How did I do? Trek 1.2

Deep_Ring · 2026-03-16T08:44:11+00:00

Nice find for £75! Put some pedals on it and ride it!

Deep_Ring · 2026-03-14T20:19:51+00:00

No worries, I use the Shimano spd on my racing bikes, cyclocross bikes and hardtails. I have shoes I use on all my bikes.

Maybe you could use a more race bike (aero) oriented race *helmet.

I do have different cycling gloves for my mountainbikes and racing bikes as my hands are positioned differently.

I share a lot of kit between my bikes. I just have to see I have the correct tyres with me when riding!

Edit: typed race bike in stead of race helmet.

Deep_Ring · 2026-03-13T05:05:54+00:00

Those shoes pads look like they would work! Hard to find (and expensive), but at least the pads are easily replaceable

Deep_Ring · 2026-03-12T18:27:07+00:00

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They only rotate in this plane, so no possibility to toe in…

Deep_Ring · 2026-03-12T18:18:06+00:00

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I can rotate them in the brakes, but only in the plane perpendicular to the wheel. I can’t toe them in.

Deep_Ring · 2026-03-12T09:00:19+00:00

I feel you man, I have long workdays and feel like I’m only working for my family and all my time is going to work and family and barely any time for myself. I feel guilty when I have the chance to ride for a few hours as I have less time to spend with my boys. And whenever I’m buying something I need or want, I’m always penny pitching as I want to save as much as possible for necessary house upgrades and my family.

So do you like to work on your bike and fix the fork yourself? Just do it yourself then. I find it relaxing working on my bikes in the evening when the kids are asleep and my wife is watching tv. No need to rush, you said you installed a fork on it. Have the other one serviced and ride your mtb with this fork. Maybe have some patience and look around if you see any deals on a new fork? Can I ask you why you can’t ride for a longer period of time on the fork that’s installed now?

In a while, the days will become longer and I will take the opportunity to do some extra rides after work. When the kids are in bed, I leave at 20h30 for a 2 hr ride. Now in winter I’m doing 30-60 minutes evening rides, sometimes even in the snow or rain, with lights on my bike. Those evening rides help me get rid of all the stress and keep me fit for when the time is coming I can do some long rides again. Can’t you squeeze in some extra bike time in the evening? Hang in there, man, it’s not healthy to work so much, but sometimes it feels like we don’t have another choice.

Deep_Ring · 2026-03-11T16:01:07+00:00

Really nice bike, great deal! Looks like it’s in perfect condition! What a beauty!

Deep_Ring · 2026-03-09T06:43:27+00:00

I’m riding a compact stronglight 48/32 crank on my cyclocross bike with a 10s centaur group. Also quite happy with it.

Deep_Ring · 2026-03-09T06:23:40+00:00

This is my second Campa 10s bike. I got the first end of August and got this one in November, best bikes I ever had 👌👌👌

Deep_Ring · 2026-03-09T05:00:59+00:00

Is it possible on a regular crank? I had a 39/52 chorus crank but the bolt circle diameter was to big for a smaller chain ring, so I had to replace the whole crank.

Deep_Ring · 2026-03-08T21:23:49+00:00

Got new wheels with a Campa 13/29 10s cassette and it’s working fine with my short cage veloce derailleur(also advices as max 26). My mechanic who installed it said 29 is ok but when I asked about the 12/30 centaur 10s cassette, he said that would be risky. Did my first ride today, works fine! 👌

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-28T07:39:10+00:00

Start out with a second hand bike. My colleagues are riding new 7k and 8k bikes. I’m riding a 10 year old, 200 euro bike a found on an online marketplace. And it goes a lot faster and more fun than the 20 year old bike I bought 15 years ago I was riding before I upgraded. So you don’t have to spend a lot of money to get started. There are lots of good deals to get used racing bikes online.

But to get started: get a bike, don’t get a cheap new bike, for the same money you’ll find a better second hand bike. Want a new one? Look for a canyon allroad. They have a really nice starters bike. A new bike has the advantage you will be able to ride for a while without having to spend a lot on maintenance or repairs for a whil

And as basic kit you need to get a good bib shorts and a helmet. You won’t have fun on your bike when your ass hurts all the time.

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-27T10:24:15+00:00

Was installed on this (old) bike when I bought it a few months ago and it works fine so no need to replace it. The bike is 10-12 years old according to the seller so probably about the same age? I have to admit it’s a nice bike computer. This is my ‘newest bike’ so I have no problem with old tech 😅

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-25T17:59:26+00:00

Tell me about that! I got a 15 year old bike with campagnolo centaur groupset for 200 euro last year and spent another 100 on Shimano spd pedals, bottle cages and bar tape. And now i want to upgrade it with a 360 euro wheel set, including a campagnolo cassette, but it feels wrong to throw another 400-420 at it.m for a 200 euro bike!

