25/08/23 73.2kg
16/09/23 73.5kg
27/09/23 73.9kg

Slowly going in the wrong direction - exercise levels are down but appetite isn't which isn't helping at all.

A departure from the norm today, I managed to get out with the Cannock Chase Trail Runners - a gentle paced 8.8k with a nice mix of single track and forest roads with the second half run with head torches.

I finished off some maintenance tasks today. A 1/4 turn on the front derailleur high limit screw fixed the chain rub in high gear which was simpler than expected. In an attempt to fix a constant creak under load I removed the pedals, gave them as good as a clean as I could without using solvents, re...

I just assumed that's why he wouldn't be ready until 30 minutes after the start time - he'd still be assembling his bike.

The views must have been amazing assuming you’re not too deep into the pain cave to appreciate it. I’ve got my sights set slightly lower at another attempt at a marathon next year.

This sounds fairly insane - 106 mile loop around Mont Blanc:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/66747975

I lost my lowest gear on a recent ride - so I thought I’d be brave and try and fix it myself. Having gone through the full rigmarole of getting the bike stand and my tools out and watching a couple of videos, in typical fashion, 2 quarter turns of the barrel adjuster later it was shifting perfectly...

12/05/23 71.2kg
25/08/23 73.2kg
16/09/23 73.5kg

I ate too well while on holiday it seems.

I lost my lowest gear on a recent ride - so I thought I’d be brave and try and fix it myself. Having gone through the full rigmarole of getting the bike stand and my tools out and watching a couple of videos, in typical fashion, 2 quarter turns of the barrel adjuster later it was shifting perfectly....

Rack and panniers. Just sayin’ :grin: That not traditional bikepacking then.... Original recieved wisdom was panniers & racks break.... IIRC when Tailfin first burst on the scene a couple of years back and it seemed like half of the field were using them, there were a few breakages in the GBDur...

I was recommended a Selle SMP TRK - its heavy and looks ugly but was still comfy after 10 hours in the saddle on a hardtail.

I noticed it towering over a 10' wall but I couldn't get close to it from inside the wall because there was a gazebo in the way so it was probably closer to 20' now I think about it logically. Having looked at the Gunnera the leaves were a bit more regular shaped than that. It was the final day of t...

68km out to the coast and back to Driffield today. Very moist and sticky but not too hilly which made it easier. I went to a distillery and just had a cup of tea and a cake which felt like a bit of a waste so will have to come back at some other time. No urinal cakes today either.

Another 47km meandering through the Wolds from Pocklington to Weaverthorpe in the baking sunshine. We came across what may be the smallest cafe in the world at Fimber which was just a hatch in the adjacent loo block. The cake was good though. A few miles later we needed another break from the heat s...

It’s heavy and the paint chips if you just look at it funny but mine was very comfy on the WRT. I paid 900 for a SX version with the Rockshox 35 upgrade so 899 with GX and the same fork is a good deal

A leisurely 42km on the Yorkshire Wolds in very warm weather, mostly country roads with a bridleway over the top of a hill in the middle. It felt quite a lot like a hillier version of Staffordshire, lots of rolling terrain through arable farmland. It was so warm I went in a Theakston’s pub and only ...

Finished off the bar bag and then had to hunt for a smaller metal tensioner for my bell since I'd run out of bar estate for my bell so it had to go onto the extender bar with the light. Mental note to never throw out old rubber shims because I managed to lose the old ones when moving the extender ba...

The 23% climb out of woolacombe to get back to croyde wouldn’t be fun Pretty sure we saw you coming up thatas we were driving down, did yell Boners out the car windo as we passed! :lol: I don't think it was me, I didn't end up using my bike since the kids pretty much wanted to just go to the beach.

Lazarus wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 4:53 pm 27.2 is an odd seatpost size for a dropper , do ypu get many brands in that size.

Apparently there's quite a few...

https://singletrackworld.com/2023/03/27 ... ers-guide/

I naively though I'd have enough time in my lunch break to get my gravel bike ready for a 4 day predominantly road tour in the Yorkshire Wolds later in the week. Apparently I'd put the bike away without cleaning from its last use so had to give the drivetrain a good scrub and re-lube. I contemplated...

Ha, I had a CT scan 7 weeks ago, I finally find out the results on the 4th. Not sure if that’s an oblique way of telling me that it’s nothing serious. 5 months in and no concrete diagnosis. Double Ha! When I’d had my heart attack back in May 2020, they sent me to Bangor hospital for an MRI scan, (e...

Cheaper than the Nitto ones so I'll look out for one of those.

pistonbroke wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:44 am All done in half an hour. Feeling a bit cheated of an opportunity to complain

Ha, I had a CT scan 7 weeks ago, I finally find out the results on the 4th. Not sure if that’s an oblique way of telling me that it’s nothing serious. 5 months in and no concrete diagnosis.

It's a shame that ants aren't that great against slugs because I have two nests of those - one large one under the patio and one under the front path. I suppose it could be one nest with two entrances! I discovered them because they've excavated a load of sand out between the cracks overnight and th...

07/04/23 71.2kg
12/05/23 71.2kg
25/08/23 73.2kg

I've put on 2kg after 3 months of low exercise and summer holidays so probably time to start paying attention again.