Recent content by laziali

+1. Actually Jacky Bobby grew up in a very high drug neighbourhood and was a massive party animal all his career - the stories I could tell you ... he's always been into party drugs

This is utter rubbish. As someone who rides some of Europe's highest cols every summer (well over 2,000m) on a Colnago C59, and has also tested a Wilier Zero7 on the exact same climbs I know. Why? Because although the Zero7 is marginally lighter, it is a LOT less comfortable which means I...

No, not that kind of rule - this kind: ;) Rule #7 // Tan lines should be cultivated and kept razor sharp. Under no circumstances should one be rolling up their sleeves or shorts in an effort to somehow diminish one’s tan lines. Sleeveless jerseys are under no circumstances to be employed...

I have thought about this quite a lot although didn't need to do it in the end. I landed on a very simple and cheap design to hang them vertically from the front wheel as follows - all items sourced from hardware and marine shop at minimal cost: PARTS 2 x pulleys 2 x anchors to hold pulleys...

Exactly. So I rode DA9000 rim brakes for the first time today on alu rims - well, f@ck me, the braking power of DA9000 on alu rims is PHENOMENAL! I had back off the level power a lot to avoid going over the bars. Why anyone would want more braking power than DA9000 rims brakes is beyond...

Well, here's BikeRadar's view on hydraulics following the launch of Shimano's version: "There are no two ways about it, a hydraulic road brake system is heavier than a mechanical rim caliper system. Lawrence said Shimano's system adds roughly 300g — not including additional potential weight...

No, the point of the article I originally referenced, where the guy with disc brakes had sudden brake failure at high speed, was that the fail came from the hydraulic brake fluid exceeding a certain temperature. No prior warning for him. Given he's actually had catastrophic and complete disc...

A while back I rode a tester ROKH with Pina "Most" house-brand wheels (I suspect they were rebadged Fulcrum racing 5s or 3s). Good bike, nice ride comfort, nice handling. Can't go wrong really. Some might say expensive for what it is, but price is relative to cash you have, so may or may not...

Yep. Unbelievable, extra-terrestrial, out of this world, extraordinary performances. The results of the type of preparation Oleg Tinkoff was tweeting about ;)

You can't understand it because you are not the intended audience. "Stop the boats" is dog-whistling to racists, pure and simple. Back on topic, I have found European drivers to be just unfailingly polite to cyclists - maybe one discourteous driver per month. In Australia, I come across...

Currently: - Lightest set up is carbon hoops with rim brakes - Next is alu with rim brakes - Heaviest is disc brakes with consequential higher weights in spoke count, fork reinforcement and of course the braking hardware. There is an inescapable conflict here - the whole point of brakes is to...

What King Boonen said. It pays to read the whole article before making such an emphatic statement ;)

Perhaps I wasn't all that clear. I do some seriously long alpine descents - 20km+ @ 7% - passes like the Stelvio. Some degree of dragging is inevitable, particularly during back to back turns, even though on-off braking is the preferred and predominant method. With rim brakes on alu rims, I can...

Have another read, and also elsewhere (Google is your friend). You will find that the critical difference is that in MTB and cyclocross, braking is short and sharp. On major alpine road descents there is much more dragging and heat build up. Those of us who spend quite a lot of time on alpine...

Yeah, read it recently in an interview with the UCIs (allegedly) independent engineering expert. http://cyclingtips.com.au/2013/08/the-6-8kg-limit/