Speaking of rain and therefor weather - has anyone else noticed that autumn seems to have arrived a bit early? There's a definite autumn feel / smell to the air. The blackberries are ripe and the leaves have begun falling off the trees. I noticed the smell of decaying leaves when I popped out earli...

With typically bad timing, this has coincided with me going to one of the few remaining bits of the country with absolutely zero signal (Borrowdale, bottom of). I'm writing this in the pub, which has wifi... I mean I've got to let the missus know I'm ok :wink: Unless I come back in for a breakfast p...

This is EXACTLY how I've always imagined being god would be like. Exactly.

I'm in

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 10:17 pm Thanks Dave. Shared with one of the chaps that is a representative of the Brothers on Bikes cycle group thingy...

I don't think this has been shared on here before, but there's currently a well-thought out survey being undertaken to gather views about inclusivity and representation in cycling. If this is something you have an opinion on, and particularly if you feel you are underepresented in some way, I would ...

Sorry, I know there are already several threads on this topic, but I know you all love maps. Let's get the lament for the lost Viewranger/moan about Outdooractive out of the way first. Skip this bit if you like. I've been reasonably happy using Outdooractive for the last few months. Not as happy as ...

Cool and drizzly here. Probably better conditions for riding than earlier in the week TBH but I've been recovering from a really painful sore throat/lack of energy illness (apparently not covid though) and have spent a few hours in the kitchen making, amongst other things, a vat of leek and potato s...

I grew up near Scunthorpe, and went to college there, for my sins. I wasn't into mountain biking at the time (for fairly obvious reasons), I used to spend a lot of time riding my mountain bike around the village and farm tracks, but I can't think of anywhere I'd bother to go on a mountain bike near ...

I came here for the cloudspotting discussion and was disappointed

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 3:58 pm Why not pay via monthly DD. I found it to be almost the same price and there's no interest

Well because it's £16.50 more... which is effectively interest no? I was moaning at how expensive it is, not how cheap

A nice new jersey from Shewie in time for my hols (which I might not take a bike on anyway :o ) :-bd I knew what it was as soon as he handed me the parcel. He went next door and all was well... til he popped back with a letter. Car tax reminder: £330 :YMSICK: That'll serve me right for driving aroun...

You could have some fun making up a BB200-esque game - "you're caught in a hillside of tussocks miss four goes then only move for half the dice throw for 4 moves" or pick up a "Get out of bog, free" card "Advance to the Spar shop" "GPS packs in, do not move until ...

And I'm trying to fly home today. That makes me cheery. It was 39 degrees here in Phoenix yesterday. I stayed inside No wonder the post-TD comedown is feared... You announce your triumphant return to your fellow boners and it's lost in a babble of bicycle bars afternoon tea and pig racing :lol: I d...

Hope this isn't out of order, but keen for the jersey at the asking price. Sorry Martin, sounds like you're not over fussed? Think I missed out on this one when it was on eBay and have been looking for another one, so not sure how I missed it on here.

Dunno, I've spent the last 8 months trying to forget

I switched from 27.5x2.8 front and back on my rigid bike to 2.8 front/29x2.2rear, and have rarely used the 2.8
rear since. You still get that "bulldozer" feel from the fat front, but it feels less cumbersome all round.

I was reading The Ride Journal this morning and came across this little passage on Roman roads by Chipps Chippendale (Singetrack editor) and remembered this thread. He makes a fair point. https://i.ibb.co/68xpFfQ/2022-06-29-08-26-25.jpg I finally got to ride ( push) the Maiden Way from Kirkland to ...

... my mum brought me another present, a copy of Alastair Maclean's Night Falls on Ardnamurchan , when she visited a couple of weeks ago, which is also one of the books featured in the above. I've fairly devoured that and really enjoyed it. Alasdair, not Alastair :grin: Both authors but totally dif...

I was reading The Ride Journal this morning and came across this little passage on Roman roads by Chipps Chippendale (Singetrack editor) and remembered this thread. He makes a fair point. https://i.ibb.co/68xpFfQ/2022-06-29-08-26-25.jpg I finally got to ride ( push) the Maiden Way from Kirkland to C...

I think quite a few books have come and gone since I last posted on this thread, but a few I've read recently will probably appeal to some on here. Wild Voices by Mike Cawthorne was a Christmas present from my mum and is based around a series of separate trips, walking or canoeing, in various remote...

javatime wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:15 pm Will pm you for XL bottle cage

Cool. Nothing yet, just in case you've tried to send it.

https://i.ibb.co/7SX091N/2022-06-28-14-17-27.jpg Topeak Modula XL bottle cage Massive. Holds a common 1.5l pop bottle. Adjustable length. Useful for trips to hot climes - saves travelling with a big water container. Good condition £8 posted Origin8 Drop Bar Ends Drop bars on your flat bar! Probably...

Dere street and Clennel street run over the Cheviots N/S ish, proper dirt tracks with many offshoots for exploring Hadn't thought of Clennel Street though I've ridden it enough. Not very straight though, but I guess we've gone off at a tangent (if you can have a tangent to a straight line :geek: ) ...

There's a road following Hadrian's Wall which is known as the "military road" which I presume is of Roman origin, for obvious reasons. It's not particularly busy, but I tend to avoid riding it because it's straight, which means means people drive fast and overtake a lot, ignoring the fact ...

I generally go without but use Happy Bottom Bum Butter for really long rides. I scoop some into a little pot - an old 35mm film canister ATM, remember them?