sounds promising! used a cardboard box last time, but they got battered very quickly, could’ve done with a bit more protection from the airport staff, as a few of us ended up with several delicate (bike) pointy bits sticking out of the box.

cheers, will probably just get one.

there was a thread on here a few weeks ago about some decent kit bags for £9.99 cant remember the name of them though..

not til next year! just spotted it and thought they looked cheap enough to get and stash away for trips etc,
thanks for the offer of a loan but wouldn’t mind getting one anyway, planning on more trips away from next year on..
i take it you not been riding much then or just on your fixie?

the lenovo looks ok.

get fit.

@spin, I’ve walked the haute route, the passes and glacier crossings will be tough but the descents will be long and epic.

had an early morning road ride in very nice conditions.

its not too bad, 3 laps or so are needed to get a half decent length ride, ime the extra climb for the additional descent (can’t remember the name) is not worth the effort, the rest of the trail flows pretty well though.

galaxy tab 2 10.1 looks favourite so far..

seems cheap compared to the rest…

nexus looks good too.

so kindle fire hd? any good?

flashy, which samsung?
and wil look at chromebook cheers

ooh the apple store in town, i’d forgot about that, how much for an i pad and which one to get?

i did think of concrete posts, will have a look at lengths available.

had no problems in a few years of using spesh captains, decent tyre ime

mmm looks like i’ll be sourcing some fairly large posts then…looking around most sites recommend 8″ diameter posts you reckon they arent strong enough?

ive thought about that too, i have some space for them so may just do that, timber or metal?

yup…the 1st climb will do that!

Drizzle up there at the moment.

gutted.

keep twiddling the dials until they feel nice! 😀

@rob, lyrics are super adjustable…surely you can get them to feel ‘right’

i told mine to “stand up and pedal, it doesn’t hurt your bum so much”…that did the trick.

probably not that helpful, but try it 😀

shall be up there in the morning..currently raining here in Plymouth though so not expecting dust 🙁

update: ordered some “buttonhole” from onone…its very good and very minty!
got some ballocks too and seems very thick but will give it a go tomorrow.

nope, i think i ran my scandal at 130mm too, cant remember though…imo the inbred felt twitchy at 100mm, behaved itself at 140mm though.

ran my inbred at 140mm, felt good.

minty bum cream from on one, “buttonhole” its lovely on the cheeks! would highly recommend.

any montane kit all day long….superb.

Hi Neil, not out at lustleigh yet then..?

we had the same model (edit but double trailer) for ours, (£69iirc) it survived both our two, and we’ve since lent it to 2 friends with kids, still going strong!
when they were really young we propped ours up with pillows etc to make them more comfy/safe, as it can get pretty bumpy and corners must be harsh for their little necks!

mine used to fall straight to sleep pretty much all of the time so it can’t have been that bad.

as an update, the chain shoes i ordered are superb, fit is really nice and they look extrememly well made. I’m normally a size 43 so went 44 and they feel perfect..

good price too..

nice bike

i nearly barfed when i saw the goatboat though!

@m1llhouse…every day is a school day eh!!

edit: beaten to it by him up there^

@kryton seen that stuff whilst searching,so may get some.

at the donut wtf is “gingering”?!!

thanks for that fubar,

although after reading that thread i’m still non the wiser!

gist of it seems that bc is cheaper but ctc is better at campaigning for us.

oh and some guff about helmets.

hmmm do they do 2 types then? mint and non mint?

@matzzz wouldn’t stretching it make the spring stiffer due to coils being altered.

@sp the tyres aren’t rock hard, but they ride rocks/roots so can’t run them that soft.

@tj (lol remember him) only one spring fitted…thats the 1st thing i went to do and was surprised that one side was empty..

ace cheers…

@neiloxford… 😆

drlex cheers set of chains ordered, £50 bargain (if they fit!)

@dtf cheers for the link but a tad out of my price range..

/thread

mick r you have mail re the 20″ islabike, that would be ideal for my 5yr old as his isla 16″ is just getting too small now.

FIL lives in preston if you can’t/won’t deliver…