I'm not Greg... but usually the foundry in Sheffield, occasionally vaguely exciting Walls Weirly Vaguely Exciting Walls may actually sound better that Awe.Some Walls. I miss the Foundry...or the old scratty version of it anyway. To be fair, it's not changed that much in the nearly 30 years I've bee...

I'm not Greg... but usually the foundry in Sheffield, occasionally vaguely exciting Walls

First run of the year on Friday at dusk - no real reason for the month off, just been more into riding the bike and hitting the climbing wall I guess. Gentle 5 mile trail run with a friend, pushed on a bit on a descent which felt great but otherwise steady. Planning to race Teenager with Altitude in...

I've got a spare set of Clarks foam grips I could put in with the Richey bars?

These ones...
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mob ... -prod71543

Postie brought what looks like a giant boomerang, and I'm hoping is another pair of stooge bars (as my fs bike feels wrong with "normal" bars on it now)

I've a couple of beerbabe bags, and both are holding up well

I have to persuade the powers at be at work to give me the time off as it clashes with my job as a teacher. The Spine has been on my radar as a must do for a long time now. I'm a part time teacher - don't work Monday - so if I do the challenger then I should be able to get to work on Tuesday mornin...

Slightly too tight cones? If it's a cup & cone XT, then you want to adjust them with a tiny bit of play until the QR does up and it becomes perfect...

Or is the HG lockring rubbing on the dropout slightly?

I've got a set I bought from you, and don't use any more...

Postie brought a pair of DHB riding trousers, £90 down to £30 and an 11-48 10 speed cassette for about £16... Both in the chainreaction sale.

The cassette looks ridiculous, but will mean that all the bikes in the house except for the tandem are Shimano 10 speed so nice easy spares

Somewhere in the Venn diagram of running and Stu's route setting, sits this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/64139029 I saw your post, and figured it was about to be a Spine post... but that looks insane! Spine challenger on the other hand looks tempting, and I've still got a place available for it whe...

Adult bag with a strap around it to limit the length is something I've heard, but never done. I put my kids in cheap decathlon kids bags, and then inside a double adult bag too on cold nights. Lovely and warm, down to about -3

kvragu wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 7:50 pm Sorry, forgot to specify that I'm into a rigid frame with canti posts. Want to reuse the rim brake wheels I have already.

Ah, sorry, it's disk only.

I've a size large NS bikes society frame with a hope headset if that's any interest? It's well used, with plenty of paint scuffs but seems fine. 135 qr back end, 27.2 post, 1 1/8" headtube. I think these tend to be dedicated mtbs? I'm aiming for a roadish looking thing rather. It's fairly low ...

I've a size large NS bikes society frame with a hope headset if that's any interest? It's well used, with plenty of paint scuffs but seems fine. 135 qr back end, 27.2 post, 1 1/8" headtube.

How do pogies work in the rain - does that water not end up running down your arms and into the pogie? No idea on flat bars, but my drop bar ones are surprisingly dry in the rain as the top edge of the pogie seems to sit against the arm fairly snugly. A bit gets in, but it's not much and gets warm ...

Oh... and the Chronicles. There's a reason why they clean up so easily and well in the mud. Almost killed me a on a few slides in winter mud :lol: Thanks for the positivity above, I lead out and sweep a few running events each year and the folk who are only just scraping round always make me proud ...

2 very muddy, slow and hugely enjoyable laps of Sheffield today on the stooge. Course check and then sweeping/removing the signs from the Round Sheffield Run so the second lap was interrupted every 10-200m by having a sign to take down and put in my bag... Spent the last 18km riding with a runner wh...

If they fall through, I've got a deore multi-pull one you can have for free

Not sure you can still get them, but Vittoria Voyager Hyper are great.

Look out for used forks/lowers, but in the mean time is there enough metal to fit a helicoil? I assume that they are post mounts?

Chillys style bottles, optionally with a thin layer of inner tube stretched over them, fit nicely in a bottle cage and keep drink hot.

Fingers crossed for the results Rich! Christmas in our house is pretty traditional (although less OTT than many).. I'll be cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us, plus my parents and in-laws. Presents for the kids, and the odd one for adults too. Planning on a short ride/run with the dog once...

Probably a silly question, but have you tried the Richey? I was going to recommend the Richey koyote bar, as I find I need a noticably shorter stem with those than any other bar I've tried and definitely make the bike feel longer.

Yes please, ideal Christmas present for my dad (and I'll maybe give it a quick read too...)