I'm a fan. It's a really good way of logging your data and (as I've probably said a load of times) currently the best route creator by far. I'm not massively interested in the timed segment aspect of it but it's an interesting way of seeing how fit you are/were at any particular time. It's horses fo...

zebraonabike wrote: ↑Fri Aug 02, 2019 7:18 pm I’m not sure I have found the google drive.

Will you be offended by the obvious suggestion to go to the downloads page and click on the bit that says "Link to Google Drive"?

I'm not a fan of flats for long distances. I've got them on the full suss though and (like a lot of other people I think) I wear Adidas Terrex for them, which have an excellent sole for HaB and steep pushes. Probably not stiff enough for long days riding for me though. Best SPD shoe I've found for d...

The first half of the Second City Divide might be worth a look Steve. Looks like Glasgow to Penrith will be about 230 miles. Straight up the M6 to Penrith and leave the car, train to Glasgow is 1hr 45m, ride back down over a couple of days. The route's been put up here by someone called "rufus7...

restlessshawn wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:25 pm haha moving house this week, i'll see what I can do once sorted

knock knock

Just finished the Ark. Anyone know how to fireproof an ashtray?

Great stuff Ben. I think you're my favourite story-teller on here.

A reasonably lean 4: 2012 Charge Cooker , nice steel frame that doesn't get ridden much these days. Just set it up single speed to use as a canal path commuter, yet to actually commute on it though :roll: 2015 Surly Ogre , set up with touring bars, mudguards and 2.35" Schwalbe Big Apples. Used ...

Strava's far and away the best route creator imho Bill. The sheer immense quantity of data they have means their heatmap sh!ts all over every other one out there. It's such a powerful tool for assessing whether a marked trail's actually rideable and for finding rideable trails that don't show up on ...

Well done that man.

Managed to get a decent pic of the near-dead bloke for Strava too

Enjoyed this chap's approach...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7w986ni7_g

ZeroDarkBivi wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:59 pm
And a movie of Lachlan’s ride here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e74xncSCoqw

That's a fantastic film. The route looks tremendous.

Also interested Mike.

Everyone I've come across who's involved with The Racing Collective or rides their events have been absolutely sound. Brenin Beener off here rode their WalesDuro event a couple of weeks ago. It looked great.

No, and no Matt.

Are you at Ard Rock again?

BigdummySteve wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:00 pm My first thought was lay off the Guinness

Yep

What a thread title

I seem to remember you having tyre/bead issues before Andy

Great stuff.

Steel cages are good as you can bend the cage in to make it tighter to suit your bottle. King Cages have always worked fine for me - you can order them from Keep Pedalling.

I'm reasonably sure it's this way lads...

Wotsits wrote: ↑Sun Jun 30, 2019 3:07 pm If you're there for karls holiday talk on Fri night we could disect over a beer & pizza

Reckon you'll be there in time for his talk?

In

LET THE RAINS FALL, LET THE WINDS BLOW!

That little cafe/bakery in Askrigg is tremendous

Wotsits wrote: ↑Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:42 am I really do need to do more riding in this area..

Maybe a July bivvy trip?

I wonder if he'd be willing to share his new Calderdale route with a small but dedicated bunch who'd still be keen to do a lower-key off the record group start?

I think he's not bothering after the low turnout last year. The website etc is usually up and running by now.

As a slight aside, someone many of you will know was asked by a high end clothing company if she'd give a series of talks about her time racing the SIlk Road. Her reply was something like, "why the f*ck would I do that, who the f*ck wants to hear me talk about my holiday - I'm just riding my f...

Just ordered mine