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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-25-23, 11:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 601
Posted By Cramic

Failed Tubeless Plug - what did I do wrong?

Fixed my first puncture on my tubeless tyres. (It’s a Giant Gavia Course 1 if that makes any difference, rear tyre.)

Not a huge puncture and I thought ideal for my first one. Used the smaller of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-16-23, 04:10 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 576
Posted By Cramic

Thanks all, plenty of great advice there and I...

Thanks all, plenty of great advice there and I availed myself of quite a bit of it.

Race didn’t go quite to plan and I had to switc to the shorter course after pulling something in my quads. It...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-14-23, 05:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 576
Posted By Cramic

Big “race” tomorrow - what do I need with me?

Hi all!

I think it’s a “gran fondo” rather than a race, but coming from the running world we call everything organised a “race”.

This is an organised ride of 210km and 2500m of elevation. I’m...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-23-23, 10:19 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 2,615
Posted By Cramic

Cycling and sperm count

The wife and I are about to try for our third and her GP, less than helpfully, told her I need to reduce my cycling to improve sperm count and motility.

Help!

A quick google seems to support...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-01-23, 01:56 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 6,170
Posted By Cramic

That DC Rainmaker fella has far too much time on...

That DC Rainmaker fella has far too much time on his hands!

I am right in thinking all that’s happened here is a company has put its prices up, for the first time in years, and didn’t do the best...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-29-23, 10:40 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 6,170
Posted By Cramic

Might be a little off topic, as not related to...

Might be a little off topic, as not related to the price increase per se, but there’s very little I get from premium Strava that I wouldn’t get from free Strava and I still pay because I think the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-29-23, 09:29 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,556
Posted By Cramic

How important is the bike?

Apologies if this is obvious. Just had my interest piqued today and a quick google search didn’t throw up anything.

How important is the bike in racing?

Take F1. The guy with the fastest car...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-29-23, 09:18 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,591
Posted By Cramic

It’s surprising how many people knock time off...

It’s surprising how many people knock time off their PBs, even from unremarkable to unremarkable (“oh yeh, my marathon PB is 3:26 when it’s actually 3:56). I quite enjoy “fact checking” such claims,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-27-23, 01:13 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 686
Posted By Cramic

Thanks all, excellent advice. I feared it may be...

Thanks all, excellent advice. I feared it may be the case the cable/housing simply needs replacing and trouble shooting it at home appears beyond me.

Two further questions:

1) Big job and is...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-27-23, 07:30 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 686
Posted By Cramic

Shifting gears issue

Hi all,

I ride a Giant TCR pro disk 1 with a Shimano Ultegra gear system.

Today, regards the rear derailer, when I try to change gears nothing happens the first time and I have to click it...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-26-22, 11:14 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,670
Posted By Cramic

Thanks for the great advice all. Will aim to...

Thanks for the great advice all. Will aim to condense it and use it to form some sort of programme.

My aim will just be to finish this ride, but interesting to consider conserving energy on the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-25-22, 11:54 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,670
Posted By Cramic

Bang for Buck Hill Training

I have a “big” cycling event at end of April called Five Dams (West Australia). It’s around 210km and has 2000m of elevation. That’s made up of a number of tough, long climbs.

The vast majority...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-19-22, 06:47 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 3,696
Posted By Cramic

Thanks for the input LDL. Walking did seem to...

Thanks for the input LDL. Walking did seem to help more than lying.

A had several running friends who suffered and quite badly, have reached out to them as well. One was finally on for a sub-3hr...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-19-22, 05:40 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 3,696
Posted By Cramic

Cramps - prevention and treatment

(I ended up waffling on a bit below, so have bolded the main questions.)

In the time BC (before cycling) I was a pretty dedicated runner. I’d do 80-100km weeks, approx. 24-26km minimum for weekly...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-17-22, 12:18 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,682
Posted By Cramic

Not ridiculing and the answers here have largely...

Not ridiculing and the answers here have largely been interesting and eye opening. Plenty of things I do that could seem risky to others, no doubt.

But in a world in which I’m leaving risk behind...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-16-22, 08:19 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,682
Posted By Cramic

I’m not worked up, I find the risk taken...

I’m not worked up, I find the risk taken interesting and it’s fine that you don’t. You draft as many HGVs as you want.

Yeh, at least one…who was spotted, filmed, and made it onto the first page of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-16-22, 07:50 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,682
Posted By Cramic

Well I guess we could keep it to cycling? Given...

Well I guess we could keep it to cycling? Given the forum we’re on. And I suppose you could just skip the thread if it’s of no interest to you?

