I've got some of those (well, a different brand from amazon but very similar looking) and they're great. Wife and kids got me them for Christmas as my feet are always frozen following a frostbite issue and then Strata Florida. I wore them on this morning's short ride in -6, with just some normal rid...

I'm usually a Laphroaig drinker, but have recently been given a bottle of Machrie Moor from Arran which is really lovely. Doesn't have the medicinal notes of Laphroaig, but still peaty and in keeping with the other you have named. Maybe worth trying some nice Irish ones too?

Not been for a decent run in a while, and had a day off with lovely winter weather yesterday.... Parked up to the north of Kinder Scout (blackden brook), ran/scrambled up a frozen gully, avoiding the frozen waterfall as I was alone, to the north edge of the kinder plateau and then across the top so ...

Otherwise, decathlon ones are pretty good - bought one in France 12 years ago and it's still going strong

Thanks for all the reply’ and the info. I’m the end I got a second hand stooge dirtbomb frame last week which I’ve just started to build up. Cheers Steve Excellent choice - they're amazing bikes. As squibjib said, get the bag for it - mine is from beerbabe and is really good, but others may do simi...

Looks great flv... I prefer the shot without the bike, but not sure why!

Is that BMX track Bruntwood? Brings back memories of my childhood, grew up about 10 minutes ride from there and went to 6th form at the college which backs onto it, so used to ride some laps on lunch break

If anyone is after a hardtail, there's some crazy prices on Vitus ones at CRC/wiggle. https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/v ... ntain-bike looks the best deal to me at £300, but there's plenty others too

Went to pick up some bargain bits from bearlegged of this forum this afternoon... My online meeting was done, laundry and housework too so thought I'd take the scenic route. From home, over stanage edge, down stanage causeway and into hathersage, grindleford, fox house, dore and then back to his hou...

I'm interested in the sleeping bag foot cover and a cap or 2... Can collect from you as I'm also in Sheffield

My personal targets for the year (depending on the next MRI scan results, see above!) are to do something active - 5km+ run, 10km+ on the bike, climbing, yoga, weights etc - every day.

And a Bob Graham in June, followed by bb200 or 300 in the autumn.

Sorry to read that Loki. Could you get out on foot with bivi kit? I've been thinking of doing a hiker bivi recently, should have added it to the list here. I wish that was the case, walking is the problem I have, being on a bike is actually easier for me, I have learned that you don't recover from ...

Before you do anything too drastic, have you got thin rim tape? I've been amazed at the difference swapping to thin tape (insulation tape for tubes tyres) makes to the ease of fitting.

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:18 pm I made the sponge fingers which was probably the hardest bit

Impressive! Decent sponge without egg is a real pain - well done!

Going pretty well here. Had my parents & the in-laws over for the day yesterday, no issues at all - I was mostly cooking or playing with the kids so a good day... Wife and kids got me a pair of ski goggles and a refresher ski course (after snowboarding for the last 25 years) at snowdome, so all ...

Shortest day, done.
Teaching for the term, done.
Exams set up for January, done.

Off into Sheffield, along with the rest of the city I suspect, for an end of year drink with other worn out teachers

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:40 pm
Paul. That will definitely get an excellent response mate, well done and thanks for sharing. Just one Q... Couldn't you find any longer (looking) crank arms

Hope you both enjoy your bmx (and other) time together

Amazingly enough, they're 170mm ones!

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:10 pm Rad!

Hopefully gets a positive response on Monday morning! And as a nice side effect, I picked myself up a BMX too after a few years without one...

Not my bike, but I just finished up a stitch (from Disney) themed BMX for my daughter today. Started out as a badly painted white & black Fit bike, modified with a few nice bits from the chain reaction sell off and many coats of paint! Now just to add a couple of carefully placed metallic sticke...

Sounds like a perfect bike for it to me. I put inboard bar ends on my bike to give a hoods type position for the long first climb, and it made a decent difference to my hand comfort so drops would be even better

Ryobi are pretty decent - I've got their cordless drill/driver and it works for most uses other than larger masonry drilling, where I break out the corded SDS drill anyway. I assume that the larger combi drill will be a touch more powerful too.

excellent question, and I'm not too sure about the issue with 29+. I'm a massive fan of my stooge with 29x3 front and rear - works for everything from 30 minute blasts on the local steep rocky singletrack to this year's BB200 (and hopefully next year's BB300). Only place I've not liked it was in a f...

Sheldon brown website, DT swiss spoke length calculator and (for BMX wheels, but worth a read if you can find it) the G-sport wheel building page were what I used to start from
https://www.gsport.co.uk/custom/wheel_build/wheels.html

That looks amazing James - I'd love to try something similar, possibly with a few days at Fontainebleau for some bouldering on the way down... now I'm getting ideas in my head including meeting the family somewhere sunny and French!

Have you seen the ridiculously cheap Octanes on chain reaction? https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/o ... -bike-2022

ton wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:09 am Paul, yes mate, how wide are they ?

Sorry - only just spotted this, I think they are 780mm but will confirm when I'm back from work this afternoon