Speedplays have arrived.

Posted on February 27, 2012 by norbs

Arrived today from CRC

Installation Soon.

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Carbon Fibre vs Aluminium

Posted on February 24, 2012 by norbs

Santa Cruz Bicycles let PinkBike.com into there test lab to see how an aluminium frame would fare compared to a carbon fibre frame. It really is a great video.

Check the full article here. http://www.pinkbike.com/news/santa-cruz-bicycles-test-lab.html

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Friday Video

Posted on February 24, 2012 by norbs

This epic ride was done to emulate a stage of the 1910 Tour de France. Four riders rode 326kms and did 6150m of climbing in 16 hours and 5 minutes. That would give them a N.P.C.C.I. of 154.6! That is the highest I have seen.

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Road Works = Grubby Bike

Posted on February 24, 2012 by norbs

Come on Shoalhaven Council, get your finger out and finish the road works.

Road Works = Grubby Bike

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NPC, bringing you more.

Posted on February 23, 2012 by norbs

Did you know you can subscribe to the blog and have it delivered in all its glory to your mail box? See inside the green box below.

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Also, every time you reload the page, you see a new cycling related quote. See the red box above.

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Winter Training with Team Garmin.

Posted on February 22, 2012 by norbs

A great video of winter training with Team Garmin Barracuda in Calpe, Spain. Good to see Vaughters rocking the side burns. Dekker rocking the mullet. Interesting also to see Garmin Vector pedals, although word around the espresso machine is they are just mock ups.

Team Training Camp – Garmin Winter Training from Garmin EMEA on Vimeo.

Just imagine being out on a ride and seeing 30 Pro riders blast past. Like the guy in red at the 5:00 minute mark.

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When Technology Fails You!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by norbs

Poor old Simon Clarke from Greenedge had a Shimano Di2 battery fail on him in Stage 2 of Tour Cycliste International du Haut Var.

Now there is a tale of woe if ever I saw one. Check the video. One minute his legs are a blur, then he is grinding like a diesel.

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Review : iBike iSport update #1

Posted on February 21, 2012 by norbs

Time for a bit of a tidy up of the iBike iSport review. A couple of things have been bought to light.

First thing. In this photo in the Setup and Usage review…

The confusing wire.

It has been highlighted that there seems to be a wire between the Garmin mount and iBike rechargeable mount. That is actually my light battery wire that is just in the exact position to confuse people. Sorry about that. You can actually see the wire between the battery and light in these shots.

The wire seen from the front.

The wire seem from above.

Second point. The rechargeable mount is actually removable. There is a grub screw in the under side of it that you can unscrew and then slide the whole unit off if you need to.

Undoing the grub screw.

The unit mounted on the rechargeable mount.

The stem mount for the rechargeable mount.

The battery in the rechargeable mount is similar to a mobile (cellular) phone battery. It comes with a charger that takes approximately 3.5 hours to fully charge.

I should also take the chance to mention that John Hamann, iBike’s CEO, responded to my first review about the purchase process. Thanks to John for taking the time to comment and hopefully the website and order process will be tidied up.

The Purchase review link.

The Setup and Usage review link.

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Friday Video 2. The Steel Strikes Back.

Posted on February 17, 2012 by norbs

I’m off to the tip to find an old clunker.

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Friday Video.

Posted on February 17, 2012 by norbs

Less than 6 months to wait until this years instalment. Last years Tour de France was fantastic.

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