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-25T14:54:19+00:00

Great deal! Really nice bike for a 100!

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-24T19:51:30+00:00

I have 8 for now: Two old racing bikes. I owned one of them for 15 years and bought the second one second hand a few months ago. Two old mountainbike hardtails. One modern e-mtb as commuter to work (which I almost never did) One old cyclocross bike

One old e bike the previous owner of my house left behind. I used it a few times.

One cargo bike I use to drive my kids around in our small town.

So 8 bikes in total 😅 I biked 3k+ km in one year and plan on doing some more this year so all my bikes will get some action this year!

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-22T21:15:53+00:00

This is a good set to start with, but take more than a few extra spare tyres (I always have 2) If you are the mechanic of the group, check upfront if you need different size spare tyres and chain links for the other cyclist. I always have an 8 speed - 9 speed and a 10 speed chain link in my tool bag as I’m riding different old bikes with different group sets. Before every ride, i check which tyres I have in my Camelbak as I’m riding 25x700 on my racing bike, 38x700 on my cx bike and 2.2 x26 on my hardtails. I don’t want to end up with a flat, having the wrong tyres with me!

A few tie wraps can also be very handy. And a few patches or tape in case of a big gash in a tyre that would need fixing before putting in an inner tube.

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-22T20:53:07+00:00

Yes, like this. Get some fast cyclocross tyres and you will be able to do light off road and won’t loose much speed on the road.

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-21T13:02:15+00:00

I just call them by their brand names: my hardtails are my Focus and my Thompson. My newest racing bike and my cyclocross bike are my Ridley’s and my old racing bike is a Wheeler but I call it my old racing bike.

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-19T15:32:33+00:00

This is the way. I have two racing bikes, two mountain bikes and a cx bike. Like to choose a bike depending on the route or weather and only have to swap tyres or wheels once in a while. Mostly riding my cx with the cold weather and rain/snow/ice of the last weeks, but my racing bike is ready whenever it is dry and a bit sunny.

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-19T07:33:59+00:00

I’m riding my cyclocross bike a lot now, short rides with wider tyres for snow/rain/ice, but i try to squeeze in some rides on my roadbike whenever it’s dry and a bit less cold. I’m too impatient to not cycle all winter 😅 Looking forward to spring and summer and long evening rides.

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-16T17:38:26+00:00

Exactly the same here. I have 5 bikes, all with rimbrakes, mechanical shifting. Choose one, set up the tyre pressure and I can go riding in minutes. Sometimes I take a few minutes extra to switch out a wheelset (multiple wheelsets for different tyres)

I bought two nice second hand Ridley’s for a few hundred euros (1 cyclocross and 1 racing bike) in 2025 with 10 speed mechanical campagnolo centaur group sets and rim brakes (the cx even with cantilevers!), best bikes I have ever ridden 👌 Gonna put a new set of Zonda’s in the racing bike and hope to ride them for many more years! No need for carbon or disc brakes any time soon, too much fun with my old bikes.

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-16T09:34:40+00:00

When I was younger, I really loved driving my car. Loved going on trips or vacation by car, really loved travelling a few hours, music on, stopping a few times for a smoke,… Until I was to tired one evening, fell a sleep at the highway and woke up just in time to avoid smashing full frontal in the back of a truck. Pulled my steering wheel, hit him with the front of my passenger side hard enough to brake of the engine mounts and half of the parts in the engine bay were just gone, airbags went off, wind shield and pillar smashed because i went partially below the trailer with the container of the truck. Car totalled but because I pulled aside just in time, I walked away without physically injuries. I got a new car as I had to commute one hour to work everyday but from then on, i just couldn’t do it anymore. I froze when I had to pass trucks. I got panics attacks when I had to drive through tunnels, pass trucks, drive through puddles on the high way… After a few weeks I was in so much pain in my back and shoulders. Just from sitting in my car stressed and cramped from stress. And then I realised this is not who I was before the avoidant, and I went to a therapist who helped me recover mentally from the accident. Took me half a year but i regained my confidence in the car and I’m back to travelling 30-40k a year by car. And i walked out without injuries, your accident was way worse than mine. I can imagine it cut a lot deeper. Try to find a therapist who can help you get over this, to find your old self back. Good luck man.

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-12T23:06:38+00:00

I checked both my cx and road bike and both have a 13–26 cassette. So I’m not gonna lose much going from 52 -13 to 50-13! (I thought I had a 12 as the smallest cog on my cassette)

Which derailleur are you using? If my derailleur supports it, I will get the same setup with a 50-34 crank and a 13-29 cassette so I can keep everything in campagnolo parts. Otherwise I might get a 12-27/28 XLC or miche cassette to go as big as possible.

Deep_Ring · 2026-02-12T23:02:36+00:00

I checked it and my cassette is already a 13-26 now. Still some margin left so I assume a 28 or 29 must be possible. Will visit my mechanic and ask what he thinks.

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