I've driven the 2.5 176bhp Sportline for 5 years, then got the 180bhp 2.0L sportline T5.1 and had that 9 years. Neither gave many issues, were a pleasure to drive. Avoid the 180 biturbo engine. Ok up to 100k then they seem to start drinking oil and that's going to get very expensive to fix. I got ri...

HNY. As ever get some weight off. I've snuck back up again ... not happy. Ride 2024 miles. This was a great target in 2023 ( I did 2040 in the end, 2023 wasn't a good year for weather) about 40 miles a week which for me in south Shropshire is a perfect baseline. Start my stretching regimen again. WR...

Nothing new to offer ... I ride a 29+ Rooster for most of by bikepacking and it's superb. But I like a rigid bike. The Jones spaceframe/truss fork combo has had a number of iterations... 29 ( looks too skinny to me), 29 rear, 3" fat front ( looks odder but work pretty well, but that front is he...

Enjoying "A Gentleman in Moscow" - Amor Towles
Thought it was going to heavy but it's not, quite Wodehouse in places.

The marvellous "Give me convenience or give me death" - Dead Kennedys .... woke up with Buzzbomb from Pasedena as an earworm

ledburner wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:15 am

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:21 pm Yesterdays (training) ride up towards Luddenden Foot and the longest continuous road climb in britain (I forget the name),

Crag vale .. (Of crag vale coiners (counterfeiter noriety)...

is it from Hebden Bridge up to a reservoir ? Drove up it a couple of years ago....

trip.myself and the wife went on a cycling beer tour of belgium and holland. just perfect really. ace beer, car free cycling, win. Agreed. Myself and my lad did one through Belgium maybe 2016, fabulous experience over 6 days, stayed with friends from Singlespeed Belgique most nights. Visited a few ...

jameso wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:13 am Haha yes sorry - Life of Kai .. Kai Lemmy the surfer

A quick google and I see.. Kae Tempest docu will be worth watching. Personal and artistic change since I was aware of their work last. Thanks!

dropped a 't' .... not my bag tbh

It was one of you on here (who are you?) who brought Kae Tempest to my attention a couple of years ago. "Being Kae Tempest" is on BBC iPlayer now, have just started watching it. I saw that on Red Bull TV a while back, incredible surfing footage. The wave at Nazare is jaw-dropping. This fe...

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 3:31 pm I'm listening to nothing but Killing Joke today. I saw them earlier this year at the Royal Albert Hall and it looks like that will be their last ever gig

RIP Geordie. Thank you for the soundtrack to my youth and later life

Quality.

Anyone know if the frame mounting of the smart.shift unit is the same as the 'old' ones? Speaking to Alpkit just.... The Broken Road Pinion with Smart Shift is some way off as they think the gearbox may be slightly different, so a redesign, testing, fine tuning and production could be a while. I th...

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:44 am Restrap are offering 50% off their stem bags for the next 3 days using code SECRETSTEM
It's "exclusively for [their] newsletter audience", but may work even if you're not subscribed?
Looks like it'll expire at the end of the 15th.

Thanks for that ...2 ordered £38

... the wind.

testing from edge ... cursor seems to be back .... bizarre

testing from chrome ... I have a cursor ... so it's Edge ...

Have you tried switching it off and back on again? ; ) Too much Guinness, Sir? *grins* In all honesty...it's more likely your device and its updates munging things than the website code. Reboot it. Browser caches also suck - as per PaulB2's comment, dump your caches; I say dump them often. Oh yeah ...

... only on here... I have no cursor. It's ok until I make a (frequent) mistake... any ideas how to get it back?

Just found First Aid Kit's Leonard Cohen tribute album...."Who by fire"... some good , different versions. You Want It Darker is particularly good

Alpkit have offered pinion for quite a while I think on the broken road and signal. I was pondering/dreaming it for a gravel/touring type bike. Ditto. I'm 'owed' a bike since my Scandal was stolen in Northampton 4 years ago. I'm happy with the Singular Rooster, the Jones Spaceframe SS, & the Cr...

psling wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:26 am

godivatrailrider wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:04 am Not many uk manufacturers though, only really found Travers & Olsen.

Aren't Alpkit offering a Pinion option now. I know it's not UK manufacturer but they are UK based although I doubt they can offer any sort of custom build.

Yes they do ... a few

I think it is. It'd be foolish to change the mounts on the gearbox just because you've added electric shifting.
Not many uk manufacturers though, only really found Travers & Olsen.

Islabikes is a real shame, i've not got one yet, but was thinking about it for my eldest. They really have shaped the kids bike market. It's also to their credit that they're winding down the business with no creditors, and will honour warranties. Shame for the staff of all involved of course. Did ...

Went to see Ken Loach's "The Old Oak" last night. Filmed in Easington Colliery (it's a village not a colliery) and incidentally where my step dad comes from why ay ! Typical KL ... brutally close to reality, like I, Daniel Blake Uncomfortable watching, but not bleak, just holding up a mir...

Went to see Ken Loach's "The Old Oak" last night. Filmed in Easington Colliery (it's a village not a colliery) and incidentally where my step dad comes from why ay ! Typical KL ... brutally close to reality, like I, Daniel Blake Uncomfortable watching, but not bleak, just holding up a mirr...

Entangled Life - Merlin Sheldrake Fascinating if beyond my meagre understanding of shizz... virus' having virus... :shock: A pick upper and put downer. Still plodding through George Borrow's - Wild Wales ... he's annoying but following his journey on an OS map is interesting ... another one to dip i...