Thanks James. I'll venture into my garage with a ruler and see how much space I have!

Boab wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2024 3:21 pm I'm in and asked for the 300, but that was before my home life imploded. I'm not remotely 200 ready, let alone 300... But like Baldrick, I have a cunning plan.

Bike doping?

Get a Sigeyi Axo PM - I have two and they have been 100% rock solid. I'm sure they're great, but I'm looking to spend as little as possible, hence used (not least as I really can't be bothered with all this training bullshit any more). Seems longer spindle to me as all non drive crank arms were end...

Hyppy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2024 12:51 pm I'm in. But I signed up while still in hospital, staring at the ceiling, and ripped to the tits on codeine. It remains to be seen how race ready I'm gonna be although ~7 weeks on I'm tentatively back on the bike at least. We'll see … 

Definitely not ideal prep!

I see. I assumed the Q-Factor was controlled by the length of the spindle, but you're saying the crank arm would be shaped differently too?

Tedious. Means virtually no chance of finding one (obviously lots of roadies use them, very few MTBers).

You lot are pretty knowledgeable about this sort of thing... Anyone know what the crank compatibility is like for the old XT M785? I want to keep my eye out for a used power meter to throw on my old trainer bike (my ancient trainer is only providing power readings intermittently now) and I'm not sur...

I definitely have some work to do before I'm 300 ready... if such a thing is ever possible.

Valerio wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:30 am I promised myself to never ride this event again, but I got brainwashed into signing up.

Ill now spend the next 2months praying for a sensible route and good weather
Who else is in?!

I have bad news for you... 2 months is actually 1.5 months.

Really enjoyed my time on the Trans Balkan Race (injury aside), so would love to do something like that.

Sadly I'd realistically never be able to spare the time to do the whole thing though.

I was slow enough on the descents already!

In reality I just needed to be more aggressive about overtaking. It's not something I'm good at / always feels risky.

How did you know you had clots in your leg before it got to PE stage? I was assessed for what was suspected as a clot but dismissed as unlikely. First time I had the same thing, thought I'd pulled a calf muscle. Doctor assumed clot was unlikely due to my fitness levels, but I went to the hospital a...

I've had three clots in my legs, but thankfully none ending up in PE. I did have to have a filter installed / removed... which remains one of the most terrifying experiences I've ever gone through (not least when the surgeon managed to lose the hook on removal, only to thankfully be able to grab it ...

sean_iow wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 10:08 am The BB300 I did in 2018 was much harder than the HT550 I did the same year for all the reasons listed above.

Still the hardest thing I've ever done... though I suspect trying to keep my damn tyre inflated for the last 8 hours of it had a big part to play in that.

---- Starting Weight ----
06/01/24: 69.4kg

---- Past 3 Weeks (7 Day Rolling Average) ----
13/07/2024: 60.9kg (+0.1kg)
22/07/2024: 60.7kg (-0.2kg)
27/07/2024: 60.4kg (-0.3kg)

All relatively stable. Still way too much stress going on though. :(

---- Starting Weight ----
06/01/24: 69.4kg

---- Past 3 Weeks (7 Day Rolling Average) ----
15/06/2024: 61.4kg (+1.0kg)
22/06/2024: 60.3kg (-1.1kg)
29/06/2024: 60.9kg (+0.6kg)

Weight largely stable, but a terrible week for training, mostly due to stress / being crazy busy.

---- Starting Weight ---- 06/01/24: 69.4kg ---- Past ??? Weeks (7 Day Rolling Average) ---- 25/05/2024: 60.4kg (-0.9kg) ----------------------------------- 15/06/2024: 61.4kg (+1.0kg) 22/06/2024: 60.3kg (-1.1kg) Still not been able to train properly due to niggling issues from Trans Balkan Race. Sta...

If you can find a way to transmute it into muscle, sure.

Last night, this . Oof. So good. Bonus, my camping mug still had a trace of the taste this morning, which made my coffee that little bit extra. Slept like a baby, too. A fan of both of those breweries. Nice. Most of my drinking lately has been Mash Gang stuff. I spent years trying low / non alcohol...

Weight is absolutely all over the place right now. Today's reading was 59.1kg, which is the second lowest I've got a record of (possible I was lower in university, but no way to know for sure). I can only assume I came back from TBR with serious swelling and it's finally starting to go down. Either ...

jameso wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 8:40 pm Freewheel will list everything Madison have in stock, pm if you're stuck and I can check stock (I work there )

Cheers James.

Hopefully I’m not patronising but my limited Google skills suggests the double chainset comes up as M9120 rather than M9100 M9100 is just the series. Hang on, isn't there a new unused xtr double in the classifieds? Fairly near the top as garage or clear out sale?? https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk...

I've bought quite a bit from SJS over the years, so yeah, would be happy to use them again.

What's the deal with buying Shimano parts? Is it the sort of thing I could go into a store and ask them to source Yes, find a madison dealer and they can order it for you if it’s in stock I think you can order from the madison website too and get it sent direct to the dealer and they get a cut of t...

I've been looking a while for a new 2x12 groupset (XTR M9100) but I've really struggled to find it on sale in the UK (or actually Europe for that matter). What's the deal with buying Shimano parts? Is it the sort of thing I could go into a store and ask them to source? The thing has been out since 2...

---- Starting Weight ---- 06/01/24: 69.4kg ---- Past ??? Weeks (7 Day Rolling Average) ---- 11/05/2024: 61.3kg (-0.0kg) 25/05/2024: 60.4kg (-0.9kg) ----------------------------------- 15/06/2024: 61.4kg (+1.0kg) Have gone a bit over the top on my "recovery", need to get back into training ...