its weeks away now and im finalising the bike set up. ive always run thudbusters on my hardtails and used them on my cross. For those who have done P-R before, would a thudbuster be overkill?. They are a bit of a heavyweight compared with the ti post they would replace
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cane creek thudbuster for paris roubaix??
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Posted 19 hours ago #
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It done the PR, USE post maybe lighter use mine on my cx bike due to my decrepid back . I
Posted 18 hours ago # -
No
P-R
No plans to doP-R
But glad to hear of bikers which still use this fantastic piece of equipment.
Proudly bike the LT version on one of my old hardtails as well.Rattles** like hell once I'am out of the saddle - but such a wonderful high quality product!
Cheers!
** which doesn't annoy me. Only my bike - pals...
Posted 18 hours ago # -
Sorry that should have been 'I've not done the pr' & that the USE maybe lighter if that's an issue, if I did do the pr in the future I'd certainly consider a shock post.
Posted 17 hours ago # -
@simon - the "loco" - bloke:
haha.
Now the post is clear.Using the bike forum on mobile phone in the sub ends in funny posts sometimes...
Cheers
Posted 17 hours ago # -
Rattles** like hell once I'am out of the saddle
Not if you stick an old bit of inner tube round it to hold it down*.* It annoyed me too much
Posted 17 hours ago # -
i lost a filling on PR. that said i would see a thud buster as cheating but that’s just me.
just fit decent size tyres preferably tubeless.
remove watches and rings and tape fingers, i found the drops a good place to be mainly because the bars have more flex when you hold them near the ends not either side of the stem on the tops.i’m only 65kg and i think the heavier riders have an easier time of it. i love the tour of Flanders, i’m never doing Roubaix again!
Posted 17 hours ago # -
@fasthaggis:
Not if you stick an old bit of inner tube round it to hold it down.
Great idea!
Planned already to invest 20 bucks for the LT rebuild kit.
But an inner tube I have...!Neat.
Posted 17 hours ago # -
@andreasrhoen... rattling can be sorted by replacing the bushings..you can get a kit with the bushing tool for around £25 from your LBS....
Ive already got a set of lauf grit SL's coming in time for PR so I think I'm already 'cheating'
Posted 3 hours ago # -
I’ve done PR 5 times and rode with/without suspension seatpost. If I was doing it again then I’d ride with a suspension seatpost. They help you enjoy it a bit more and keep the power down on the cobbles. Make sure every bolt is tight on your bike. Good gloves, double bar tape, larger volume tyres etc... all good.
Posted 1 hour ago # -
I've ridden the full-distance 270km P-Rx a few times before the "shandy drinker" ASO version came along
Also spent a bit of time riding in Belgium, learning how to ride hard on the stones - racing weight was 60kg but I could still keep up with the big guys. First time my worst injury was my metal watch winder digging a big lump out my arm - stung like crazy! If you adopt the pro-technique of rolling the biggest gear you can, driving through your quads then you're barely hovering above the saddle - takes a bit of core strength to survive the Arenberg, but means you barely touch the saddle. Riding the Arenberg "full bore" is awesome, absolutely smashing it as you hit 50kph on the slight downhill under the bridge. If you try and relax and 'ride it out' you'll find yourself being bounced about all over the place. Leave your chi-chi carbon bottle cages at home and invest in some strong alloy ones - one time it was 30 degrees and losing your bottles in Arenberg where there's 25km of pave in 40km is absolute purgatory in the heat and dust. Double bar tape and decent mitts that don't have any hard seams that dig in. Have fun!
Posted 41 minutes ago # -
metal watch winder digging a big lump out my arm
haha
Know this from my road biking times. But my wtach only poked a hole...sorry to side track the thread:
Above already good advice for the cane creek thudbuster LT. Thanks.Question: I use mine on hardtail mtb, for LONG XC trips and vacation trips with backpacking.
My biking pals use hardtails as well but no Thudbuster - instead FATTER tires.I was always in the opinion that the Thudbuster doesn't has a damper and doesn't need power when wobbling up and down.
Uphill, with backpack: my Thudbuster does quite of movements.Swapped the bikes and had the impression: hey - that's easier uphill without Thudbuster.
Now I'am not sure any more about my theorie about "Energy & Thudbuster".
What do you think?Comfort: love the Thusbuster LT and this will stay on my hardtail.
But racing: power / energy is an issue...-or?Posted 30 minutes ago # -
Good point re. power/energy, although over long races (i used mine for 12 hour off roads, it allowed me to finish (some) races due to reduction in fatigue as opposed to being a broken heap & not finishing.
A suspension post would definitely sap a bit of power but unless you're going for a top ten , in which case you're double hard anyway!, there's not a huge amount of difference.
Looking at how a parallelogram post and a telescopic seatpost works could also prove different energy v power results as well as the comparable weights. Posted 18 minutes ago # -
@ Simon the "loco" bloke:
due to reduction in fatigue
Excellent.
Yes. And maybe even more when you run with high pressure tyre setting...This idea makes me love the Thudbuster again.
By the way, in the "old times", USA, where many bikers still preferred 26" hardtails to race: was common to see these Thudbuster LT on these bikes.
Reduction in fatigue...Good!
Posted 12 minutes ago # -
Flex stem, too maybe
Posted 10 minutes ago #
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