To badly paraphrase the late great terry pratchett, don't run around on a granite surface waving a big lump of metal while yelling "All gods are bastards!". His example was a sword but a bike would probably be just as effective.

Yep canals are tedious, though also my best way to get to the real off-road trails.

The most I've had in a single run is 350m of climbing, lumpy indeed.

Slowly getting back up to distances again, it's been hard work getting back into the habit of getting out the door on a lunchtime, especially while it's been so warm.

Anker Power banks are all on sale on Amazon for Prime day

Mt Tam of Repack fame is only 780m or so.

I more thought it was just that they couldn’t be arsed with UK distribution

I think it was Gradventourer. I don't think ScotRoutes has commented in a long while, not sure where he got to.

I just use a classic cateye omni 5 on my seat stay - not usb rechargeable but lasts long enough it's never mattered.

I wonder how many ring doughnuts I can attach to my bike with a voile strap.

Phew, I've been watching Gary Imlach going greyer year by year for longer than I can remember.

Thanks you lot :grin: BB200/300... yes I knew that was coming around, but hadn't twigged that it's tomorrow. Well, let's get one stupid thing out of the way first, and see. It's also the start of the Tour de France tomorrow, which I realise may split the room, but I'm a bit partial, Eurosport havin...

Congratulations. There's nothing quite like a 20 mile fell race for a honeymoon

I think it's all about the max 3% gradient, it's low enough that you're not really aware of it one way of the other until you coast. The Newport Greenway is exactly the same near me - it's a 1% climb almost all the way to Gnosall and then a 1% descent at the end into the village.

Ironically, that makes me think about plotting a route on Komoot, even though you've planned your route precisely, you never know how much you'll have to adapt when you get there.

I use a ziplock combo lock - won't stop anyone with tools but it'll stop someone just jumping on on a whim and riding off and it weighs nowt. I came across a bike yesterday that was shackled to railings in the centre of town with a gold certified d-lock. At least the frame was, because someone had n...

Kipping out doors in a bivvy bag is adventurous enough for me while the most dangerous aspect of it in the UK is being asked to move on by an disgruntled land owner

RWGPS is great for gravel bikes, I don't find it as good if you want a more MTB route since it prefers a country lane to a bridalway if there's the option. I don't know if the paid version allows you to tweak that. As others have said, Komoot is terrible for routing you on to a footpath and I won't ...

Went out for a 3 hour ride on country lanes last night and filled in the empty square on my 9x9 block while putting in lots of foundations for the 15x15 I'm building towards - just 48 squares to go so hopefully I can get that done this summer.

I'll give both of these solutions a go tomorrow lunch time since I've got the sprogs to myself this evening

It's the rear wheel so presumably I'd have to remove the cassette first...

The Ventures seem very nice. They were quite easy to mount and popped on with a track pump and 80psi. Not Stan's them up yet, but they seem to be holding air quite nicely so far without it. Hopefully I've not just cursed myself... Doubt it : ) My experience with WTB tyres has been really good, alwa...

I've failed so far to get my current tyres off the rims - tried thumbs, tried stepping on a block of wood adjacent to the rim but can't seem to break the bead. The gravel bike has largely been sat in the garage for a year so the sealant has almost certainly dried and my attempts to get it off seems ...

The wind changed, time for a new bike

Decaf coffee, oh the horror.

Is 2.6 not the new hotness now or is that so last year?