Ask a Bicycle Question - Part 5

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rarenick said:
How come some people say pcn pointless to use cleat system? I think on pcn i am more hooked on than on road. I have never felt a need to unhook when on pcn. Even got crowd of people i just ride slowly.
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I say that it is pointless because you should never need cleats on PCNs. The speed limit is 15 kms/hr, if you need cleats to achieve that then you've got a lot more training to do! :s22:
 
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de5ert said:
Just rode my roadie at Coney island from West to east to west again. No puncture though. 2 of my friends on roadie also no issue. Maybe cos I'm using gatorskin tyres haha. Have not punture my tube before. Hope doesn't happen.
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There really isn't anything on Coney Island that will puncture a tire. Of course, I don't know if there are plants with thorns but I've been there a couple of times with no problems.
 
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-nzy90 said:
I am riding a stock cannondale caad8 with the 105 groupset now. What should I upgrade to make the bike stiffer? It feels like the bike is flexing quite abit when I am climbing out of the saddle.
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Isn't that a function of the frame?
 
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-nzy90 said:
I am riding a stock cannondale caad8 with the 105 groupset now. What should I upgrade to make the bike stiffer? It feels like the bike is flexing quite abit when I am climbing out of the saddle. Feels abit like my MTB when I never lock the fork.

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could be your wheels, caad series are race frames, they are stiff from what i heard
 
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i always see ppl ride with cleats using 1 leg..... ok, that one is cleats super power, impossible to achieve for normal bikes
 
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Huat is the entry level roadie of frame size 61? What brand to get? Not those high end brand. Thanks. Thinking of polygon, giant and all those are out. Maybe TRS, or some sort:o
 
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xaiobai said:
Ur previous mtb not made of carbon right? Carbon absorbs shock.
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That is technically incorrect.

Carbon fibre itself don't really absorb shocks and it can be really really stiff.

It's the layup and the reason that makes carbon fibre more "flexy".
 
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