Expensive upgrade, but if using SRAM or Shimano drop bar set up, i cannot recommend Hope RX4 callipers enough, so much more modulation and 4 piston calliper. I'm fairly heavy and with a fully loaded bike i can easily cook Shimano brakes even when i am trying to stay off the brakes as much as possib...

Alternatively what about one of the extra wide dropbars? I’ve a curve walmer bar on my Fargo, it’s 55cm at the hoods and 70cm total. Coupled with a shorter stem I think it surprised a few people in the lakes. They even do one at 60/75cm.

The sleeper can be quite reasonable, I looked a while back and you could book a reclining seat for £74 each way to Inverness. When I did my Jogle I got a courier to deliver my bike at a specific time and the flew from Birmingham international to Wick, and it was still cheaper than the standard train...

£35 to you

ton wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:58 pm and if you have, how do you cope with it.

because it is doing my feckin nut in.

My initial reaction was PARDON? but i realised this would be both insensitive and immature so i resisted, only just though

I’ve ridden from congleton (north of Stoke-on-trent) to Stratford. Some sections are great with compact gravel and fast as the road others much slower, grass with some deep pot holes where the bank has eroded. One of the frustrating things is the amount of gates on some sections, I ended up having t...

RE rescue. I'm pretty sure we've all done something at some point that we deem to be 'safe enough', yet others might view the exact same activity as risky or even dangerous ... who gets to decide? My worst injury was a severely broken elbow, two months off work. I was riding like a knob end. There’...

I've got a Fizik Aliante up on Classifieds if its of any interest to you. I bought a carbon railed one of those, mainly because it was light. Turned out to be very comfy after my arse got used to it 80-90 miles no worries. My all time favourite has to be the brooks B17, once broken in you just don’...

I put two bottles in my down tube, works a treat
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Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 6:34 pm Lad needs to TLS

Aye, and cut down on the luggage.

Stu, could you do me a favour and measure the gap between the bar mounts. While I’m currently fitting my gear in that accessory pouch and a little 5ltr seat pack I’ve got something planned where I might need a little more room.

My doctor told me that my reading of 197/127 was cause for an ambulance if I had any other symptoms.
Stu,s is with medication Scary.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:54 pm Bloody hell Steve, they're not cheap. They're also 21", the Conti's I saw were 23" and £30 each

Ooo didn’t notice the price ouch! Still they are retro do obviously worth the price

I love old board trackers, on a sensible note
These might help you stay alive a little longer

https://www.wwag.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects ... =%21136911

All very sensible and good advice but a set of fat frank’s would LOOK nice

psling wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:43 am

BigdummySteve wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:35 pm Unfortunately he’s a very old boy, a gentle trot around the woods is all he can manage now.

Oooh. That sounds very familiar

Do you pee yourself when you get excited as well ?

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:28 pm Sorry to hear that Steve ... but bring the dog along

Unfortunately he’s a very old boy, a gentle trot around the woods is all he can manage now.

I’m afraid I’m out, my parents asked me to look after their lurcher, after the year they have had (Mother in intensive care for six weeks during lockdown) I couldn’t deny them their first weekend away in two years. As a bonus I get to play with a very large Woolf hound lurcher so fun will still be h...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:02 pm

Is it sold out?

It is.

I also took delivery of a new Hope disk and an internal blind bearing puller set . It’s the type of tool which makes me happy. Insert into bearing, tighten the nut to expand the collet then the slide hammer removes the bearing in a most satisfying way. I also picked up a 1950’s Aermaster fan, bloody...

Well I didn’t ride anywhere in the first three months, but since then I’ve ridden over 1000 miles, Tim’s superb spring thing, WRT, Cannock Chase with fellow boners, Jennride with Burty, Wotsits?, Benp1 and Tom. This weekend I’m at the Woods Grand Rando :-bd I’ve also done a lot of veloviewer explore...

Any one need a new 11 speed chain before I send it back?

elliptic wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:38 am Hi Rich - good to meet you guys too.

And I'm standing by the bike choice, respect to anyone riding rigid or drop bars that got round with an intact sense of humour!

I was riding on dropbars, great big ones set high. They were fine. The Fargo just keeps giving

Ben if you get stuck I have two pairs, should be up around 8

scatological, I thought that was something to do with jazz, you learn something every day