riderdown wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 5:34 pm

My worry is that as it's invite only, and we all know what to expect, Stu will try even harder to exceed our expectations

Laps of Strata Florida in the dark

Oh crap... Feet still don't feel right after just one trip through it! How many laps for the 300¿¿?

I'm not sure if they're any good, but I've a set of black RST forks I took off a bike I bought for my daughter and swapped out...yours for the cost of postage. If they sound possible, I'll go measure the steerer and give them a bounce

Lots of very cheap deals on start fitness, including heated jackets (not for bikepacking, but should be amazing for standing on the side of cold football pitches and an upcoming trip to Iceland)
https://startfitness.co.uk/search?q=volter

Nothing to do with bikes, but I'm now the (proud?) parent of a teenager... I think that's something to be cheerful about? And he's a whole lot better than whichever teenager left a turd halfway up the staircase at school today!

That's OK then - mine are QR and come with the skewers

Richard G wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 5:28 pm I am amused. If you know, you know.

Does sound like a nice selection of parts! Entirely possible that it was built up with older bits where suitable, and those XTR shifters last pretty much forever. Forgot to say that the tyres are on-one floaters, and I think I've also got a spare vee tyre which I tended to run as a faster rolling re...

I've a pair of on-one fatty wheels in that size, I was selling them as part of a full bike but need the space so would sell as just wheels or wheels & tyres. Probably after about £100 posted with tyres for them I think. Can include rotors and/or cassette for a little more. Are there any other bi...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:16 pm I've a thin hooded jacket / windshirt that has a layer of Primaloft in the front, a very well thought out item

I've exactly the same one, and it's one of my favourite tops. Not cheap at full price, but nice slim/long sleeved cut and excellent use of fabrics and design

Yes please Sam - message me how you would like the £20 sending over

Almost certainly yes please - I just need to check that my wife's not already bought one!

Got back from holiday to find that the postie had brought a black badge - thanks Stu & Dee

Have a great time Paul, I bet you didn't even need to book your bike on. 🤣🤣. I drove in the end so no messing about with trains. Good job as well as it was the weekend of the floods so I slept in the van or my tent would have been washed away. 👍👍 On a family trip, so no bike involved this time, but...

I agree about the Spanish ones - just booked the high speed Barcelona to Madrid train for 2 adults & 2 kids, complete with reserved table seats, and it's £57 one way... which is probably less than the cost of petrol for the journey so all round excellent. Currently sitting going backwards at 29...

Late to the party on this one, but the idea of stopping on the way to work for a sunrise over rother valley and a breakfast sounds excellent... Photos hopefully to follow next week!

If there's a James on here, who I bought a pizza for in Rhyader just before closing as he had no cash, could you please feed the bear with the pizza money, or buy the next person in need a meal!

Ta!

I'm a big fan of my OMM kamelika, but after 11 years it's relegated to sitting in the car boot as a spare - got a few holes, missing coating parts etc. I was going to buy another, but picked up some fairly cheap jackets in the Moore large sell off auction, pacamac but cut for cycling type, and that ...

Entirely synthetic, so maybe not ethically marvelous, but I'm a fan of the planet-x 365 base layers. just had a look, and they seem to be called carnac now Cheap, last for years and wick well so long as you wash them without any fabric conditioner. Might be psychosomatic, but I find the white ones b...

Very pleasant, and surprisingly dry given last night's deluge, road ride on the gravel bike back from my parents' house in Cheadle Hulme to Sheffield. Plenty of hills, although compared to last weekend, they've lost their teeth! 57km, 900m+ climb in just under 2 1/2 hours. Got a little scared down w...

Went to have a go at the Round Sheffield Run route. Took it easy, walked the steep bits, feeling pretty good until about the halfway mark when I rolled my ankle. Bah. Walked down to the main road and got rescued by my wife. Oh no - it's a lovely route, hope you recover fast and get round it soon......

Just in case Stu picks a similar route in future, I think I've found the correct legwear... https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/fishing-breathable-waders-with-neoprene-booties-wds-500-br-s/_/R-p-311582 When combined with some fell running shoes, a merino base layer and a raincoat, they might almost make S...

How can a "challenge" event be "inclusive" for all abilities? Surely the whole point is for it to be hard and by it's nature too hard for some. That's no criticism of those who can't or don't (I'm in both categories) but it doesn't make it un-inclusive. Exactly! It's not uninclu...

Given the impending storm, I decided to commute by bike yesterday and today. Bb200 induced tiredness and frozen feet be damned! I felt surprisingly good, but a bit like I was a car in Eco mode on Tuesday and this morning... Riding along perfectly happily, but the 45km round trip took about 15 minute...

I'm nowhere near there, but I think I have a Shimano hub on black rim knocking about. I'll check at home to see if it's disk or not. Happy to post

It was on a clean-ish chain, but probably nothing like spotless. No idea about dust, didn't see any of that at the weekend!