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If you pootle along past the SSEC'10 field at Speech House on the Saturday evening at about 7.00 / 7.30ish you should see a big bonfire and a few fireworks going off 🙂
That was my plan Peter!
and you can put all the bikes on it 😉
Only non niche ones RD
Cool, I may pitch up 🙂
Well I've gone and done what I should've done a long time ago, SS'd my bike! Feels and looks great but the on-one SS kit is really shit as it doesn't let you adjust the chain line very well at all. So I need some better spacers and probably a new chain, but other than that I'm ready for this ride 🙂
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Excellent!
Can I come? I have my own wok...
_tom_, that bike looks very purposeful. Have you tried climbing any substantial hills on it yet?
bullandbladder.
Compared to 'tollah's wok yours is a small saute pan.
Have you tried climbing any substantial hills on it yet?
Only on-road. I've been riding an SS 48-16 road bike for the past 2 months and can get up all the road climbs around here now. 32-16 on 26" is way easier to pedal so I should be ok 🙂
if all calms down a bit with life I'm up for a ride with some attentionmongeringnichewhoreslackerwoksmugglingwideboys.
If I can't find any of those I'll come out with you chaps if I may
Points and laughs at Tazzy.
Tom I think it's more the head angle that is being discussed rather than the gearing! Slack head angles suk at climbing!
2:1 will be fine for the FOD as I won't be taking you all up any massive climbs.
Points and laughs at Tazzy.
that's not very nice! you just pick on me because i'm shy
Shy and fat!
It's a 71 degree head angle according to the dmr site! Forks wind in to 110mm anyway.
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taz taking the new single speed for spin to the pie shop
Looks a lot slacker than 71° you'll be ok every hill is walkable!
Cmon Taz we all know that's Stu riding that!
Stu in full glory
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the 'tollah riding it like he stole it
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Must get a new helmet for ssfod!
Come on tazzy you knows I ain't that thin.
you'll be ok every hill is walkable!
Excellent 🙂 Thinking about bringing my full face as well so I can have a razz on some of the dh runs afterwards depending how long this ride is.
I like you broad of beam stu, it gives me something to hang on to when drywalling 😉
_tom_ you may well find you'll be down the DH course as part of the ride. 😆
Perfect, it'd be a shame to go to FOD and not have a go on them.
There's better trails there than the DH runs if you know where to look.
Keeps your eyes open when you are dwon here and you'll spot a lady cyclist who matches those pics above. Shes out several times a week I reckon. Bloody well done.
With the chance of a pint as well I reckon I'm going to have to finally SS my old Hardrock. Rigid forks and cantis. It's very dark up through the woods though after a few pints though and the piggies are about Parkend at the moment. 😯
what the wok smuggling Knights of Niche get up to when not on a bike
still attention whoring though!
"There's better trails there than the DH runs if you know where to look"
Oooh sounds exciting. FoD is like a mysteron wrapped in an enema to those not in the know. I've been avoiding it like it's a dark nebula containing a black hole I may never escape from.
I'm only started SS 5 weeks ago at 32:20 which has been OK if a bit frustrating on the flat bits. I tried 32:17 a week ago just curious like, and found climbing the Mendips awful, so have gone back - I'm not hard enough yet.
32:20 on 26 or 29er?
There's not too much flat on my route so feel free to come, I won't be racing and want a more social pace!
Taz, where'd you get that video of Sofaking from?