Sounds great folks. Audax is great. Just enter and go, do loads, try different places, enjoy it.
As an aside - I pretty much always bounce the first control. Saves a lot of time over a longer event.
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- Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Audax. anyone ride em ?
- Replies: 57
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- Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Salsa Warroad owners….
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- Views: 768
Re: Salsa Warroad owners….
Whilst we’re on the subject, anyone know what bearings the wheel takes? Will need front and rear Would prefer to source the bearings before starting maintenance (It’s the standard WTB wheel in the version - blue 105 650b 2019 we’ve all got) Not sure, my bearings are still pretty good. You'll probab...
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:02 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 902
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Re: Today's Run
Fell running is itself simplistic. It's why it is so great. Pretty much the only other running I do other than orienteering! (which is just fellrunning with a map really)
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:26 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Salsa Warroad owners….
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- Views: 768
Re: Salsa Warroad owners….
I've a 650*47 wheelset, and a 700*32 - it's a perfect combo on that bike to do whatever I want with it (within huck to flat sensibilities) I've run up to 700*36 and it was tight when cornering hard on the road, odd bit of chainstay buzz when the bike was loaded and I was being... energetic in the co...
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 7:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Salsa Warroad owners….
- Replies: 22
- Views: 768
Re: Salsa Warroad owners….
I've 33s in there. A 38 is going to be... tight.
Bikes are great otherwise. Unbelievably happy with mine.
Bikes are great otherwise. Unbelievably happy with mine.
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 4:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: YHA puts 1/3 of properties up for sale
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Re: YHA puts 1/3 of properties up for sale
We use them a lot as a family. 2 adults and one under 12 and they work out cheap over hotels. WIll be a shame to see some of these venues go as we've stayed in them in the past year. Hathersage and Patterdale especially. Surprised Mankinholes is so cheap. House prices in the Calder Valley are nuts a...
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 902
- Views: 133267
Re: Today's Run
Living in steep sided valleys 350m is pretty normal. UNless I wanted to run along the canal. Which I don't :)
- Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:57 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 902
- Views: 133267
Re: Today's Run
Back on it after a few weeks recovering from the Snowdon Skyrace - which was excellent, 3,000m of climbing in 40km. Lumpy. Had been dealing with a tweak to my right foot since the race but have managed to get it to the point where I'm happy enough to run again. Did a nice 28km on Friday (strike day ...
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 7:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yorkshire Locals Advice Please
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- Views: 419
Re: Yorkshire Locals Advice Please
Rained in West Yorks on and off all day....
- Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:21 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 902
- Views: 133267
Re: Today's Run
Weird week. Expected to be very tired after last weekend - wasn't. Have had a few "short" but fast runs over 10km and with the weather hotting up it's been a great chance to test out my warmer weather kit for CCC in September. Tomorrow I've planned a Vk run on a local ascent to set a vague...
- Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The Tour Divide 2023 thread
- Replies: 82
- Views: 7644
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:16 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 902
- Views: 133267
Re: Today's Run
What a weekend. Main highlight, was guiding a good friend towards finishing his "Twenty for 20 round" to celebrate 20 years working for the M3 project - a charity supporting young homeless people in Rossendale (Lancs). He completed 20 peaks with 20,000ft of climbing in 20 hours over 80km. ...
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
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- Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:25 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: boost 29er front wheel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 661
Re: WTD: boost 29er front wheel
Pretty sure I've got a SRAM Roam 30 wheelset sitting in the basement. 110x15 front, 142x12 rear.
- Tue May 30, 2023 8:41 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 902
- Views: 133267
Re: Today's Run
90mins with the wife while child was in holiday club. Both of us are doing some BIG alpine races in September so it was great to run together and talk s**t. I showed her some new trails and dropped her on the downs, she made me work on the flats and gentle ups. In the sun, perfect run.
- Mon May 29, 2023 6:23 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 902
- Views: 133267
Re: Today's Run
Nice 3 hours local in the sun yesterday. Surprisingly quiet on the trails. As if people have stopped going to Calderdale for a while and started exploring! Suits me just fine.
- Sun May 21, 2023 9:18 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 902
- Views: 133267
Re: Today's Run
It's from the concept that it reduces the chance of passing blood borne infections onto others as you go through "sharp" undergrowth. On some races (sprint and urban) it is not required.Bearlegged wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 6:52 pm Heh! Nice one Greg.
What's the idea with the full leg cover rule? Gorse, thistles, ticks?
- Sun May 21, 2023 6:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What are you drinking now?
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- Views: 81338
Re: What are you drinking now?
Duvel.
I have missed you old friend.
I have missed you old friend.
- Sun May 21, 2023 6:48 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 902
- Views: 133267
Re: Today's Run
Orienteering and summer mean two things: 1) wearing tights and hating it beause it is too hot and "full leg cover" is a stupid rule but you get over it by wearing nearly see through nylon pants that no one wants to see on a mid 40's man. 2) Sprint racing, the finest form of orienteering. A...
- Sun May 14, 2023 2:50 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 902
- Views: 133267
Re: Today's Run
Local, ish, orienteering race today. Brown course, 22 controls, 11km and 350m of climbing. Breathing not quite up to hurting myself standards yet. So took it somewhat easy on the climbs. Just powerhiked. Made one stupid error that lost me 4 mins or so...which turns out was the win. 3rd overall, 2nd ...
- Wed May 10, 2023 6:20 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 902
- Views: 133267
Re: Today's Run
I too get the "do you need a lift home?" question when it is anything but dry outside. My usual response is "No thanks, I quite like weather." It beamuses people. Life has very much migrated towards people avoiding any sort of physical discomfort these days. It's not a healthy th...
- Mon May 08, 2023 9:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: All night lights
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2876
Re: All night lights
^^^^ this - mine were charged off a dyno when needed to be at the TDR and other races. During 24s they get a piggy back battery. The whole beauty is that they don't need replaceable batteries. Shed load less waste and a lot less to go wrong. Though, I have had a Diablo die on me - which was fixed un...
- Mon May 08, 2023 7:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: All night lights
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2876
Re: All night lights
*looks at Mk1 Joystick*
Still works fine.
*looks at Mk1 Race*
Still works fine..
There is a reason some of us have spent money on our Exposure lights.
Buy once. Buy well.
Still works fine.
*looks at Mk1 Race*
Still works fine..
There is a reason some of us have spent money on our Exposure lights.
Buy once. Buy well.
- Sat May 06, 2023 7:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: French Medical Cert Sign Off?
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- Views: 1401
Re: French Medical Cert Sign Off?
Sure, but if something goes wrong, it's a very good reason for my insurance to say no to paying for a helicopter ride in the French Alps. Not willing to take that chance. Already had one paid out by insurance years ago, I do not need a 25k hole in my pocket :)
- Wed May 03, 2023 6:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: French Medical Cert Sign Off?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1401
Re: French Medical Cert Sign Off?
I was told 6 weeks. I need it done in 4. So went and found a person to pay.
Will keep and amend in future if I need it again.
Will keep and amend in future if I need it again.