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Roel W
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by Roel W

About yesterday:
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Liege (yes, the Liege from Liege-Bastogne-Liege):
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kgibbo1868
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This made me smile towards the end of my ride this morning.....
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kgibbo1868 wrote:
Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:15 am
This made me smile towards the end of my ride this morning.....



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A Baum, in Tassie...... with a thinking man's groupset....... love it!

- Do you run the Master's in the wet at all, and how do you find the wet grip?
- What wheelbuild have you got going on there? (clinchers?)

kgibbo1868
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robertbb wrote:
kgibbo1868 wrote:
Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:15 am
This made me smile towards the end of my ride this morning.....



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A Baum, in Tassie...... with a thinking man's groupset....... love it!

- Do you run the Master's in the wet at all, and how do you find the wet grip?
- What wheelbuild have you got going on there? (clinchers?)
The wheels are CK R45 hubs (32 spoke) laced to HED C2 tubulars, Veloflex Vlaanderen 27s, I absolutely love this wheel and tyre combination, amazing grip ( even in the wet) and ride, and so far (2000 kms) no cuts and only minor wear on the rear tyre. I have carbon wheels for racing but these rock for everything elseImage
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kgibbo1868 wrote:
Sun Dec 22, 2019 1:59 am
robertbb wrote:
kgibbo1868 wrote:
Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:15 am
This made me smile towards the end of my ride this morning.....



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A Baum, in Tassie...... with a thinking man's groupset....... love it!

- Do you run the Master's in the wet at all, and how do you find the wet grip?
- What wheelbuild have you got going on there? (clinchers?)
The wheels are CK R45 hubs (32 spoke) laced to HED C2 tubulars, Veloflex Vlaanderen 27s, I absolutely love this wheel and tyre combination, amazing grip ( even in the wet) and ride, and so far (2000 kms) no cuts and only minor wear on the rear tyre. I have carbon wheels for racing but these rock for everything else
Glorious!

I might reach out to Veloflex and ask if different tyres have different compounds. I've found my Corsa clinchers to be absolutely brilliant in the dry but quite sketchy in the wet.

I've got a pair of Bora 35 Ultra tubulars that have seen about 500km.. have put them up for sale because tubulars aren't my thing, but nobody seems to be buying. If I can't sell them I might try riding them again with a set of Vlaanderen's.

kgibbo1868
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robertbb wrote:
kgibbo1868 wrote:
Sun Dec 22, 2019 1:59 am
robertbb wrote:
kgibbo1868 wrote:
Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:15 am
This made me smile towards the end of my ride this morning.....



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A Baum, in Tassie...... with a thinking man's groupset....... love it!

- Do you run the Master's in the wet at all, and how do you find the wet grip?
- What wheelbuild have you got going on there? (clinchers?)
The wheels are CK R45 hubs (32 spoke) laced to HED C2 tubulars, Veloflex Vlaanderen 27s, I absolutely love this wheel and tyre combination, amazing grip ( even in the wet) and ride, and so far (2000 kms) no cuts and only minor wear on the rear tyre. I have carbon wheels for racing but these rock for everything else
Glorious!

I might reach out to Veloflex and ask if different tyres have different compounds. I've found my Corsa clinchers to be absolutely brilliant in the dry but quite sketchy in the wet.

I've got a pair of Bora 35 Ultra tubulars that have seen about 500km.. have put them up for sale because tubulars aren't my thing, but nobody seems to be buying. If I can't sell them I might try riding them again with a set of Vlaanderen's.
They have a totally different tread pattern as well
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Yesterday, wet and dirty... but bettter then snow. ImageImage

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Dilbert
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Clarence drive, between Gordon's Bay and Kleinmond:

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happyon2wheels
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Antoine wrote:
Sun Dec 29, 2019 10:42 am
Now australians cyclists need to carry extra water:
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https://7news.com.au/news/bushfires/sou ... t-c-623100
That is the most spectacular and amazing cycling pic I have ever seen.

dmp
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agree- but it would have been even better if the koala was the one who was riding

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Dilbert wrote:Clarence drive, between Gordon's Bay and Kleinmond:

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Dilbert
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I ended my rides (and the festive 500) for 2019 with a 4 pass loop:
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