Midges, no issues when we did it in August and i get eaten alive…

You’ll probably get well **** ill from the water.

Pickle Island is the best bit.

Mint, knew it was out there and it’s still good vid, cheers!

Can see the student physio’s at UWE for a few quid, overseen by grown up physios, but imo you get a proper lengthy sess and no assumptions made etc, can drop the email to sort via pm…

Sapphire Clinics, could be more piss easy and it just turns up every month now

Weird, DL have just renewed my van, in Bristol for 50% less than the previous years 🤷🏻

Wonder what I missed or will come back around…

Just gone with Nationwide as well, £200 all in, bikes covered outside provided locked.

Ha, got seat covers? 😉

Everyone keeps themselves to themselves here and won’t dare say anything which they’ll be accountable for, unless it’s lighting a fire/log burner. Dash cam it is.

Wondering about something for inside now

Cheers folks, gone for this – https://www.mymemory.co.uk/aukey-dr02-1080p-dash-cam-18637.html

Direct Lane have recommended one fwiw, saves any he said/she said bollocks with the people who can’t see a giant van.

Does anyone care to recommend one which record bumps in the night/whilst parked please?

Specifically, my van being driven into whilst parked on the road at night. Not fussed about read view.

@desperatebicycle

Ha, yeah, the Leatt stuff has been designed by ants, think I spent a year going back and forth with CRC until finally giving up wondering if they’ll do something which fits.

I think these will be the last pair I buy to be honest.
I know the fabric I like/want, just the fit i’m struggling with unless i become Olivia Newton John overnight. Sort the fit, i’ll then make me own.

At least it’s not just me then.

P.s trousers = work
Pants = fun

Will give the Rapha & TLD ones a go then, annoyingly just missed the Rapha sale as well.

Ha, yeah! I got some flex air pants from Santa in 34″, but **** me they are tight, great if you wanna bring back hair metal but no thanks.

33w & 30L, not much fits, nevermind getting them past the baby cows.

I’m a standard waist size, tried XL and more with Dakine and Fox but I can barely do the waist up close to tight…

How!?

My house insurance is £50 per year, add two bikes on they want £50 per month!

Blood brilliant, tubeless piece of piss and did drop any air, decent tyres to boot!

Are you still in Bristol mate?
Could check the workshop and see if we have a chipper/shredder…

It’s daft in Bristol, especially if you are a bloke, I struggled without a bit nepotism on my side. Seems that once you are in Bristol it’s a bit easier, but getting her **** sucks, hope it works out.

Also, Nibley/North Durdsley is a fantastic place to ride.

I have that with my Fiat Ducato 🤦

Cheers, this helps loads anyway.

Comes with Bluetooth, just trying to find out why I cannot connect me phone…

And various other shit

Brill, cheers.

26th is perfect, happy with either.

Aviva/Cycle Plan here – half the price of everyone else and seemingly, actual proper cover.

Aye, i’m finding I’m riding new shit every week and much preferring the local guide option.

Certainly beats riding the same trail week in week out in Heb/Peaks etc.

Will check what days look good and get a date penned perhaps?

Anyone up for FoD ride soon then, perhaps Staunton?

Couldn’t really tell here in St Werb’s either.
Normal service resumes at The Farm

Fwiw re: rent.
I’m in St Werbergh’s, couple of mins from the motorway and £600 a month.

Funny isn’t it, all the money I’ve spent over the years I spent months deliberating over buying the NSB clamp and sticking with zip ties…

Which then **** my forks and when I did order the NSB, works perfectly.

Fwiw, I’m using the Goodrich thicker hose here, non-braided…

NSB hose clamp time.

Same issue with my Lyriks and Goodridge hose, but it’s fine with a NSB clamp.

What about these?

Christiania Bikes

Cracking, I’ll be there with my one item to sell.

I’d be up for this, happy with whatever FoD off-piste stuff throws up.

Bought some Lyriks and went full Push in the end; coil and HC97 cart.

Then moved to Bristol so yet to find out how good they really are yet…

I’m in The Yard, St Werbergh’s Bristol, self-built community thing, happy to put you in touch with folks 👍

Certainly keen

We Ride, based in Greno I think but all over.
The amount of people coming back I think speaks for itself.

Awesome, let’s do it.

It’s first hand accounts of the Holocaust from bystanders and those involved from the start, it’s pretty full on!

This is a very good read, I have a copy going if you want, currently based in Romiley/Manchester or I’ll post.

McDonald’s frozen chip boxes, all the same size and take the weight 👌

Finally, cheers 👍