Clit bang?

Plastic pants made me laugh

From my point of view it’s not about the weight saving, it’s the mindset. What’s the point of having a dream bike if the last little bit of the jigsaw is a load of crappy steel bolts? If money was no issue, which in my case it’s not, no one would question it, they’d just replace the bolts and smile about the fact that they’d got a complete work of art, something to behold, is that not what it’s about?

http://hubnride.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/life-is-too-short-to-ride-shit-bikes.html

I’d have thought you might as well use blue tac instead of alu bolts. I used them for bottle cages but nowt else

I was going for demon tweaks. Reputable? They suggest rolled threads which I think is a good thing.

Yeah, the flash git bit sounds vaguely familiar

No, but I’m going to blow 250 quid replacing every bolt on my new bike with a Ti bolt. I weigh nothing and have zero body fat so I think I’ve earned the extravagance. It’ll shave less than the weight of a good dump off the bike but I’m still doing it for reasons I haven’t really figured out myself yet. If it makes you happy….

Would buy the best set of winter clothing and lights money could buy and still have change for a few bikes. I don’t understand.

I was just curious about the superstar stuff. There’s a good LBS here with a fella that sits in the corner (very quiet guy) that looks like he’s been building wheels for decades, I like that kind of stuff. I may ask them to build me a set of wheels on their hubs with the best spokes they can get.

Intrigued. I suspect some history?

Sorry, I’m new here.

For anyone interested, here’s the response from Superstar. Good customer service I thought.

“Hello the XC carbon is not specifically tubeless ready but you can use a
tape and sealant system on them if you require.

The new AM version is our own mould and we have added the tighter bead to
make them easier to inflate when used tubeless but this will make tyres
harder to get on.

Any questions just let me know, neil”

Yes, spotted that but didn’t know whether it was the wheels in the link or the ones “launching in spring 2013”. Slightly confusing

I had periformis syndrome a while back, it was a slipped disc to start with. Have you googled periformis stretches? Cured my problems

Take heart in the fact that however bad your legs are aching now, it’ll be far worse on Monday. Good luck, I’d book a day or two off work and whimper on the settee until it subsides. 😆

I can go for hours sometimes without laughing but logging on here and just reading something has the effect of sending me over the edge

Thank you mr. Blazin saddles, the term, minty arse grease has just had me in stitches for the last 10 minutes.

As for the OP, I make my own. Fiery jack watered down with a bit of baby oil.

I put one of these on the outside
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=40144

And one of these on the inside
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=17283

Never lost the chain and looks ultra neat

It’s all here. Fascinating stuff

http://www.redbullstratos.com/the-mission/launch-progress/

This is where I go when the wife starts to transmit

You’ll clear logs easier. I use 22×14. Doesn’t wear that quick and I use it a lot

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=share&v=q_a1wxqloEs&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dq_a1wxqloEs%26feature%3Dshare

Not in the slightest. Enjoy creeping up on doggers and drug dealers. Got massive lights that scare the shite out if them, they’re more scared of you. And as for ghosts and the bogeyman, seriously, we’re grown ups!

It probably is but the far east never let the truth stand in the way of a good sales pitch. Either way, beats everything hands down in bang for buck

I’ve got one of he XML spots in your link that I point up the trail from the bars. The flood is for my helmet to shine around the fore ground

I’ve got one of these arriving from these guys tomorrow

Zoomable rather than spot light. Same LED quoted at 1600 lumins (probably a lot less buts till bright enough). I emailed them and they quote a 3 to 5 hour run time with a 18650 battery

England based company, lots of good reports

Just over 20 quid delivered in a couple of days

http://www.candb-seen.co.uk/flashlightstorches/cabs-flash518-cree-xm-l-t6.html

Actually, what am I saying. We’ve got a Cortex portable system here if you fancy collaborating.

