, 12:47 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,684
Posted By Basil Moss

Can you people PLEASE stop whining about bloody...

Can you people PLEASE stop whining about bloody bicycle helmets? That isn't what this thread is about. I'm not trying to tell you what to wear, or belittle you for your choice of headgear, so can you...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-18-10, 12:50 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,469
Posted By Basil Moss

I'd use it in a race with no fast downhills, but...

I'd use it in a race with no fast downhills, but did find I spun out a tad on fast tailwind descents. I don't use an 11 cog BTW. I like to minimise the gap between the chainrings where I can, I use a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-18-10, 12:43 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,684
Posted By Basil Moss

Well done, mr Ex, obviously I didn't mean fixed...

Well done, mr Ex, obviously I didn't mean fixed gear has magical powers, but there is something about the mechanics of it that makes it work better. I could buy a bunch of freewheel sprockets and...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-18-10, 10:55 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,684
Posted By Basil Moss

This thread isn't about my choice of clothing,...

This thread isn't about my choice of clothing, it's about my choice of gears. So...

I am familiar with the courses, but am still figuring out which gears to use on each. It changes though as my...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-18-10, 09:03 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,684
Posted By Basil Moss

In fact there's nothing stylish about them at...

In fact there's nothing stylish about them at all. I've read the studies and made my own mind up on bicycle helmets, I wear them when they are compulsory (road racing) and any other time, I don't. In...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-18-10, 08:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 917
Posted By Basil Moss

They must have sold out of 42cms- I was just in...

They must have sold out of 42cms- I was just in time getting a spare one!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-17-10, 10:11 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,684
Posted By Basil Moss

I road race on gears, obviously, but I don't...

I road race on gears, obviously, but I don't think I'd be gaining any time using a geared bike in TT's, maybe a few second if it fitted me better or didn't weigh a ton, but the gears aren't...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-10, 06:51 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 917
Posted By Basil Moss

AWESOME!!! But I think these are deep enough for...

AWESOME!!! But I think these are deep enough for me...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-17-10, 06:21 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 725
Posted By Basil Moss

How to improve my finish?

I've been road racing with more success this year than last, my strengths are steady solo efforts, breakaways and climbing. I've realised that my limiter is my finish, and that I need to work on that...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-17-10, 06:16 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,684
Posted By Basil Moss

Fixed gear TT'ing is AWESOME!

I posted this photo in the TT bike thread earlier this year, my scruffy TT bike didn't get much love there, I suppose nobody took it seriously. I didn't either, then. I thought it would be a laugh to...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-10, 06:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 917
Posted By Basil Moss

Best handlebars EVER! (for lanky blokes like me)

Lanky? Long, gorilla-like arms? Knuckles that trail on the ground? I too was cramped by diminutive handlebars built by midgets, until I discovered... This:
...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-10, 05:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 961
Posted By Basil Moss

A friend of mine went for a bike fit after 20...

A friend of mine went for a bike fit after 20 years of racing. He'd never had any issues, but after the fit got terrible knee pain, backache and a sore bum. Went back to his original fit and has been...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-10, 03:21 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,255
Posted By Basil Moss

Oh, you mean the ones that actually cover most of...

Oh, you mean the ones that actually cover most of your head, and are tough enough to provide some degree of protection against injury?
Forum: Road Cycling
07-16-10, 12:15 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,153
Posted By Basil Moss

The points competition was never meant to be the...

The points competition was never meant to be the sprinters contest. It was how the tour was won overall back in the day, before they did it on accumulated time. It just happens that sprinters often...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-14-10, 03:54 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,336
Posted By Basil Moss

Yeah, the commonly available sizes (170-175)...

Yeah, the commonly available sizes (170-175) really don't give any proportionality to actual leg length. I'm 6', ride 175's, and haven't gone with anything longer mostly because it means getting four...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-14-10, 03:47 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 7,361
Posted By Basil Moss

I was going to post a halfway sensible/useful...

I was going to post a halfway sensible/useful reply, but unfortunately the ********ness of this thread became too great so I can't.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-29-10, 12:51 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,848
Posted By Basil Moss

When the rear tyre gets squared off, I bin it and...

