Smokin Joe
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Nice fireplace, BTW.
Changing the Stem
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craigwend
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* Try some of these gloves http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLPXULNMT/planet-x-ulner-mitts at this price you can get few pairs - should help with the hand pain ...
Wow they are cheap......thanks. could do with some good winter ones too, not helpful that I have nails so the finger length in winter gloves tend too be a bit short haha
craigwend
Grimpeur des terrains plats
Have you thought about http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/PXLGWL/planet-x-100-waterproof-crab-hand-winter-glove
Might be better for your 'nails'
I've got some & only 2 problems,
1) If it's 'not cold enough' my hand get to hot
2) If you tuck them on the outside of your jacket '& it really rains very hard' the waterproof-ness makes them very effective 'hand-buckets' & it takes ages to dry them out / get rid of wet dog smell...
Otherwise good gloves for winter & you can use STI's & then have to get use to only having '2 fingers & a thumb'
Poacher
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Despite being well aware of your gender, I still consider you an honorary bloke.I love it when blokes on here assume that everyone's a bloke, even when there's a photo and the person's profile says 'female'.
Smokin Joe
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You could have been cruel and said ladyboy.No worries Poacher, I've always thought of you as an honorary woman
Poacher
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I don't think I had this much facial hair the last time we rode together.No worries Poacher, I've always thought of you as an honorary woman
Poacher
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Was that the Fridays' LonJoG? When I waited by the roadside south of Harby for about three hours in cold driving rain before giving up and retreating to Bingham, where I offered a bed and warm shower to any unfortunates who'd optimistically opted to camp? No, 'cos I rode alone!
Can't be sure of the date, but it was earlier that same year on one of TF's Rutland rides when you did a quick recce of the route - you graciously volunteered to be tail-end Charlie up the slight inclines which pass for hills round those parts, saving me from the ignominy of bringing up the rear, which is my usual position. My gratitude is eternal.
@kelbel159.
I'm relatively new to road bikes (I got my first in July this year).
I'd suggest you alter only one element at a time and test how it feels on an actual ride then tweak the next bit. I found that getting a good fit was all about small adjustments.
I fitted a smaller stem on mine as I found the reach was very long for me (IIRC I went from a 100mm to a 90mm) and this is much better for me. Sure, the steering is different and took a short part of the first ride to get used to but that was it.
I also found being new to road bikes I had to learn to position myself on the bike differently, moving away from the sit up and beg of the MTB/Hybrid. This takes a little time as you are stretching different muscles and holding your body differently meaning your core is having to support you more and you naturally want to pull back into a more upright position making you think the bike is too big. You have to train your body to relax in the road bike position and I've found it helpful force myself to use the drops more to help me stretch and get used to the more horizontal stance. I hope that makes sense?
I'm relatively new to road bikes (I got my first in July this year).
I'd suggest you alter only one element at a time and test how it feels on an actual ride then tweak the next bit. I found that getting a good fit was all about small adjustments.
I fitted a smaller stem on mine as I found the reach was very long for me (IIRC I went from a 100mm to a 90mm) and this is much better for me. Sure, the steering is different and took a short part of the first ride to get used to but that was it.
I also found being new to road bikes I had to learn to position myself on the bike differently, moving away from the sit up and beg of the MTB/Hybrid. This takes a little time as you are stretching different muscles and holding your body differently meaning your core is having to support you more and you naturally want to pull back into a more upright position making you think the bike is too big. You have to train your body to relax in the road bike position and I've found it helpful force myself to use the drops more to help me stretch and get used to the more horizontal stance. I hope that makes sense?
cyberknight
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I am supposed you can tell any difference between 100 and 90 in steering re was response I have an80 one my commuter and its nots.
I just checked and I actually dropped to an 80mm and it did feel a little different but nothing of any significance. Like most things it's just a case of getting used to it which for me was almost straight away and not the big change some people professed it would be.
cyberknight
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Sorry Buck if my previous post was a grammar nightmare, i sometimes post from a tablet and auto correct is a PITA.
. I guessed it was something like that. Well, either that or you were recovering from a very heavy night, the night before 