Lumpy treadmill, downhill riding, gas analysis…got to be a way 🙂

Cheers Jon

I too got myself a BSc in sport and exercise sciences and now lecture at Staffs Uni. Sadly, I was shuffled down the excessive teaching route and never have time to do the research or read up on it to the extent you have.

I did manage to get BASES accreditation though and set up my own facility in my garage, pretty tarty garage actually, more like a lab now

I like the way you chop down the sport in to it’s demands and work from the ground up, sounds very Brailsford-esque. I came from time trialing a couple if years ago and like you say, very thresholdy and steady compared to the explosive-recover strategy you need for this. Training is very different these days, most rides are interval sessions off road with out even knowing it, would love a power meter off road to get some idea of what was going on

Lab monkey sounds like a top knowledgeable geezer/bird to me!

All good points

I’ll just go on me holiday instead.

Crikey. Chunky MTB’s tall

Go for TA and you can build up a custom set.

http://www.dotbike.com/p/512

Some of my colleagues from here

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/faculties/health/subjects_and_courses/sport_and_exercise/index.jsp

Take your pick or send a general e-mail to all of them

Dr. Marc Jones
marc.jones@staffs.ac.uk

Dr. Jamie Barker
j.b.barker@staffs.ac.uk

Dr. Charlottoe Woodcock
charlotte.woodcock@staffs.ac.uk

Dr. Naomi Ellis
n.j.ellis@staffs.ac.uk

All really good sports psychologists, all with publications and books to their credit, all thoroughly approachable and passionate about their subject, all members of and accredited with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and/or the British Psychological Association

For mucking about in. Not necessarily riding

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_25991.htm

Got my eye on one of these. A claimed 1200 lumina and zoomable, I don’t think a tight spotlight is a good idea but not really an expert. Don’t know what the run time would be with just one of those 18650 batteries.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/18-UltraFire-W109-Cree-XM-L-T6-1200-lumens-3-Mode-zoom-Led-Flashlight-Free-shipping/607776_507933603.html

I wanted to wear mine at the CRC ride last weekend but dropped one in to the portaloo and it landed on a steaming pile of shite. It kinda put me off after that so i did without

I’ve got these, close on budget.

Come from China but the guy is totally dependable

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HYLIX-MTB-Rigid-Carbon-Fork-XC-Cx-29er-510g-Straight-Mountain-bike-/280916928403?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4167f42793#ht_3105wt_1460

I did it from 1988 until last year. Left it behind because the roads are too hostile these days for the competition (lost a couple of good friends under the wheels of juggernauts last year) and training. Every ride on the road, around stoke at least, you,could guarantee getting cut up, forced off the road or generally abused (things thrown out of car windows usually).

When I first started riding there was a quarter of the traffic that there is today and it was noticeably more pleasant.

Enjoyed it while it lasted, got down to a 53 minute 25 and a short 21 minute 10. It’s addictive and you get drawn in to trying to beat your PB but you have to remember that you’re worth is measured by your PB and screaming up and down the A1 with loads of traffic is way faster than a ropey old course in the back lanes of Cheshire but no one seems to appreciate that.

Proper feel-good thread this. Makes me want to up sticks and move to the highlands

“at speeds approaching 65, 70, 75, 80 km/h*”

*goes up by 5 km/h each year

It’s brand new but just had its maiden voyage around a wet Cannock. It’s no longer clean.

I’m not single, I’m married with two kids. It was a condition of the recent house move that I have a double grange that I can convert in to a man cave and lab for testing clients. I’m a Uni lecturer in exercise physiology and do a bit of fitness testing for riders on the side, hence the ergometer…just in front of the beer fridge…alright, an imperfect exercise physiology lecturer.

I must say, this thread is a good way to introduce yourself as a newbie to a forum. I always said I wouldn’t bother again having left the time trialing world and their forum but well, you just can’t help yourself can you and forums are a great place to talk shite while your misses reads 50 shades of grey and gets moist.

Not so much a garage, sanctuary. Two daughters and a wife to hide from