When the rear tyre gets squared off, I bin it and rotate front to back and put the new one on the front. Racing tyres I replace as soon as they look at all square, winter training tyres I have...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-29-10, 12:44 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,386
Posted By Basil Moss

Compression tights are good. Stretching is good....

Compression tights are good. Stretching is good. Turning your shower really cold at the end is good. A gentle walk in the woods is also good. Chillaxing with a beer is great. 15-30 mins on the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-23-10, 01:44 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,799
Posted By Basil Moss

But... why? Clinchers are so lumpy in terms of...

But... why? Clinchers are so lumpy in terms of handling compared to tubs, why would you put one on the front?
Forum: Road Cycling
06-15-10, 11:00 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 852
Posted By Basil Moss

There are bad sides? Other than that, how...

There are bad sides? Other than that, how irresponsible of you, riding your bike for those few seconds unhelmeted! Anything could happen! ;)
Forum: Road Cycling
06-15-10, 10:57 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 4,356
Posted By Basil Moss

Good road surface: Front brakes only, brace...

Good road surface: Front brakes only, brace yourself.

Poor road surface/insufficient distance: try to avoid instead.

Extremely poor surface eg extreme gravel or ice: Rear brake, will...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-14-10, 12:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,857
Posted By Basil Moss

Cocaine eyedrops are traditional.

Cocaine eyedrops are traditional.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-14-10, 12:43 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,704
Posted By Basil Moss

Handmades all the way until you need and can...

Handmades all the way until you need and can afford some carbon aero wheels.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-14-10, 12:41 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 852
Posted By Basil Moss

Not me, I wear a casquette, they don't have vents.

Not me, I wear a casquette, they don't have vents.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-14-10, 12:40 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 5,662
Posted By Basil Moss

That you need to ask such a question at all...

That you need to ask such a question at all suggests that you should leave the job in the dubiously qualified hands of your local bike shop boys.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-13-10, 02:46 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 4,870
Posted By Basil Moss

I dunno, it just looks rather hideous. Couldn't...

I dunno, it just looks rather hideous. Couldn't you find it something beautiful and chromed, like an old Cinelli?



Mostly I'm going somewhere important. Also I'm a married man and probably...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-13-10, 02:43 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,051
Posted By Basil Moss

I raced a crit with a five year old conti...

I raced a crit with a five year old conti sprinter run at 170 psi. Dry as an old snakeskin. But only on the back wheel.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-13-10, 02:40 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,994
Posted By Basil Moss

Purply red.

Purply red.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-13-10, 11:23 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,123
Posted By Basil Moss

The only time he should let you get it is if a)...

The only time he should let you get it is if a) it was for the win b) you had helped him to a win recently and he owed you one and c) there was no danger of another rider passing you. I think he's...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-13-10, 11:20 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 4,870
Posted By Basil Moss

Bianchi girl, please sort out your bartapes. And...

Bianchi girl, please sort out your bartapes. And your stem. And wrap some pages of a magazine or a plastic bag around your spare tub, else when you come to use it there will be grit and road filth...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-13-10, 11:14 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,394
Posted By Basil Moss

So you'd think, but maltodextrin and glucose have...

So you'd think, but maltodextrin and glucose have an identical GI, suggesting that in real life, both are absorbed at the same rate. If you want something that absorbs slower than sugar, try starch,...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-13-10, 11:07 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 652
Posted By Basil Moss

Ksyriums are heavier, less aero, and less easy to...

Ksyriums are heavier, less aero, and less easy to service in the event of damage than a good pair of handbuilts. So I consider them neither as race wheels, nor really as practical training wheels....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-12-10, 03:38 PM
Replies: 538
Views: 74,993
Posted By Basil Moss

Here's what I'm doing the clubs evening TT's on...

Here's what I'm doing the clubs evening TT's on this year. I rebuilt my winter bike for the job, as the frames a bit small for me. I got fed up last year changing the seat and putting on tribars...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-12-10, 03:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,297
Posted By Basil Moss

Ha ha, yes, it is. But in idle moments at work I...

Ha ha, yes, it is. But in idle moments at work I like to ponder my training plan. When I've pondered and analysed my training plan for the next few months long enough, I like to worry and fret about...
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