Cheeky Monkey wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:09 am Growing up in Lincolnshire and being of a certain age the sight of flying Vulcans was common. What were the other 2 planes in that V range - Viglen and ???

Victor and Valiant

Viglen make computers. Viggen was a Swedish (Saab) jet.

High and short stem good (ergotec high charisma!) but counter-intuitively, putting a layback post may help. Tom ritchey wrote a good piece for Sheldon Browns website yonks ago. In brief, the further back your erse, the easier it is to counter balance your arms and upper torso, reducing weight on wr...

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 2:04 pm If only there was somewhere we could see such a right in operation in order to assess the extent of the problem.

Yes yes, we know ... you live in Scotland ... blah blah. You don't have to bring it up every time land access is mentioned.

I think you mean twiddle.

Right, bugger. I think I've dropped a Clanger. So, I've got these Dura ace bar end shifters (like these https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/product/c26419-shimano-sl-bs78-dura-ace-10sp-bar-end-shifters-used-5255 ) on the way. But my rear mech (I'm running 1x10) is a deore clutch jobby (this: https://w...

One of the chapters in The Book of the Bivvy by Ronald Turnbull is called Across Scotland by Bag.

feck me. Who'd have thought that a) different people can like different things and 2) people who have stuff to sell make new things that they think might be popular so folk will buy them.

Why a central workbench? Stuff just falls off the other side then.

Surely the key rules still apply?

1) Don't be a dick
2) Don't take the piss
3) Be nice to each other

The old Salsa Vaya fork is the closest I've seen, if a bit heavy: https://salsacycles.com/components/cate ... _road_fork

PM sent.

Have a look here: https://si.shimano.com/pdfs/dm/DM-RBFD001-01-ENG.pdf

dlovett wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:39 am Hopefully about half eleven to twelve, I should only be 15 mins in the store

Should be fine.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:30 am Firstly there is no greater evil than going to Ikea

My kids like to jump on the beds and eat meatballs. We never actually buy anything.

It's taken me nearly an hour to get from the IKEA car park in Bristol to the M4 in the past... Traffic heading into Bristol on the M32 can be heavy too. It really depends on what time you're passing.

100g lighter and £100 cheaper.
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/carriers-ra ... ls-silver/

The problem as I see it is caused by people that insist on racing each other. If you all just went for a bike ride rather than getting competitive none of this would be a problem.

Just 3. :-bd Cotic Escapade. 67" fixed, hydro discs, dynamo, guards. Commuter, audax winter bike. It's heavy, slow and shimmies a bit with a saddle bag on, but it's great to ride. Pact Ti. 2x11, discs, flared drops, mudguards. Got two pairs of wheels for this - one road, one gravel. Used for we...

For information. We had one person finish the 320km. He was cursing us. But he did it 👍 It wasn't me guv. :-bd Made it as far as Llangurig. Slipping saddle and subsequent bad back meant I couldn't get up hills so I called it quits and rode back to Rhayader for lunch. Was a nice morning out - apart ...

... and delivered a lovely light carbon pole for my fake Trailstar. And some more 'stop being soft' stickers. Thanks Stuart.

I was planning to whizz down the road, but might take the track from the memorial now you've mentioned it.

Just plotted my alt-route for the 320: 285km, 6300m climbing and much less off-road on the Sunday (ICBA to go through Radnor Forest or Glascwm). No Foel Fadian either.

Adjustable dropouts for me - have them on two bikes - Salsa and Waltly ti - and they're easier to use but heavier. Been using Cotic track ends with discs for years and they're fine, if a bit fiddly. Also had an EBB for a while (Wheels Manufacturing BB30 adaptor) and while it worked OK it was a faff ...

ianatstanage wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:13 am Anyone planning on doing the TINAT 320A this coming weekend?

Yes but no.

Going to be a bit selective, ride the stuff I want to (and know is rideable) and skip the rest. TIAT (this IS a tour) if you will.