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- Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:18 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 197
- Views: 3587
Re: Today's Run
Unexpected free start of the morning thanks to world book day, so headed out before lessons. 20 and a bit km, 750m climb over Derwent edge, howden and ladybower. Snowing and well below zero on top, fairly warm and even a bit sunny down at the reservoirs. Feeling a bit tired now!
- Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:21 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What are you reading now?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 451
Re: What are you reading now?
Hopefully not too relatable on here, but just started to re-read touching the void today as I had to spend a couple of hours sitting by an MRI scanner so needed a small book without staples! Excellent, somewhat harrowing and rather life affirming sums it up so far.
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 11:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What are you reading now?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 451
Re: What are you reading now?
I've just finished a couple of books about the Tour de France (How I won the yellow jumper, magic spanner) and have started re-reading the inspector Rebus series of books. Prior to those, it was Long Way Down by Charlie Borman and Ewan McGregor & Human Universe by Brian Cox.
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:20 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bike/raft packing ‘58 style
- Replies: 26
- Views: 311
Re: Bike/raft packing ‘58 style
Thank you for posting that - makes me want to visit Iceland even more! I didn't know that was possible, and nice to see a R@pha video with more humility and less posturing... Actually makes their gear look good too, as the riders looked comfortable in the bleak bit.
- Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:29 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
- Replies: 2439
- Views: 321377
Re: Todays ride
Went out on the tandem with the boy, over Stanage edge, along the road and up to Burbage north, and then back home. 13 miles, plenty of up and down, tasty picnic and an all round excellent couple of hours out! I've been riding, running and walking around the peaks all my life, and never seen it as b...
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 808
- Views: 65581
Re: What you done t' your bike today
Is it repairable Shaf? There appear to be plenty of firms doing carbon repairs, and also DIY kits for sale
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 5:13 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Strictly Local
- Replies: 43
- Views: 767
Re: Strictly Local
You've got me looking now - boundary of the S10 postcode is a fairly interesting looking 36km run... Other than a few miles along the top of Stanage edge, all rideable too. Given a very dry few days of a heavy freeze then it looks a fun little ride. In a similar way of thinking, my running club Dark...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 11:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 808
- Views: 65581
Re: What you done t' your bike today
She's a lucky girl it looks good. my daughter (age15) had basic rockshox on her bike . It had fitted 26" wheels. Those basic forks never moved, under her slight weight. They moved once when she hit a large stone, she thought she'd had broken the for bike. So the were practically rigid forks. I thin...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 11:45 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 808
- Views: 65581
Re: What you done t' your bike today
Not my bike, but my daughter's. Bought a very beat up Kona Hula in the summer, and have been vaguely doing it up ever since. She's just had a growth spurt so is nearly ready for it which prompted me to pull my finger out and finish the build. SLX 1*10 gears, 152mm cranks, short reach levers and (my ...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:14 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 197
- Views: 3587
Re: Today's Run
Went out for a recovery type of run after yesterday's longer one, but started feeling ok after about 10 minutes so went a bit harder. Ridiculously muddy, and the streams were as full as I've ever seen.
8km, 217m, 46min
8km, 217m, 46min
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:34 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 197
- Views: 3587
Re: Today's Run
First decent length run in ages today. From Sheffield, over Houndkirk hill, Burbage edge, higgar tor, another hill I can't remember the name of, up and along most of the length of Stanage edge, couple of miles across the rough heather and then back along my local trails home. 25km, 656m climbing and...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:55 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wtd / On the scrounge. brake caliper
- Replies: 3
- Views: 104
Re: Wtd / On the scrounge. brake caliper
Road or MTB pull? If it's road then I can send you a tektro Lyra for nowt, if MTB then I've a random cable brake - also free
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:19 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Whats been your favourite-est forks ever?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 443
Re: Whats been your favourite-est forks ever?
Probably Kona project 2 forks, although they came on the front of a brand new 1994 cinder cone which was such a massive upgrade from the previous Saracen it's hard to isolate the effect of the forks! Otherwise, Sunn obsys upsidedown DH forks on the front of my Sunn Radical. They were such an amazing...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:48 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A favour from the parents of secondary school kids.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 298
Re: A favour from the parents of secondary school kids.
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: A favour from the parents of secondary school kids.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 298
Re: A favour from the parents of secondary school kids.
How many responses are wanted? I can post the link in my online lessons tomorrow which would let about
60 kids potentially answer it
60 kids potentially answer it
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Anyone have a 'micro camper?'
- Replies: 50
- Views: 1422
Re: Anyone have a 'micro camper?'
I never did the full conversion, but slept comfortably in the back of my old vauxhall combo a few times. No bulkhead, and some magnets to hold a curtain over the windows made all the difference. I'm 6'2, so for someone shorter then it would work better. Prior to that van, I had a Peugeot partner whi...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 13l front bag options
- Replies: 30
- Views: 515
Re: 13l front bag options
Blimey, that is a bit hefty! I suspect that they or you could easily add stick on patches though
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:30 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 13l front bag options
- Replies: 30
- Views: 515
Re: 13l front bag options
Lomo ones are only £8 each, although they are 12l?
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:25 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD: 165/170mm Crankset
- Replies: 8
- Views: 209
Re: WTD: 165mm Crankset
https://singletrackworld.com/classified ... -flat-bar/
Someone on singletrack selling a groupset including some 165mm cranks
Someone on singletrack selling a groupset including some 165mm cranks
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 10:40 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Sugru - how hard does it cure?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 291
Re: Sugru - how hard does it cure?
Polymorf could be an alternative for that job too?
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:02 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pogies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 590
Re: Pogies
Could you sew half a pop stud (plastic one, like on the bottom of cheap duvet covers) into the lining, and then glue the other half onto bar end plugs?
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:49 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Today's Run
- Replies: 197
- Views: 3587
Re: Today's Run
Taking some pointers from the above, I managed a reasonably quick and hilly 40 minute run between online lessons today.... Left my phone at home, got covered in ankle deep mud, and came back filthy, cold & in a great frame of mind to teach my Y7 class and get on with the rest of the day.
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What to do with a mussette?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 640
Re: What to do with a mussette?
I've got one which lives in the boot of my car, with a load of carrier bags in so I can grab it to go into the supermarket.
Another one has my climbing boots and chalk bag in for when I'm off bouldering or hitting the climbing wall after work
Another one has my climbing boots and chalk bag in for when I'm off bouldering or hitting the climbing wall after work
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:30 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: XS bikes for 5ft women riders
- Replies: 11
- Views: 364
Re: XS bikes for 5ft women riders
My wife is pretty much that heigh, and her Liv (giant) tempt is a great fit in XS. No idea about stock anywhere, but I think they even went down to an XXS in some models
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 6:59 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: bespectacled night time off road runners
- Replies: 21
- Views: 453
Re: bespectacled night time off road runners
A cycling cap under the headtorch does a decent job of avoiding glare when I run in glasses.. not sure how it would work with a side mounted one, but may be worth a go?