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31/12/2010
Fitted GB Sale Parts
FSA Plasma carbon integrated bar and stem fitted to the Ridley X-Ride for the
Winter and Spring. Will be fitted to the S-Works Tarmac in the Summer.
FSA
SL-K carbon seat post fitted to the Ridley X-Ride.
Campagnolo Ergo power red hoods fitted to the Ridley X-Ride.
FSA SL-K carbon stem fitted to the De Rosa Team.
Rotor Q rings fitted to the
Campagnolo Centaur carbon cranks used on the Specialized Tarmac.
30/12/2010
GB Sale
GB Cycles end of year sales usually comes up trumps; 2010 was no exception:
FSA Plasma carbon integrated bar and stem
FSA SL-K carbon seat post
FSA SL-K carbon stem
Rotor Q rings
Campagnolo Ergo power red hoods
12/2010
Holiday maintenance
The steerer tube on the De Rosa Team has finally been cut down.
The Tisco
jocky wheels purchased from Cycles Barteau near Pau have been fitted to the
Ridle X-Ride.
12/2010
Continental Upgrade II
Another opportunity to upgrade whilst in Pau for the
late grape harvest: Tisco
jocky wheels for the Ridley X-Ride purchased from Cycles Barteau.
07/2010
Continental Upgrade
An opportunity to upgrade the S-Works Tarmac whilst in Pau: Pro Vibe Star Series
Thor Hushovd stem from Cycles Barteau and white Hudz from Sport 2000 fitted.
22/07/2010
Col du Tourmalet
Patrick and Tom interviewed by Wall Street Journal sports journalist John W
Millar.
Positioned 10Km from the summit. Who won?
21/07/2010
Riding with Andy Schleck
Rest day in Pau. Our intrepid Horsham cyclists
went training with Andy Schleck, Cavendish, Zabel, Eisel and many others.
This was followed by a visit to the Team Sky tour bus.
20/07/2010
The Greatest Cycle Race
The S-Works Tarmac flew out to Pau this morning for its 3rd Continental outing.
Patrick and Tom will catch the 2010 Tour de France in and around
Pau.They arrived in time to see the finish of stage 16 in Pau.
10/04/2010
Roubaix Calling
The S-Works Tarmac was ferried to Dover today for its 2nd Continental outing. A
group of three Horsham cyclists will ride the 98 Km from Dunkirk to Roubaix for
Sunday's Paris-Roubaix Spring Classic. Bon route! Pictures can be found
here.
8/04/2010
Tiso Delivers
Small Italian CNC machinists Tiso have supplied a new Sereo rear derailleur
parallelogram spring for GB Cycles to fit.
28/03/2010
Spring Workshop
With no sign of the broken Tiso rear derailleur being repaired, a decision is
taken to fit the S-Works Tarmac up as an all Centaur groupset. A Centaur carbon
rear derailleur was purchased, and by swapping the brakes with the De Rosa Team,
an all Centaur groupset - apart from the front derailleur which remains Tiso -
has been achieved.
07/03/2010
Gorrick Again
A fine but cold day in the forests of Crowthorn could only mean one thing; it's
Gorrick action again for Patrick on the Pink Yeti.
Gorrick
Spring Series Saddle
Skedaddle Round 3 in the Open Male category again.
15/02/2010 Pink Yeti Goes 386
Upgrade Fever strikes Pink Yeti for the second consecutive day. Following close
on the heals of the racing bar and stem upgrade, the long anticipated chainset
upgrade is finally happening. Now well established in the racing fraternity, a
double ring race chainset is a must. Long time favourite in the Pink Yeti stable
FSA have come up trumps with a two ring MTB race chainset; the K-Force Light
386. This shares the same MegaExo ceramic bottom bracket as used on the Ridley
X-Ride SL-K Light and Pinnacle Aeos Carbon TT Neo Pro TT chainsets. Full details can be
found here.
14/02/2010 Race Upgrade for Pink Yeti
Following the Gorrick Spring series Round 2, Pink Yeti needs a race upgrade.
Long deemed unsuitable, the trail friendly Yeti riser bar is to be replaced with
a flat oversize Easton EC90 bar and Easton EC90 bar ends. With a switch from
standard to oversize, the stem also requires replacing. A matching Easton EA90
is chosen to replace the Thomson. Full details can be found
here.
14/02/2010
Pink Yeti Finally Races
It was Red Letter day for Pink Yeti. After years of solid action as a trail
bike, Pink Yeti finally saw race action. Doing what it was designed for,
Patrick rode the Pink
Yeti at the Gorrick
Spring Series Saddle
Skedaddle Round 2 in the Open Male category.
05/02/2010 Training Wheels for Ridley X-Ride
Lovely as they are, the 4ZA carbon tubular wheelset is unsuitable for everyday
training rides. A spare set of Campagnolo Vento had been used as a stop-gap. Now
a Miche/Mach1 wheelset has been obtained from AD Cycles. This wheelset really does go well with
the black/red/white colours of the X-Ride. Further details may be found
here.
17/01/2010 Reliability Trial
Exposes Tiso Weakness
The Land Rover Support Crew were called out to Petworth to rescue the S-Works
Tarmac. Whilst out on a Horsham Cycling Reliability Trial, Patrick was stranded
north of Petworth on the A283 at Northchapel with a failed rear mech. The Land
Rover was guided in by Blackberry and Google Maps. Later inspection of the rear
derailleur revealed a broken spring. The Tiso Sereo has been taken to GB Cycles for
repair.
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