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    Can't get Di2 rear derailleur any where near position

    Recently had a chain jam whilst riding and now while fitting new chain di2 adjustment won't get anywhere near to position. The H adjustment is maybe 3 sprockte inwards from the smallest sporcoket and the L screw is at atleast 1 sprocket inward of the biggest cog. My initial reaction is this is a...
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    Replacement headset bearings for Cannondale Caadx 2015

    Can anyone help me? I am looking for new bearing/ headset for my CaadX (2015 model). I can't find the technical docs for their CX bikes and I can seem to find anything through internet searches. Anyone know if any of the bearings that fit their road bikes are the same spec? Thanks,
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    New Jerseys - 2016 Season - TeamKits-Maillots-Tricots-Tenues

    Re: New Jerseys - 2016 Season - TeamKits-Maillots-Tricots-Te Blythe was riding for team GB, hence the weird team sky national top with Tinkoff shorts.
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    Why Sky always fails at Il Giro?

    Re: Re: It's an interesting way to look at it really, If you compare it to other teams and what they have done over the same period, 2010-2016 (and I'm just dong this off the top of my head so anyone feel free to fill in the gaps). Garmin: 3 monuments 1 GT. BMC: 1 GT Trek: 6 monuments 1GT...
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    everyone hate the french (apparently)

    If Madiot is a farm boy he should be very fond of the EU and the farming subsidies ;) But I agree with your general point.
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    Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

    Re: While bike are much more areo now, and far stiffer, which granted will give a ride a few watts over riders from 10-20 years ago the biggest factor in areo dynamics is frontal area. Everything else is small change. The biggest gain in TT areo dynamics was TT bars, by a large margin. So...
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    Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

    Re: If the speeds were slower this argument would hold weight, but the fact is Froome would be up there with Armstrong, Ullrich & the rest of them from the 00's.
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    Most Suspicious Performance Of The Last 5 Years

    Re: Not arguing that he was clean but that wasn't the most standout of performances. Vetoo calculated he did around 5 WPKg, that number is possible for a clean rider. The Ryder/Purito group were riding the same speed - hence them losing 3 minutes or whatever it was. The question that baffles...
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    Is Quintana's 3rd week that impressive?

    Is this a joke thread? Quintana has put out over 6 wpk, in the the third week of a grand tour, on more than one occasion. He climbed the Alpe in 39.45! He most likely could have done more in the third week of the giro, but why risk blowing up when you only need to follow wheels?
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    Power Data Estimates for the climbing stages

    Vetoo has posted up the numbers for the major climbs of the Grand tours for the past 10 years or so (the forum/website is in Finnish but the numbers are self explanatory) and If any tour in the past few years were clean, it was the Giro 2012 - much lower average wattage than other tours. The...
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    Damiano Cunego, the Italian Christophe Bassons

    Wasn't that the year where the climbing speeds were well down on previous years and those since? The calm before the Sky broke. I was quite hopefull after the 2011 tour, but having said that it was also the Gilbert year:rolleyes:
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    Michael Rogers positive for clenbuterol

    Kennaugh is one of the sky lads I actually believe in, but it does seem strange the brother of someone on the inside is so frank and open.
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    Insurance claims!

    So claim on my house insurance? I don't have specific bike insurance only 3rd party through Brtish cycling.
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    Insurance claims!

    Having recently had my bike written off in a collision with a car (not my fault by the way) I started my claim through British Cycling's solicitors. They told me that I could only get the second hand value of the bike that was damaged. This seams fairly unreasonable to me as frankly I would...
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    Rigoberto Uran discussion thread.

    Voeckler gets the wage he does because he is French. If he was Italian he would most likely earn less than Scarponi. In terms of sporting merit a stage or two carries more, or at least as much glory as a top 5 but in terms of tv coverage GC riders are worth more. Most people watch mountain...