ScotRoutes wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 15, 2021 7:05 pm

You need a new LBS

Nah, they're really supportive of me and many of my bike related activities, including putting loads of sponsorship into the local bike polo scene.

I recently needed to build up a new wheel. My LBS basically bullied me into buying Hope hubs*, or at a push, Halo. I asked if Shimano were really that bad?** "They start off fairly sub standard, and then you ride them once, and they're really sub standard forever." *They don't stock Hope **I remembe...

I feel attacked.

Re: mittens. I've got some of these to press into emergency use if the weather turns wet. They're OK on the whole, but having to extend the whole hand to some extent to use the brakes (on flat bar levers) led to a degree of discomfort/fatigue. https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/adult-mountain-trekking-wa...

That's great!

RIP wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:56 pm

A bikepacker doing wheelies? Per-lease!

Yeah, who'd do such a thing, eh?

Or (to keep Reg happy) "Settee to 3 and 5343/50,000s of a mile".

I quite fancy some of that riding though.

40/28 and 11-36.
On 700x42c tyres, this gives me 101 GI at the top end, and 21.7 GI at the bottom.

Laden, I wouldn't mind summat lower at the bottom end. Top end, I very rarely use it, and normally do better by concentrating on my aero tuck rather than pedalling.

Search for "Gerber Compleat" and take your pick.

I can see that. Bit confused by the blue stuff in the background, and the suspiciously high light levels mind you...

I use this website: https://www.publicalbum.org/blog/embedding-google-photos-image Go to your picture in Google Photos, and use the Share Image function to create a link to it. Copy the link into the above webpage, and it will generate a code. Copy this code, and add it to your post using the image ...

I've just learned that the Swedish for porridge is "gröt". Seems appropriate.

Is the question, "How close do you want Boris to be?"

Saw the thread title, and hoped for this:



Bit disappointed TBH.

I've got some 5.10s, the Impacts. They're fairly weatherproof until all the rain gets in at the ankle, at which point they resemble buckets. Pedal grip is fantastic, but for hike a bike and walking in mud, they're non-starters. I'm not convinced any MTB-specific flat pedal shoes have enough off the ...

MuddyPete wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:55 pm

But: what's with the sprouts, though?

They're hops!

So far this year I've managed 5.6, 6.7 and 2.7km runs. That last of these was done loaded for half the distance, in that I ran to the bakery and back.

This evening however, I'm rather enjoying a selection of brews from 'Straya, courtesy of Beer52.

RIP wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:56 pm

I now can't see properly and my legs are all wobbly.

This was me after last night's FTP test.

But as your crankset rotates, the forces on the axle are not just up/down. You're also pushing forwards (at the start of the pedal stroke) and backwards (as you pass the 6 o'clock position). Once you add a second pivot point into the equation, the rotational forces are reversed again - hence BB thre...

My understanding is that it's not to do with how force would be applied if you held a spanner on the axle and turned the cranks, but to do with the way that forces are applied to the axle and where it threads into the crank. One way to think about it is rolling a smaller cylinder (e.g. a magic marke...

That Irn Bru lip balm is alright. My wife got a tin for me a little while back.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:57 pm

I'll do this sh!t
Until I'm told
That you are now too old.

Somehow, I can't quite picture you taking much notice of such pronouncements...

Who even knows or cares what day it is anymore, eh? Cheery video. Chap takes out his (rather powerful looking) telescope, lets people look at the moon. https://twitter.com/star_stufff/status/1346769045907902464 Reminded me of the adage that people don't value what they haven't experienced. I wonder ...