Regarding problems with GPS elevation – handheld GPS elevation accuracy is notoriously inaccurate. The best way I know of to counter this is to upload your HRM and GPS tracks into a free bit of software called Sporttracks. There is an elevation correction plugin you can download which extracts the elevation from the SRTM DEM and uses that instead. You can also use other DEMs I believe though I've never bothered. It's also the best training analysis software I've come across, worth a go.

Being a cheap skate I run with an etrex gps I already have, and a cheap HRM from decathlon – using a little data logger that picks up the hrm belt signal from oregon scientific off wiggle (code is WM100 I think). You can combine the separate datasets easily in sporttracks.

+1 for the foam roller.

There's some recon 351 coils on CRC for about 220 quid at the moment, and reba sls for 225 quid if that throws in some other options? Both would be a better deal than the tora 318s at retail.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=40001
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29069
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29874

Not true of all Toras, has to be an all travel model with long enough stanchions. e.g. 302 or 318 solo air.

Spreadsheets on an ftp server could a good stop gap?

Was great fun getting air off all the little bumps whilst absolutely hooning it across the field!

Sorted, cheers folks!

90s bouldering video – The Real Thing. Kicks off with my favourite ever dance track – Marmion Schonenberg – before a descent into eclectic electronic off Ninja Tunes – ace!

I saw those wigwams at Mabie trailhead, they did look a bit like they were in someones back garden!

I’d strongly recommend not using the minor road in from the south, used it on the way out last time and it was rubbish! In fact, at the other end there was a sign saying – something like “don’t come down here if you’re following your satnav”, I’d agree!

+1 for the wigwams. We stayed at Gorsebank http://www.wigwamholidays.com/Gorsebank_Wigwams and had a big fire outside, was ace, loads better than camping!

What size are the tyres? I can put 100psi into a 26×1 tyre with my track pump easily – and my track pump is shite!

CH6901LLB is an enduro code – and relates to 12 x 24 x 6 (ID, OD, and width presumably in mm?) according to their site.

Emailed you.

…or indeed any of these:

http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=skin-so-soft&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&start=10&sa=N

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2045813
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/128/11/931

Give these a read.

Don’t you mean Glyncorrwyg?

For the OP, dot 5.1 is fine, dot 5 on the other hand would not…

Peachos, where can you buy the adapters? You can bodge them with some GT85 tubing apparently, or a football inflation adaptor cut down.

That works on some kinds of brakes, I haven’t tried on juicys. If you bleed them with the pistons out a tiny bit (any more and you won’t get the pads in) you can get more oil in the system. Worth a go? As mentioned elsewhere on the forum today if you do this on HFX9s the push in bleed cover on the lever pops out so it won’t work on all brakes.

Can’t you just bleed them with the pistons out a bit? That usually brings the bit point in.

I’m looking forwards to the new see-saw sections.

I run Ubuntu at home, work and on my laptop. No problems here whatsoever. Tried fedora, suse, PCLinuxOS and a few others and keep coming back to ubuntu.

I’m currently a big fan of my Shimano SLXs which you could get for that money. Good stopping power with 180mm up front, nice lever action etc

Have noticed it’s become significantly slower of late. I’m totally used to ordering stuff at about this sort of time on a Friday and riding with it on saturday afternoon so I guess we’ve been spoiled!

jim – bleed fitting for hfx9 looks like this http://www.spadout.com/p/hayes-hfx-9-bleed-fitting/

Are you sure they’re compatible?

The washer tubing needs an adaptor of some sort for HFX9s to fit on the lever – fits without onto the caliper nipple.

If the Chavs were on bikes I’d be checking to see if they’re riding one of mine!

The driver doesn’t even seem to be looking forwards??

What Olly said.

The only watch you’ll ever need.

ajf – see section in Sarah Rowell’s training book for cycling as training for fell running.

Cycling is used extensively by top fell runners for training – so cycling uses similar muscles to running uphill.

For proof see Rob Jebb!

As I said earlier, it’s not a case of going as far north as you can as you can start to leave the aurora zone if you go too far.

I’ve got some 1 inch richey tom slicks that are like shit of a teflon coated shovel. Amazingly quick really, I run them at 100psi mind.

I sometimes park by the reservoir near the start of the Gap climb (going clockwise) – this means you finish down a good descent to the car which is always nicer than having to finish on the road. Nicer ascent from the car as well – the gap ascent never kills me as much as the later one (on the national park website route). Incidentally, any thoughts on variations on the gap ride? I always just do the http://www.mtbbreconbeacons.co.uk/ version, does anyone have any interesting alternatives?

Seen it several times in Svalbard in Feb/March – polar night increases your chances of seeing it for obvious reasons. Don’t forget though the aurora zone is a ring – Svalbard is a bit far north really – Tromso area, or maybe somewhere like Fairbanks in the US would be better.

There’s usually a fair amount of parking on the main road through Talybont which is normally what I’d go for.

I rate Schmoos in Swansea city centre as the best LBS (certainly for service anyhow, not sure about stock), there’s also Wheelies in Uplands in Swansea and Tredz in Llansamlet which might be easier to get to in the car. I usually ring Schmoos and Wheelies if I need something to see who has what, and go to Skyline cycles at Glyncorrwyg for anything else. I’m fairly sure there’ll be nowhere nearer than in Swansea shop wise.

I use it every so often to monitor training, which it works well for.