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by Johnallan
Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:03 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What you done t' your bike today
Replies: 1625
Views: 325183

Re: What you done t' your bike today

Fitted up some cheap Sonder Camino forks (from the Alpkit eBay store) to my Pickenflick. 5mm shorter with 5mm more offset. They feel fine and although the handling feels different, I couldn't say if it's better or worse. They have some benefits over the old ones though which is why I swapped - more ...
by Johnallan
Tue Oct 29, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Giant TCR (Carbon Road Bike) medium - Sold
Replies: 2
Views: 200

Re: Giant TCR (Carbon Road Bike) medium

Now £300 :cry:
by Johnallan
Tue Oct 29, 2024 8:22 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Gravel/mtb/road - organised events/challenges
Replies: 13
Views: 493

Re: Gravel/mtb/road - organised events/challenges

For the road (and occasionally gravel) side of things, it's hard to look past the Audax calendar events

https://www.audax.uk/choose-a-ride/calendar-events/
by Johnallan
Sat Oct 26, 2024 6:46 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Giant TCR (Carbon Road Bike) medium - Sold
Replies: 2
Views: 200

Giant TCR (Carbon Road Bike) medium - Sold

NOW SOLD Advertised on eBay and FB with very little interest. £350 here before it either gets stripped for parts or goes to Happy Days cycle charity. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54095300903_15935f707f.jpg Giant TCR carbon frame - size medium ultegra crankset ultra mechs 105 shifters Hunt Rac...
by Johnallan
Fri Oct 25, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you listening to now?
Replies: 1217
Views: 249802

Re: What are you listening to now?

Atari Teenage Riot. At work. Apparently it's not to everyone's taste
by Johnallan
Sun Oct 20, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bikepacking from the Channel to the Med
Replies: 21
Views: 705

Re: Bikepacking from the Channel to the Med

This looks ace!! Nice one and thanks for sharing :-bd
by Johnallan
Sun Oct 20, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Suggest some winter mtb boots?
Replies: 66
Views: 1834

Re: Suggest some winter mtb boots?

One of the reasons the OMW boots work so well for me is the removable inner. Boots will always get wet in Yorkshire but the inners dry easily overnight on the radiator, which is much faster than any other winter boots I've tried. Probably not the the best for wet, multi-day rides, unless you have a ...
by Johnallan
Sun Oct 20, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Suggest some winter mtb boots?
Replies: 66
Views: 1834

Re: Suggest some winter mtb boots?

....Btw I do have a pair of Bontrager OMW, and whilst they do keep my feet warm as, the inners are more than damp after a proper day out in wet weather. These are my go to winter boots .. as long as it’s dry But, for a 240+ mile road ride Dave. Bit heavy? I pretty much lived in mine last year, incl...
by Johnallan
Fri Oct 18, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Genesis Croix de fer 725 - SOLD
Replies: 0
Views: 293

Genesis Croix de fer 725 - SOLD

Genesis CDF - £400 Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBNwYy https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54076476778_437cacb5ed.jpg Medium Croix de fer 725 frameset 170mm GRX crankset 46/30 10s GRX rear mech 11/36 cassette 10s Tiagra shifters (same as GRX) 105 front mech SLX calipers Hunt gravel wheelset (pretty...
by Johnallan
Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11514
Views: 2143560

Re: The post man's been ...

Chuffing big box!! New, fully assembled Giant TCR. Nothing wrong with my old one to be honest but this has disk brakes and is 12 years newer... Clearly need pictures on new bike day! Slight delay but the new bike came for a spin this morning. 60 miles/8000 ft around the leafy lanes of Lancashire. E...
by Johnallan
Thu Oct 10, 2024 7:35 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 29+ mudguard options
Replies: 16
Views: 735

Re: 29+ mudguard options

I've recently fit bluemels 75s to my Stooge for MTB commuting. Coverage is ace but I've pinged the clips off the front twice in as many rides by rolling over smallish obstacles. Probably not the best things for any sort of tech riding but it's nice to arrive with clean feet and legs
by Johnallan
Sun Oct 06, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2024
Replies: 301
Views: 28118

