"green electricity" Uhm but where do you start and stop with that - do we consider the power required to produce turbines, panels etc or the impact of cutting forests and burning wood at Drax? I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as 'green electricity' :wink: Oh absolutely. The problem I...

I'm surprised electric isn't rated worse / higher given what it takes to produce them and the fact they need charging? Or am I reading the figures wrong? When Trek did their report I did see it mentioned that there was a decent argument that a bike running 50/50 on "green electricity" had...

Ugh. Awful news. Hopefully something else can be found.

Crowdfunding is second only to NFTs in things I'm thrilled to see in cycling.

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 9:38 pm Maybe a glitch in the Wahoo servers at the current time..

It'll be like Twitter, and Wahoo will have sacked all the developers.

Are your routes pinned on RWGPS? I haven't used my elemnt for a while having bought another Garmin but I thought it only synced pinned rides from RWGPS.

Add a cheapo foam mat between your bag and your airmat to boost it?

I got a custom Straight Cut on my Cutthroat. Fits perfectly and Ross kindly sewed all my patches on the bag for me when putting it together.

Speaking as someone who has little to no decent gradient within spitting distance of my garage, this would be handy. However $3495 seems a lot (even for
pro mechanic) unless you have scores of brakes needing bedding in.

dlovett wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:24 pm Something weird is going on with my post I said a w e s o m e news but it's being changed to vaguely exciting news.

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Just wait until you try to tell us about your a wesome new R apha bar bag on your bikepacking R ig.

This looks a good alternative https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBOOBZ29SX/on-one-bootzipper-29er-sram-sx-steel-mountain-bike If you can live without suspension then yes. I'd also have to wait until the price dropped down again, these have been £600 or perhaps even less. There are some shop soiled ones...

Endura Humvee trousers for much cheapness. https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/endura-hummvee-trouser-ii/rp-prod161321 All gone, but zip-off legs for a fiver more: https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/endura-hummvee-zip-off-trouser/rp-prod161322?utm_source=affiliate-window&utm_medium=affi...

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 3:43 pm No idea of quality but disco shoes for £25
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-dorica-mtb-shoe-2

They are comfy and great on the bike but the tread is hard plastic. Fine on soft terrain but slippery on hard surfaces. Certainly 25 quids worth.

Bombtrack bikes also cheap from their ex-importer. Looks like some are a bit cheaper and some a bit dearer!

https://www.lyonequipment.com/bikes/bombtrack

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:44 pm I've had a beard for as long as anyone can remember and can't say I've ever really had a problem. Could you perhaps give it a wrap of insulation tape?

Genuinely terrifying but very believable!

If you're finding your helmet straps a pain then definitely don't buy an Endura Shacket. The poppers are agony!

faustus wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:34 pm I think Lael is a sponsored rider rather than ambassador? Don't think she's been affected...think she's too big a name and rider to let go of?

I think it said she'd been transferred into the S-Race competition side of things.

Unpopular opinion - but this reads to me as Specialized slim down their sales force. The term "ambassador" sticks in my craw. Anyone working in sales knows that the employer is fickle and they need to have options open all the time. Little sympathy here from me as I doubt these ambassador...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:34 pm

Weren't they horses?*

Yeah but 'in general'

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:01 pm Smashing that Jeff ... aren't sheep proper hard.

Weren't they horses?*


*Or a mouse!

This isn't based on experiences with my rigid bike as such but the sidewalls of my WTB "Tough" tyres are so stiff that with 18psi in them they still feel rock hard. I think the matter of rim and tyre width would pale in comparison where comfort matters!

XT 11 speed cassette, Ab black Oval ring and KMC gold chain lasted the Tour Divide, so 2800ish miles with just having more oil dumped on it and being left outside for 3 weeks. The block and chain were knackered but the chainring is still perfectly fine. Obviously if it had been 25 day rides with a p...

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Sat Nov 26, 2022 3:26 pm

johnnystorm wrote: ↑Sat Nov 26, 2022 3:12 pm My Hope BB had 25,000km on it when I sold it. I only paid 50 quid for it as well.

Did you get it second hand?!

Ha, no! This was back in 2013/2014 before prices went mental. Replaced the Deore BB in my Fargo after about 500 miles...

My Hope BB had 25,000km on it when I sold it. I only paid 50 quid for it as well.

I can't help relating my genuine (afaik) and very ironic tale about COP26. The organisers bought/leased a fleet of electric vehicles to ferry the delegates to and from the venues during the event however unfortunately Glasgow still doesn't have enough of the correct charging facilities in the relev...