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All mountain 160mm bike: check
Dropper Post: check
"Super Gravity" tyres: check
Double Barrelled Shock: check
200mm brake discs: check
Wide bars / short stem: check

so, lets rip todays ride:

ah, ok, maybe a tad overbiked.......
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But at least it isn't raining in here......... ๐Ÿ˜‰

(i ask for humble STW forgiveness & leniency and apologize profusely for the terrible choice of socks! Also, my rollers are a bit short too)


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:00 pm
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It's a MTB, clearly your rollers should be on the stairs pointing down.


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:02 pm
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I wouldn't be surprised if your rollers don't last too long.

They'll probably die of shame.


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:04 pm
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I like that your breaks are covered.

Get that under your stairs tidied.

Is that a cycle-op roller? How do you get on with it?


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:04 pm
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It looks a little excessive, do you put the rollers on the stairs to simulate climbs/descents ?


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:07 pm
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What has been seen cannot be undone... SHORTS!

You need big old 510s and knee pads under casual buggies to look the part though...


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:07 pm
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No armour? No gnar-pyjamas? No full face helmet?

Pfft.


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:09 pm
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Your not sweating nearly enough โ—


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:11 pm
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I hope you will be sporting different attire for the Alps!!!


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:14 pm
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26" fail?


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:21 pm
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here's a trick for you to practice;


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:22 pm
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Under the stairs needs a clear out.


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:25 pm
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Yeah, 26" so the rollers completely failed to come alive......

I can only imagine how hot it would be in a FFH and baggies/pajamas/armour!

(only ever wear lycra for the rollers/turbo in private ๐Ÿ˜‰

It's also f hard to ride as the wheel base is so long it has a negative steering centre. I actually use the rollers with my medium sized HT on road tyres, but i just wondered if the Zesty would fit. The answer being no, not really.


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:26 pm
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PS, they are Jet Black rollers, seem really pretty decent, and even without a "load" as such, when you get up the gears, even with road tyres, there is plenty of resistance as the rollers are small diameter (so they really hammer it round!). I can easily do stood up big ring practically-flat-out sprinting on them on my other bike. (For about a minute until i melt anyway ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 5:30 pm
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You could have put your john thomas away...
And changed shirts.


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 6:13 pm
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How do you manage not to go off the front of the rollers with that setup?


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 6:21 pm
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Is that the bike you took to the Alps last year Paul?
[url= http://s135.photobucket.com/user/max_torque_2006/media/OnOne_c456/CycleTrainingRollers_zps398204ad.mp4.html ]Better example here![/url]


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 6:26 pm
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Where's your helmet?


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 6:36 pm
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You can see it if you look VERY closely. ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 6:40 pm
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no cup of tea or craft ale in picture. stw Fail!


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 6:45 pm
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Is that the bike you took to the Alps last year Paul?

yup, and i [b]totally[/b] slayed all that Alpine gnar on it too. I can 100% truthfully say i didn't fall off once during the whole trip........... ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 8:32 pm
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no cup of tea or craft ale in picture. stw Fail!

I know, sorry. Short length of rollers precluded no handed simultaneous tea and chocolate biscuit consumption! Can you get 'cupholders' for MTBs??


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 8:36 pm
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OMG, forget the visions of Fatima etc. Beelzebub himself has appeared on your shirt (above the sweaty bits). The priest will be round at 06:15 tomorrow to save you. Stay safe tonight.


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 8:40 pm
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Those legs ๐Ÿ˜ฏ


 
Posted : 17/01/2014 8:51 pm