You underestimate my appetite for destruction. 6000km and three chains to a cassette.
I got 10500km on my first chain using a homemade wax, with no appreciable wear on my cassette and chainrings. Currently have 2 DA chains in rotation, I fully expect me to change bikes before I wear the current Ultegra cassette. Just switched over to Silca wax so, hopefully get better km again.Mr Purple wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 1:52 pmYou underestimate my appetite for destruction. 6000km and three chains to a cassette.
Yes, the Ultimate CFR Di2 looks about right for me! 6.35kg, full DuraAce and not too disastrously priced.
https://www.canyon.com/en-au/road-bikes ... e=R102_P01
What a world we live in where that looks affordable!
I don't know how Mr Purple would go, but even before my injuries (when I did have big power) I found the 12 speed SRAM Red E-tap chains and cassettes lasted ages, at least double what I used to get from 11 speed chains (KMC/SRAM Red/Shimano) and the cassettes seem to last longer.
Quite true. I was in a 99 Bikes a while back and was shocked at the price of 105 equipped bikes. Are they kidding!?
Still waaaaay outta my budget, but LOVE this colour scheme
I do too. I would just like the branding names removed. No need to have them plastered so loudly everywhere. On the wheels too.
I've just started using a wax based lube (Squirt) which is hopefully making a difference.
Have been through the normal lube/Squirt/Smoove prior top waxing.
Give the Zero Friction Cycling site a good read. Keiran is also good at answering questions honestly.warthog1 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:50 pmI am wondering how it goes with a gravel bike?
Greater than half of my ks are on the dirt now. I clean the bike regularly and hose and brush the chain whilst doing so. Then drip wax on.
I see leaving dirt and crap on the driveline as accelerating wear. Not wanting to swap chains every ride or two and then have to frequently clean them and melt down more wax.
Is that how it would work?
Thanks, I'll have to give it a go at some point.MichaelB wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:16 pm
Give the Zero Friction Cycling site a good read. Keiran is also good at answering questions honestly.
Dusty conditions are not an issue with the wax, it's the heavy rain that causes issues for the waxed chains.
The4 real problem with the soluble lubes (wax or not) are that the solvents initially attract dust and the wax within the lube just does not have the same properties as the 'hot wax immersion' technique. Also, even with regular washing, you don't get out the grime within the chain like the immersion waxing does.
I seem to be getting 300 - 400km out of the chains before I swap them over.
As mentioned before, I have several that I rotate, so I tend to wax what has been used when I put on the last 'freshly waxed one'. It takes an hours duration with about 5-10 min of actual attention time to complete the waxing of 5 or 6 chains.
Yes, it's more effort to clean all those chains at the start. Yes it's more expensive to buy all those chains at the start.
BUT, yes it's easy to take one off and put on a fresh one. 5 mins start to finish and hands remain clean.
If you wash down the bike after a gravel ride, just avoid hosing the chain with the water directly.
Each to their own though, and what you prefer and feel comfortable.
Aside from the V-stem it's fairly standard aero-bike stuff, sort of improvement on the old rim brake S5 and similar to some others.AndrewCowley wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:12 am
This is what happens when you think an S5 looks normal.
Wait until you see the Canyon Speedmax these days - that thing is absolutely stunning. I usually see a couple of those regularly, one yellow/black and the other white/black which is the nicer of the two. That said I'm not much of a fan of TT bikes, they aren't very enjoyable to ride.
I loved racing tts. Far and away my favourite event.g-boaf wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:02 am
Wait until you see the Canyon Speedmax these days - that thing is absolutely stunning. I usually see a couple of those regularly, one yellow/black and the other white/black which is the nicer of the two. That said I'm not much of a fan of TT bikes, they aren't very enjoyable to ride.
and that is all that counts.
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