Recent content by Rás Cnoic

I didn't say softer! The width of saddle is determined by your sit bones rotation - more upright position, the rotation on the bone 'saddle' is wider so the saddle should be wider to support it (and extra weight). If you're on drops, or any more forward position, additional weight is not on...

Agreed with the differences in people's anatomy. Everyone is different. After all cyclists who go on long tours often have an upright position, not stretched out and cycle hundreds of miles very comfortably. Stretched out can be bad for your lower back and especially your neck. The key with a...

I I think it's Belgians and Dutch in cyclocross no? Personified by Van Aert versus Van Der Poel - one things for sure the higher reaches are almost totally populated by vans! Yes more races coming now, & a week away from the men's UAE before they hit the bitter cold of Belgium a week later for...

Also I thought for a minute your blue line was the route of the European Divide Trail - an off road cycling route (and annual race) from the Arctic Circle/Northern Sweden to the Atlantic edge, bottom of Portugal. Until I saw your blue line dipped into the Med...

Scientifically not sure why more Norwegians over Swedes (Saw that Norway holds the record for most medals at Winter Olympics as well, amazing for population size) Could be tradition, both Denmark and Norway have strong rider representation in peloton, perhaps amateur racing tradition not as...

That's exactly the dilemma. I always get envious when I see someone on you tube fixing a bike with a wall full of say neatly hanging Park Tools. Then I wonder how many of them would I actually use day to day or almost never.

Likewise, it was great to see Girmay winning for his new team. Great confidence builder start of season.

Hate these damn things!

So the race is on. Pretty good field in addition to to those already mentioned, a chance to see Remco (who has been very busy & impressive already this season for Bora) and Almeida. Do any of you (Americans in particular) follow Chris Horner's YT channel? I find him interesting in small doses...

Like I said, different tyres different fits. Especial gravel/mtb with protruding knobs.

What can I tell you! As you know well, I've had them on for around 3 years now with the (potentially wider) Gravelkings SK (small knobs) 43mm on for a year+ before then. It looks tight, but it doesn't ever rub. Here's some pics from 2023 shortly after I'd chucked them on. I posted these back...

With apologies to Rochrunner for continuing with the hijack- measured the Byways; 44-45mm. I might fling on the Gravelkings at weekend and can check those, but they feel wider then the Byways so we'll see if they actually are despite the 43mm rating. Now back to your normally advertised...

I think I'm going to screen grab all the graphs and diagrams off here and try and flog them to the Russians as stolen Ukrainian drone tech specs, make a few bob.

They are off the bike currently so can't measure them. Though I might stick them back on if we continue with rubbish weather, great tyres for forestry trails etc and in these endless rainy days some short gravel rides seem more practical then long road rides. These SK ones are a bit chunky for...

It's a sign I think of cycling's international weakness and maybe the Continental priorities of UCI or whoever gets to sell cycling viewing rights. It's definitely not helping the enjoyment or spread of road racing in U.K. that's for sure. And no free to air TdF this summer for first time in 40...