I got a!

Carl Brewer said:

TimC said:

On 2005-06-01, Carl Brewer (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

It's hard to go past the Shimano SPD-SL's, but I used SPD's for a
year, which means you can probably use the same shoes as on
your MTB. For short rides SPDs are ok.

For short rides they're OK? What goes wrong for long rides?

The contact point is very small and most MTB shoes are too
flexy - imagine standing on a 2cm diameter post for 4 hours
without being able to change where the post is. For commuting
etc they're fine, but for a long (2hrs+) ride, they sucketh with
vim and vigour.

pressure = force/area, remember? 🙂

I'd suggest you bite the bullet and get some road shoes & good
road pedals. It won't take long to get used to, and you'll be
way more comfortable. I found adapting to SPD-SLs after a
year on SPDs was a doddle. The SPD-SL cleats are ok for
walking in too - I've had a number of occasions where
I've had to walk more than 1km in them, and they weren't
-too- bad to walk in.

I use carbon fibre soled shoes for the above reason, mountain bike shoes
flex too much. I recently bought some new Shimano shoes and discovered
the Shimano mountain bike clips won't fit on the road shoes, so I had to
change the pedals on my road bikes.

Marty

Well like I said in another thread and Tim C pointed me towards this one, I just got a "new" (ie. from a guy who bought it and then got another so sold this to me after less than 6 months riding) bike myself.

Pretty stoked, rides like a dream to be expected (feels like I am floating but I guess anything after a Cannondale feels soft). Yet to race it, but certainly looking forward to it.

This is it but with a couple of mods

Deda Newton Bar and Stem and own saddle (which happens to be an aspide anyway.

On 2005-06-02, Maverick5 (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Pretty stoked, rides like a dream to be expected (feels like I am
floating but I guess anything after a Cannondale feels soft).

Mine feels weird. Riding a road bike for the first time is definitely
a weird sensation. Will take me a while to get used to the combined
gear and brakes. I joked with a colleque that I could see myself
jamming on the brakes instead of changing gear one day, so on my way
home tonight, some guy was crossing the road in front of me, and the
challenge to my concentration meant that I got the brake instead of
the gear change. Oops. Fumbled to get back in the right gear, and
then continued on my merry way. I went via work to drop [censored] off, and
sort of noted the time[1]. My steepest downhill saw me doing about
60; no quicker than usual (comparing against cars around me - don't
have a computer yet). But with a backpack on, I am not getting down
very low on the drops. I got home and noted the time again[1] - I was
anywhere from 2-5 minutes quicker than usual on the MTB. But I was
really pushing myself. I wonder what I could do without the damn
backpack? Still got to get the bike properly fitted too.

MBTC had their yearly auction tonight. I was only after bargains, so
didn't bid as high as I think I should have in retrospect.

I could have had a bum bag that folds out to be a full backpack for
$15. I was the only person to fit into some SPD shoes, so got them
for $10 -- good condition too! I didn't notice the same guy sell
pedals, but I could have had them for $20. Damn that [censored] me off
when someone told me I should have grabbed the pedals 🙂

Picked up a free kick stand to make my GV bike even more dorky 🙂

[1] Well actually, I quit slrn, then left some small indeterminate
time later, and when I got home, ran 'w' to find out the shortest idle
session 🙂

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
There are running jobs. Why don't you go chase them?

Maverick5 said:

Well like I said in another thread and Tim C pointed me towards this
one, I just got a "new" (ie. from a guy who bought it and then got
another so sold this to me after less than 6 months riding) bike
myself.

Pretty stoked, rides like a dream to be expected (feels like I am
floating but I guess anything after a Cannondale feels soft). Yet to
race it, but certainly looking forward to it.

'This is it but with a couple of mods'
(http://www.trekbikes.com/bikes/2004/road/madone59.jsp)

Deda Newton Bar and Stem and own saddle (which happens to be an aspide
anyway.

--
Maverick5

You people are cruel. I want another bike!

Tam *still in love with her bikes*

Tamyka Bell said:

You people are cruel. I want another bike!

Tam *still in love with her bikes*

So go forth and mutliply! (your bikes silly)

waste no time, nor thought, just buy, buy, buy.

flyingdutch said:

Tamyka Bell said:

You people are cruel. I want another bike!

Tam *still in love with her bikes*

So go forth and mutliply! (your bikes silly)

waste no time, nor thought, just buy, buy, buy.

--
flyingdutch

There's the money/bikes vs finishing PhD thing, limiting me. All these
goodies become "when I finish, I'll buy myself a..."

On 02/06/05 at 23:38:31 TimC somehow managed to type:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

MBTC had their yearly auction tonight. I was only after bargains, so

Ahhhh the annual junk redistribution night. Who played auctioneer ?

--
Humbug

Carl Brewer said:

The contact point is very small and most MTB shoes are too flexy -
imagine standing on a 2cm diameter post for 4 hours without being able
to change where the post is. For commuting etc they're fine, but for a
long (2hrs+) ride, they sucketh with vim and vigour.

Wuss. They're fine for around 16 hours, which is all I was going to do
this year at Dargle . Last year a softer shoe was fine for around 18 hours.

I'm so glad I've got mates to do the Mont with...
--
Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
Caffeine is *not* a substitute for sheep.

Carl Brewer said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

your MTB. For short rides SPDs are ok.

For short rides they're OK? What goes wrong for long rides?

The contact point is very small and most MTB shoes are too
flexy - imagine standing on a 2cm diameter post for 4 hours

SPDs are fine for all day use with a decently rigid shoe. Shimano sandals for example.
Then the pedal size is academic, its the sole that is your contact area.

flyingdutch said:

So go forth and mutliply! (your bikes silly)

waste no time, nor thought, just buy, buy, buy.

Well Assos did pretty well out of me yesterday.

Firstly got myself an Airblock jacket which I've been hankering after for some time and should make those early mornings in the Dandenongs a little more comfortable. Then had a look at gloves - I've never been too impressed with Assos ones and normally wear Pearl Izumi, but the Thermax ones were very comfortable and have an extra-long cuff. So I got a pair of those (on special!). Then finally I invested in another undershirt so the one I already have doesn't get too stinky, and also it's the best darn thing I've bought for ages.

Incidentally, that is actually me in the photos...

Apparently they're bringing out a range of Aprez-bike gear next season - sounds exciting (possibly similar to that 700c range which has been out for a while).

HUMBUG said:

On 02/06/05 at 23:38:31 TimC somehow managed to type:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

MBTC had their yearly auction tonight. I was only after bargains, so

Ahhhh the annual junk redistribution night. Who played auctioneer ?

--
Humbug

Fred again. I was assistant. Wish people would bring in clean junk, maybe I should wear gloves like they do at Christies (the auctioneers, not the erstwhile bike shop).