Ooh nice

Initial leaning is egg plant...

Si

I don't have a bike with suspension, so it will either be the usual rigid steel 29er, or the new(ish) rigid steel 650B+ drop barred flying machine...

Si

A lot of great ideas already. I love the WRT and I like the idea of the get together the night before camp, music and refreshments sort of thing. I don't really get to chat to too many people on the Saturday as we are all focused on faffing, sweepstakes and weigh-ins... Don't get me wrong, those are...

I would probably make do with out a "lifter".

Could always add one later if I was fussed...

Si

The most excellent effort Mr Barter.

I cannot begin to imagine how difficult that will have been.

I am in awe.

Si

I can see why you want to emulate that look... Very nice.

I like a lot of what Velo Orange do. I will admit to wanting one of their porteur front racks.

There! I said it out loud. We can both be judged together...



Si

Last day of the month seems to have become a habit for my BAM. Another local ride in the bay. Took the Summer bag as the forecast reckoned 14c overnight. Felt too cold in shorts and tee-shirt so had to put my gilet on and use my down jacket upside down as a half sleeping bag on my legs. Nice an cosy...

This thread is a good read... I have the following 3 bikes: Genesis Fortitude Race . Bought in June 2013 just after my first ever BB event, the WRT 2013. Apart from the tyres and some alt bars and grips, it has remained standard. I have taken part in 6 BB200s on it, finishing 4 of them. For that rea...

I went to Northern Norway in 2017 and was stunned by the environment too. What a place!

Certainly want to go back...

Si

Welcome back...

Cycling has played a major part in sorting my mental health. It's hard to think of anything negative that comes from cycling...

Keep riding
Keep talking

Take care,

Si

you're not defined by what happens to you but how you choose to deal with it. True words from the big man there. What a truly horrendous story Richard. I sincerely hope and wish that you get through it completely and are one day able to look back and see that something positive came out of it Si

I enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing...

Si

What a great trip! Ace to spend such quality time with your boy.



Si

It's my birthday and I am off on holiday for a couple of weeks so yay!

Si

The very fact that you are out, on your bike is a massive point not to be overlooked. It is so easy when we feel down and very negative about ourselves to let it get the better of us. This will rob us of the positive effect of getting off our arses and getting outside. Good on you for getting out, d...

5/5 on the WRT for me. Bloody great weekend! Far more tarmac than usual for us. We felt a little fraudulant getting back to BB Towers relatively clean! We used John Climber's LHC route as far as Welshpool, then did our own thing. There was so much downhill to Welshpool, we thought of a new name for ...

Another fabulous WRT weekend.

Thank you for setting up such a good event and refuge for the pedalling unwashed.

Si

jameso wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2019 10:17 am

Nice

Thank you.

Lovely looking bike Si. I can't help thinking that it's exactly the kind of thing manufacturers should be producing*. *I realise that's not likely to happen in any great numbers due to all kinds of things - fashion, media, shortsightedness, etc, etc. :wink: Road cyclists look confused when they loo...

Charliecres wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 10:17 pm

Very nice

Escape Goat wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 8:14 pm

darbeze wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 4:06 pm

I have just taken receipt of a very pleasing custom built steel bike ...

I have just had to have a cold shower....

Amazing bike!

Wow! Thanks.

Dave Barter wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 7:25 pm

Lovely looking bike Si and well done for getting the picture without any emmets.

I had to look up what an emmet was Dave... It was on my way to work before they had woken up!

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 7:08 pm

As it's an Ask E bike, can I ask where the battery and motor are?

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 6:08 pm

As said on Instagram (singlespeedsimon), that is a stunning looking bike

Thanks Simon. Much appreciated.

In Reverse wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 6:20 pm

darbeze wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 4:06 pm

Unfortunately, since the demise of free image hosting on Photobucket, I don't currently have any online image facilites.

https://imgur.com/

Thanks!