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tyres slashed, no puncture [miracle]
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Body: 
After the snow stopped last week in London, I thought it was about time I deleted the kilograms of dirt that had accumulated on my bike. I was happily covered in soap suds, admiring how all the shiny bits had survived the winter grime when this sight [picture above] made me swear. You are looking at a Specialized Armadillo that is suddenly past being useful – some kind of tarmac monster has bitten it clean through! In winter, I ride two pairs of Armadillos (a 23mm carcass with wire beads removed, stuffed inside of a 25mm pair). In the picture, the slash has cut and delaminated the outer rubber of the first Armadillo, exposing the first carcass underneath. The second Armadillo still lurks beneath, unseen in the picture, and un-damaged. At no time did the tyre deflate – I think I’ve ridden over 100miles with it looking just like this. In the city traffic, and snow and ice and sleet, I just didn’t notice this disaster at all. R.
Published: 23/01/2010 16:21
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Who cares? Look Keo vs Exustar EPS-R
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Body: Another 15,000kms, another new pair of pedals. Either the bearings wear out (and are non-replaceable), or the carbon-fibre wears away and won't hold onto the cleats properly.
I've looked and looked and looked at the current batch of new pedals and can't quite make my mind up. Even though I don't really like the latest Keo 2 Max Carbon pedal, I think I'll get a pair anyway. They're cheap enough, they have no weight limit (which means they're strong), and they aren't for life anyway – just a year or so until they wear out.
I've concluded the choice just isn't that important. The rain and grit of winter will pass, racing season will begin, and a new pedals will be needed.
R.
Old Look Keo Carbon Ti:
Pedal | Weight (2 x pedal+cleats) | Cost | Pros | Cons | Look Keo Carbon Ti | 220g | Around £175 | Light, stable, rust-proof, uses popular Keo cleats | No longer manufactured, wear out after 15,000kms |
So, out with the odl pedals, and in with what exactly? Pedal developments have been arriving thick and fast over the past few months. Look made a big noise about not only the new Keo Max pedals, but also the Keo Blade.
Keo 2 Max Carbon:
I'm tempted by these, but somehow they seem to be downgrade over what I already have. When I buy new parts, I like to upgrade if I can afford it. The 'Max' Keo's have a metal plate on the main cleat contact area, which in theory will protect the underlying carbon platform, however I've never once worn out the carbon in this spot – the bit of the pedal I always wear out is the clamping bit at the back – the top lip just gets ground away after thousands of cleat insertions.
Pedal | Weight (2 x pedal+cleats) | Cost | Pros | Cons | Look Keo 2 Max Carbon | 264g | Around £110 | Light'ish, cheap, more stable Max platform, Max platform protects carbon base, uses popular Keo cleats | Cr-Mo axle, presumably still wear out after 15,000kms |
Keo Blade:
Next on the shopping list should be the new top-of-line Keo Blade – these have no steel spring, instead they use a newly designed carbon 'blade' to provide tension that holds the cleat in place. Here's a few pictures of them, I can't quite work out wether these look great or horrible.
 
Pedal | Weight (2 x pedal+cleats) | Cost | Pros | Cons | Look Keo Blade | 258g | Around £220 | Light'ish, expensive, clip-in evidently feels better | Not in stores yet, presumably still wear out after 15,000kms |
Exustar E-PR200CKTi:
Exustar cleat hardware is really nice, 4mm Ti allen screws (instead of Look's standard 3mm alloy screws), and they some crazy carbon-fibre Keo cleats for sale too – if they make screws this nice, what are their pedals like? They are fully-compatible with Look Keo cleats. Reasonably prices for full carbon-Ti pedals, and a different look.
 
Pedal | Weight (2 x pedal+cleats) | Cost | Pros | Cons | Exustar E-PR200CKTi | 220g | Around £150 | ? | Not yet in stores, presumably still wear out after 15,000kms |
Exustar E-PR100KKTi:
Pedal | Weight (2 x pedal+cleats) | Cost | Pros | Cons | Exustar E-PR100KKTi | 234g | Around £180 | Nice carbon weave | Comes with rider weight limits – maybe they are weak, presumably still wear out after 15,000kms |
Published: 16/01/2010 14:17
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Rain doesn't stop play
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Except for Sam that is, who'd ridden from North London to do a Dulwich Paragon ride but none of those jessies turned up! She joined us for about 15 miles before turning back due to a niggling knee problem Most other attendees where ... |
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San Fairy Ann 1
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You can see Mark Brown, also of Dulwich Paragon, just in front. The first couple of laps were a bit of a shock - it was windy and much faster than expected. I really lost enthusiasm as we hit the hill for the third time. ... |
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First club run...get in!
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I am now a fully paid up member of Dulwich Paragon CC and went out on the first club run this morning. I was a bit nervous just turning up unannounced but when I asked the first person who looked at me if it was okay to tag along and ... |
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Social ride. 28th Feb. London.
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The Dulwich Paragon lot all decamp to the St Germain cafe at the top of CP hill and leave bikes outside the cafe in a very cavalier fashion (given the area) and I'm told there aren't any problems with that. Don't know if they sell beer ... |
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Imperial Winter Series 2010 - Final Race
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5th w 41 Alan Strang Dulwich Paragon 3 120 6th w 40 Tim Benham DHCyclesport.co.uk 3 110 7th w 6 Mark Northover CC Giro 3 100 8th w 53 Alex Turner FVS Tri 3 90 9th w133 Ian Redding TimeRT-TerryWrightCycles 3 80 ... |
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Queens of the Mud!
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And the Kings Our men's team also did well, and they managed to romp home as overall team winners. Kevin and Andy also collected prizes for doing well in the season long league. It was a right royal afternoon for Dulwich Paragon. ... |
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Training update #2 - Ultimate cycling faux pas
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Went out cycling with Dulwich Paragon Cycling Club yesterday and tested out my new fancy road pedals. It didn't go well. Within one minute of getting on my bike I managed to keel over whilst attempting to clip in to the pedals. ... |
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GS Stella - 2 Day Time Trial. Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th February <b>...</b>
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10, Julian Bray, Dulwich Paragon, 28-10. 11, James Makepeace, Southdowns Bikes, 28-35. 12, Paul Thatcher, Brighton Mitre, 28-51. 13, Matt Gittings, AW Cycles RT, 29-44. 14, Jeremy Wootton, Worthing Excelsior, 30-02 ... |
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