ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:57 am

jobro wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:33 am Your comments are comical.

Yep. Everyone knows it's spelt grvlwnkr.

Given up on it now. I don't think I'm the right demographic

With a new rice cooker. The previous model is being retired after just 30 years. It still works, but some idiot put the bowl in the dishwasher and removed the surface coating!

If she can go up by another £65, then this is not too bad.

https://www.merlincycles.com/sensa-livi ... 72291.html

Madison 3/4 length waterproof trews. Not sure about the fit. Waist is fine, but could be higher. Length is fine. Thighs are on the svelte side. That's all in a Medium. I suspect the thighs on the Large would be better but then the fit might be baggy on the waist. Need to have a think... Not sure ab...

Richpips wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:02 pm The books should be arriving next week.

If anyone wants to preorder a copy who didn’t kickstart, you can do so now.

https://thecyclerider.com/book-22000-miles/

Looking forward to reading this!

slarge wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:07 pm An electronic rat zapper arrived today. Just need batteries and can start reducing the infestation (we have chickens).

Air rifle isn't really having much impact - they're just hiding better now!!

The electronic trap was the only thing that worked for my rat problem.

Top work Matt. What bike were you on? - not the singlespeed I assume... :wink: Cheers Matt. I was on my trusty Pivot LES 29er. Gearing I think is 32 front, 11-40 rear. I was wishing for a smaller gear quite a bit! :lol: I keep thinking it is time for a new MTB as its pretty old now, but keeps munch...

Sympathy by Rare Bird. Still love this song after all these years,

I used to work near Epping Forest and regularly rode there after work in the dark, mainly on my own. My work colleagues all thought I as mad. On my very first night ride, my new Lumicycle Halide light failed and I got lost and had to find my way back with a tiny headtorch, but that didn't put me off...

I bought a carbon one for my Broken Road off ebay. It cost about £95 and came with the axle. Fitting is pretty easy, the hardest part was getting the disc brake caliper aligned correctly. There's no need to change the headset.

Still using a mk 5 & 6

Exposure Joystick for me. Not cheap but well worth it.

I'm not drinking enough on longer rides just using water bottles, so I am going to resurrect my old Camelbak MULE, but need a new 3l bladder.

Can anyone recommend something cheaper than Camelbak's offering? But still good.

Thanks

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:16 pm Oops. Null

Shaf, I think you are allowed to post stuff in this thread!

ssnowman wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:11 pm At what mile is the gap?

The 200 joins the gap route about 58 miles in. Leaves it about 69 miles in.

The long descent is about 66 miles in.


Thanks!

At what mile is the gap?

Chew wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:53 am It’ll be interesting to see the entry/start/finish rates at the end of the month, given it’s been open entry this year.

How many have entered this year?

Shaf, I always thought you were a bit mad. Now I know for sure

I didn't think anyone would attempt it this weekend!

JohnClimber wrote: ↑Sun Sep 27, 2020 6:07 pm I use Ride with GPS, for everyone using this please make sure your settings are set to private when using this platform too

Good point John. I checked mine and it was public, so have now changed to private. There are a couple of others already on there for this year's route unfortunately.

This arrived a couple of days ago. Issue one via Kickstarter that Richpips alerted me to. I was a little disappointed at first as it's printed in the smaller magazine format, but that aside, I found it very well put together with some interesting features and interviews. I will definitely buy again ...

I struggled for hours to fit WTB Rangers and then shortly after changed to Schwalbe G-One Allround which was a doddle in comparison.

This is what I did and it has worked fine: Remove existing rim tape, rub down inside of rim with wire wool and then degrease. Apply electrical tape over spoke holes pulling tape tight as you go and overlap by about 150mm. Cut a screw type Presta valve from an old tube removing as much of the rubber ...

Are you sure you want the ECR? I had a rohloff ECR, it was a great bike in the right place and I enjoyed it, but ultimately it’s quite limited. The low bottom bracket means that your stuck with 3” tyres, I found them slow on tarmac, painfully slow. Which tyres were you running? i've Maxxis chronicl...

What is the logic for doing it clockwise?

Having ridden the Ridgeway & SDW elements both ways, these are sections that to me are much better in an anti-clockwise direction.