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- Thu Jul 11, 2024 9:01 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 5024
- Views: 1306859
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Few fairly hefty discounts on Bell helmets, haven't checked sizes or styles - just happened to find the same model+size I have at the moment, along with some replacement pads: https://bellbikehelmets.co.uk/
- Tue Jul 02, 2024 7:57 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Tour de France 2023: Injuries, disaster bivies, failure to complete the ride - a great time all round
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5410
Re: Tour de France 2023: Injuries, disaster bivies, failure to complete the ride - a great time all round
Missed this when you first posted but a good read and looks like a great spot to take a bike! Chocolate sandwiches are a new one for me.
Something enjoyable about such a lightly packed bike too.
Something enjoyable about such a lightly packed bike too.
- Mon Jul 01, 2024 3:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Ultralightweight 2season sleeping bag?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 811
Re: Ultralightweight 2season sleeping bag?
I've had a couple of summer/race weight synthetic bags and they've been not been very warm or have been cut very snug. I've had PhD down bags in the past, I tried to save weight on those by skimping on length or width. That made for some warm, but uncomfortable nights. These days I mainly use a synt...
- Mon Jun 24, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: BeSpoked 2024 - Manchester
- Replies: 17
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Re: BeSpoked 2024 - Manchester
Should be there Saturday along with a few of the grass up the middle brigade.
There's a #coffeeoutside on Friday morning too if anyone's in the city early. Hosted by Keep Pedalling and Wizard Works, meeting Mayfield Park (near Piccadilly station) 8-9am.
There's a #coffeeoutside on Friday morning too if anyone's in the city early. Hosted by Keep Pedalling and Wizard Works, meeting Mayfield Park (near Piccadilly station) 8-9am.
- Sat Jun 15, 2024 9:13 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 1047
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Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Think they only put them online today, available in the shop: https://www.cybercycles.de/product-page/cyber-cranks-st
- Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:14 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 1047
- Views: 153278
Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
Square taper cranks in 2024!
From Cyber Cycles. Please don't ruin it by commenting about the price![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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From Cyber Cycles. Please don't ruin it by commenting about the price
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- Sat Jun 08, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Technical Descending
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1506
Re: Technical Descending
Do the same principles apply regardless of terrain? I'm a rear-brake dragging nervous wreck when it comes to anything vaguely long or steep, regardless of terrain. I sometimes wonder why I even ride bikes beyond commuting ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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- Sun May 26, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: FS: Buffalo Windshirt, Big Agnes Zoom UL mat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 775
Re: FS: Buffalo Windshirt, Big Agnes Zoom UL mat
Any interest at £70 for the windshirt?
- Sat May 25, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Brakes; mechanical or hydraulic?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2442
Re: Brakes; mechanical or hydraulic?
I keep coming back to BB7 after stints with other mechanical brakes (Shimano cx something, spyres and about to go back from a set of klampers) and occasionally trying to find the motivation to learn how to setup hydros (there's an unfitted set of xtr brakes in the cellar...). They aren't the best br...
- Fri May 10, 2024 10:22 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: FS: Buffalo Windshirt, Big Agnes Zoom UL mat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 775
- Thu May 09, 2024 8:13 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: FS: Buffalo Windshirt, Big Agnes Zoom UL mat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 775
FS: Buffalo Windshirt, Big Agnes Zoom UL mat
Buffalo wind shirt Bought in November last year. Should have gone a size or two smaller, getting a bit sick of it flapping around. Has been worn for a handful of rides, mostly with full mudguards. Has just been through the washing machine with Grangers' version of tech wash. Size 44. Very blue. Full...
- Wed May 01, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD, high rise long stem.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1188
Re: WTD, high rise long stem.
Have Salsa 15deg 110mm or 25deg 100mm. Either of those any use?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/hJW29eSmm1ukKLy5A
https://photos.app.goo.gl/hJW29eSmm1ukKLy5A
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 3:03 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Anyone local to these areas able to review (sections of) my route pls?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6954
Re: Anyone local to these areas able to review (sections of) my route pls?
I'll pop those bits over as a GPX by email. Just need to run a few errands first.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:13 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Anyone local to these areas able to review (sections of) my route pls?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6954
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Anyone local to these areas able to review (sections of) my route pls?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6954
Re: Anyone local to these areas able to review (sections of) my route pls?
After that I'd look at staying on route 70 through towards Kelsall (gravel detours available if required...). Other than the trying to turn right off Warrington Road (before Acton Bridge), it's quite a pleasant route and isn't too busy compared to the main roads you're on at the moment. Simon probab...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Anyone local to these areas able to review (sections of) my route pls?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6954
Re: Anyone local to these areas able to review (sections of) my route pls?
Or there's a slightly longer road route that runs by the United training ground:
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Anyone local to these areas able to review (sections of) my route pls?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6954
Re: Anyone local to these areas able to review (sections of) my route pls?
I'll share these suggestions here in case anyone else is interested. The section along Route 6/Fallowfield Loop/TPT from Reddish through Chorlton makes sense. It's almost all tarmac and as long as you're not heading through on your own in the evening/late at night you should be fine (there's occasio...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:11 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Travelling across Europe quickly - how?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5022
Re: Travelling across Europe quickly - how?
Seat 61 is a good source of train info around Europe, their recommendation is to travel to Bari (Italy) and take the ferry:
https://www.seat61.com/Albania.htm
They also collate requirements for bikes https://www.seat61.com/bike-by-train.htm#Italy
https://www.seat61.com/Albania.htm
They also collate requirements for bikes https://www.seat61.com/bike-by-train.htm#Italy
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:29 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Anyone local to these areas able to review (sections of) my route pls?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6954
Re: Anyone local to these areas able to review (sections of) my route pls?
Can take a look over the weekend and make some suggestions, especially the run into Manchester and out to Wales. Ridden that area quite a bit over the last couple of years.
Will pm you later in the week for a GPX. Away from the computer for the next couple of days.
Will pm you later in the week for a GPX. Away from the computer for the next couple of days.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:01 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted: Ti Jones bar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1442
Re: Wanted: Ti Jones bar
Yep! I missed these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276396323616Did he make a shimmed loop bar? Didn't see those.
drj0n had a few sets too https://www.flickr.com/photos/drj0n/14700635578/
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted: Ti Jones bar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1442
Re: Wanted: Ti Jones bar
Either, ideally both! Ti is 99.5% for looks :lol: I'll probably end up getting a set of Al loops for one of the bikes I'm building but figured I'd ask as a set of the original, shimmed loops and a skinny 25.4mm stem would look nicer. Similarly I'd be curious to try the original cut version one of tw...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted: Ti Jones bar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1442
Wanted: Ti Jones bar
Missed a set on eBay the other week. Either width would be fine.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 9415
Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
I just drilled out a seized chain ring bolt, where do I get my £150? ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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- Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:38 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wtd: Brother Big Bro, Bootzipper (now sorted)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 716
Re: Wtd: Brother Big Bro, Bootzipper etc
Original Krampus in large? Guessing not enough mounts?
- Tue Dec 26, 2023 8:18 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Singlespeed a microspline?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1275
Re: Singlespeed a microspline?
NEWYEAR24 for 15% off anything over £50 at Slam at the moment too.