Agree with most of the above. Try to stay mobile, strengthen your core. Work on good posture. It will be slow but does become better. My L4/5 disc went when I was 18, but I find cycling and other sport keeps me strong (well stronger anyway). Don’t give in to the bed rest brigade

Dunno, but that sounds like a lot of cash. A simple re-spray/powder coat shouldn’t be more than a couple of hundred at most – at least that’s what a couple of LBS have quoted me. Spose it depends what othe stuff you are speccing?

http://www.argoscycles.com/renovations/prices/

Well I only have one road-bike. One LBS asked me recently if it was my winter bike which hurt a bit. It’s a CAD4 R500 cannondale with a Shimano 105 wheelset and a 105 groupset. So it is a good few years old. Has it really reached ‘winter’ status?

Try using Viewranger?

50 miles – 2 hours – bonkers

Good post! Hope you’re doing OK. Watch out forthat cocodamol – it made me sick as a dog as I couldn’t take the codeine

Lovely road ride this morning around the Welland Valley, ~30 miles at 17.6 mph. Sunshine and great views:-)

Oops! Sorry

You’re probably right but strangely I found this:

http://road.cc/content/news/38079-uci-may-scrap-68kg-weight-limit-race-bikes

Uci

anyone else think his front wheel comes up really high when he jumps the demo, like its not balanced quite right,

think he could learn a few lessons from this guy 😉

so are the carbon wheels any good

where you riding with them this weekend?

1996 M900

just about on your hour limit, but Rutland Water Cycles

you should have seen Cancellara after winning the Paris-Roubaix – he couldn’t stand!

in’t Cav brilliant! 100 wins 😀

recon the weather isnt helping anyone with a chest infection!

The Boulevard Périphérique is mental at all times of day or night in my experience

and particularly on New Years Eve!

You wont die in a crash at the Arc de Triomphe – you will crash but it will be at slow speed

love the barends in pinksters 2nd pic 😆

worserer

no idea – but they told me it was almost impossible to retro fit them. perhaps they wanted me to buy a new bike;-) I didnt

Hi ben – good, glad to hear it. Obviously it isn’t beyond the wit of man, but my LBS was pretty negative about it when I asked last year

whats this got to do with 29ers?

2×10 is great – just get the right gear ratios

I would look for a new frame. I’m no expert at welding but the disk mounts have to be very precisely alligned

good question – are they really supporting wiggo this year?

BUMP:-)

57,325

yes its the way he is riding downhill that looks so awful – I know he had a fall a couple of days ago but still

Come on Brad! +1

wiggo was in the group – but its not v convincing is it?
ryder lost 1-06 on nibali

what is wiggins doing at the back of the peleton?

if its any consolation Scott you are certainly not the only one to have lost money as a result of fraud on e-bay. I did – lost £350. They did put the guy in jail after a couple of years as he had ripped loads of people off, but I didnt get any money back

What user-removed said – a tube of Finish Line

to the pub;-)

If you google for it shimano do a compatibility table – I used to have it but can’t find it just now.

By the way I have an XT 2×10 set up and it is great – as good or better than Ultegra

I have XT Vs oN my one retro M900 – no option to change to discs

well that’s the bit I put about pursuing the seller. It probably wont be easy or quick though 🙁

I think you are right to expect evidence that links the bike in your garage to the person claiming to be the rightful owner (e.g can he produce a receipt and a record of the frame number?). If not then tough…

give all the details you have on the seller to the police

yes – make it clear to the police you want them to pursue the seller for selling stolen goods / fraud

why – did you win that competition?

good job the peleton decided to wait – that could have been Bradley’s race

wiggins behind another crash!

but its not a simple question. The OP didn’t explain why he specifically wants a 29er when that sounds a bit perverse for a shorter person. I’m a fan of 26ers, but thought the suggestions made above to look at 650b bikes also sounded pretty sensible. That way you might hope to stay current

have bought components from them recently with no problems