Bit sad, in my opinion, if it takes riding a foot...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-16-22, 07:31 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,682
Posted By Cramic

Whilst I accept that perhaps the drafting isn’t...

Whilst I accept that perhaps the drafting isn’t as dangerous as it may have appeared to me, and some good points have been made to that effect, I think it’s also the fact such a good quality bike...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-16-22, 07:14 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,682
Posted By Cramic

Yeh, of course, because you don’t do it nobody...

Yeh, of course, because you don’t do it nobody does and anybody who says they’ve seen it is ergo lying or exaggerating. Oh, wait…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r2fndMk14kA

This is pretty much...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-16-22, 06:41 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,682
Posted By Cramic

Oh right, fair enough! Haha I can see how it...

Oh right, fair enough! Haha

I can see how it would be fun and I’m clearly too risk averse if I was horrified even for others.

Interesting how some feel that he might even have been safer! And...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-16-22, 05:14 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,682
Posted By Cramic

The most foolhardy cyclist I’ve seen

Here in Perth one of the main routes into the city from the western suburbs is Mounts Bay Road. It’s a 60km dual carriageway that runs next to the river and is a pretty awesome commute.

Next to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-02-22, 06:25 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 4,807
Posted By Cramic

Is there any other walk of life that people would...

Is there any other walk of life that people would be so understanding of another person following an inch or two behind them?

Imagine someone walking an inch behind you for ten minutes? Or whilst...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-01-22, 09:37 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 4,807
Posted By Cramic

Ok, so I get this point and agree with it more...

Ok, so I get this point and agree with it more than the “never snot rocket” crowd, but do you not think a cyclist who drafts unannounced bears some responsibility?

I believe I missed him because...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-28-22, 08:49 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 4,807
Posted By Cramic

I agree to an extent! I agree it’s gross, but it...

I agree to an extent! I agree it’s gross, but it seems to be fairly common practice and there’s article upon article telling you how to do it, even in Canada (I don’t know if my never-visited view of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-28-22, 08:20 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 4,807
Posted By Cramic

I thought I made it clear? I wasn’t expecting...

I thought I made it clear? I wasn’t expecting anybody to be on my wheel, I glanced over my right shoulder.

Perhaps I didn’t turn my head far enough or perhaps he’d drifted to my 7 or 8 (ie. on a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-28-22, 08:00 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 9,468
Posted By Cramic

There’s an insanely frustrating/unsafe section of...

There’s an insanely frustrating/unsafe section of road here in Perth that I’ll try to describe.

It’s called Hackett Drive and runs next to the Uni of WA. It’s very, very popular with cyclists...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-28-22, 07:48 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 767
Posted By Cramic

Thanks for all the helpful replies. I had already...

Thanks for all the helpful replies. I had already checked bike shops in my area and few offered what I was looking for. My schedule means I don’t have a cycling club (can’t get out at the usual...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-28-22, 07:35 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 4,807
Posted By Cramic

Snot rockets - how much responsibility should I share?

I get this might be a contentious issue and I’m happy to be trashed for my behaviour, but hope that at least the practice of blowing your nose into the wind on the bike is accepted behaviour. I...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-23-22, 07:59 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 767
Posted By Cramic

The basics - what do I need to know?

I’ve been riding for about a year (Giant TCR) and, to my shame, my basic knowledge re. basic bike maintenance and repairs is next to nothing.

I wouldn’t even be confident repairing a puncture…at...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-13-22, 05:41 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,935
Posted By Cramic

Thanks. Great info. Have you watched the...

Thanks. Great info.

Have you watched the film out of interest? The hill is on Netflix as being Manayunk Wall, but I’ve just watched a video of a race going up it and it doesn’t seem to be it. In...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-13-22, 02:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,935
Posted By Cramic

Manayunk Wall aka the hill on the Adam Sandler film Hustle

Just watched the Adam Sandler basketball film Hustle. Set in Philadelphia.

As part of Bo’s training he gets him running up a hill that I’ve googled and is know as Manayunk Wall.

Sandler’s...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-09-22, 09:18 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 27,652
Posted By Cramic

Ah, absolute nonsense. Thiopentone was a commonly...

Ah, absolute nonsense. Thiopentone was a commonly used induction agent for general anaesthesia. If you had an operation in the 80s or earlier you almost certainly had it. Propofol has replaced it,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-09-22, 12:22 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 27,652
Posted By Cramic

haha!

haha!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-08-22, 10:35 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 27,652
Posted By Cramic

Correct. Lethal injection is essentially the...

Correct. Lethal injection is essentially the administration of a general anaesthetic.

Would you rather your head chopped off by a guillotine or get a GA?

