Don't start at that ressie as you end the day with the steepest climbs
Like most MTB routes probably better when dry ( on the ground) which it mainly was .
You never spell my name right and I am.not telling you how to

Early Bird Tickets have gone live

Cannot see anywhere on the site to buy them,

PS happy to do a guided ride of Gatesgarth, Nan bield and Garburn for those who want to take their bike for a walk on any of the dates

The Garmin Touring GPS really doesn't like it when you go off route and will quite happily navigate you along big sections of trail only to tell you to do a u-turn once it thinks you've rejoined the route. So does a 530 if you ignore it's advice as to how to get back on the trail even when back to ...

IQ , it's a generous guess

Could well have been them and my error

remember when li ion batteries started and we were all advised to charge then in tins and fireproof bags
I wonder how many bikes were modded?

God bless the absence of standards but finally having to do a PF BB 4,000 road miles with possibly 500 cX miles of use [ and more by previous owner] So , as the frame is carbon [ salsa warbird so well made] do I 1. Hammer and drift - dont have anything proper to do this but can improvise 2.use the p...

Did garburn a few weeks ago and it looked more weathered rather than resurfaced.

Next (big) ride planned for the 3rd and it would be wise to take some headlights.

Better to take your climbing legs

I am only taking an exposure joystick and not expecting to be out in the dark.

https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/shimano- ... 5mm-46-30/

Lower gearing crank for £30
You finished, had an adventure and learnt a lot but yes you need tougher tyres.

Dont think I carry that much in winter and yes vary it for the trip ranging from I will probably not die with what I have [Sleeping bag , air mat, bivvy bag tools.] all the way through to I could survive sub zero temperature and a day without a supply stop. I genuinely love the way we all do the sam...

They really were not but they were super friendly and polite considering their state. I thought they would go at first but they did not know anywhere else to camp so took about 10 minutes to pluck up the courage to ask to camp next to me sending connor...as he approached I said , before he even spok...

Warbird owner and I love mine , good for road and 44 mm tyres ( with mudguards ) . Also never tried a cutthroat

well that was eventful Local quick one as time crunched again and about 12 ish i was " discovered" by 4 youths off their head on mushrooms who had just been to asda to buy a tent and had brought their duvets with them- i dont think it was a well thought out plan on their part. I explained ...

Sneaking one in currently ...seems weird to camp in daylight just getting serenaded with the disk chorus

What you stopping for

Goat links do work and come in different lengths ( cheap eBay or Amazon ones tend to be longer )

New front mech for the drop bar after it broke yesterday ( a mere 4 miles into a century road ride ) .pinch bolt was slipping and snapped clean off when I tightened it...new issue for me that one. . Felt the climbing as I stupidly adjusted it for the big ring rather than remove it so I could heel ki...

what is the point of those platforms?
Is it some sort of all weather pitching option?

Where does the time go. I either do loads in one month or struggle and then panic near the end of the month....so going to have to do a bivvy and go to work either Tuesday or weds.

Bar end shifter to drop bar to get a friction shifter as too much rubbing on my oversize double mullet drive ( works perfectly) Replaced a dub BB under 1000 miles and non drive totally seized ...poor show. Had a spare so let's see how long that lasts. Replaced a crank on FS ( as I stole BB from that...

A £20 loan being backed by £20 of savings hasn't been the case for decades Way longer than that Minimum capital ration which is the percentage of cash a bank must physically keep. It's never more than 10% and think it's about 8% they actually physically have. You then get the velocity of money ( I ...

I have the exact fork you requested - if not sorted feel free to DM me.... I dont really use them but dont really want to sell them [ this is not a haggling technique and they would be at a good price as I got them new from the wiggle ebay store and think I paid £160 for them]. Wont have done more t...

You'll be invoking Godwin's Law next or worrying about the children

steady on now,I have some limits

to imply they don't think it is a "big deal"

Reasonable point and I shall interpret it as such going fwd

Just taken the dynamo hub off and done the first commute on the proper road wheel

WHY IS THE DT SWISS LOGO ON THE FRONT WHEEL UPSIDE DOWN*

I forgot how much this annoyed me
* its a disc wheel so its not me