At least it’s windproof, I might get one on that alone.

Thanks for some awesome pics,

@Kayak23 I especially liked your canal bridge shot! And @Sparkyrhino – you definitely get to ride in the coolest places. 🙂

@Timbog160 – I do like that Gulf paintjob, though mine will be the more stealth look JPS version, thanks for the offer on your 917 frame but it’s way too small for me I’m afraid as I’ 6’4.

@Stevemuzzy – I’ve always fancied bike packing but never got around too it, I’m possibly a bit old now tough :/

I haven’t read anything to put me off yet so probably going to push the button this afternoon, will post pic once it arrives.

Inbred b6er, exotic rigid fork, Sram gx crankset, Formula Oro brakes, some other bits.

Mk3 large in one-off glitter yellow 27.5+ ss
Rider is 6’4

+1 for the golf ball

Evidence the pick up.

Siting at home researching kneepads and nursing the bruises from last weekend’s ride.

See you tonight

andyl

Is this the one? https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/gear-spares/shimano-xtr-rdm972-guide-pulley-bolt-m5-x-126mm-y5wj21000/

or if you still have that one, this one? https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/gear-spares/shimano-xtr-rdm972-tension-pulley-bolt-m5-x-1435mm-y5vw24000/

It’s one of them, I didn’t appreciate the two were different. The pic I posted is the one I have left so I obviously need the other one. Thanks for the links.

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If they’re the same as SLX ones then there’s a chap that will cannibalise the one from his rear mech just round the corner from you 😉

Simon?

Fish and chips at Parkgate is a must

cinnamon_girl

This is what you need, a cross between toothpaste and powder. Wintergreen flavour is out of this world. Truthpaste

At last I’ve found out what they use Myrrh for! Y’reckon Jesus uses it?

How old are you OP?
Age makes a big difference in recovery time. I’m 54 and overstretched my arch by treading on a root whilst out on a run and had to limp a couple of miles home. The nurse in MIU diagnosed Plantar Fasciitis which took a full four weeks of doing nothing but ice and elevation before I could even walk without pain. 8 weeks later I’m back to 5k 3 or 4 times a week. Rest then build slowly. All the best.

My mate has a Superstar hub, it makes a right racket.

Could I just say I’m a mountain biker and a fell walker? Oh and a roadie and a driver.

I too am all of the above, and also a slow old man fwiw.

Tkmaxx do battery packs, I’ve bought a couple from there in the past and they’re just as good as the more expensive ones from Morphie and the like

Cool, thanks for the replies, I’ve ordered a Ravpower 16w.
Good idea about charging a battery pack, she already has one of those.

Stooge

Thanks for those replies, some useful tips and pointers there.

Has your son not got any friends who are Students in London that he could share a house for the year? that is usually the cheapest option

Not sure if he has but I’ll suggest that too.

you might need to define tight

I think 18k was mentioned

I built him up a bike to take to uni in the first year but Loughborough is all on one campus so he didn’t use it and I returned it to the parts bin. I feel a singlespeed project coming on 🙂

We do just ride it, and the landowner comes out complaining

Carry on then. 🙂

the second too last climb looked brutal. I’d have been on a SS, too.

The climb from the Wye up to Christchurch was merciless, the whole way up I was thinking “thank goodness I didn’t bring the ss after all”. Banana stop at the top was most welcome.

Suppose you just ride it, what’s the worst that could happen?

I recently got called racist by a Traveller because I complained about his parking.

Any singlespeeders attending? I’m considering which bike to take, rigid ss Stooge with 27.5+ or geared HT 29er (Sherpa).

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Thank you.

Maybe Jeremy Corbyn a cycled across the OP’s land, without a helmet and where there is no right of way, in order to reach his inconsiderately parked 4×4 van conversion and now the op is too embarrassed to talk about it.

Hmm, I think not, I’m more likely to be the one cycling across somebody else’s land, but I’ll agree my post is a tad embarrassing. I was just practicing image posting and trying out new image hosting sites. I naively didn’t expect comments :/

Kryton57

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it should work

If STW ever wrote a software manual…

What an excellent idea.

let’s try again…

I’m hosting from Cloudapp.

I’m looking for a quick and easy way to upload and then embed an image. Most sites seem to end up taking you to the site rather than just embedding the image. I had to fiddle around with the cut and paste string to get it to work

well can you help me then?

Stanton Sherpa? Or Stooge

Sorry to ask the obvious question, but why a 7 minute video? I was expecting something to happen :/

I have a blackboard at my workshop with upcoming jobs and a to-do list

Trello is great for to-do lists, way better than a blackboard and completely free.

Singlespeed Sherpa

I have a large mk1 Ti456 with 150 Sektors

I built this up for my good lady, hence the saddle choice.

Something steel rigid and ss

I’d expect the ss to roll faster, but you have to compare like with like (same tyres and wheel size predominantly). Time both bikes rolling, not pedalling on the same road descent and you’ll know for sure.

Out on my ss Stooge yesterday I was rolling past others down the hills, and pedalling up faster too for that matter :). Stick with it SS is way more rewarding.

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