Re: BB200 2024

I managed to get back in time for my first ever black badge, which I'm dead chuffed with. The apparently straightforward route was actually quite tough and there were plenty of those little touches that make the BB what it is. Well done!! You're not alone in finding the route tougher than expected....
by Johnallan
Sun Oct 06, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2024
Replies: 301
Views: 28118

Re: BB200 2024

riderdown wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 2:01 pm Someone on the 300 did an extra few km, he passed a lot of 200 riders on his second go at the first climb after looping back round to Llanbrynmair......
I can confirm that whoever did that wasn't entirely alone :roll: although I realised about 2 miles down the hill and turned around
by Johnallan
Fri Oct 04, 2024 11:37 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
Replies: 4287
Views: 649584

Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.

Cheery here. Back in the van in llanbrynmair after riding the BB200 A day early :grin:

Double cheery as I made it back in time to complete the daily Duolingo and keep the streak running
by Johnallan
Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Winter Jennride February 2025
Replies: 18
Views: 1060

Re: Winter Jennride February 2025

Booked :-bd

Cheers Rich. Looking forward to a dry and frosty one next time...
by Johnallan
Sun Sep 29, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 riders - bring money.
Replies: 19
Views: 1087

Re: BB200 riders - bring money.

Ow much does a good old fashion 'quid' weigh pls Jon. I'm thinking that if I paid a quid and saved some weight. 2 other riders might get through on that. Shaving alot of weight. 8.75g. A decent power to weigh ratio but unfortunately, using the mighty pound to pay for others would count as gear-shar...
by Johnallan
Sun Sep 29, 2024 6:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 riders - bring money.
Replies: 19
Views: 1087

Re: BB200 riders - bring money.

Considering the mass of individual coins, it might be worth paying a little extra and saving a few grams. For example, a 10p weighs 6.5g and a 20p weights a mere 5g. Therefore carrying 2x 20p coins and leaving a 10p tip represents a saving of a full 1.5g compared to the common 10p + 20p combination!...
by Johnallan
Sun Sep 29, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tailfin TT bag 1.5L mtb version - flappy or zippy? (Thread closed)
Replies: 7
Views: 502

Re: Tailfin TT bag 1.5L mtb version - flappy or zippy? (Thread closed)

Having burst the zip on every tt bag I've owned - guessing about 6 - I'd be tempted to try a flap next time
by Johnallan
Sun Sep 29, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: It's landed, it's landed...
Replies: 22
Views: 1708

Re: It's landed, it's landed...

Assuming that there's no secrecy around the route this year... I sent an enquiry about food service times to the Red Lion, just shy of 150km (200km route). Prompt response received and assured that although the kitchen usually closes at 8:30pm, the landlady (I presume) will try and make something if...
by Johnallan
Fri Sep 27, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 5080
Views: 1366002

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Full SRAM Apex hydro 1*11 groupset
335 quid


https://www.bananaindustries.co.uk/coll ... 2t-172-5mm
by Johnallan
Wed Sep 25, 2024 7:14 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11514
Views: 2143560

Re: The post man's been ...

Chuffing big box!! New, fully assembled Giant TCR. Nothing wrong with my old one to be honest but this has disk brakes and is 12 years newer... Happy new bike day JohnAllen. I love my TCR and I'mexpecting you'lldo yours. Which spec did you get (Ultegra, Dura Ace or something else). Carbon version r...
by Johnallan
Tue Sep 24, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: The post man's been ...
Replies: 11514
Views: 2143560

Re: The post man's been ...

Chuffing big box!! New, fully assembled Giant TCR. Nothing wrong with my old one to be honest but this has disk brakes and is 12 years newer...
by Johnallan
Mon Sep 23, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2024
Replies: 301
Views: 28118

Re: BB200 2024

Barely touched the MTB this year and not done half as much riding as usual so it should be interesting. Looking forward to whatever it brings, it's always a good weekend