2023 Subscriptions AlanT Posted April 21, 2019 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Deffo not going to be there. Enjoy the run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions stuart10ant Posted April 21, 2019 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 That was eventful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Iain67 Posted April 21, 2019 Members Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 hope all okay, glad i missed you on way out.... Glen hope all okay with the wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted April 21, 2019 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Lovely day for an eventful ride to Largs. I think we had 4 punctures, followed by Glen’s carbon rim failing on the Fairlie Moor road. This could have been very serious but thankfully no-one was hurt. If riding carbon rims with rim brakes do check them for wear from time to time. I suppose you can’t always tell but seeing the mess of his wheel and reflecting on how serious it could have been, it is better to err on the side of caution. This would normally have been enough to warrant calling the ride ‘eventful’ but there was another more serious event. Colin and Gary Dunn came down on the main road to Largs. Colin was bloodied but able to continue. Gary was not so ‘lucky’ and could not ride due to a suspected broken collar bone and had to ‘call a friend’. I’ll post an update on Gary when I hear anything. Happy Easter folks! Iain67, AlanT, George and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted April 21, 2019 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Colin McPhee and Gummers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted April 21, 2019 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Garry has damaged shoulder ligaments but nothing broken. Bike ok, more importantly. Darryl Gunson, Iain67, Colin McPhee and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenIrving Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 My bike on the other hand ! George, iain couttie and P McDonald 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted April 21, 2019 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 hour ago, George said: Garry has damaged shoulder ligaments but nothing broken. Bike ok, more importantly. Thanks for the update George. Good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted April 21, 2019 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 31 minutes ago, GlenIrving said: My bike on the other hand ! Did you hit something, Glen? Are those Zuus wheels? Maybe contact them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions iain couttie Posted April 21, 2019 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Was certainly an epic one, hope not to have a repeat anytime soon. Ligaments are still bad news. Hats of Colin for carrying on. If you were a horse I would probably have shot you. See you next week Iain67, Codg1e, robster82 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenIrving Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 49 minutes ago, George said: Did you hit something, Glen? Are those Zuus wheels? Maybe contact them? 49 minutes ago, George said: Did you hit something, Glen? Are those Zuus wheels? Maybe contact them? They are about 3years old and well used I also did i a good job of delaminating the in the first year with poor, maintenance...thank god it didn’t happen 30sec earlier on the decent! any recommendations on wheels?? Advice needed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted April 22, 2019 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 17 hours ago, GlenIrving said: They are about 3years old and well used I also did i a good job of delaminating the in the first year with poor, maintenance...thank god it didn’t happen 30sec earlier on the decent! any recommendations on wheels?? Advice needed? Hunt Wheels are good and a fraction of the cost of Zipp etc. GlenIrving 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted April 22, 2019 Committee Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 wow, sympathy to Colin and Gary. Glen, If you think rim is simply worn out and you like Zuus then you might as well get another pair. Rim brake wheels are essentially disposable items and will eventually need replaced, you certainly get good use of yours. I'm very slowly moving all my bikes to disc brakes cos I can then buy really nice wheels and not worry about them wearing out. I got my warning on Fairlie Moor too about 5 years ago when a worn alloy rim exploded, made me obsessively check for rim wear and bin when <1mm or wear markers gone. GlenIrving and Darryl Gunson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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