Congrats

Nor me. He doesn't know a 'comfortable pace' is my thinking. Madness. Don't blame me for my legs for being over eager! :grin: the second to last sentence I put together was on a Telegram group of bikers. Talking about gravel tyres and mtb. It went like this, and was referring to a Bearbones Tyre th...

But first here's a look back at my efforts (HA!!!) in this thread (life) thus far..... Interesting. I'll have to have a look at mine (but high / low probably). Edit - Jesus, not sure what happened with today's weigh in, but added over a kg in a single day! :shock: Unrelated... high / low from the l...

RIP wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 6:58 pm

Richard G wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:38 pm at a chilled pace for the first time ever.

"Don't beleeeeeevvvee yoooooooouuuuu!"

Nor me. He doesn't know a 'comfortable pace' is my thinking.

Lazarus wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 7:02 pm He could then donate it to shaf

Thanks John... end of Feb, me and one of the Jon' on here are doing the peaks100. If you manage to pull yourself free, welcome to join

Something to cover the Peaks. Nothing weak with prone sidewalls. Something with decent grip and around 45mm in a 700c rim flavour. Anyone got any decent suggestions pls. Asking for my mate Glenn. Convinced the lads to come out and do the NorthPeaks100 with me. They'll have fun :grin: Obviously I'm n...

Friday 3rd Jan - 83.7kg Sunday 12th Jan - 83.25kg Also had a breakdown in 1c weather waited 3 hours for recovery so walked 4 miles (up and down). Hoping that'll have lost me a few grams for tomorrow's weight!! Actually, just checked Strava and only 570 calories (heart rate monitoring via watch so pr...

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2025 2:31 pm He's as sane as I am Shaf...

I've just been out on a -7 commute (real feel of -7, maybe it was only -3 really) and the client was slightly concerned about me. But, many of you lot scare me

ie. Than many of the others. Which takes alot

https://i.ibb.co/stPRN07/IMG-20250104-221250-593.jpg https://i.ibb.co/wJr2Xs6/IMG-20250105-092517-626.jpg https://i.ibb.co/9T5b7Gp/IMG-20250105-093734-756.jpg https://i.ibb.co/wgB9nYy/IMG-20250105-093640-084.jpg Beer can for pole stability? Ingenious :geek:. It looks like most of the snow has hidde...

Rodger that. We will have to keep a look out in march 😄. Good luck tomorrow. Do you get on some kind of NHS quick list if you fall off tomorrow 👍👍😂😂 If I fall off, they say, 'we told you so'. Always get them smiles of, 'you cycled from where' from colleagues usually. But in the back of the head I k...

sqibjib wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 3:45 pm I think I will wait until Monday and ride, I will get a new one in the summer when they are 50p

Would you let me know too pls Stu. I think I might go for a set of Continental Contact Spike in 700 x 32...

sqibjib wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 1:37 pm Ha ha just tried the tyre combo on ice outside, all good just cannot use the rear brake

Who needs a rear brake Stu. Saves cost in the long run (so long as you don't need to use any special NHS services)

Cheers shaf Going to risk it with a spiked front and a ranger on the rear. Pure speedway style. As long as I have grip on the front i should be ok. Famous last words. I will give you an update 🤦😁😁🤞 I've just messaged the client I'm going to jab tomorrow (not a Mohammed Ali jab), asking if I could c...

Stu. Have you thought about the Top Contact Winter Premium. Added advantage that they're tubeless too and without spikes... https://www.cyclinguk.org/article/technical-guide/continental-top-contact-winter-tyre-review BCC seems to agree with the concept https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/tour-r...

O pants 🤦 Ah, didn't spot that - wot's 700b then? They have a good returns policy £30 a tyre seems the next best deal.... I've found some Conti Contact Spike 120 700c x 32c at £32 on BikeInn. I'll probably buy and have for the next times the ice comes in. This explains 700c https://www.bikeradar.co...

Just as an aside I’ve just had my 20 yr old Nano puff repaired by Patagonia for free including free post and return. Excellent service and totally free. My jacket zip had broken and they replaced it with a new one and patched up a few worn bits and tears on various bits of the jacket. It’s a brilli...

sqibjib wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:07 amO pants

sorry Stu. I too stumbled at the 40mm widths.

Thanks Phil and Stu. Yeah, I think I'll have to order a couple of them (in the 30c flavour) or some Conti equivalents. Seems like the tubeless versions are likely hens teeth! Especially in 700 x 32c or thinner!

Getting sick of being afraid to ride in the, well, sheet ice!

Me and Tony were just talking about these today. What ones do you have pls Stu. I've got a commute on Friday and going by bike. But meeting black ice on my gravel tyres doesn't sound too much fun. Have got Tons (Tony) help to make a route that's traffic-free enough but also trodden well enough by ca...

Orderd an XL in the down version. £120 from Working Class Hero's, so hopefully can't go wrong. Showed him a pic first and seemed he was quite happy with it.

Let's see how he gets on once it arrives. Very happy at my second ever Patagonia purchase (or 3rd if you include well-used and worn well).

Just to be clear. The wife is not a hybrid. She drives/owns one Thought to clarify in this modern day/age of people marrying their dogs/cars/pianos.

Lol. I thought as much that you'd not really be reliant on snow tyres (or AWD). Story once about my Subaru Legacy (only realised that even the 3L Spec B was just an enthusiasts car and not designed to really go over 200k) was going Scarborough for a shift once. Full all 4 wheels drive with their spe...

Nice1 Bob. I have a client who I work with. A serious case of muscular dystrophy and a small family 2 kids, but no partner at present. I told him a few months ago that I'm not looking forward to him forcing (well, I can hardly say no) me to drive the mobility van upto the singletrack hills where his...