#Soma condor 2 handlebar mods#
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Or how about knowing how far from a Lidl store the Deceuninck-Quickstep team were at each of their victories вЂ“ prompted by the supermarket being a co-sponsor? Apparently, it was as little as 300 metres.

#Soma condor 2 handlebar professional#

Similarly, I like The Road BookвЂ™s ability to produce information that you would have a hard job finding on Google, such as determining the dominant colour in professional cycling kits over recent years: to save you the trouble of trying, itвЂ™s been white recently, taking over from reds and blues. La Course en Tete gives under-dog Anna Kiesenhofer the credit that she deserves for seizing the opportunity to win the womenвЂ™s Olympic road race, whereas most other coverage focussed on the вЂњfailure of the Dutch squad.вЂќ I welcome that slightly different view, which reminds us that even the best are fallible. Two of those occasions were the World Championships and the Olympics, and in both events the Dutch team failed to capitalise on their strengths. Just as it might have been better to refer to 2020 as вЂaвЂ™ year of Covid rather than вЂtheвЂ™ year, so I would have called 2021 a year of Super-Teams: as Fotheringham notes, вЂњcycling has had super-teams before, but not on this scale.вЂќ Most people would immediately think he was referring to menвЂ™s trade teams such as Jumbo-Visma or Ineos, but he points out that the Dutch womenвЂ™s team was just as relevant, although they only came together for races held under national colours. This blends very nicely with the more traditional coverage from La Course en Tete, entitled вЂњA mud-soaked masterclass from Lizzie Deignan.вЂќ Not surprisingly there are some very similar comments from Deignan, including less rehearsed quotes from the post-race interviews, ending with вЂњIвЂ™m so proud I can say IвЂ™m the first ever winner.вЂќ ItвЂ™s the same story throughout the season, with each book complementing the other by offering something different and worthwhile. ThatвЂ™s the first time I have been able to say вЂboth eventsвЂ™, because the even bigger news was that for the first time ever there was an event for women.

One of the few significant events to have a date change was Paris-Roubaix: unwelcome though the change may have been, the grim autumn weather made sure that both events were memorable, and made for great viewing.

They have done an impressive job of producing the books so soon after the season ended, no doubt spurred on by the importance of Christmas to the book market вЂ“ especially for any вЂyear in reviewвЂ™ offering.ДЄlthough peopleвЂ™s lives have continued to be disrupted by Covid-19 during 2021, many things returned to something closer to normal: cycle racing was one of those things, to such an extent that La Course en Tete decided to call this yearвЂ™s book вЂRacing in the time of the Super-TeamsвЂ™ - rather than reference Covid again in a year when most of the important races not only took place, but took place at their usual time. Once again, a wealth of high-quality journalists feature in both works, supported by a small selection of relevant images. La Course en Tete returns with short analyses of the key discussion points from a more normal season of racing, most of which have previously appeared on their / website: The Road Book continues to provide cycling with the sort of chronicle that few sports achieve - other than Wisden does for cricket. Here we are again with similar thoughts вЂ“ just with all the challenges and disruption dialled down a bit. Im totally sold on lower gearing, and while a 12-27 is great, a 32 is easier, so along with a better bar position means simply more enjhoyment riding, hence more riding, hence better fitness and while you two are maybe 10 years older than I am, being active is the whole key here, so if it slash these changes work, fantastic is all I can say.T his time last year I was commenting on how .uk/ The Road Book had done a good job of producing their third edition in difficult circumstances I also noted that La Course en TeteвЂ™s вЂRacing in the time of CovidвЂ™ was a welcome addition to help make sense of the unusual season. These drops 'height' in realtion to seat is probably a fair amount higher than on my touring bike, but the bottom line is that who cares about looks and all that rigamarole, if it works and it makes riding more enjoyable and comfortable, thats all that matters.

#Soma condor 2 handlebar mods#

Both mods should make the bike considerably more comfortable for her to ride.absolutely on all accounts. We're also converting the gearing from a 12-27t cassette to an 11-32t. Both of us ride quite often on the drops, so that was one feature that needed to remain. Of course, the only reason we went with the Condor 2 was because my wife was hoping to find more of an upright position on her Ruby.