(I don’t know how we got here on a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-07-22, 09:34 PM
Replies: 281
Views: 11,700
Posted By Cramic

He’s been doing similar to me. Replying to and...

He’s been doing similar to me. Replying to and quoting me when I’ve been talking to someone else. He didn’t seem to be comprehending well so I didn’t engage.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-07-22, 05:05 PM
Replies: 281
Views: 11,700
Posted By Cramic

Fair enough and I agree that oftentimes people...

Fair enough and I agree that oftentimes people might get others’ intentions completely wrong.

In this instance I’ve simply taken the OP at face value and agreed that in that situation he was right...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-07-22, 04:16 PM
Replies: 281
Views: 11,700
Posted By Cramic

Few straw men here. You were using your...

Few straw men here.

You were using your anecdotal experience as evidence that cars do not toot at tractors and do at cyclists and this because they’re bullies. I would bet my last dollar that if...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-07-22, 02:37 AM
Replies: 281
Views: 11,700
Posted By Cramic

The point, regards a stationary cyclist, is that...

The point, regards a stationary cyclist, is that there must come a point at which even the most zen of the posters on here get frustrated. 1mph? 5mph? And it demonstrates everybody is simply drawing...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-22, 07:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 949
Posted By Cramic

I’d hired a bike and cycled from Bristol to Bath...

I’d hired a bike and cycled from Bristol to Bath and chained it up in the city centre. Came back several hours later and bike still there, but large marks in the chain where somebody had tried to cut...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-22, 07:05 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 27,652
Posted By Cramic

My clothes don’t even match my other clothes.

My clothes don’t even match my other clothes.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-06-22, 07:04 PM
Replies: 281
Views: 11,700
Posted By Cramic

Courtesy goes both ways and it sounds like the OP...

Courtesy goes both ways and it sounds like the OP was correct to give this entitled cyclist a word.

Where I live two cyclists are legally allowed to cycle side by side on any road, ie. taking up...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-05-22, 07:16 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,775
Posted By Cramic

Oh so to cxwrench, who has accused me of lying...

Oh so to cxwrench, who has accused me of lying across more than one thread and brought up aliens, and you supporting cxwrench? Funny you don’t mention cxwrench’s sarcastic comments, isn’t it?

What...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-05-22, 04:56 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,775
Posted By Cramic

Fair enough. I think the problem may have...

Fair enough.

I think the problem may have been solved anyway. First set wore out due to newbie behaviour/walking too much on them (inc. stairs) and second were perhaps not genuine (although the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-05-22, 04:48 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,775
Posted By Cramic

If that’s true it’s to one member in particular,...

If that’s true it’s to one member in particular, who has accused me of lying and on more than just this thread. Did you miss the part where he accused me of thinking aliens were tampering with my...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-04-22, 10:13 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,775
Posted By Cramic

Ah, a guy who can’t admit he’s wrong. As I say,...

Ah, a guy who can’t admit he’s wrong. As I say, some humbleness wouldn’t go amiss.

I suppose you’d simply divine the Giant store had sold you knock offs and then levitated when you realised a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-04-22, 09:28 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,775
Posted By Cramic

https://www.amazon.com/SHIMANO-Shimano-SPD-SL-Clea...

https://www.amazon.com/SHIMANO-Shimano-SPD-SL-Cleat-Set/product-reviews/B00HRKGYTC/ref=cm_cr_getr_mb_paging_btm_2?reviewerType=all_reviews&filterByStar=one_star&pageNumber=2

Here you go mate....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-04-22, 06:42 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,775
Posted By Cramic

I’m wondering if: 1) First set of cleats,...

I’m wondering if:

1) First set of cleats, from Giant store (so highly likely to be genuine), was simply a matter of too much walking and stairs, as you suggest. I didn’t know better.
2) The...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-04-22, 06:37 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,775
Posted By Cramic

I take 2-5 steps in my cleats on leisure rides,...

I take 2-5 steps in my cleats on leisure rides, 10-15 in a day when I’m commuting. If that sounds like excessive walking to you then I’m guessing you must levitate.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-04-22, 06:35 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,775
Posted By Cramic

And I’ve said that I no longer walk down stairs...

And I’ve said that I no longer walk down stairs in them. I haven’t taken a single step down a stair in these cleats.

The stairs were from the original post/my first set of cleats.

That’s what,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-02-22, 09:00 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,775
Posted By Cramic

If I was simply walking more than I’m saying I...

If I was simply walking more than I’m saying I would either just stop walking in them, buy cleat covers, or accept I’m going to go through 3-4 pairs of cleats per year. I certainly wouldn’t post...
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