could be that
idk i’m sure you know what you’re doing with gears now. i’ll shut up.
could be that
idk i’m sure you know what you’re doing with gears now. i’ll shut up.
never fucking mind
Of course if you were on a gravel bike you’d be fine…
Pride comes before a fall.
Just after I posted that I went for a ride on my gravel bike on a route I planned on komoot. Something that komoot marked as “road” was a fiercely step decent then ascent on mud and stones. I walked a lot of it as I doubt I would have survived riding it on my mountain bike frankly.
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Was out in full summer kit in the Brighton area this morning, proper sunny
Currently sat outside a pub, shorts n short sleeves, bike propped up on the bench. What a day for a ride!
decathers are bringing out a 1x version of my bike
really tempted, don’t even bloody need it because it’s the same fucking bike!
Feel like this could only be ridden in full hi vis apparel.
Hey Niki, talking of decathers bikes I noticed they have a cheaper disc brake Triban now, how do you think the specs compare to the one you have?
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/rc120-disc-road-bike-blue-id_8554265.html
(it is a bit stupid but I prefer the colour of this one to what is available with the other)
I love the colour of this!
I think it’s the same frame (the weight is slightly more according to the Decathers website but it must be the same?). I love the frame; very comfy. I ride an extra small.
Gears and brakes are “worse”. This just means really that they are cheaper (so less “crisp” shifting, possibly less “bite” on the brakes and generally less responsive). However, in practice this probably means nothing - the gears will still shift, and the brakes should still stop you! The wheels are also slightly heavier than the ones on the RC 520, but again, that shouldn’t put you off.
One thing I will say about buying a bike from Decathlon: they are really awful at putting bikes together. My front derailleur was set up entirely wrong, and the other day I realised that they have neglected to put compressionless housing on the rear brake cable which means it feels really spongey - it did when I bought it, and before leaving the shop they were ridiculously adamant that it was normal. It’s not the end of the world, but possibly factor in taking the bike to another, better shop in case of any issues.
This must be an April Fool:
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yeah
it’s a good one I reckon, I laughed anyway
conversely, this is terrible